NEC Project Manager - UK Wide in Devon

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: Jacobs is currently delivering and preparing a wide range of major programmes—both at procurement and construction stages—under the NEC suite of contracts. As part of this growth, we’re offering talented NEC Project Managers the chance to step into roles where their expertise genuinely shapes outcomes. Joining our Transportation Project Delivery team means being at the heart of some of the UK and Ireland’s most high-profile highways and rail projects, with opportunities to influence wider disciplines through our NEC Professional Services Contracts; as well as supporting clients with a wide variety of NEC contracts such as Engineering and Construction through management of ECC and ESC types on their behalf.

In this role, the impact you create will be felt from day one. As the client’s key representative, you’ll be the person who ensures our projects run with clarity, collaboration and momentum. You’ll guide communication between all parties, keep decision making proactive, and make sure that every stage—from early scope development to construction delivery and final closeout—follows the principles that make NEC projects successful. You won’t just administer the contract; you’ll be the driving force that keeps progress on track and helps prevent issues before they arise. Your leadership will play a vital role in how these projects land.

You’ll bring together multidisciplinary teams—Supervisors, planners, cost controllers and others—helping them interpret contractual requirements and stay aligned on programme, scope and budget. By shaping Scope and Contract documentation with design teams, you’ll be setting the foundations that allow projects to succeed long before construction begins. Your insight into NEC3 Works Information or NEC4 Scope will give clients the confidence that their projects are in good hands. Once construction is underway, your decisions and judgement will directly influence project outcomes. Whether it’s issuing key instructions, managing early warnings, implementing compensation events or responding to deadlines, you’ll be the person ensuring the contract works exactly as it should. Your understanding of programming—float, logic links, concurrency, Key Dates—will help you make well-reasoned, timely decisions that keep delivery efficient and transparent.

Beyond the day to day, you’ll also have the chance to shape how NEC is applied across Jacobs. By supporting colleagues and advising other teams, you’ll help strengthen our internal capability, build consistency and confidence, and contribute to raising NEC best practice across the wider business. These opportunities span the UK and Ireland, primarily across major highways and rail projects. As Jacobs continues to expand its NEC capability, your role will have a real influence—not only on the success of individual projects, but on how we deliver NEC contracts across the organisation. You’ll be helping us evolve our approaches, mentor others, and contribute to a growing centre of excellence in NEC project management.

We are currently recruiting for our Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Exeter and Bristol offices.

Here's what you'll need:

• Accredited NEC Project Manager (NECReg)
• Degree in engineering, construction or another built environment subject
• Proven, hands-on project management experience on live construction sites
• Ability to manage change and uncertainty while maintaining positive relationships with Clients, Contractors and internal teams
• Experience of managing contractors, consultants and other advisors throughout large (at least £20 million construction value or equivalent) and complex construction projects, in a regulated environment

At Jacobs, you'll find more than just a job. You'll discover a global network of expertise and opportunity, a culture founded on safety, integrity, inclusion, and belonging, working arrangements that support your well-being and potential to make a real-world impact through our global giving and volunteering programs. We offer up to 10% pension, 24 days (+10 days bought) holidays, free medical and income protection insurance and many more!

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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.

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. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging.

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