Commercial Manager, Design Build – Water

Overview

Oversee commercial and financial aspects of design‑build water infrastructure projects

Key Responsibilities

• contract administration
• change management
• schedule management
• tool implementation
• claims management
• risk review

Tasks

-Draft subcontracts for design or engineering services. Administer prime contractors and flow-downs to subcontractors, task orders, and modifications. Monitor contract performance by tracking compliance documents, schedules, and deliverables. -Handle contract management tasks, including preparing and issuing contractual communications, addressing project commercial and contractual issues, and liaising with subconsultants. -Procure and implement web-based contract management/administration tools. -Manage change notifications and change requests. -Oversee and contribute to the development, baselining, and tracking of the design schedule. -Interface with the AD lead and Operations. -Provide input in pricing disputes with prime contractors and subconsultants. -Review various project deliverables (e.g., Quality Control Manual, NCR responses) to identify and mitigate risks. -Oversee the commercial team, including project administration, scheduling, and document control. -Proactively manage claims and risks, initiate claims, dispute resolution, and respond to claims notifications. -Assist in bid preparation, contract negotiation, risk analysis, and pricing of design fees prior to project award. -Collaborate closely with the Project Manager to manage cost, schedule, and risk activities, ensuring contract compliance. -Develop incentive plans through alliances and partnerships with the supply chain and stakeholders. -Support the project team during the proposal phase, including reviewing RFPs and contracts for deliverables, risks, and notice requirements. Provide input on pricing and contingency, identify execution ambiguities, and suggest contract language changes.

Requirements

• pe license
• 10+ years
• bachelor's
• master's
• contract tools
• financial systems

What You Bring

-Professional Engineer (PE) license. -10+ years’ experience in commercial leadership of large infrastructure projects and/or programs, including Engineering, Design-Build, P3, project management, construction, project controls, and/or staff leadership or equivalent. -Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, law, or equivalent. -Master’s degree in related fields. -Experience using contract management tools, reporting, and financial systems.

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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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