Project Planner & Controls Specialist - Resources jobs at Jacobs in Australia, Perth

As the, you will contribute to overall project plan, including scope, objectives, deliverables, and scheduling as well as project controls services and resources on programs/projects, contributing directly to the management of business risk and positively influencing Jacobs’ relationships with clients while identifying opportunities for growth. Key components of this role include undertaking Senior and LeadProject Controlsroles on major projects, applying specialized skills, supervising project staff, and contributing to proposal/bid development. You will also contribute to workload planning and management in a Project Controls context, providing leadership for engagement submissions, including pricing and commercial aspects. Additionally, you will promote Jacobs’ Project Controls capabilities across various project areas, including strategy, leadership, change management, and business system application

Key Responsibilities Include(
but not limited to):

• Work collaboratively with other team members to deliver goals and targets of the team, section and PU.
• Actively monitor and report on cost, schedule, resource trends, and forecasts on projects/programs, playing a key role in their delivery.
• Develop the overall project plan, including scope, objectives, and deliverables, while identifying key milestones, resources, and constraints.
• Create and manage detailed project schedules using Primavera P6. Ensure schedules are aligned with project goals and milestones.
• Create comprehensive plans that outline how the project will be executed and controlled.
• Coordinate with project teams to allocate resources efficiently, monitor resource usage and adjust schedules as necessary and track project progress and update schedules accordingly.
• Identify potential scheduling risks and develop mitigation plans as well as conducting schedule impact analyses and recommend corrective actions.

TheEngineering Manager & Mechanical Leadis a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing multidisciplinary engineering delivery across studies and projects (EPC/EPCM), with a specialized focus onMechanical Engineering

The primarily focus of this role is to:

• Lead engineering delivery across studies and projects, ensuring multidisciplinary integration and collaboration.
• Manage client relationships, business development, and proposal preparation, acting as a trusted advisor in both general engineering and mechanical-specific scopes.
• Oversee project KPIs, budgets, schedules, and risk management, driving innovation and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical assurance and design management for mechanical systems, ensuring compliance with codes, standards, and quality assurance protocols.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent, with a focus on mechanical engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and capability growth.
• Support digital delivery initiatives and integration of global integrated delivery (GID) teams, leveraging technology for efficient project execution.
• Interface with cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless collaboration and communication across disciplines.

Key Responsibilities Include(
but not limited to):

• Lead the development of engineering strategy and win plans, working closely with sales and operations throughout the sales process.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key clients, acting as a trusted advisor across the resources sector.
• Provide oversight and assurance for project delivery, ensuring adherence to established standards and methodologies, including EPC and EPCM delivery methodologies.
• Direct the success of projects through the achievement of project objectives and KPIs. Support studies and delivery phases of projects from our clients in the engineering sector. Manage and coordinate studies, engineering, design, fabrication, installation, commissioning, quality, health and safety, finance, and administration, and cost and schedule activities.
• Engineering Deliverables and Design Management - you will engage in hands-on project and design management, contributing to the engineering deliverable management for bids, proposal responses, and project delivery for the Resources Hub. You will oversee engineering teams, ensuring technical excellence and adherence to project requirements.
• Lead resourcing and manage a wide range of professional disciplines and subcontractors, including GID resources. Promote the integration of Global Integrated Delivery (GID) for effective project delivery.

Choose Your Path

As a seasoned water professional, you have options. At Jacobs, you’ll lead transformative projects—large and small—across planning, design, and delivery (Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, and Design-Bid-Build). With a robust local and global backlog, you’ll have the flexibility to grow into leadership, technical excellence, or client-focused roles—

Grow Your Career

We invest in your success. With formal mentoring, dedicated training and conference budgets, and personalized career planning, you’ll thrive in a culture that values both technical mastery and project leadership. You’ll be supported by project assistants, portfolio managers, and a global network of subject matter experts—many based right here in the Northwest.

Our Bellevue, Seattle, Corvallis, and Portland offices are home to some of the industry’s top talent. You’ll work side by side with global leaders in water innovation, gaining exposure to cutting-edge technologies and best practices that keep you at the forefront of the field.

The global

As ayou will be responsible for working as part of ourteam providingproject and design management services to the clients in the Resources and New Energy sector. You will be responsible for managing large engineering consulting projects, typically overseeing multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring project compliance with scope, statutory requirements, and client standards.

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You will support your Performance Unit and Section to ensure it can thrive in a global setting, encouraging cross-geography relationships in order to maximise the benefit of global delivery to our clients and our people. In taking ownership of client relationships, you will identify, secure and oversee the delivery of key opportunities. In doing so you will also be proactive in leveraging these relationships to provide ‘pull-through’ to the broader Jacobs business.

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With this rapid growth, we now have a seriesmultipleSenior Mechanical Engineer roleson offer. As a
Senior Mechanical Engineer,yourkey responsibilities will be(but not limited to):

• Resources Hub and Market: Support the Resources Hub by providing and leading consultancy services, engineering services, technical input, and direction in design. Assist with the pursuit and delivery of key opportunities within the new energy and resources sector. Focus on developing a Jacobs offering that leverages our existing multi-disciplinary capability, providing a unique value proposition for our clients. Where gaps are identified in Jacobs’ existing offering, assist in articulating and recruiting to fill these gaps. Lead the mechanical engineering elements of materials handling and process infrastructure projects, ensuring integration with other engineering disciplines.
• Engineering Tasks and Analysis : Collaborate with project teams to design mechanical systems and equipment for civil construction and mining projects. Conduct feasibility studies, perform calculations, and create detailed engineering designs. Solve complex problems and take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. Apply functional knowledge and existing methodologies to complex problems. Specialize in the design, analysis, and troubleshooting of bulk materials handling systems, including crushers, conveyors, stackers, reclaimers, and ship loaders. Utilize DEM (Discrete Element Method) analysis to optimize materials handling processes.
• Project Management: Plan and manage complex large-scale projects, including coordinating the preparation of cost estimates, tender submissions, technical documentation, client reports, and monitoring project progress. Ensure projects are delivered on cost, on time, and result in client satisfaction. Provide oversight functions on projects. Lead project teams to achieve milestones and objectives. Work independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including project managers, engineers, technicians, and contractors, to coordinate mechanical engineering activities. Communicate effectively to convey technical information, provide guidance, and address project requirements. Work independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• Client Relationship and Sales: Develop and maintain strong key client relationships. Act as a trusted advisor to a select group of Jacobs key clients across the sector. Collaborate closely with Jacobs’s client management team to identify emerging opportunities with clients. Interpret internal or external business issues and recommend best practices. Identify applications of functional knowledge and existing methodologies to complex problems.
• Quality Assurance: Maintain compliance with Jacobs QA procedures, including the deliverables review QA process. Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations in all mechanical engineering activities.

The globalResources Sector

With this rapid growth, we now have a seriesmultipleSenior Mechanical Engineer roleson offer. As a
Senior Mechanical Engineer,yourkey responsibilities will be(but not limited to):

• Resources Hub and Market: Support the Resources Hub by providing and leading consultancy services, engineering services, technical input, and direction in design. Assist with the pursuit and delivery of key opportunities within the new energy and resources sector. Focus on developing a Jacobs offering that leverages our existing multi-disciplinary capability, providing a unique value proposition for our clients. Where gaps are identified in Jacobs’ existing offering, assist in articulating and recruiting to fill these gaps. Lead the mechanical engineering elements of materials handling and process infrastructure projects, ensuring integration with other engineering disciplines.
• Engineering Tasks and Analysis : Collaborate with project teams to design mechanical systems and equipment for civil construction and mining projects. Conduct feasibility studies, perform calculations, and create detailed engineering designs. Solve complex problems and take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. Apply functional knowledge and existing methodologies to complex problems. Specialize in the design, analysis, and troubleshooting of bulk materials handling systems, including crushers, conveyors, stackers, reclaimers, and ship loaders. Utilize DEM (Discrete Element Method) analysis to optimize materials handling processes.
• Project Management: Plan and manage complex large-scale projects, including coordinating the preparation of cost estimates, tender submissions, technical documentation, client reports, and monitoring project progress. Ensure projects are delivered on cost, on time, and result in client satisfaction. Provide oversight functions on projects. Lead project teams to achieve milestones and objectives. Work independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including project managers, engineers, technicians, and contractors, to coordinate mechanical engineering activities. Communicate effectively to convey technical information, provide guidance, and address project requirements. Work independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• Client Relationship and Sales: Develop and maintain strong key client relationships. Act as a trusted advisor to a select group of Jacobs key clients across the sector. Collaborate closely with Jacobs’s client management team to identify emerging opportunities with clients. Interpret internal or external business issues and recommend best practices. Identify applications of functional knowledge and existing methodologies to complex problems.
• Quality Assurance: Maintain compliance with Jacobs QA procedures, including the deliverables review QA process. Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations in all mechanical engineering activities.