Lead Civil Engineer - Rivers in Birmingham

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact as the largest consultancy operating in the flood risk management and river engineering sectors in the UK includes:

• Leading multi-disciplinary teams to develop high quality, sustainable flood risk management solutions.
• Tackling challenging engineering problems to find affordable, sustainable solutions whilst adhering to all Design quality assurance standards.
• Mitigating environmental impact at the outset to provide integrated design solutions.
• Addressing climate change increases in flood risk and the need to push down cost and carbon footprint.
• Contributing to a collaborative delivery approach, supporting clients with their stakeholder engagement (public, flood risk management authorities).
• Taking an active role in mentoring and professional development (self and colleagues).
• Developing technical scopes, supporting programme and budget-setting, and gaining approvals.
• Understanding, communicating, managing and mitigating project risk.

Here's what you'll need:

• BEng/MEng in Civil Engineering.
• Chartered (ICE, CIWEM or similar).
• Experience in leading design delivery, including multidisciplinary design and design & build.
• Knowledge of current UK design standards, guidance and working practices.
• Expertise in delivering both traditional engineering and environmentally focused solutions.
• Excellent commercial, contractual and programme experience.
• Proven experience mentoring and developing colleagues and peers.

Joining Jacobs connects you locally and globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation.

As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.