Jacobs
Coastal Engineering Project Manager
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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 an established coastal engineering and project delivery-focused manager, you will join a well-established and recognized international leader in the engineering, planning, design, and construction management of coastal and maritime structures, ports, harbours, and waterfront schemes. Our 100-strong Maritime UK team is part of a wider global team of more than 750 maritime specialists, delivering world-class expertise in marine design.
Our team specializes in numerical modelling, analysis, and design of coastal structures, including waterfront, port breakwaters and revetments, coastal defences, dredging and reclamation, and seawater intakes and outfalls. We support a wide range of major UK and international clients across the maritime, defence, water, and transport sectors.
Joining Jacobs at this pivotal stage, you'll help shape our business, solutions, and capability footprint, playing an integral role in delivering world-class, innovative, and robust technical solutions and projects across coastal, estuarine, and maritime environments. Including flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) and coastal infrastructure schemes.
With a blend of Engineering, Technical, and Project Management skills, in this leadership role, you will be recognized as the Technical Lead, taking projects through their full lifecycle, concept, feasibility studies, engineering, design, development, to construction, handover, and aftermarket support.
Your remit will include;
- Lead inter-discipline and multi-office teams in the engineering, design, planning, and delivery of coastal, maritime, and flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) projects.
- Provide technical and professional leadership and governance, mentoring, and career development support to foster the continued growth of team members.
- Oversee engineering and project resources, programme performance, design integration, construction interfaces, and risk management.
- Utilize collaborative digital delivery and BIM approaches where appropriate.
- Champion the integration of safety into all design and engineering activities, promoting compliance with, and continuous improvement of, business and quality management systems.
- Support the strategic positioning of key pursuits and business opportunities to drive sustainable growth and long-term success of the business.
- Recognized as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert building partnership-based client relationships with all levels of stakeholders.
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Here's What You'll Need
We would be delighted to hear from and speak with candidates who have a real mix of the following skills, experience, and attributes:
- Chartered Civil Engineer (or equivalent professional qualification).
- Demonstrable experience delivering coastal, maritime, or flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) infrastructure projects, including coastal defences, harbour works, waterfront developments, and flood risk management schemes.
- A Proven Technical, Engineering, and Project delivery track record.
- Established experience of working with clients such as the Environment Agency, local authorities, contractors, or infrastructure owners.
- A sound understanding of the technical, commercial, and stakeholder challenges associated with coastal and flood risk infrastructure.
- Able to develop trusted client relationships, lead meetings, and prepare high-quality technical and commercial outputs.
- Commercially astute, with significant experience of financial control, milestones, risk mitigation, and change control/management.
Joining Jacobs
Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but 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. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
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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. Find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks.
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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.
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