Jacobs is a company focused on solving critical problems for cities and environments. They are seeking a Piping Designers Local Department Manager to lead a team in designing piping systems for industrial microelectronics and semiconductor facilities, with a significant emphasis on administrative responsibilities and team management.
Responsibilities:
- Support aligned staff career development and advancement
- Provide coaching and mentorship to identify and facilitate growth opportunities
- Conduct regular 11 conversations with aligned staff to maintain open communication and to provide constructive performance feedback
- Complete annual E3 performance reviews for aligned staff
- Manage human resources issues
- Conduct meetings to align collective goals, foster collaboration, encourage knowledge sharing, and drive consistent team performance
- Assess overall capabilities and identify areas for improvement for aligned staff
- Approves timesheets and expenses for aligned staff
- Work with GDM and Staffing Manager to assign staff on all active projects
- Maintain staff utilization in Workforce Planning tool for aligned staff
- Consult regularly with Project Leads to identify staffing needs based on the resource loader for all active projects
- Engage global piping discipline managers to provide staff performance feedback o Global electronics designated staff
- Help GDM and Staffing Manager plan upcoming work and workload forecast
- Work with GDM and Staffing Manager to optimize financial utilization and workforce plan for delivery staff in alignment with GDC goals
- Work closely with Project Leads and Staffing Manager to estimate, forecast, and plan design change notices (DCNs)
- Evaluates and executes staff increases (hiring) or decreases (terminations) as necessary for short and long-term needs with approval from GDM
- Help onboard all new hires and Jacobs staff who are new to Electronics projects
- Engage Project Leads regularly to ensure project delivery, quality, and schedule are on track
- Monitor compliance with discipline standards and provide guidance for corrective actions
- Support and advise project leads as required to improve project execution, team efficiency, and deliverables quality
- Provide GDM with regular project status reports summarizing project progress, budget, schedule, and constraints
- Work closely with subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure all technical inquiries and issues are resolved in a timely manner o Lead decision making when project QA comments need alignment and resolution
- Escalate major technical issues to GDM
- Facilitate technical discussions with SMEs and project leads on all piping design related topics Standardization, Tools, and Improvement Initiatives
- Champion maintenance and improvement of existing discipline standards, tools, and documentation
- Promote awareness of Global Electronics procedures, standards, documentation, and learning and development resources
- Drive the development of new procedures, standards, and tools to improve consistency, quality, and efficiency
- Encourage proper use of project delivery tools (e.g., Cobalt, LeanKit, Drawlist)
- Work closely with GDM to identify ways to improve team performance and development
- Collaborate with Piping Engineering Manager to improve execution of tasks between piping engineering teams and pipe designers
- Engage QA Manager to ensure all QA procedures and tools are adequately implemented on all projects
- Help Staffing Manager with estimation of project work, basis of estimate, and development of estimation tools
- Facilitate discussions on all issues related to software used by the various piping engineering teams
- Oversee implementation of any new software versions or alternative software for any given application
Requirements:
- At least 8 years of Piping Design experience
- Broad design and construction knowledge of Electronics piping systems
- Familiarity with the software used in piping design
- Demonstrated leadership experience and capability with medium-to-large size teams
- Strong inspirational and inclusive leadership skills
- Strong understanding of our methods of project/design delivery with an eye towards innovation
- Strong organizational and communications skills
- Ability to travel to meet teams in the region
- A working knowledge of both AutoCAD and Revit
- Familiarity with the tools and processes used in the Electronics Piping discipline
- Exceptional listening skills