Senior Mechanical Engineer - Top Secret clearance required

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This position is located in Chantilly, VA or McLean, VA

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed – today and into tomorrow. The Mechanical Engineer will have essential multi-discipline team representation and be self-motivated, well organized, and customer focused. This position will be working with our Federal group as an owner’s representative on exciting projects. General Responsibilities: - Act as a consultant in the establishment of design standards and criteria for construction projects. Provide expert mechanical engineering comments based on these requirements. This position is located in McLean, VA.

• Provide engineering review, coordination, and oversight of operations and maintenance, repair, and construction work

• Oversee and coordinate activities with the trade shops, including prioritization of work, review of ongoing projects, and inspection of installed equipment

• Oversee and coordinate work orders, service orders, and projects

• Develop cost estimates, documents, and reports

• Coordinate energy program and analyzing utility costs

• Provide after hours engineering services in the event of an emergency

• Manage project design and/or construction efforts, to include schedule, funding, and day-to-day project oversight

• Manage and evaluate construction contractor performance

• Integrate and coordinate projects with field personnel

• Evaluate, validate, and manage project change requests

• Provide official weekly project status reports

• Prepare and distribute project communication with customers, management, integrated project teams, and stakeholders

• Assist the client's Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) with acquisition planning, execution and administration

• Assist the CO and COTR with conducting pre-bid and pre-construction site visits with the COTR

• Provide invoice supporting information to the COTR for payment

• Prepare and monitor project schedules and budgets; provide technical guidance and assistance on contracting and construction-related issues; direct design efforts; recommend construction documents for approval; and provide oversight of any follow-on maintenance programs

• Optimize performance, cost, and schedule by ensuring project objectives are achieved on schedule and at the lowest cost compatible with user requirements

• Conduct design reviews with the customer

• Ensure timely input of all data, comments, and documentation into MAXIMO software project management tool. This requirement applies to all projects, work orders, and tasks across the project lifecycle.

• Ensure integration of all systems, including information technology, telephone, security, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing

• Prepare Contractor Performance Report (CPR) upon contract closeout

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Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Twelve (12) years of experience in mechanical engineering

• Five (5) years of specialized experience in the assigned field (e.g. high voltage power, mechanical systems, fire protection, construction, etc.)

• Professional Engineer (PE) Registration desired

• Active Top Secret clearance and CI Poly.
• Full scope polygraph preferred.

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

133,800.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

210,000.00

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 $133,800.00 to $210,000.00. 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 July 10, 2025. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

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Locations

City State Country
Chantilly	Virginia	United States
Arlington	Virginia	United States
Washington	District of Columbia	United States
Chantilly	Virginia	United States
Chantilly	Virginia	United States