Inclusive Design Consultant UK wide - Principal or Associate Director

Jacobs; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs recherche un Consultant en Design Inclusif pour participer à la création de projets novateurs au Royaume-Uni et à l'international. Ce rôle requiert une expertise technique solide, une compréhension des exigences des utilisateurs finaux, et une capacité à conduire des changements positifs. Des bénéfices attrayants, y compris des options de flexibilité au travail, sont offerts aux employés.

Benefits

Couverture médicale gratuite

Congés parentaux améliorés

Développement professionnel remboursé

Flexibilité des horaires de travail

Qualifications

• Expérience en design inclusif avec un fort bagage technique.
• Excellentes compétences en communication écrite et technique.
• Compétences en gestion de projets multidisciplinaires.

Responsibilities

• Innover et transformer le paysage du design inclusif.
• Gérer des équipes diversifiées tout en atteignant des objectifs communs.
• Fournir des solutions qui répondent aux besoins des utilisateurs finaux.

Skills

Communication technique

Gestion d'équipe

Sensibilité culturelle

Education

Accréditation NRAC

Diplôme en architecture, facteurs humains

Job description

Inclusive Design Consultant UK wide - Principal or Associate Director 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. * NRAC consultant accreditation and proven experience of working in the field of inclusive design. Excellent technical communication and good written communication skills
* Additional technical accreditation in a relevant field such as architecture, human factors, building surveying, transport planning, etc.
* Evidence of advising on inclusive design across all stages of a project lifecycle
* Excellent understanding of national and/or international legislation, guidance and standards.

Going beyond experience
* Driving innovation and change, and pushing boundaries in terms of the inclusive design landscape.
* Evidence of leading a team and coordination with other disciplines.
* In-depth awareness of end-user requirements, wider industry trends, legislation and guidance.

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

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. [1] 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 - [2] 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 [3] 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), [4] 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 [5] please let us know.

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