Deputy Project Performance Manager

Jacobs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering company in the UK is seeking a Deputy Project Performance Manager to support major infrastructure programmes. The ideal candidate will apply lean methodologies to ensure the efficient delivery of complex packages, oversee performance, and work remotely with diverse teams. This role offers a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements, including hybrid options. Join us to make a substantial impact in the civil infrastructure sector.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible Work Arrangements

24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days

Robust Pension Contributions

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Family Planning Support

Enhanced Parental Leave

Professional Development

Community Engagement

Qualifications

• Experience in civil infrastructure or construction programmes with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and drive decision-making on complex issues.
• Capable of managing large work packages with personal resilience.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of complex packages for infrastructure programmes.
• Own delivery for selected work packages ensuring on-time delivery.
• Report on performance and escalate issues to workstream managers.

Skills

Lean methodologies

Strong presentation skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Asana

Monday.com

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Deputy Project Performance Manager At Jacobs, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting some of the UK's largest infrastructure programmes

By applying lean methodologies, you'll ensure the efficient delivery of complex packages, working closely with other Project Performance Managers and colleagues to provide seamless support to integrated project and client teams

Your efforts will directly contribute to the success of high-profile civil infrastructure construction projects, making a tangible difference in the industry

What's in it for You?

At Jacobs, we clear the way for inventive thinking, providing you with the support, means, and space to deliver bold solutions for both extraordinary and everyday challenges

Our Complex Delivery Management consultants enable the realisation of more efficient and reliable delivery in major programmes and strategic projects, by unlocking innovation potential and embedding a continuous improvement culture across integrated teams

The group's core capabilities range from programme and project management, process mapping, collaborative planning, lean production thinking agile management, transformation and innovation consulting

An interest in best practice ways of working and the ability to impress these on others is critical. You must be comfortable working in diverse and potentially difficult team environments where you will be expected to facilitate collaboration and deliver performance improvement

The breadth of opportunities suits those who have the curiosity to experience new environments and the capability to quickly adapt. You will enjoy success in delivery with a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for improvement

Join us in a world where you can thrive and make a significant impact

We Offer

• Competitive salary : We offer compensation that reflects your skills and experience
• Flexible Work Arrangements : Benefit from hybrid, part-time, and flexible working hours, patterns, and locations
• 24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days
• Robust Pension Contributions : We offer enhanced pension contributions up to 10% to secure your future
• Comprehensive Health Coverage : Single medical cover and Digital GP service, with options to add your partner and family
• Family Planning Support : Access to fertility healthcare and family planning services
• Enhanced Parental Leave : Enjoy enhanced parental leave pay and free membership to employee assistance and parental programmes
• 4 Life assurance at 4x your salary
• Income Protection : Financial security in case of long‑term illness or injury
• Wellbeing Hub : Free access to wellbeing apps like Calm and Daily Burn
• Professional Development : We cover professional membership fees and provide continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities
• Community Engagement : Participate in charity matched‑funding, paid volunteering time, and charitable donations

About the Opportunity - BRAND NEW ROLES!

As Deputy Project Performance Manager you will support some of the UK's largest infrastructure programmes applying lean principles to support the efficient delivery of a complex package of deliverables

Working unsupervised with minimal direction, you will own the delivery for selected work packages to ensure on‑time delivery in line with project governance and assurance requirements

You'll be co‑ordinating teams; managing priorities, balancing workloads and eliminating blockages, as well as reporting on performance and escalating issues to workstream managers

Building strong working relationships will be critical to ensure effective communication, even whilst working remotely with technical experts, internal stakeholders, and the client

You'll also be responsible for facilitating planning and problem‑solving workshops, driving decision making on complex issues and Lean tools and techniques (e.g. Collaborative Planning, Visual Management, Last Planner)

Experience in operating in a civil infrastructure / construction programme and / or project environment with multiple stakeholders / multi‑disciplinary teams

Experience with client engagement and relationship building

Strong presentation and communication skills

Some experience of using Task Management Tools (e.g. Asana, Monday.com, Planner), Power Query, PowerApps, PowerBI, and / or Power Automate

Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word and Teams

You’ll be an investigative thinker with excellent problem‑solving skills and strong attention to detail. You’ll be adept at managing the production of large work packages, with personal resilience and great organisational skills being the key to your success. You’ll enjoy working with varied teams and clients, fostering a can‑do attitude. Motivated and enthusiastic, you’ll have a personal drive for high quality work, continuous improvement and lessons learnt, and you’ll be comfortable constructively questioning the accepted norms, always seeking a better way.

Jacobs operates a hybrid work environment and a 40 hour working week as standard.

@Jacobs. A world where you can.

Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. 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.

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 maximise your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well‑being benefits to our global giving and volunteering programme, 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 our Jacobs Employee Networks here.

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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.

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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