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
At Jacobs, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting some of the UK's largest infrastructure programmes
By applying lean methodologies, you'll ensure the efficient delivery of complex packages, working closely with other Project Performance Manager and colleagues to provide seamless support to integrated project and client teams
Your efforts will directly contribute to the success of high-profile civil infrastructure construction projects, making a tangible difference in the industry
What's in it for You?
At Jacobs, we clear the way for inventive thinking, providing you with the support, means, and space to deliver bold solutions for both extraordinary and everyday challenges
Our Complex Delivery Management consultants enable the realisation of more efficient and reliable delivery in major programmes and strategic projects, by unlocking innovation potential and embedding a continuous improvement culture across integrated teams
The group's core capabilities range from programme and project management, process mapping, collaborative planning, lean production thinking agile management, transformation and innovation consulting
An interest in best practice ways of working and the ability to impress these on others is critical. You must be comfortable working in diverse and potentially difficult team environments where you will be expected to facilitate collaboration and deliver performance improvement
The breadth of opportunities suits those who have the curiosity to experience new environments and the capability to quickly adapt. You will enjoy success in delivery with a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for improvement
Join us in a world where you can thrive and make a significant impact
We Offer
Competitive salary We offer compensation that reflects your skills and experience
Flexible Work Arrangements Benefit from hybrid, part-time, and flexible working hours, patterns, and locations
24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days
Robust Pension Contributions We offer enhanced pension contributions up to 10% to secure your future
Comprehensive Health Coverage Single medical cover and Digital GP service, with options to add your partner and family
Family Planning Support Access to fertility healthcare and family planning services
Enhanced Parental Leave Enjoy enhanced parental leave pay and free membership to employee assistance and parental programs
Life assurance at 4x your salary
Income Protection Financial security in case of long-term illness or injury
Wellbeing Hub Free access to wellbeing apps like Calm and Daily Burn
Professional Development We cover professional membership fees and provide continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities
Community Engagement Participate in charity matched-funding, paid volunteering time, and charitable donations
About The Opportunity
As Project Performance Manager you will support some of the UK's largest infrastructure programmes applying lean principles to support the efficient delivery of a complex package of deliverables
At Principal Consultant level you will join a Project Performance Manager team where you'll work closely with other Project Performance Manager and colleagues from other parts of the business to provide seamless support to an integrated project and client team
Working unsupervised with minimal direction, you will own the delivery for selected work packages to ensure on-time delivery in line with project governance and assurance requirements
You'll be co-ordinating teams; managing priorities, balancing workloads and eliminating blockages, as well as reporting on performance and escalating issues to workstream managers
Building strong working relationships will be critical to ensure effective communication, even whilst working remotely with technical experts, internal stakeholders, and the client
You'll also be responsible for facilitating planning and problem-solving workshops, driving decision making on complex issues
Here's what you'll need
Lean tools and techniques (e.g. Collaborative Planning, Visual Management, Last Planner)
Experience in operating in a civil infrastructure/ construction programme and/or project environment with multiple stakeholders/ multi-disciplinary teams
Experience with client engagement and relationship building
Strong presentation and communication skills
Some experience of using Task Management Tools (e.g. Asana,, Planner), Power Query, PowerApps, PowerBI, and/or Power Automate
Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word and Teams
You'll be an investigative thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail. You'll be adept at managing the production of large work packages, with personal resilience and great organisational skills being the key to your success. You'll enjoy working with varied teams and clients, fostering a can-do attitude. Motivated and enthusiastic, you'll have a personal drive for high quality work, continuous improvement and lessons learnt, and you'll be comfortable constructively questioning the accepted norms, always seeking a better way.
Jacobs operates a hybrid work environment and a 40 hour working week as standard.
@Jacobs. A world where you can.
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.
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 here.
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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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