Overview
At Jacobs, we challenge today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems across cities, environments, and technology. This role provides strategic influence and professional visibility while shaping our technical excellence agenda across UK and European mechanical engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Develop technical and engineering capabilities, challenge existing practices, and embed innovative ways of working.
- Set and maintain robust discipline governance, including technical standards, assurance processes, and continuous improvement.
- Manage risk, change management, and technical oversight at every stage of delivery.
- Foster a supportive and inclusive culture—mentoring and developing talent to enable personal and professional growth with clear career pathways.
- Promote knowledge‑sharing, driving consistency and accessibility of guidance, tools, and best practices.
- Support technical teams by helping to resolve complex project, delivery, and assurance challenges.
Qualifications
- Chartered Mechanical Engineer (CEng).
- Demonstrable track record in creating and driving innovation.
- Comfortable mentoring, coaching, and developing colleagues and teams, ensuring growth of capability footprint while providing clear and structured career growth.
- Extensive experience delivering mechanical engineering solutions within regulated infrastructure environments, such as the water industry.
- Recognised subject matter expert and technical authority in systems and subsystems such as pumping stations, skid systems, dosing systems, tanks, and treatment processes (preliminary, primary, secondary, tertiary), etc.
- Proven ability to provide technical oversight, resolve complex engineering challenges, and support critical projects.
EEO Statement
As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
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