Senior Associate - #1779847
Jacobs
Date: 6 hours ago
City: Leeds
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day

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
In this role you will play a key role in the continued development of our integrated catchment-based solutions team helping Jacobs ensure we become the market leading convenor and integrator in this sector.
As a seasoned practioner in the water industry you will utilise your experience to design and deliver bespoke solutions across the flood risk management and the national environment programme (water resources, environmental quality and nature recovery). You will develop innovative enablers such as appraisal, funding and finance, modelling, optimisation, strategy and digital delivery, creating a strategic and operational vision that unlocks opportunities across the markets.
Remit of the role will include
Here's what you'll need
We would warmly welcom applications or notes of interest from candidates who
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 – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – 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’re 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.
Your impact
In this role you will play a key role in the continued development of our integrated catchment-based solutions team helping Jacobs ensure we become the market leading convenor and integrator in this sector.
As a seasoned practioner in the water industry you will utilise your experience to design and deliver bespoke solutions across the flood risk management and the national environment programme (water resources, environmental quality and nature recovery). You will develop innovative enablers such as appraisal, funding and finance, modelling, optimisation, strategy and digital delivery, creating a strategic and operational vision that unlocks opportunities across the markets.
Remit of the role will include
- Foster collaboration with and between clients and partners to create pioneering, system-scale and place-based solutions.
- Develop and integrate tools and processes across a wide variety of specialist technical functions.
- Identify and create shared value, through awareness of co-funding, supporting the co-creation of solutions
- Contribute to project delivery across a wider portfolio of sectors.
- Provide high quality advice as a subject matter expert for a variety of infrastructure projects
- Take a lead role is bids and proposals.
- Partner with industry to fully understand long term strategies required to ensure our capability footprint and solutions exceed expectations.
Here's what you'll need
We would warmly welcom applications or notes of interest from candidates who
- Are Degree qualified
- Posses a sound knowledge of the Water, Flood Risk and Environmental industries.
- Have a demonstrable and established track record in the development and delivery of Environmental, Sustainable and Integrated solutions.
- Can demonstrate significant Stakeholder engagment expertise.
- Are comfortable nuturing and establishing collaborative delivery solutions.
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 – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – 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’re 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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