Civil Engineer/Senior Civil Engineer

Jacobs; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Civil Engineer to join their dynamic team in Birmingham. This role offers the chance to work on impactful water and wastewater projects, enhancing environmental outcomes and community value. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, you'll collaborate with a supportive team, contributing to major projects that address pressing challenges in the water sector. The company promotes work-life balance and offers flexible working options, ensuring you can thrive both professionally and personally. If you're passionate about civil engineering and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free Medical Cover

Enhanced Parental Leave

Professional Development Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Programs

Paid Volunteering Time

Qualifications

• Experience in civil engineering projects within the water sector.
• Proactive in client relationship management and design coordination.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative solutions for water and wastewater projects.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to achieve project objectives.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Design Management

Client Relationship Management

Knowledge of CDM Regulations

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership

Tools

AutoCAD

Hydraulic Modelling Software

Job description

Jacobs Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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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

Jacobs has secured a long-term framework contract with leading Water companies across the UK, and we are seeking skilled people to join our growing water team and deliver on the fantastic opportunities this presents.

These are exciting times to be involved in the water sector with major high-profile programmes of work to be delivered across the water and wastewater asset base in the years ahead. The water industry is facing some of the greatest challenges since privatisation and your role with Jacobs will help deliver enhanced customer and environmental outcomes and wider socio-economic benefits.

Our water and wastewater projects have sustainability at their core and are outcome-driven to protect the environment, reduce flood risk, improve water supplies and add value to our local communities.

We are seeking engineers with a Civil Engineering background who are looking to grow their careers in exciting new ways. Working as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team your role will be key in helping our client to deliver innovative and efficient solutions to achieve best customer value and meet their environmental challenges.

You will have the opportunity to work on technically interesting projects both regionally and nationally which also provides excellent opportunities for personal and professional development at all stages in your career. Successful candidates will join a global team of water professionals, working on a range of high-profile projects and become a part of a world leading company with excellent career prospects.

Within this role you will be closely involved in the development of solutions to protect and enhance our environment, and we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

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.

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.

Here's what you'll need

You will ideally have civil engineering experience gained across a range of projects in a multi-disciplinary environment in the water sector. With a sound understanding of civil engineering principles and application, you will have;

• A degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering and be a Chartered Engineer, or actively working towards chartership
• Up to date knowledge of current civil standards and specifications
• Good understanding of the CDM regulations
• Good understanding of the technical work undertaken in the water sector with experience in one or more of the following areas Water and/or wastewater networks; Water and/or wastewater treatment works; Bioresources; Hydraulics; Mass water conveyance
• Experience in design management and coordination
• Proactive with a keenness to help strengthen client relationships and contribute to the growth of our business alongside an ability to work well collaboratively with both internally and external partners and sub-contractors
  
  
  

Our People

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 programs, 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.

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, Women and Vetnet. 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 www.vercida.com 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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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

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

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