At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the incubation phase from idea to validated, investment-ready solutions.
- Company: Jacobs is a global engineering firm focused on solving critical problems for thriving cities and resilient environments.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working arrangements, up to 10% pension contribution, and free medical insurance.
- Other info: This position offers exposure to complex challenges across regions and disciplines.
- Why this job: Join at a pivotal time to shape innovative solutions in engineering delivery across major infrastructure programmes.
- Qualifications: Strong analytical skills and experience facilitating workshops are essential for this role.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
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.
Your impact
This is a great time to join Jacobs’ global engineering team as we build out our incubation capability. You’ll be working at the forefront of how engineering is evolving, helping shape and scale innovative solutions that improve delivery across major infrastructure programmes. It’s a greenfield opportunity, where you’ll take early‑stage ideas and turn them into validated, investment‑ready solutions with real impact.
Day to Day
- Lead the incubation phase from idea through to validated, investment‑ready solution
- Shape early‑stage ideas into clear problem statements and structured solution pathways
- Facilitate workshops with engineers, designers, and technical leaders to uncover challenges and co‑create solutions
- Partner with global teams to align stakeholders and build momentum behind new ideas
- Analyse current engineering workflows to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement
- Design future‑state processes enabled by tools, automation, and data
- Evaluate emerging technologies and assess their practical application within engineering delivery
- Translate opportunities into compelling, data‑led business cases for senior leadership
- Quantify value through KPIs, benefits modelling, and opportunity sizing
- Clearly communicate trade‑offs, risks, and strategic alignment
- Support the transition from concept through to delivery readiness and potential scaling
- Work with change teams to enable adoption and embed new ways of working
What’s In It For You
- Play a key role in shaping how engineering is delivered across global infrastructure programmes
- Work on high‑impact transformation initiatives with real‑world outcomes
- Influence strategy and investment decisions—not just execution
- Collaborate with experts across engineering, data, and technology
- Help build and define a growing incubation and innovation capability
- Develop a unique blend of strategy, innovation, and delivery experience
- Gain exposure to complex challenges across regions and disciplines
- Be part of a forward‑thinking team focused on continuous improvement and innovation
Benefits
- A global network of expertise and opportunity
- A culture founded on safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging
- Flexible working arrangements that support your well‑being and potential
- Opportunities to make a real‑world impact through global giving and volunteering programmes
- Up to 10% pension contribution
- 24 days of holiday (plus 10 optional purchased days)
- Free medical and income protection insurance and other benefits
Technical / Core Capabilities
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to structure ambiguity
- Experience facilitating workshops and driving structured innovation
- Ability to influence stakeholders across functions without formal authority
- Strong communication and storytelling skills for technical and non‑technical audiences
- Strategic mindset with the ability to simplify complex challenges
- Experience in engineering, digital delivery, consulting, or technical environments
- Understanding of process improvement, workflow design, or automation
- Experience developing business cases, including cost and value modelling
- Exposure to emerging technologies, digital tools, or data‑driven solutions (desirable)
- Experience working across global or multidisciplinary teams (desirable)
Incubation Manager employer: Jacobs
Jacobs provides a global network of expertise and opportunities, with a culture centred on safety, integrity, and inclusion. Located in various regions, the team focuses on continuous improvement and innovation, making a real-world impact through global giving initiatives.
