Lead Civil Engineer - Rivers (UK Wide)
Role at Jacobs.
Apply for this role: your impact, responsibilities and qualifications are detailed below.
Your impact
At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow, solving critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, and cutting‑edge manufacturing.
Our project portfolio spans the full lifecycle from feasibility studies through appraisal and optioneering to detailed design and site support.
Working closely with the full delivery team, we contribute innovative ideas, challenge the norm, and deliver better solutions.
Remit of your role will include
* Lead multidisciplinary teams to develop high‑quality, sustainable flood risk management solutions.
* Tackle challenging engineering problems to find affordable, sustainable solutions while adhering to all design quality assurance standards.
* Mitigate environmental impact at the outset to provide integrated design solutions.
* Address climate change increases in flood risk and the need to push down cost and carbon footprint.
* Support clients with stakeholder engagement (public, flood risk management authorities).
* Contribute to an engaged and supportive team environment, mentoring and professional development.
* Develop technical scopes, support programme and budget setting, and gain approvals.
* Understand, communicate, manage and mitigate project risk.
Qualifications
* BEng/MEng in Civil Engineering.
* Chartered (ICE, CIWEM or similar).
* Experience leading design delivery, including multidisciplinary design and design & build.
* Knowledge of current UK design standards, guidance and working practices.
* Expertise delivering traditional engineering and environmentally focused solutions.
* Excellent commercial, contractual and programme experience.
* Proven experience mentoring and developing colleagues and peers.
Why join Jacobs
Our values stand on safety, integrity, inclusion, and belonging. We support flexible working, wellbeing benefits, volunteering, and a culture of caring.
EEO Statement
As a disability‑confident employer, we interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria and welcome applications from those seeking flexible working or who may not meet all listed requirements.
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