Stakeholder Engagement Summer Internship (Glasgow)

At Jacobs, we are 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

Are you ready to launch your career? Our Summer Internship Programme offers you the chance to gain real-world experience in your chosen discipline. For approximately eight weeks in the summer, you’ll work in one of our hub office locations across the UK or Ireland. Here, you’ll collaborate with world-class professionals in a dynamic environment, applying the skills you’ve honed in the classroom to real business challenges. In this fast-paced, professional setting, you’ll gain invaluable experience that will set you apart in your future career. Throughout the programme, you’ll receive personalized guidance from mentors, people leaders and Programme Champions. They’re all here to help you make the most of your experience. You’ll also have plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues and fellow interns from different disciplines, broadening your professional network and gaining insights from across the business.

The opportunity

We’re excited to be offering internship positions in Stakeholder Engagement within our Consenting business in our Glasgow office. You will join a diverse and highly skilled team of over 70 stakeholder engagement and communications professionals working alongside planners, designers, technologists and engineers. The team provides communications and engagement support and advice to a wide range of clients on some of the UK and Ireland’s most high-profile projects and programmes. The team’s current portfolio spans a range of sectors and projects including transport, water and energy for local, regional and national clients including government agencies, local authorities, utilities and energy companies.

• Stakeholder identification and management
• Engagement and consultation including PR and media
• Work delivery, including work-winning
• Planning and delivery of events

Here’s what you’ll need

• On track to complete a degree in Communications, Public Relations, International Relations, Political Science, Sociology or Psychology.
• A flexible and innovative self-starter who’s passionate about developing new skills.
• Enthusiasm and curiosity to apply your skills to solve real-world problems.
• Empathy and listening skills to help you truly understand our clients’ requirements.
• A well-rounded individual – have you worked in a bar? Been captain of a sports team or volunteered for a charity? Tell us – we’re looking for people with interesting stories and experiences!

You must be available to join the 8-week programme starting 29th June 2026 – 21st August 2026. You must have the full right to work in the UK. You need to be a penultimate year student, finishing your degree in 2027.

Selection Process

• Step 1: Apply Online
• Step 3: Interview

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. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. 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.