Director of Operations, California Transportation

Overview

Lead operations, finance & growth for California transportation projects

Key Responsibilities

• digital delivery
• talent retention
• market expansion
• strategic partnerships
• client engagement
• global delivery

Tasks

-Champion for both global delivery and digital delivery adoption & growth -Lead key recruiting and retention efforts, including creating a culture of caring that invests in our people and results in continued low attrition and highly engaged teams -Drive market expansion through strategic partnerships and client engagement, in partnership with sales, regional technologist and alternative delivery leads

Requirements

• transportation
• engineering degree
• masters
• 15+ years
• financial acumen
• p&l

What You Bring

-Market knowledge of trends and drivers in the transportation market, inclusive of alternative (design build) delivery. -Engineering or business degree, masters preferred -15+ years in leadership roles, preferably directly in operations for infrastructure and/or transportation markets. -Bringing executive level business/financial acumen to deliver business KPIs and identify margin expansion opportunities -Demonstrated ability to prioritize and execute top business needs, while flexing to changing needs (maintain agile pace of play) -Strong financial acumen and experience with P&L ownership -Track record of operational transformation and driving growth

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Benefits

-Enterprise leadership, along with inspiring and mentoring future leaders through coaching and career development

About Jacobs

-Headquartered in Dallas, it has evolved into a global powerhouse delivering consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery services. -Its portfolio spans transformative projects—clean water systems, data centers, rail expansions, offshore wind roadmaps, and wastewater plants. -Specialising in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, national security & defense, life sciences, transportation and water sectors. -Jacobs has reshaped itself via key moves—spinning off government services, acquiring CH2M in 2017, and exiting traditional oil & gas units. -Projects often tackle high-stakes, complex challenges: wastewater treatment in Vancouver, LIRR station upgrades, and AI data centres in Portugal. -Unusually, the firm shifted its HQ from California to Dallas in 2016 to align with its expanding national and global reach.

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