Senior ICT Engineer

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior ICT Engineer to deliver technically excellent ICT designs and consultancy across Australia and New Zealand.

You will lead or contribute to projects from concept to delivery, ensuring safety, on-time delivery, budget control, and high-quality outcomes. You will work with clients and stakeholders to understand needs, develop effective solutions, and foster strong relationships with public- and private-sector partners.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in ICT, electrical engineering, communications engineering or related discipline.
• Experience delivering ICT engineering and consultancy services.
• Experience developing, reviewing or assuring technical designs and deliverables.
• Experience managing project scope, quality, programme and commercial outcomes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with clients and internal teams.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of business development and work winning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technically excellent ICT engineering designs, reviews and consultancy services.
• Lead or contribute to projects from concept through to delivery, ensuring outcomes are achieved safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality.
• Provide design management, technical assurance and independent review of project deliverables.
• Work directly with clients and stakeholders to understand their needs and develop effective solutions.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with key public- and private-sector clients.
• Support business development, work winning, proposals and the identification of future opportunities.
• Collaborate with Client Account Managers, Sales teams and technical leaders to respond to emerging client needs.
• Contribute to Jacobs’ technical reputation through thought leadership, industry engagement and client presentations.
• Mentor and support junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing across the team.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across ANZ, APAC and Jacobs’ global delivery network.
• Promote a strong safety, quality and inclusion culture.

Skills

ICT engineering

Client engagement

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Mentoring junior engineers

Safety, quality, inclusion

Education

Bachelors or higher in ICT / Electrical / Communications

Job description

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

As a Senior ICT Engineer, you will contribute to the successful delivery of projects across Australia and New Zealand. You will work closely with clients, project teams and Jacobs’ regional and global technical specialists to develop practical, innovative and technically excellent solutions.

You will also play an important role in strengthening Jacobs’ technical capability, developing client relationships and supporting the growth of our business.

What you'll do

• Deliver technically excellent ICT engineering designs, reviews and consultancy services.
• Lead or contribute to projects from concept through to delivery, ensuring outcomes are achieved safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality.
• Provide design management, technical assurance and independent review of project deliverables.
• Work directly with clients and stakeholders to understand their needs and develop effective solutions.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with key public- and private-sector clients.
• Support business development, work winning, proposals and the identification of future opportunities.
• Collaborate with Client Account Managers, Sales teams and technical leaders to respond to emerging client needs.
• Contribute to Jacobs’ technical reputation through thought leadership, industry engagement and client presentations.
• Mentor and support junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing across the team.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across ANZ, APAC and Jacobs’ global delivery network.
• Promote a strong safety, quality and inclusion culture.

Here's what you'll need

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in ICT, electrical engineering, communications engineering or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience delivering ICT engineering and consultancy services.
• Experience independently developing, reviewing or assuring technical designs and project deliverables.
• Experience managing project scope, quality, programme and commercial outcomes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• The ability to build trusted relationships with clients and internal teams.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of business development and work winning.
• Experience mentoring, coaching or developing less experienced team members.
• A collaborative, adaptable and solutions-focused approach.
• A commitment to safety, quality, inclusion and professional excellence.

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 here .

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 diverse 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 .

Our meticulously curated employee benefits support ALL employees throughout every stage of life. From paid parental leave to a lifetime financial allowance for you and your partner to access family forming Fertility & IVF treatment, adoption and surrogacy assistance along with menopause and Low T treatment.

We are steadfast in our commitment to the wellbeing of you and your loved ones with a comprehensive suite of wellbeing resources supporting you physically, emotionally and financially. This is demonstrated in our company being recognised by WGEA for 12 consecutive years as an employer of choice for gender equality along with our industry leading GOLD employer status by the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

Cultural Support:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application. No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

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.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. 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 via Careers Support .