Maritime Technical Director: Lead Complex Port Projects

Jacobs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Technical Director for Ports & Maritime to lead and shape a wide portfolio of major UK and international projects across maritime, defence, energy and transport sectors. You will provide technical leadership across the lifecycle, oversee multidisciplinary teams and ensure delivery of safe, high‑quality solutions on time and within budget.

You will act as a recognised expert, driving design integration, risk management and governance, while fostering development and

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status.
• Established technical leader with maritime engineering and programme management capability.
• Track record leading multidisciplinary, multi-office teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
• Be recognised as a subject matter expert for complex maritime engineering solutions.
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams to deliver safe, high-quality technical solutions on time and within budget.
• Oversee programme performance, planning, design integration and construction interfaces using collaborative digital delivery and BIM where appropriate.

Skills

Maritime engineering leadership

Programme management

Stakeholder engagement

Safety culture

Mentoring

Education

Chartered Engineer

Tools

BIM (Revit)

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Technical Director for Ports & Maritime to lead and shape a wide portfolio of major UK and international projects across maritime, defence, energy and transport sectors. You will provide technical leadership across the lifecycle, oversee multidisciplinary teams and ensure delivery of safe, high‑quality solutions on time and within budget.

You will act as a recognised expert, driving design integration, risk management and governance, while fostering development and