Jacobs Engineering Group

Market

Transportation

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

As a Rail Engineering Manager, you will be accountable for the day-to-day engineering and technical delivery of work on specific projects. You will support the technical interface between the Project and the engineering disciplines, providing direction, guidance, and support as required. 

Jacobs is looking for a Rail Engineering Manager who will undertake a key role in delivering our clients' requirements. This role offers a fantastic career opportunity while developing your skills and experience under the guidance and mentorship of our industry-recognised senior team. 

About the Opportunity 

Our Rail team provides comprehensive passenger and freight consultancy and engineering services to the rail sector, covering the full spectrum of railway infrastructure requirements. From business case and project development, preliminary appraisal, and feasibility studies through to detailed design, implementation, and operational management advice, we deliver excellence at every stage. 

Your responsibilities will include ensuring a clear understanding of the project remit, defining the scope, and managing the budget for each activity carried out by each discipline. You will facilitate appropriate dialogue between disciplines and, where necessary, between different offices involved in the project. Additionally, you will monitor outputs from the disciplines to ensure they cover all aspects of the remit and are consistent with each other. 

Some of the key responsibilities for this role will include: 

• Support the Project Manager: Control budgets for projects, including key milestones and targets related to time, cost, quality, and safety, ensuring objectives are achieved in line with programme plans. 
• Champion Jacobs Delivery Tools: Ensure consistent use of Jacobs delivery tools and processes, guaranteeing all parties have an agreed understanding of the project and their roles within it. 
• Foster Knowledge Sharing: Promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing, demonstrating adaptability and commitment to supporting others in delivering high-quality service. 
• Leadership: Lead a diverse team, encouraging new ways of thinking to provide an agile delivery environment. 
• Implement Improvement Measures: Share good practices and implement improvement measures as applicable. 
• Monitor Delivery Commitments: Be aware of delivery commitments made by each project discipline, address delivery issues as necessary, and take appropriate action. 
• Technical Support: Provide technical support for Business Development opportunities across Ireland. 
• Manage Interfaces: Oversee interfaces throughout the programme at tactical and programme levels, ensuring System Engineering requirements are applied to project delivery. 
• Author Engineering Management Plans: Develop and maintain engineering management plans. 

We are a progressive and flexible team and offer the opportunity to work from home, subject to business needs. Travel may be required to project and client offices, with occasional overnight stays or longer-term secondments. Opportunities for working overseas may also be available.

Here's what you'll need

• Engineering Degree with proven management experience gained across a range of Irish rail projects in a multi-disciplinary environment 
• Track record of successfully delivering complex multi-disciplinary projects within budget and on schedule 
• Proven ability to engage with, influence, and manage communications at an operational level with the project team and both internal and external stakeholders. 
• Ability to undertake Engineering Manager and Contractors Engineering Manager (CEM) role on rail projects and Designated Project Engineer (DPE) role on rail projects 
• Understand the rail operational environment and constraints to find solutions to operational constraints. 

Our Culture 

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), please 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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Locations

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