Director, Construction Technical Services : Life Sciences - Houston, TX Req 34734

Senior Level Construction Technical Services Professional

At Jacobs, how we manage the flow of technical information to construction is crucial to the success of our projects and a key component of the work we do with our clients. As a Senior Level Construction Technical Services Professional, you will provide leadership and guidance to teams of people that:

• Resolve in-progress issues, discrepancies, or disputes related to technical interpretation of drawings and specifications; clarifying and, when required, expediting home office/responsible engineer(s) response to meet project needs in a timely manner
• Ensure liaising with home office engineering, outside engineering firms, and client representatives
• Provide on-site technical support in interpretation of engineering released documents, specifications, and drawings, including input to the change management process within your technical expertise
• Lead Jacobs effort in the permitting process and with authorities having jurisdiction (ahjs)
• Work with design-build contractors once their efforts move to the field
• Lead the construction document management process, providing oversight and guidance through a construction document control lead
• Ensure effective communication with subcontractors leading to receipt and management of all key drawings and documents in a revision-controlled manner
• Ensure revision control is in place for all construction documents
• Ensure contractors have the latest revisions to construction documents
• Manage, control, and communicate all timely information related to potential changes in design and installation
• Manage the field sketch/redline process associated with changes
• Working with project controls and construction, lead and manage the field design revision process
• Act as technically competent lead in response to contractor or other party request for specification deviation in work or work product, working within the project approved spec deviation process
• Work with field quality, subcontractors, and home office engineering to resolve nonconformities (ncr)

The director of construction technical services will have single point accountability for leading and delivering on their team's responsibilities. Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to your team toward meeting these objectives.

Follow your purpose and develop your skills in a company that challenges you throughout your career. You will be based out of our Houston, Texas, located at our project client site.

In this role you'll own your career as you work on some of the most innovative projects of our time, while using your unique background and diverse perspective to help shape the success of project quality plans.

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, technology or equivalent years of experience in lieu of degree

Certified technical training is highly preferred

Minimum 15 years of experience working in the field in the engineering and construction of heavy-industrial process facilities

An understanding of construction-oriented means, methods, codes and standards

Experience interpreting home office engineering documents for construction purposes

Understanding of commercial requirements and constraints on e/ep/epc/epcm projects

Experience working on large project in an epcm environment

Ideally, you'll also have:

• Masters degree in engineering, construction management, technology, not required
• Leadership roles
• Life science experience is preferred
• Effective oral and written communication
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Project management competencies
• Construction field experience

Jacobs is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under federal eeo laws and supplemental language.