Graduate Civil/drainage Engineer Birmingham jobs at Jacobs in United Kingdom, Birmingham

Typical job duties:

• Analyze survey data, construction drawings, maps, and legal documents.
• Prepare, review and QC documents for easement acquisition.
• Review and QC survey basemaps from other survey vendors.
• Coordinate with survey vendors for survey staking and basemap requests from client.
• Coordinate LiDAR flights and data transfer between client and survey vendor.
• Travel to various locations throughout Northern and Central California for project job walks, site meetings, and vendor safety observations.
• Attend job walks with the survey vendors’ field crews and observe their work to ensure safety procedures follow local, state and federal regulations, and safety guidelines.
• Meet demanding project deadlines.
• Collaborate within a multi-discipline team and communicate with clients, subconsultants, site supervisors and contractors.
• Adhere to company policies and service line procedures.
• Follow safety protocols and present safety messages when called upon during meetings.
• Attend and participate in scoping sessions and project meetings while representing Jacobs with a professional and courteous image at all times.
• Preserve and enhance the Jacobs brand through job knowledge and strategic project management.
• Complete daily time sheets, data logs, expense reports and project updates in a timely manner
• Complete all mandatory and on-going applicable training sessions as required internally and by the client.

We'll also ask that you are:

• Proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D, Google Earth, Microsoft Outlook, Word and Teams.
• Knowledgeable and experienced working with the Public Land Survey System (PLSS).
• Working knowledge and experience in boundary principles, topo surveys, reading title reports, writing and plotting legal descriptions.
• Capable of multi-tasking and prioritizing heavy workloads.
• Flexible with workstream, job tasks, and demonstrate a willingness to help client with whatever is needed.
• A self-starter who is resourceful, works independently, and adaptable to working in a fast-paced team setting.
• Able and willing to travel and work in variable weather conditions and challenging terrain.
• Meticulous and pay close attention to detail.
• Capable and efficient working without immediate supervision; make technical and procedural decisions for assigned projects within specified limits of authority.
• Plan and prioritize daily activities to meet productivity goals.
• Communicate and share information with the vendors, project managers, land acquisition team, construction managers, land agents, survey vendors and other office staff about all aspects of the project.

Our Graduate Development Programme is a structured two-year scheme where we provide the framework, mentoring and experiences to help you maximise your skills and ambitions. On joining our scheme in September 2025, you’ll rapidly gain knowledge of how our company works and the impact that you can have to help us move towards a more connected and sustainable world.

Our Transportation business in Europe currently comprises 1500+ staff spread across 23+ offices, delivering more connected, sustainable solutions for our UK, European and international clients across Aviation, Highways, Rail and adjacency markets.

you’ll have the opportunity to develop your civil engineering and drainage specific skills and to contribute to the design and construction of landmark projects across the globe, or to bring it closer to home, you’ll be able to work on Sustainable Drainage schemes and support climate change resilience in our local communities and developments.