This position is open at any U.S. location near a Jacobs office. We intend to hire the best candidate regardless of geography.
About the Role
At Jacobs, we never settle — we push boundaries, elevate standards, and deliver with purpose. As a **Senior Electrical Engineer and licensed Professional Engineer specializing in telecommunications and ICT infrastructure** within our Data Center & Hyperscale practice, you will serve as the engineering authority responsible for the design and construction delivery of mission-critical telecommunications systems across hyperscale EPC and Design-Build programs. You will exercise professional engineering judgment and responsible charge for engineered telecommunications infrastructure; sign and seal design packages, field changes, and record documents as PE of record; lead multidisciplinary design coordination and construction-phase engineering; provide technical direction and oversight of low-voltage subcontractors; manage technical changes and field issues; and lead commissioning and IT-readiness handover.
This role is specifically intended for an **experienced Electrical Professional Engineer with deep telecommunications engineering expertise and demonstrated responsibility for engineered building and mission-critical facility infrastructure**. It is not an IT, network architecture, telecommunications technician, structured-cabling installation, RCDD-only, or carrier/network deployment position. Candidates whose experience is primarily in telecommunications carriers, broadband or community networks, telephony, OSP fiber deployment, enterprise IT, network solutions architecture, or BICSI-focused installation programs without licensed professional engineering responsibility for complex facility infrastructure will generally not align with the requirements of this role.
The successful candidate will bring substantial engineering experience in **inside-plant telecommunications and ICT infrastructure**, including structured cabling and high-density fiber systems, telecommunications pathways and spaces, wireless and DAS infrastructure, RF-related systems, security and other low-voltage systems, and their integration with electrical, mechanical, architectural, structural, and civil disciplines. The position requires the ability to carry engineering responsibility from design development and construction documents through field execution, commissioning, and final turnover.
At Jacobs, the world’s No. 1 design firm, you’ll lead industry-defining data center and advanced manufacturing projects with global impact.
Key Contributions
Engineering Authority & Design Delivery
- Sign and seal telecommunications design packages, field change directives (FCDs), and as-built drawings as PE of record — with reciprocal licensure maintained in applicable project states.
- Lead detailed ICT infrastructure engineering: structured cabling (OM4/OM5, OS2 fiber, copper horizontal), OSP fiber routing, rack layouts, DAS, CCTV, and access control — meeting BICSI TDMM, ANSI/TIA, and NEC standards.
- Provide technical governance for telecom deliverables produced by design partners and GID teammates; direct BIM coordination and clash resolution for conduit and cable pathway infrastructure.
- Conduct site visits and issue field engineering determinations under PE authority — without routing through a remote engineer of record — to sustain program velocity.
EPC Construction Delivery & Subcontractor Oversight
- Direct and oversee on-site installation by low-voltage subcontractors: fiber splicing and testing, copper termination, rack-and-stack, cabling certification, OSP conduit, network circuit turn-up, and DAS/security integration.
- Own the change order process for telecommunications scope — evaluate contractor requests, assess cost and schedule impact, and negotiate with subcontractors and the GC with authority to approve, deny, or escalate.
- Track telecommunications milestones from IFC drawing release through commissioning and IT-readiness handover; conduct site quality inspections; issue NCRs with corrective action directives.
- Coordinate telecommunications scope across MEP, structural, and civil disciplines — managing shared conduit routing, cable tray conflicts, and BIM clash resolution.
Commissioning, Procurement & Client Interface
- Lead telecommunications commissioning programs through pre-commissioning, IST, network circuit turn-up, and IT-readiness handover; manage FAT/SAT programs and deliver signed/sealed as-built packages.
- Prepare technical requisitions, evaluate vendor bids, qualify suppliers against BICSI and owner standards, and coordinate procurement logistics for hyperscale deployments where lead times affect construction milestones.
- Represent Jacobs' telecommunications engineering authority in owner technical governance sessions, GC coordination meetings, and AHJ engagements; contribute to RFP responses and client pursuit presentations.
Required Background
Direct AI, Hyperscale, or Colocation data center telecommunications engineering experience is strongly preferred. Candidates should have experience delivering mission-critical ICT infrastructure through design, construction, commissioning, and handover.
