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Your impact
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.
A career at Jacobs provides you with the opportunity to make a positive impact and deliver solutions that bring value to our communities and society as a whole. With a huge and growing focus on digital solutions and delivery, our water business provides the full spectrum of consulting services from advisory and engineering through to operations and asset management.
On top of the exposure to challenging projects and career development opportunities, we offer competitive remuneration packages and multiple staff benefits such as paid parental and partner leave, purchase leave, and mental health & wellbeing programs, to name a few.
Here at Jacobs we also support a plethora of flexible working practices such as flexible start/end times, job share arrangements, working from home, and part-time arrangements.
Description
Due to current business opportunities, we are looking to appoint Senior Associate Project Manager to join our fast-growing team for our QLD operations.
The role will be responsible for project delivery, client relationship management, and technical leadership throughout ANZ. You will be instrumental in collaborating with commercial, operational management, sales and technical leaders to create strategies, pursue opportunities and to plan, develop and deliver a range of projects to achieve successful technical and commercial outcomes.
You will support the management of the QLD Water Infrastructure Section and the wider ANZ water group in terms of team development, mentoring and growth, building technical capability and growing the water infrastructure portfolio.
This is an opportunity to join a dedicated and high-performing team of professionals to deliver a range of significant projects for both public and private sector clients both locally and nationally.
The Senior Associate Project Manager responsibilities will include:
Depending on discipline and experience your primary role will be as an associate water engineer (any relevant discipline). In this role
▪ Deliver technically excellent engineering designs and consultancy services. Carry out independently design/review/assurance on Projects.
▪ Assist with driving business development and be responsible for work winning, identify the next opportunities and support the win of the opportunities
▪ Bid preparation and submittals as required, support section leader, project managers in the delivery of financially successful projects.
▪ Develop and maintain strong key client relationships – act as a trusted advisor to a select group of Jacobs key clients across the public and private sector.
▪ Keep abreast of new methods and developments impacting Jacobs in order to recommend change to current or new direction. Track and contribute to industry developments, ensuring
Jacobs is applying the latest technical developments.
▪ Collaborate closely with Jacobs’s client management team to identify emerging opportunities with clients
▪ Assist with and manage projects delivering on cost, on time, and resulting in client satisfaction. Provide design management functions on projects.
▪ Maintain compliance with Jacobs QA procedures, including the deliverables review QA process.
▪ Mentor and facilitate the technical development of more junior resources to meet market requirements.
▪ Promote safety culture within the organisation and with our clients.
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Here's what you'll need
You will lead the Project Delivery and Strategic Planning team within Jacobs QLD/NT Water Infrastructure section, reporting to the section leader. You will be responsible for the
career development, pastoral care, workload balancing and general leadership of the team. You will be a key member of the section leadership team and contribute to the strategic and operational
leadership of the section. You will be delegated to act as the section leader from time to time as required including to cover leave periods.
Join Jacobs and contribute to a world where water engineering solutions not only thrive but set the benchmark for innovation. Apply now to become a Senior Associate Project Manager and be at the forefront of shaping our water future!
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Cultural Support:
We're an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application.
Please note: If you are being represented by a recruitment agency you will not be considered, to be considered you will need to apply directly to Jacobs.
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