Inclusive Design Consultant - UK Wide

Jacobs; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Inclusive Design Consultant to lead projects aimed at creating inclusive spaces. With a focus on innovation and collaboration, the role involves managing diverse teams and using data-driven insights to develop solutions that cater to varied user needs. The position promises a supportive environment and a range of competitive benefits.

Benefits

Free medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Professional development reimbursement

Qualifications

• Excellent communicator with the ability to manage diverse teams.
• Proven experience in inclusive design.
• Ability to present ideas effectively and evaluate others'.
• Strong client management skills and problem-solving capacity.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation and change within inclusive design.
• Deliver evidence-based solutions for diverse populations.
• Manage projects and collaborate with various teams.

Skills

Communication

Client Management

Team Management

Education

NRAC consultant accreditation

Job description

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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

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

Our values are the fundamental tenets shared across our organisation and the standards we hold ourselves to We do things right. We aim higher. We challenge the accepted. We live inclusion.

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.

About The Opportunity

With approximately $12 billion in annual revenue and a team of almost 45,000 globally, at Jacobs we provide end-to-end services in cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation, advanced facilities, and water. From advisory & consulting, feasibility, planning, design, program, and lifecycle management, we're creating a more connected and sustainable world.

Our Cities & Places team in UK is currently seeking an experienced Inclusive Design professional to join us in delivering a range of projects, in the UK and around the world. As successful candidate you will have a strong technical background and evidence of going beyond the minimum, pushing boundaries and challenging the accepted.

At Jacobs, the Inclusive Design team follow a technical, engineering and social understanding to create welcoming spaces that promote participation and work seamlessly for everyone.

As an Inclusive Design specialist at Jacobs you will

• Drive innovation and change, and push boundaries within the inclusive design landscape.
• Go beyond access for disabled people to successfully meet the requirements of diverse, global populations.
• Informed by research, data and evidence, deliver future-proofed solutions that serve end-user requirements relating to age, gender, gender identity, disability, faith and cultural background.
  
  
  

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

We’ll need you to be an excellent communicator with well-rounded people skills as you will manage diverse teams with different and often competing goals, enabling them to work together to produce coordinated and high-quality designs.

You’ll also have excellent client management skills with the ability to present your ideas clearly and effectively, evaluate the ideas of others, and communicate progress, potential issues, and proposed mitigation

Must have

• NRAC consultant accreditation and proven experience of working in the field of inclusive design.
  
  
  

Why Jacobs?

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 programmes, 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.

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.

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 - 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), contact the team..

Your application experience is important to us and we are 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

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

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

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