Larry Faria

About Larry Faria

Larry is the Global Principal - Structural at Jacobs and leads the Structural Community of Practice, connecting 2,600+ structural engineers, designers, and technicians across all Jacobs markets and regions. In addition, he also serves as Federal Structural Group Leader for Dallas-Fort Worth and leads a team of 40+ structural engineering professionals. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) with significant domestic and international experience analyzing and designing steel, concrete, and masonry structural systems for various federal, industrial, and institutional projects. His technical expertise includes high seismic and high wind designs, progressive collapse mitigation techniques, anti-terrorism force protection (ATFP), and vibration-sensitive facilities. He serves in various Jacobs operations leadership roles and has a proven track record of managing large project design teams. He participates actively in various professional committees such as ASCE, SEI, AISC, and SEAoT.

Experience

1. Global Principal - Structural

   Jacobs

   Mar 2025 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   Lead global practice that connects 2,600+ structural engineering professionals across all markets and regions, utilizing and promoting Jacobs Community of Practice (CoP).Key responsibilities include- Organize, facilitate, and expand technical content of Jacobs e3 learning library for members of Structural CoP- Facilitate identification, development, verification, authorization, and promotion of technical content within Technical Library. Elevate technical innovations from markets and businesses and emphasize technologies that prepare and equip structural staff to provide more sustainable solutions to our clients- Ensure stewardship of all technically aligned software. Facilitate development and encourage participation in technical training to grow staff skills and increase productivity and overall effectiveness in project delivery- Provide strong communication with architecture and engineering technical practices and leaders representing different Jacobs markets and businesses. Assist in sales and delivery opportunities, including matching the right talent to each opportunity.

Education

• UC San Diego

  B.S., Structural Engineering

Skills

• Structural Analysis
• Structural Engineering
• Structural Engineers
• Steel
• Steel Structures
• Steel Design
• Reinforced Concrete
• Concrete
• Engineering
• Seismic Design
• Earthquake Engineering
• Structures
• Engineering Design
• Ram Structural Systems
• Staad
• Foundation Design
• Finite Element Analysis
• Force Protection
• Cad
• Microstation
• Autocad
• Revit
• Bentley Microstation
• Construction
• Construction Management
• Feasibility Studies
• Epc
• Petrochemical
• Water
• Inspection
• Masonry
• Bim
• Project Engineering
• Progressive Collapse
• Antiterrorism Force Protection
• Mathcad
• Submittals
• Sap2000