Transportation Principal

Industry

Transportation

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you're looking for an opportunity to influence some of Virginia's most significant transportation programs while building trusted client relationships and helping shape future opportunities, Jacobs is where you belong.

We are seeking a Transportation Principal to help grow and deliver our transportation business across Virginia, with a strong focus on Richmond and statewide opportunities. This highly visible role will support the pursuit and delivery of mega projects, on-call contracts, General Engineering Consultant (GEC) programs, and other complex transportation initiatives.

The successful candidate will bring a combination of transportation project delivery expertise, client leadership, and business development experience. You'll work across Jacobs' multidisciplinary transportation teams to strengthen client relationships, position Jacobs for strategic opportunities, and help successfully deliver major programs throughout Virginia.

Your Impact

• Serve as a senior, client-facing leader for transportation projects and programs across Virginia, with an emphasis on Richmond and key statewide clients and opportunities.
• Support the pursuit, capture, and delivery of mega projects, on-call contracts, GEC programs, and other strategic transportation initiatives.
• Build and strengthen relationships with VDOT, local and regional transportation agencies, and other key transportation stakeholders throughout Virginia.
• Partner with Virginia transportation leadership to identify upcoming opportunities, develop capture strategies, position Jacobs for future work, and support proposals, interviews, and client engagement.
• Serve as a principal-level point of contact for significant transportation programs, helping align Jacobs' technical capabilities with client needs.
• Provide executive-level oversight and technical direction to project managers, discipline leads, and multidisciplinary teams delivering complex transportation projects.
• Oversee project delivery to ensure design deliverables meet contractual requirements, client expectations, quality standards, schedules, and budgets.
• Collaborate across highway, bridge, advanced mobility, rail and transit, and other Jacobs practices to bring the right expertise and resources to Virginia clients.
• Provide strategic oversight of project scopes, fees, staffing plans, schedules, budgets, risk, and quality.
• Participate in fee development and negotiations and support contract and task-order negotiations as appropriate.
• Mentor project managers and emerging transportation leaders, helping strengthen project delivery and client-management capabilities across the Virginia team.
• Partner with operational and project leadership to identify staffing needs and strategically align resources with major programs and pursuits.

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Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Significant experience delivering and/or managing complex multidisciplinary transportation projects and programs.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining relationships with transportation clients and stakeholders.
• Experience with large transportation programs, on-call contracts, GEC programs, task-order contracts, or alternative delivery projects.
• Strong understanding of transportation design, project delivery, contract management, quality management, project controls, and multidisciplinary team coordination.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead client engagement while partnering with technical and project teams to deliver complex assignments.
• Ability to contribute to business development, strategic pursuits, capture planning, proposals, and interviews.

Ideally, You'll Also Have

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration in Virginia or the ability to obtain Virginia registration.
• Established relationships and experience working with VDOT and transportation clients throughout Virginia.
• Strong knowledge of the Richmond transportation market and broader Virginia transportation environment
• Experience supporting or leading mega projects, GEC contracts, on-call programs, and/or major alternative delivery pursuits.

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

189,100.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

260,000.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $189,100.00 to $260,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on October 20, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

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.

Your application experience is important to us, and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.

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