Design Coordinator (Design/Build - Rail/Transit)

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

As a Design Coordinator Professional, you’ll join our collaborative Design Management team providing our client with design, engineering, and project delivery to rail/transit clients.  You’ll be part of our Design Management team and client through technical and design support and, most importantly, helping us coordinate with our multi-disciplinary design team. You will be acting as a liaison between design teams, clients, and other stakeholders, coordinating throughout the full design process. The duties include: 

• Coordinating design activities, including scheduling meetings, distributing design documents, and tracking progress;

• Collaborating with designers to develop concepts, provide feedback, and maintain design principles;

• Communicating with clients to present designs, gather feedback and ensure final outputs meet expectations;

• Overseeing the completeness of design that is verified through series of clash resolution, technical verification, and quality assurance processes. 

• Communicating with CADD/BIM Management team and designers to enhance design productivity.

Your keen ability to multi-task, communicate effectively and tackle design challenges will allow you to thrive in our dynamic, fast-paced environment. Working together, we’ll help you grow and pursue what fulfills you so that we can make impacts on the future – big and small, global and local. 

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelors in Civil Engineering

• EIT or able to be within 6 months of hire

• Professional expertise (post graduate) on rail/transit projects

• Experience with OpenRail, OpenRoads, or AutoCAD

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

100,000.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

120,000.00

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 $100,000.00 to $120,000.00. 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 June 08, 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 .

Locations

City State Country
New York	New York	United States