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Rail Civil Engineer Lead

Jacobs

Location

Honolulu, HI

Type

Full-time

Posted

7/27/2026

Compensation

$110,600 - $172,850 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.3% approval+57% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

The Civil Engineering Lead – Rail Transit will serve as a key member of the Hawaii and Northwest team, focusing on a major rail transit program in Honolulu. This role involves leading multidisciplinary teams and collaborating with clients to provide planning, design, and construction support services. The position emphasizes guiding civil scope from concept through close-out while managing various project aspects such as scope, schedule, budget, and quality. The successful candidate will also coordinate complex interfaces across multiple stakeholders to ensure project efficiency.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
  • Hawaii Professional Engineer (P.E.) or the ability to obtain it within 6 months.
  • 10+ years of relevant civil or transportation engineering experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead civil scope from planning through construction support.
  • Proficiency with civil design software such as Bentley MicroStation/OpenRoads or Autodesk Civil 3D/AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the civil engineering lead for a major rail transit program in Honolulu.
  • Support the Jacobs program management team by leading multidisciplinary teams.
  • Deliver planning, design, and construction support services across rail corridor and station-area improvement packages.
  • Guide civil scope from concept through close-out, balancing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk.
  • Coordinate complex interfaces across structures, utilities, roadway, and third-party stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Employees at Jacobs are often offered benefits designed around physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing, including health and safety programs, mental health support, retirement and financial planning resources, flexible time off and initiatives that support a strong culture of caring.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

55

FY2026

Approval rate

98.3%

FY2026

LCA certified

32

FY2026

Entry-level share

18.8%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+57%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-80%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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