Infrastructure Design Manager

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Your impact

Jacobs is seeking an Infrastructure Design Manager who will lead the multidisciplinary design delivery of complex infrastructure projects, ensuring high levels of integration, technical quality, cost efficiency, and programme certainty. You will oversee wet and dry utility designs, coordinate across all engineering disciplines, and ensure that design delivery aligns with Jacobs standards, client expectations, and DesignBuild requirements. The design manager will work closely with Project Managers, Discipline Leads, and Heads of Sectors, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and assuring the technical execution of infrastructure projects, while also mentoring and developing the design capability of the team.

Key responsibilities include

Development and implementation of multidisciplinary design strategies for infrastructure projects, ensuring technical integration and design coherence.

Lead and manage the preparation, coordination, and delivery of wet and dry utilities designs including potable water, wastewater (including process), stormwater, power distribution, telecom, gas, and related infrastructure systems.

Experience in water/wastewater treatment/ desalination projects, particularly within multidisciplinary delivery environments, is a strong advantage.

Ownership and management of core design management documents

• Project Responsibility Matrix
• Project Organisation Chart
• Design Programme
• Basis of Design
• Schedule of Deliverables
• Providing leadership in Design for DesignBuild (D for DB) delivery modelsensuring constructability, staging, risk mitigation, and alignment with contractor expectations.
• Identify and manage external/ JV Partner's/ Sub-Consultant's technical specialists and ensure integration of their inputs into the design process.
• Lead client engagement activities including presentations, workshops, design reviews, and technical discussions.
• Facilitate internal and external design coordination meetings and ensure timely resolution of design issues.
• Ensure that all design outputs meet quality, legislative, standards, and safety requirements, including HSE principles for safe design.
• Provide ongoing mentoring, coaching, and performance feedback to discipline teams and junior staff to strengthen organisational capability.
• Support technical governance, QA/QC reviews, and ensure that all externally issued documents meet required quality standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across geographies to ensure consistency in application of design management processes.
• Experience working on international or geographically diverse infrastructure projects, demonstrating adaptability to global standards, codes, and multi-cultural delivery environments, is an added advantage.
  
  

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 delivering Design Build water infrastructure projects.


Here's what you'll need

The ideal candidate will demonstrate

• 15+ years of experience in infrastructure design management within an engineering consultancy or EPC/DesignBuild environment.
• Proven experience managing multi-disciplinary design teams on medium to large infrastructure projects, including scope, schedule, and budget control.
• Demonstrated capability in delivery of wet and dry utilities and integrated infrastructure packages.
• Strong experience in Design for DesignBuild (D for DB), including constructability inputs and contractor interface.
• Experience leading design delivery in BIMenabled environments.
• Demonstrated interest in digital delivery and innovation, including adoption of new tools, automation, data-driven workflows, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance design efficiency and quality.
• Excellent communication, coordination, leadership, and organisational skills.
• Experience in client presentations, tender technical submissions, and stakeholder management.
• Experience in change management processes, including assessment of design changes, impact analysis, and communication with stakeholders.
• Ability to develop level-of-effort (LOE) estimates for design tasks and support the preparation of bids, proposals, and design execution plans.
• Strong knowledge of relevant codes, standards, and permitting processes and drive to learn new standards as needed.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
• Master's degree in Water Resources / Environmental Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) / Chartered Engineer (CEng) is highly desirable
  
  

Key Software Knowledge

• Planning & Coordination Tools Primavera P6 / MS Project
• Collaboration Tools ACC, ProjectWise, SharePoint, MS Teams
• GIS Platforms ArcGIS Pro / QGIS
• Knowledge and understanding of Water and Wastewater modeling software
• BIM Platforms (exposure advantageous) Revit, Civil 3D, Navisworks, Revizto, etc
  
  

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.
• Hybrid Work Environment Average office presence of 3 days per week or as per Company Policy, with travel for client/site meetings and occasional team meetings.
  
  

AtJacobs 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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