Role Overview
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. 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, helping shape outcomes through NEC Professional Services Contracts and supporting clients on a wide variety of NEC contracts.
Responsibilities
As the client’s key representative, you’ll ensure our projects run with clarity, collaboration and momentum. You’ll guide communication between all parties, keep decision‑making proactive, and ensure that every stage—from early scope development to construction delivery and final close‑out—follows the principles that make NEC projects successful. 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 set the foundations that allow projects to succeed long before construction begins, giving clients confidence that their projects are in good hands. Once construction is underway, your decisions and judgement will directly influence project outcomes: issuing key instructions, managing early warnings, implementing compensation events or responding to deadlines, and 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 work, you’ll help strengthen our internal capability, build consistency and confidence, and contribute to raising NEC best practice across the wider business.
Qualifications
* Accredited NEC Project Manager (NECReg)
* Degree in engineering, construction or another built‑environment subject
* 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 managing contractors, consultants and other advisors on large (at least £20 million construction value or equivalent) and complex construction projects in a regulated environment
Benefits
* Up to 10% pension scheme
* 24 days of holiday (+10 days bought)
* Free medical and income protection insurance
Employment Policies
As a disability‑confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who may not meet all the listed requirements for the role. We value inclusion and belonging and strive to create a workplace that respects and celebrates diverse perspectives.
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