Maryam Hakimian

A civil engineer by training, Maryam Hakimian is a Senior Project Manager on Jacobs’ Rail & Transit team based in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Originally from Iran, she has lived and worked in three countries, which has trained her to be a successful leader working with a diverse team. Her career in transportation and transit started almost two decades ago in Dubai, UAE when she worked on a high-profile, fast-track, design-build project with a large team scattered all around the world. After the mega-metro project, she was challenged to change gears, support business development efforts and explore opportunities in emerging markets during 2008 global financial recession. This resulted in two successful contracts that kept her local and international teams of about 150 people productive for three years. She took a break when she moved from UAE to U.S. to be a full-time parent for few years. She joined Jacobs in 2017 and has been focused purely on rail and transit projects since. She particularly enjoys early planning phases of transit projects which has given her the opportunity to learn about the historic events which have led to today's federal and state regulations. She works closely with OneWorld, one of Jacobs’ eight employee networks, and enjoys volunteering when there are opportunities to share about her background.