Piping Staffing & QA Manager

As part of the new Advanced Facilities Electronics Piping discipline, we are excited to announce a leadership opportunity for a Piping Staffing and QA Manager. We are looking for someone who is ready to lead a highly interactive global team as they design piping systems for a variety of state-of-the-art industrial microelectronics / semiconductor facilities. This is a new position with no direct reports. This role reports directly to the Electronics Piping Global Department Manager (GDM) and is expected to be 50% administrative overhead and 50% client billable. This position has geographic flexibility in the U.S.As the Piping Staffing and QA Manager, you will be responsible for project estimation and forecasting, staff resource planning, and the department QA processes and procedures for pipe stress and support (PSAS), materials specifications, and piping design. You will work closely with the Local Department Managers (LDMs) and GDM as well as with the various Global Design Centers (GDCs) piping department managers. In this role, you will be responsible for the departmentu2019s success in meeting the clientu2019s expectations of project delivery and quality.Proposal Estimates and Forecasts:u2022 Work with proposal team and proposal manager to understand the piping discipline scopeu2022 Lead effort to forecast duration of tasks, resource allocation, and risks associated with new project proposalsu2022 Ensure the proposal basis of estimate is stored for future referenceu2022 Collaborate with Piping Engineering Manager and Piping Designers Local Department Managers (LDMs) to review and update resource loader at each project phase (contract award or notice to proceed, programming, schematic, detailed design, SDC)u2022 Help Project Leads estimate, forecast, and plan design change notices (DCNs)u2022 Support the overall discipline resource plan for proposalsu2022 Develop estimation standards/tools to facilitate and improve future forecasting Resource PlanningResource Planning:u2022 Work with Piping Engineering Manager, Piping Designers LDMs, and Project Leads to understand project needs and how to best organize/structure the project teamu2022 Ensure resource loaders for future and ongoing work are properly completed and maintainedo Work closely with Piping Engineering Manager and Piping Designers LDMs to understand their staff utilization plano Obtain regular resource loader updates on all active projects from Piping Engineering Manager, Piping Designers LDMs, and Project Leadso Help identify staffing needs for all ongoing projects o Work with GDM, Piping Engineering Manager, and Piping Designers LDMs to forecast potential future work and develop a long-term staffing planu2022 Work with GDM and LDMs to optimize financial utilization and workforce plan for delivery staff in alignment with GDC goalso Must balance utilization across levels to ensure staffing profitability (i.e., not staffing senior resources at 100% and junior resources at 60%)u2022 Collaborate with Piping Engineering Manager and Piping Designers LDMs to identify hire needso Help with interviewing and selection process as required QA Processes and ProceduresQA Processes & Procedures:u2022 Attend all the Electronics Quality Management meetings as the Piping Discipline QA representativeu2022 Own the Piping discipline QA processes and procedures for piping design, pipe stress, material specifications, and piping BIM contentu2022 Ensure the piping discipline QA process and procedure aligns with the Electronics Quality Management directiveu2022 Engage Piping Engineering Manager and Piping Designers LDMs to ensure all QA procedures are adequately implemented on all projectsu2022 Update and revise QA forms, standards, procedures, and any other QA documentation as requiredo Ensure all changes are agreed with the piping leadership and rolled out officially for the entire discipline to use on all projects QA Tools and Improvement Initiativesu2022 Maintain and improve any existing QA toolsu2022 Drive the development of new QA tools to improve consistency, quality, and efficiencyo Encourage development, where plausible, of automation and AI toolsu2022 Work closely with Piping Engineering Manager and Piping Designers LDMs to identify any improvements to the QA processu2022 Drive improvement or development of QA trainingAs a staffing and QA manager, you will help keep our company connected, and we will support you with what you need to be successful. Bring your creativity, ambitious spirit, and desire to bring value to your team, and weu2019ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you - so we can deliver extraordinary solutions for a better tomorrow, together. At least 8 years of Piping Design or Piping Engineering experience Broad design and construction knowledge of Electronics piping systems Demonstrated leadership experience and capability with medium-to-large size teams Strong inspirational and inclusive leadership skills Strong understanding of our methods of project/design delivery with an eye towards innovation Strong organizational and communications skillsIdeally, youu2019ll also have: A working knowledge of design codes, analysis, materials, and software used in piping engineering and design Familiarity with the tools and processes used in the Electronics piping discipline Professional Engineer (PE) license>>> If you are interested in being considered for this opportunity, please submit an application with your resume and a statement of interest (up to one page) with responses to the following questions: Why are you interested in this role and what separates you from your peers to make you a strong candidate? What would you propose to improve the quality of the Piping discipline deliverables? What is your vision for the Piping discipline to better forecast, estimate, and resource plan our projects?#LI-MP1Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.

Created: 2026-03-30