Lead Designer - Concrete & Structural

Market
Energy

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The significant growth in resources demand driven by the energy transition and population growth, positions Jacobs to be the partner of choice for mining and resources clients. Our Australian based Resources Hub aspires to accelerate a solutions-focused agenda concentrating on project delivery, decarbonising operations, ESG commitments and digital enablement. 

As a company that values Global Integrated Delivery (GID) to maximise expertise and value to our clients, Jacobs is growing its capability in mining and metals in India to integrate with the Australian Resources Hub.

We are looking for motivated people to join the organisation through this exciting time.

The Senior Engineer for Structural reports to the Discipline Lead for the Mining and Metals Sector.  The position will provide consistent leadership and role modelling of Jacobs’ core values, fostering an inclusive and diverse culture across the Sector that embodies Jacobs’ Culture of Caring and prioritises the health and wellbeing of people. You will set clear direction regarding client focus and responsiveness and will help to ensure we can identify and anticipate client needs.

This role will focus on the delivery of key opportunities within the new energy and resources sector, including studies from our clients in new energy and resources and downstream delivery phases of studies and sustaining capital works. The role will work alongside Engineers and Technicians, providing project delivery, design management and project management.  The role will support the management of the section in terms of team development and growth, building design capability and growing the portfolio within Jacobs.  Key to this role will be interfacing with the ANZ Resource Hub Teams in order to improve delivery capability to meet targets.

Key elements of your role include:

•Work collaboratively with other team members to deliver goals and targets of the team and sector to ensure they thrive in a global setting, encouraging cross-geography relationships in order to maximise the benefit of global delivery to our clients and our people. 

•Collaborating with commercial, project management and technical leaders to create opportunities for Jacobs to plan, develop, deliver and operate a range of projects in the new energy and resources market. 

•Work alongside Senior, Associate and Principal Engineers to achieve the best outcomes for project delivery. 

•Good communication skills:

oInterface between all stakeholders.

oReport writing (technical, progress etc).

oGood computer literacy.

oInterfacing positively and successfully with our Jacobs virtual teaming groups will be an important part of this role.

•Ensure tasks undertaken are understood completely before starting. 

•Contribute to the multi-disciplinary engineering elements in delivery of study and delivery phases of projects (with a focus on structural engineering). This will require working with local and regional delivery as well as the ANZ Resource Hub in order to build and improve delivery within the sector.

•As a structural engineer you will be hands on in engineering delivery, project-and design management of technically excellent engineering designs for financially successful consultancy services whilst achieving excellent client satisfaction. 

•Support the discipline leaders and project managers in the on-time delivery of projects. 

•Attend key client meetings where possible to gain an understanding of the relationships that we aspire to develop and maintain to become a trusted advisor across the sector.

•Maintain compliance with Jacobs QA procedures, including the deliverables review QA process.

•Meet and balance scope of deliverables with time allocation.

•Careful application of industry experience with limited guidance. 

•Mentor and facilitate the technical development of more junior resources to meet market requirements. 

Here's what you'll need

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, from a University with professional recognition by The Institution of Engineers India (Professional recognition by Engineers Australia is preferred)Membership of Institute of Engineers India and Chartered Engineer Status/or actively working towards achieving.
• Developed analytical skills and attentive to detail
• Listens effectively and clearly presents information; fosters two-way communications. Adapts communication to others. Demonstrates influence, building support for ideas, presenting alternatives and recommendationsProactive in completion of tasks and identifying opportunities to assist 
• Organises work according to project and time management principles and process
• Is willing to respond to changing situations and acquire new/more effective behaviours as context and roles change
• Excellent written and spoken EnglishGood interpersonal skills. Develops others and acts as mentor. Supports individual development and improvement and is positive about potential in others
• Sets SMART goals and works consistently to meet established expectations and required performance levels
• Ability to direct and supervise mid-level and junior staffActively reflects on own skills and effectiveness and seeks to identify and implement improvement plans. Seeks tasks to develop skills and knows when to ask for assistance
• Delivery focused and accepts ownership and responsibility for own work and that of others in the team
• Initiative and enthusiasm
• Knowledge of client approval processes and application to project deliveryExperience in delivering EPC and/or EPCM (not essential but held in high regard) 
• Travel Policy and Procedures
• Customer Focus
• Responds to identified market and client needs to recommend targeted hiring opportunities. Support the development and retention of client valued talent.
• Articulates and role models clear expectations on client responsiveness, client orientation, delivery efficiency and solution innovation within the Section. 
• Actively builds relationships within Focus20/Focus100 clients and strategic clients.Situational Adaptability
• Supports the Section/Discipline Leader to adapt or shift priorities in response to the needs of clients, or the organisation. Support Section members to be flexible in a changing, competitive environment by being a role model for adaptability.
• Supports the development of a strong flexibility culture that values and celebrates a range of contributions.Courage
• Actively role models and consistently demonstrates Jacobs' core values. 
• Empowered to do things right, pursue bold solutions, challenge the accepted and bring to life our Culture of Caring.
• Boldly engages with clients. Ensures our people are inspired to challenge traditional ways of doing things and strives for innovation while maintaining outstanding client experience.Builds Effective Teams
• Empowers and supports your team to thrive in a global setting. Uses E3 to set clear objectives, coaching and connecting individual goals and with accountability for PU and business performance. 
• Supports the Section/Discipline Leader to hire, develop and retain talent to support client needs.
• Actively resources from across the organisation to create best for project outcomes, including GID.

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At Jacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients’ expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it’s all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

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