Marker Office Leader - Transportation

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We are excited to announce a career opportunity for a dynamic industry leader in the role of Office Leader - Transportation for our Des Moines, Iowa operations. This is a key, strategic role with tremendous growth opportunities and upside for someone who wants to grow a Transportation team and build upon an existing office location in Des Moines. As part of this role, you will be a vital member of the East-Central Leadership Team, collectively empowering our people to innovate without boundaries to transform and uplift Iowa communities – one project at time.  

In this role you’ll help lead the overall portfolio performance and delivery within the state of Iowa across the Transportation .  We already have a strong portfolio in the Transportation throughout the Midwest and you will be responsible to work with our East-Central geography staff to build upon our Transportation team in Des Moines. You will provide leadership and connectivity across operations, sales, project delivery, and solutions functions to ensure the best collaboration in service to our business, our people, and our clients. You’ll get to leverage and amplify our Jacobs brand in the local place and help accelerate our impact in creating enduring social value and community impact. You’ll provide inspirational leadership to the local team and leverage your experience and influence across the entire organization. 

We’ll look to you for the vision and strategic direction of our Transportation operations in Iowa, in alignment with our Jacobs strategic aspirations, including new services and target growth areas. Our Midwest talent force provides client solutions to diverse subs, including environmental planning, highway/bridges, traffic/advanced mobility, transit, drinking water/ wastewater/water resources, and construction management. Our Iowa team is proud to serve clients locally as well as nationally.

Key Attributes:

To be most successful in the role, you’ll possess the following key attributes:

•A track record as a leader in the industry

•High level of emotional intelligence/team builder

•Adept at interpersonal relationship building, conflict resolution, and leading diverse teams

•Innovative and solutions-oriented thinker

•Leadership and project delivery experience in the

•Must be able to articulate a clear vision and direction and possess strong social, networking, and communication skills (both internal and external)

•Portfolio performance and strong business acumen, including KPI and contributions to profit & loss (P&L) strategies within a larger business portfolio in the Midwest

Key Responsibilities:

You’ll serve as a key local leader and will be accountable and responsible for the following activities:

•Known and trusted Transportation industry executive to lead the Jacobs’ Iowa operations

•Serves as a principal point of contact with all local Iowa Transportation clients

•Responsible for committed Business Metrics & KPIs, including P&L components within the larger Director of Operations’ targets

•Key decision-maker to position and develop strategic teaming arrangements for Iowa Transportation clients such as Iowa DOT, DART, City of Des Moines and other strategic local units of government

•Recruit and hire top talent in the Des Moines area, retain talent, and promote an inclusive and diverse environment

•Effectively integrates sales, operations, and project delivery functions

• growth opportunities, working jointly with Transportation and Water Growth Directors and Regional Solution Leaders

•External visibility to promote the Jacobs brand throughout the state of Iowa

•Oversee people development and career development for Des Moines based staff

•Promotes Jacobs BeyondZero, quality, and safety programs to create an incident- and injury-free culture

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Here's what you'll need

•Demonstrated progressive leadership experience in Transportation - with a desire to work across other s (water & buildings)

•Iowa Knowledge: brings established relationships with Iowa-based clients; has a commanding knowledge of the Iowa , specifically in Transportation; and understands the political landscape driving local public policy and actively engages in government affairs 

•Business Acumen and Collaborative Leadership: demonstrates high-level business/financial acumen; co-creates and collaborates effectively within the existing Des Moines staff, Midwest Transportation sales team, and the broader global Jacobs; and creates trusting relationships inside and outside the leadership team

•Key Decision Maker: demonstrates decisiveness and courage in making tough decisions; can navigate and manage conflict resolution

•Outcome Driven: establishes KPIs and disseminates results to local staff and other stakeholders; demonstrates relentless prioritization for growth in the Transportation in Iowa and results that keep pace with business needs and expectations from Senior Leadership

•Client Centric: brings genuine relationships with Iowa clients; strong partnership with other Client Account Managers (CAM) to deliver tailored, cross-functional, future-forward solutions that anticipate/address clients’ evolving needs

•Builds Talent: has personally developed the next generation of leaders through coaching/mentoring/sponsoring/succession planning; puts appropriate emphasis on developing diverse employees as part of our larger inclusion strategy

•Digital Mindset and Global Delivery: can lead and empower the adoption of the Jacobs digital solutions strategy in our book of business; promotes the use of global delivery centers (GDCs) to meet client commitments, drive growth, and enhance profitability

•Strategic Growth Mindset: strong business development experience and embraces our strategy and actively/effectively drives solutions through innovation, consultancy, and/or sales; exhibits a growth mindset and approach

Ideally, you’ll also have:

•Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field

•Professional Engineer Registration in Iowa

•Profit & Loss management experience

•Familiarity with the South Dakota Department of Transportation with a willingness to help develop a presence

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

130,000.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

175,000.00

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 $130,000.00 to $175,000.00. 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 December 19, 2025. 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
West Des Moines	Iowa	United States
West Des Moines	Iowa	United States