Coastal & Maritime Projects Leader (Hybrid)

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

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