Lead Ports Electrical Engineer

Location

New York, New York, United States

Capabilities

Electrical

Office Setup

Hybrid

Job ID

#35980

Market

Transportation

About Jacobs

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

Our top ENR -ranked Ports & Maritime team is seeking a Lead Port Electrical Engineer to manage and lead our team of electrical engineers to delivery projects that expand, modernize, optimize, and decarbonize marine cargo and passenger terminals, urban waterfronts, and maritime industrial facilities all over the world. You would join a team that has an insatiable curiosity about solutions to move people and goods safely and efficiently through marine cargo and passenger terminals, enhancing global trade and connectivity.

Your efforts will be primarily focused on the implementation of electrical designs for the electrification and decarbonization of public and private cargo terminals, and the design of electrical distribution systems, cathodic protection, and lighting for these facilities. You will work with a team of multi-disciplinary engineers and planners as the lead port electrical engineer to manage the development and/or review electrical plans, drawings, cost estimates, schedules, reports, and specifications. In addition to delivering projects, you will support the regional, national, and global Ports & Maritime team with proposals involving the electrification of waterfront facilities, low and medium voltage electrical, and cathodic protection design.

You will also have the opportunity to work with our other markets and disciplines as part of an integrated and forward-thinking team with the opportunity to learn from and assist key specialists and draw resources from outside of the Ports & Maritime team, as needed. Working together, we’ll help you grow and pursue what fulfills you so that we can make impacts on the future – big and small, global and local.

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Delivery Center (GDC) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Lead the preparation and/or review of electrical design drawings, technical memorandums, technical specifications, and design reports for the successful delivery of our infrastructure projects
• Serve as a subject matter expert for all electrical and/or cathodic protection work for port and marine facilities
• Contribute to and/or lead the preparation of proposals, including the development of technical approaches and levels of effort for the electrical engineering scope of work
• Work collaboratively across the various disciplines and markets within Jacobs to further develop your professional career and knowledge while being a key part of our project delivery teams
• Engage and collaborate with electrical teams outside of the Ports & Maritime team, as needed, to build capability, capacity, and expertise to support our growing Ports & Maritime portfolio
• Engage with our Global Delivery Centers to build capability, capacity, and expertise to support our Ports & Maritime portfolio.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Professional Engineering (PE) license in electrical engineering from a US state
• Substantial years of electrical design experience, with a minimum of 7 years working on ports and other marine facilities
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams and subject matter experts to deliver projects, in both in-person and remote environments
• Ability to work remotely and independently
• Ability and willingness to travel to project sites and client offices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Working knowledge of NEC, NPFA, NEMA, IEC, NAVFAC, and other electrical codes, standards, criteria and specs used in the design of maritime facilities
• Experience in the design of projects where electrical equipment is installed in a corrosive marine environment and knowledge of the associated corrosion issues
• Understanding of cathodic protection systems for maritime facilities
• Experience in the design of medium voltage and low voltage electrical distribution systems and the infrastructure needed for container terminals, marine facilities, urban waterfronts, and other transportation facilities
• Experience in the design of grounding and lightning protection systems for maritime facilities such as container terminals
• Experience in the design of lighting systems for maritime facilities such as container terminals
• Experience in the design of medium and low voltage shore power (cold ironing) connection systems and other electrical services for vessels
• Familiarity and experience with the following design programs (or similar):
• SKM Power Systems Analysis Software
• ETAP Power Systems Analysis Software
• AGi32 Lighting Design Software
• AutoCAD or MicroStation
• Bluebeam or other PDF editing application for paperless drawing review and markup

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Master’s Degree in Electrical engineering
• Experience in the design of electrification for port-related equipment and infrastructure such as ship-to-shore cranes, gantry cranes, straddle carriers, etc.
• Experience in the design of microgrids and energy resilience measures for ports and other transportation infrastructure
• Experience in the design of cathodic protection systems (sacrificial or impressed current) in a marine environment
• Experience in the design of shipyards and drydock electrical infrastructure

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Posted Salary Range: Minimum

175,000.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

250,000.00

Our health and welfare benefits

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

The base salary range for this position is $175,000.00 to $250,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Our commitment to diversity

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 February 16, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Our hybrid working policy

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.

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