Coastal Engineering Project Manager

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is seeking an experienced coastal and FCERM project leader to join our team. You will oversee multi-disciplinary coastal, maritime and flood risk projects, guiding engineering design through lifecycle from concept to handover and aftermarket support.

You will mentor staff, manage client relationships, and drive safe, compliant delivery across projects. This role offers a hybrid working model and opportunities to collaborate on high-impact UK and international

Qualifications

• Chartered Civil Engineer (or equivalent professional qualification).
• Demonstrable experience delivering coastal, maritime or FCERM infrastructure projects including coastal defences and harbour works.
• Proven track record in technical, engineering and project delivery.
• Experience working with clients such as Environment Agency, local authorities or infrastructure owners.
• Strong understanding of technical, commercial and stakeholder challenges in coastal/flood risk infrastructure.
• Ability to develop trusted client relationships, lead meetings and produce high-quality outputs.
• Commercially astute with experience in financial control, milestones, risk mitigation and change control.

Responsibilities

• Lead inter-discipline and multi-office teams in coastal, maritime and FCERM projects.
• Provide technical leadership and governance; mentor and develop team members.
• Oversee resources, programme performance, design integration, interfaces and risk management.
• Utilise collaborative digital delivery and BIM approaches where appropriate.
• Champion safety integration in design and engineering activities and promote QMS compliance.
• Support strategic pursuits and growth opportunities for the business.
• Build trusted partnerships with stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Coastal engineering

Project delivery

Leadership

Client relationship management

BIM & digital delivery

Safety culture

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer (or equivalent)

Tools

BIM

Job description

Capabilities

Program Management

Office Setup

Hybrid

Job ID

#43380

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Your impact

As an established coastal engineering and project delivery focussed manager, you will join a well established and recognized international leader in the engineering, planning, design, and construction management of coastal and maritime structures, ports, harbours, and waterfront schemes. Our 100-strong Maritime UK team is part of a wider global team of more than 750 maritime specialists, delivering world-class expertise in marine design.

Our team specialises in numerical modelling, analysis and design of coastal structures including waterfront, port breakwaters and revetments, coastal defences, dredging and reclamation, and seawater intakes and outfalls. We support a wide range of major UK and international clients across the maritime, defence, water and transport sectors.

Joining Jacobs at this pivotal stage, you'll help shape our business, solutions and capability footprint, playing an integral role in delivering world-class, innovative and robust technical solutions and projects across coastal, estuarine and maritime environments. Including flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) and coastal infrastructure schemes.

With a blend of Engineering, Technical and Project Management skills, in this leadership role your will be recognised as the Technical Lead, taking projects through their full lifecycle, concept, feasibility studies, engineering, design, development to construction, handover and aftermarket support.

Your remit will include;

• Lead inter-discipline and multi-office teams in the engineering, design, planning and delivery of coastal, maritime and flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) projects.
• Provide technical and professional leadership and governance, mentoring and career development support to foster the continued growth of team members.
• Oversee engineering and project resources, programme performance, design integration, construction interfaces and risk management.
• Utilise collaborative digital delivery and BIM approaches where appropriate.
• Champion the integration of safety into all design and engineering activities, promoting compliance with, and continuous improvement of, business and quality management systems.
• Support the strategic positioning of key pursuits and business opportunities to drive sustainable growth and long-term success of the business.
• Recognised as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert building partnership based client relationships with all levels of stakeholders.

Here’s what you’ll need

We would be delighted to hear from and speak with candidates who have a real mix of the following skills, experience and attributes:

• Chartered Civil Engineer (or equivalent professional qualification).
• Demonstrable experience delivering coastal, maritime or flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) infrastructure projects, including coastal defences, harbour works, waterfront developments and flood risk management schemes.
• A Proven Technical, Engineering and Project delivery track record.
• Established experience of working with clients such as the Environment Agency, local authorities, contractors or infrastructure owners.
• A sound understanding of the technical, commercial and stakeholder challenges, associated with coastal and flood risk infrastructure.
• Able to develop trusted client relationships, lead meetings and prepare high-quality technical and commercial outputs.
• Commercially astute, with significant experience of financial control, milestones, risk mitigation and change control/management.

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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 .

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 different 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 ourJacobs Employee Networks here .

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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.

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