Associate Civil Engineer

at  Jacobs Engineering Group Inc

YOUR IMPACT:

Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the “why” of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we’re integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.
Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.
At Jacobs, we don’t settle – we’re always looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our expertise and knowledge as we look into the future with great optimism and focus. We don’t settle until we give our best and know that we’re making a difference.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our fun loving, sociable Water Infrastructure team. We have an exciting pipeline of work, and we are delivering the most sought-after water infrastructure projects in Australia and New Zealand. As a result, we are growing ostensibly and regularly collaborate with our Australian peers for both learning and project work. We will encourage and support your career journey with a flexible work environment and exciting range of projects and challenges to work on.
Jacobs is rare within the water industry in that we use a global team of experts to deliver local projects. Our team regularly work with our specialists over in the USA, Europe and elsewhere. There are not many projects we deliver using only Australia-based resources, working for Jacobs means access to this global expertise and world leading innovation.
The power of Jacobs is that we do almost everything – we even work with NASA. That means if there’s a complex problem you are faced with, there’s always someone helpful within our 50,000 strong team you can call on for advice.

YOUR IMPACT

We are looking for a talented and driven Associate Civil Engineers to join our Water Infrastructure Team, based in either Brisbane or Adelaide. These key roles are required to actively deliver some of the most sought-after water infrastructure projects in Australia and New Zealand.
This is an opportunity to join a dedicated, experienced and globally connected team. Our water infrastructure team includes civil, electrical, instrumentation and control, mechanical, process, and structural engineers, which allows us to deliver entire projects within our water group. Our team works across a range of embedded water utility programs, standalone local projects, and major national infrastructure projects, covering all delivery phases from up-front strategic planning through to detailed design, and services during construction and commissioning.
Whilst we are seeking resources for our Brisbane and Adelaide teams, you will work locally, nationally and globally, helping our valued clients solve complex problems. Our Market Solutions framework provides access to technical communities of practice and mentoring from our key specialists and global technology leaders. We will provide you with ongoing development opportunities on cutting edge and innovative projects – where you take those opportunities is up to you!

ACCESSIBILITY

Please contact the team if you require support or reasonable adjustments regarding our recruitment process (for example, you need the application form in a different format).
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from marginalised or underrepresented backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification. At Jacobs, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align with every requirement in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles

• Delivering technically excellent civil engineering designs and consultancy services for small to large scale projects in the water industry. Projects will encompass all delivery phases for both existing infrastructure and greenfield sites.
• Assisting with driving business development through supporting bids, identifying opportunities, and supporting the wider team for successful delivery.
• Developing and maintaining strong key client relationships – acting as a trusted advisor to a select group of Jacobs key clients across the public and private sectors.
• Mentoring and facilitating the technical development of junior civil engineers.
• Promoting a safety culture within the organisation and with our clients.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer QLD, or the ability to successfully apply within 6 months of appointment to the role.
• Significant civil engineering experience with water infrastructure projects including water treatment, wastewater treatment, networks (water & sewer) and/or bulk water systems.
• Prior consulting experience, or experience demonstrating an ability to work within a challenging consulting environment.
• Demonstrated experience in technical quality assurance with development of high-quality deliverables, maintaining calculation and decision records.
• Excellent presentation and engineering report writing skills.
• Strong communication skills with a proven ability to forge strong trusted relationships with clients and communicate technical concepts in a clear and concise manner, both with clients and the internal team.
• Proactive and motivated, with strong self-management skills.
• A team player, focused on the development and promotion of a high functioning team.