People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programs, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
The successful candidate will have the opportunities to lead on a wide variety of projects, such as water trading, large capital design, water quality modelling, network design, leakage optimisation, and network operation. You will implement industry leading solutions and be encouraged to develop innovative approaches. You will support or lead the development of the local teams and assist in the growth of our UK water team.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Deliver technical projects within programme and budget.
- Ensure high-quality delivery from yourself and your team.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships.
- Develop methodologies, guidance, and templates for engineering and modelling projects.
- Initiating and developing innovative approach to create efficiency and added values.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams internally and externally.
- Mentor and support team members in their career development.
- Lead or support the tendering process, including proposals and cost estimation.
- Promote health and safety in all activities.
- Excellent knowledge in water network, modelling and engineering design.
- Proven track record in the use of hydraulic models to solve engineering problems.
- Proven track record of leading on client liaison and converting opportunities into projects.
- Excellent communication skills. Able to communicate project findings confidently and clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong writing skills including engineering report, guidance document and proposal.
- Excellent data analysis skills and problem solving skills.
- Able to work under pressure to meet challenging target.
- Passion for taking on new challenges with clients in the water industry.
- Experience of leading and growing a team.
- Experience in GIS packages and data visualisation..
- Experience in coding and tool development.
- Innovative problem-solving skills.
- Project management and financial experience
- Chartered engineer or working towards chartership
Our Culture
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