Senior Principal Engineer - Plumbing & Fire Fighting

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

At Jacobs, we push the limits of what's possible to make the world smarter, more connected and more sustainable. In our built environment, that means designing spaces that foster innovation, cultivate collaboration, and drive the next great discovery for humanity.

Bring your creativity, collaborative spirit, and extreme attention to detail, and we'll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you – so we can deliver extraordinary solutions for a better tomorrow, together.

• Lead at the senior technical level, a regionally recognised technical discipline with a Solutions Area, delivering innovative solutions that provide superior value to our Clients.
• Work closely across various lead regions & counterparts to lead major / critical projects from technical standpoint
• Provide technical leadership in Sales. Collaborate with Sales and actively participate in Client engagement and business development opportunities in pursuit of future work for the business.
• Assure the quality of technical outputs through the appointment of suitably qualified Technical Leaders within the discipline and their assignment to individual tenders and projects. Develop and maintain the framework of various technical leaders to suit the evolving needs of the discipline
• Identify, manage and mitigate the technical risk exposure to the business. Ensure that adequate controls are identified and applied to technical risks in both Sales and Project Delivery
• Collaborate with and support the Technical Director cohort to bring the best of Jacobs to bear on every opportunity and project undertaken across the business.
• Sound understanding of International Plumbing Codes, Saudi Building Codes, NFPA & relevant Indian Standards. Experience in large size Hospitality industry projects preferably 4-5 Star Hotesl / Resorts, Commercial office complexes & Malls.Data centers hands on exposure will be added advantage
• In depth knowledge of LEED standards on green buildings & energy savings
• Broader Knowledge of other MEP interface like HVAC, Electrical & ELV
• Knowledge of softwares like EPANET, Sprincalc, Revitzo
• Capable of guilding energy modelling software like Trace 3D / Equest / IES knowledge will be added advantage
• Must be able to lead team to complete tasks within established project schedule and budget constraints. Should be capable of leading projects up to team of 10-15 members
• Good understanding of BOQs and specifications for tender documents and checking of drawings
• Good Communication and Presentation Skills & Excellent Report writing skills
• Good Experience in customer handling - discussing technical reports / input requirements / issues and challenges with customer proactively
• Requires interaction with own and other discipline to complete design tasks. Coordinate structural and Architectural drawings with other MEP services drawings to integrate with PHE-FF drawings prior to issuance
• Interact with team on specifications, estimates and contractual issues
• Requires interaction with clients, contractors, vendors. Travels to client sites for project meetings, presentations, etc
• Prepare budgets, schedules, and project status reports
• Preparation technical bid analysis report
• Must be able to do vendor document review

Here's what you'll need

At Jacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients' expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it's all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

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.

Skills Required

epanet, NFPA, Hvac, Electrical