Project Manager
- Recruiter
- Jacobs
- Location
-
Peterborough
East of EnglandUnited Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 01 Feb 2023
- Closes
- 02 Feb 2023
- Job Title
- Project Manager
- Category
- Executive and Director
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs' greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family–friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched–funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work–life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part–time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
Jacobs are looking for a Project Manager with experience of delivering projects in the water or environmental sector to join our Water Catchment Management team in Peterborough.
You will lead multi–disciplinary teams ensuring timely and efficient delivery of services to a wide range of clients across the Water and Environment sector, in the UK, Ireland and Europe. Working largely in the field of flood risk management, your projects will range from feasibility studies and planning, to design, construction management and operations and maintenance, for clients including the Environment Agency (both regionally and nationally), Lead Local Flood Authorities and other public and private clients including water companies, Network Rail, and major airports.
You will be responsible for budget and programme management, contract administration and promoting best practise for the health, safety and wellbeing of your project team. You will have the opportunity to become involved in maintaining and developing thorough ongoing client relationships, helping us to secure new work, supporting project and team management and contributing your own orginal ideas to help us find affordable, sustainable and low carbon solutions for our clients.
You will be supported and mentored by experienced project management professionals within Jacobs and given the training and opportunities you need to develop and expand your project management, business development and leadership skills with larger and more complex projects.In addition to your demonstrated ability as a Project Manager with a variety of project types and sizes, you will also need:
Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. 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. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's – find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role
If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team .
Your application experience is important to us and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.
People are Jacobs' greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family–friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched–funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work–life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part–time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
Jacobs are looking for a Project Manager with experience of delivering projects in the water or environmental sector to join our Water Catchment Management team in Peterborough.
You will lead multi–disciplinary teams ensuring timely and efficient delivery of services to a wide range of clients across the Water and Environment sector, in the UK, Ireland and Europe. Working largely in the field of flood risk management, your projects will range from feasibility studies and planning, to design, construction management and operations and maintenance, for clients including the Environment Agency (both regionally and nationally), Lead Local Flood Authorities and other public and private clients including water companies, Network Rail, and major airports.
You will be responsible for budget and programme management, contract administration and promoting best practise for the health, safety and wellbeing of your project team. You will have the opportunity to become involved in maintaining and developing thorough ongoing client relationships, helping us to secure new work, supporting project and team management and contributing your own orginal ideas to help us find affordable, sustainable and low carbon solutions for our clients.
You will be supported and mentored by experienced project management professionals within Jacobs and given the training and opportunities you need to develop and expand your project management, business development and leadership skills with larger and more complex projects.In addition to your demonstrated ability as a Project Manager with a variety of project types and sizes, you will also need:
- Undergraduate/ post–graduate degree ideally in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics field
- Demonstrated ability to work under NEC contracts
- Excellent commercial awareness and experience
- Ability to develop, price and agree scope of services
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Interest in mentoring more junior staff and support team with workload distribution.
Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. 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. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's – find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role
If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team .
Your application experience is important to us and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.
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