Overview

Jacobs Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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Join Jacobs and become part of a global team shaping the future of water infrastructure while advancing your career in a dynamic, supportive environment.

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

Supporting your part of a £Billion portfolio of high value, high profile high value projects that will provide a sustainable water infrastructure for generations to come, as a Design Manager with Jacobs you will take on a leadership role integral to the success of one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure investments ever.

Utilizing your expertise in Design Management within major Wastewater Infrastructure programmes, you will lead the design strategy throughout its lifecycle from concept through to commissioning, accountable for the success of multidisciplinary design teams, driving innovation, technical standards, and integration across project phases, adopting a blend of strategic oversight and hands-on collaboration.

Your remit will include:

• Ensure compliance with technical standards and UK CDM regulations
• Take ownership for value engineering, value management and buildability
• Lead stakeholder engagement, manage client expectations and be an active member of the framework leadership team
• Oversee design management, scheduling, risk mitigation, change control and financial forecasting and analysis, ensuring constructability and commissioning are embedded in design thinking
• Promote innovation in design and construction, including standardization and design automation
• Mentor engineers and project team members, supporting their career, personal and professional development
• Take ownership of client relationships and contribute to business growth
• Work with the Project Manager to develop and implement project quality and delivery plans and monitor technical performance

Join Jacobs and become part of a global team shaping the future of water infrastructure while advancing your career in a dynamic, supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with technical standards and UK CDM regulations
• Take ownership for value engineering, value management and buildability
• Lead stakeholder engagement, manage client expectations and be an active member of the framework leadership team
• Oversee design management, scheduling, risk mitigation, change control and financial forecasting and analysis, ensuring constructability and commissioning are embedded in design thinking
• Promote innovation in design and construction, including standardization and design automation
• Mentor engineers and project team members, supporting their career, personal and professional development
• Take ownership of client relationships and contribute to business growth
• Work with the Project Manager to develop and implement project quality and delivery plans and monitor technical performance

What you’ll need

We would be delighted to hear from and speak to candidates with a progressive mix of the following;

• Proven Technical leadership in the design and project management of large-scale infrastructure programmes
• Expertise in multidisciplinary engineering and construction integration
• NEC3/4 contract and change control experience
• Extensive knowledge of CDM regulations and processes
• Passion and enthusiasm for problem solving, creating and delivering innovation
• Track record in developing and fostering a culture focused on success
• Ability to operate autonomously across a wide range of complex projects with authority
• Be a great communicator able to explain complex technical issues to multiple stakeholders with differing backgrounds and levels of expertise

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design, Art/Creative, and IT

Industries

• Civil Engineering, Design Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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