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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.

About the opportunity:

Jacobs has secured multiple multi-year Contracts and Projects with leading Clients in the UK and across the Globe. Jacobs’ Water UK is looking for skilled people to deliver on these fantastic opportunities in the Water Industry and beyond.

We are looking for talented Senior Process Engineers the desire to be part of our UK and wider team – contributing to our community of around 30 process engineers in the UK and our wider Solutions and Technology team, to get involved in a range of interesting and challenging projects across all stages of the urban water cycle. Particular industry focus for ongoing and upcoming work, and topics we are passionate about, include a just, inclusive, Green Recovery, wider benefits throughout the water cycle through implementing Circular Economy and the UK Water Industry’s Net Zero Carbon commitment in response to the Climate Crisis.

As a member of the Europe Water Process team, you would be supported by and work as part of our diverse and dynamic team based in the UK and within our Global Solutions and Technology group. You would be supported by our regional European Water and Wastewater leads, Matthew Streeter and Amanda Lake and our global Water and Wastewater leads Russell Ford and Julian Sandino.

We have roles for both water and wastewater specialists or for those who enjoy both. Whilst this opportunity is to join our UK team, location flexible, a role with Jacobs comes with opportunities to work across a range of Clients from our offices and in secondments – in municipal water and in different sectors on projects across the world

We are looking for enthusiastic problem solvers who enjoy working as part of a large multi-national consultancy. As we move to a more flexible working arrangement, we require our staff to be similarly adaptable, agile and flexible in their approach to working. You will hold an MEng in Chemical Engineering (or equivalent) and will be a chartered Engineer or close to becoming Chartered. You will have had relevant work experience in water and/or wastewater treatment and be an enthusiastic, proactive Engineer with:

• Proven ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary design team, liaising directly with Clients and other project team members
• Comprehensive understanding of Water and Wastewater theory and industry practices, standards and their application
• Experience in the design of water or waste-water non-infrastructure from feasibility stage through to detailed design including development of piping and instrumentation diagrams, control philosophies and detailed process calculations
• Experience in delivering process elements of design on small/medium or large water projects
• Strong Mathematical and Analytical skills including use of MS Excel

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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.

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