Principal Engineer - Pavement Design (Aviation)

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Your impact

Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of professional and technical services. Jacobs provides dynamic management consulting services to a variety of clients including central and local government, airports, utilities, schools, and transport operators. Our employees work to shape the communities we live in by delivering world-class projects that transform the future development patterns of those communities. We provide our clients with award-winning planning, engineering, strategy, construction, and programme management. The Jacobs business model allows us to successfully service our clients, leverage our integrated services, and provide our employees with growth opportunities while delivering global solutions to our client's local programs.

We are seeking to hire an experienced Pavement Engineer for our Aviation design team for Domestic & GID projects. The successful person will become part of a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects and international opportunities.

Technical/Functional Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of this role is to support the disciplined application of pavement design for airport infrastructure. Key responsibilties include

• Structural design of airfield and roadway pavements.
• Preparation of pavement plans, cross-sections, and construction details.
• Writing airfield pavement construction specifications.
• Conducting pavement investigations and interpreting factual data.
• Analyzing geotechnical information for pavement design.
• Taking ownership of work and delivering high-quality technical output.
• Communicating effectively with clients and lead offices.
• Coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure seamless project delivery.
• Ensuring all deliverables meet the project brief and quality standards.
• Acting as a project manager to develop and implement opportunity response plans.
• Building internal networks to share best practices and technical knowledge.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, and work outside core hours when required.

We welcome applications from qualified professionals currently based overseas who are open to relocating to India. Relocation support may be provided for exceptional candidates having extensive experience in aviation airfield engineering space.

Here's what you'll need

The ideal candidate should possess

• Graduate/Postgraduate degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering (preferred) with specialization in airfield pavement design or equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years of total experience, including at least 5-7 years in airfield pavement design and project management.
• Proven expertise in pavement design standards, including FAA and other international guidelines.
• Proven project planning and delivery skills, with the ability to manage complex engineering projects.
• Understanding of broader airfield infrastructure, including
• Airfield geometry
• Grading and drainage
• Security systems
• Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL)
• Navigation Aids (NAV-Aids)
• Strong capabilities in managing and producing high-quality technical documentation, including
• Design reports
• Specifications
• Drawings
• Presentation materials
• Ability to contribute to business development, including identifying opportunities and supporting proposal submissions.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills to lead meetings, collaborate with clients, and offer solutions to business challenges.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills in pavement design and engineering.

We offer

• A truly international working environment with a distinctive and inclusive company culture
• Opportunities for continuous learning, growth, and professional development
• A supportive, friendly atmosphere within a dynamic and collaborative team
• A full-time employment contract with a competitive salary aligned to your qualifications and experience
• A comprehensive benefits package, including medical coverage, insurance, sports and wellness programs, and more
• Jacobs is an Equal Opportunities Employer and remains committed to the safety, wellbeing, and inclusion of all employees.

At Jacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients’ expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it’s all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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