Midwest Transportation Growth Leader

At Jacobs, we don't settle - always looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our expertise and knowledge as we look into the future with great optimism and focus. We don't settle until we give our best and know that we're making a difference. Your leadership will help shape our Midwest transportation market presence and improve intermodal connectivity for communities. Join a global leader recognized for its inclusive culture and commitment to sustainable, innovative solutions! In this role, you will lead client accounts and be responsible for top-line growth for our municipal, state government, and select private transportation industry clients in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana, including the aviation, ports and maritime, rail and transit, and highway/bridge markets. You will collaborate with and lead our delivery teams to sustain existing workload and to lead strategy development to capture transformational work for the business. This position will be based in Ohio and aligned to one of our existing offices in Columbus, Cleveland or Cincinnati, OH.

In this role you will:

• Serve as the point of contact for client service activities and develop strategies to support and grow our existing transportation practice in Ohio and help expand our business in Michigan and Indiana.
• Work with the Geographic Transportation Market Growth Director to align our transportation growth strategy within the broader regional portfolio.
• Identify, charter, and lead client service teams comprised of multi-disciplinary project managers and practice leaders around a common vision of success.
• Facilitate deep client relationships between Jacobs personnel and client personnel (management, technical, functional, delivery) to weave a fabric of broad-based relationships between our firm and our clients.
• Advocate on client's behalf by actively engaging the firm to address client needs and recommend strategic actions to optimize our business development investment and market share growth.
• Work with office/corporate leaders to develop strategies for hiring, identifying needs to support key project pursuits, team growth, office growth, profitability, employee development and employee satisfaction to support our larger business objectives.
• Actively engage with project and sales teams to ensure business development process discipline, positively influencing win strategy before and during proposal development, interviews, and presentations.
• Mentor future sales leadership to create depth and succession in your geographical sales team
• Coordinate and facilitate the business development process and help develop required business development costs aligned with opportunity potential and return on investment objectives.
• Actively participate in industry associations and community initiatives to enhance Jacobs' brand and your professional network.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or planning related to the transportation market, or equivalent related work experience in lieu of a degree.
• A minimum of 15 years of experience in engineering and/or related disciplines associated with the transportation sector.
• High level existing contacts and strong relationships with Ohio transportation clients, and a successful track record of winning work.
• Understanding of how to identify opportunities well in advance, respond to RFPs/solicitations, interview and win new work.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse internal teams, including sales staff, operations teams, subject matter experts, legal, and contracting.
• Knowledge of and relationships with clients and potential teaming partners in the Midwest transportation market, both large firms and small business partners, to advance our position in the marketplace and develop the most responsive teams for our clients.
• Be a strong team leader, consensus builder and team player skilled in communicating and presenting to clients.
• Proven record of developing zippered relationships with key clients at all levels (from executives to key management levels).
• Substantial business development experience in the engineering and/or professional services and consulting industry, including proven client development skills
• Strong business acumen and effective communication skills
• Capability to negotiate with and influence others
• Ability to lead an account team, set a vision and strategy, coach/mentor and motivate the team, reach within Jacobs to offer best-in-class solutions, manage commercial and legal negotiations, and close deals

Ideally, You'll Also Have:

• Experience building relationships with transportation agencies in Indiana and Michigan to expand Jacobs' regional influence.
• Technical background/experience in delivering or managing large transportation projects or programs is considered a positive and adds credibility in consulting, engineering, construction industry service offerings and delivery.

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