Project Manager - Water Projects

Jacobs; Województwo małopolskie; Hybrid; PLN 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Short Fridays

LuxMed medical package

Additional life insurance

Holiday allowance

Multisport card co-financing

Psychological care

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Project Manager in Poland to support the delivery of water and environmental projects. This role involves managing projects from concept to completion, ensuring technical excellence and stakeholder satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have experience in water and wastewater projects, including management of infrastructure assets. Offering a full-time contract, flexible working hours, and comprehensive benefits, Jacobs fosters career advancement and collaboration on high-impact projects in a thriving sector.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing water and wastewater projects.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets.
• Experience in Design & Build delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Support or lead projects through all phases: feasibility, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Manage scope, budget, schedule, and risk to ensure successful delivery.
• Act as a key contact for clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Water and wastewater project management

Project management tools (MS Project, Primavera)

Design software (AutoCAD, BIM)

Education

APM Project Management Qualification

Membership of ICE or CIWEM

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

AutoCAD

BIM platforms

Job description

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

We are an international engineering company providing services in the field of technical consulting, design, and investment project management. Our GDC Poland is made of skilled experts and professionals that support local and international projects from offices located in Krakow and Warsaw. They cover the following markets:

• Advanced Facilities
• Water & Environment
• Transportation
• Energy & Power
• Cities & Places
• Digital

By working together in international teams and with different perspectives, we gain the experience that is our collective strength.

Project Manager Position

We are seeking a Project Manager to support the delivery of projects within the water, environmental, and related infrastructure sectors. The role involves managing projects across their full lifecycle, from early concept and planning through design, delivery, and close out. The Project Manager will work within multidisciplinary teams, engage with a range of stakeholders, and contribute to the successful, safe, and sustainable delivery of projects. The role also includes supporting the development of junior project management staff where appropriate.

Whether you’re an experienced leader ready to take on complex programmes or an ambitious professional looking to step up and grow your career, we have opportunities for you. You’ll join our offices in Krakow or Warsaw, reinforcing our teams and supporting major frameworks with United Utilities, Northumbrian Water, Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, and Anglian Water.

You’ll play a key role in delivering detailed design and Design & Build projects in the water and wastewater sector—overseeing infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects from concept through to commissioning, ensuring technical excellence, compliance, and stakeholder satisfaction.

What You’ll Do

• Support or lead projects through all phases: feasibility, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning
• Manage or assist with scope, budget, schedule, and risk to ensure successful delivery
• Contribute to technical reviews, ensuring safety, quality, and compliance
• Act as a key contact for clients and stakeholders
• Maintain project documentation and progress reporting
• Promote innovation, sustainability, and collaboration across teams

What We Will Do

• Provide mentoring and career development opportunities and support
• Local, national and global support through PM networks
• A well-developed training programme and accreditation for Project Management at various levels
• Regular training opportunities
• Agile career opportunities

Here’s What You'll Need

• Proven experience managing water and wastewater projects.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure (pipelines, sewers) and non-infrastructure (treatment plants, pumping stations) assets.
• Experience in Design & Build delivery models and detailed design coordination.
• Desirable APM Project Management Qualification; Membership of ICE or CIWEM.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools (MS Project, Primavera) and design software (AutoCAD, BIM platforms).

We Offer

• Full-time employment contract with salary corresponding to qualifications
• The possibility of working in the office or in a hybrid model
• Flexible working hours
• “Short Fridays" (Monday - Thursday 8.5h, Friday 6h)
• Membership in Jacobs social networks (Women's network, One World, PRISM, Careers Network, Collectively, SpeakUp and others) and participation in initiatives related to their activities
• Benefits package (LuxMed medical package, additional life insurance, holiday allowance, multisport card co-financing, My Benefit cafeteria system, psychological care)
• Holiday allowance ("wczasy pod gruszą")
• Work on high-impact projects shaping the future of water.
• Collaborate with industry-leading clients in a thriving sector.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today and help us deliver the future of water.

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