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Civil Project Engineer

Job Description

Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.  With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

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, 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 

Reporting directly to the Framework Delivery Manger this Sellafield site-based position will develop and execute projects and task associated with the Jacobs Field Solutions Portfolio on the Sellafield Site in Cumbria.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Support the preparation of estimates and budgets.

  • Plan work activities and resources to meet task requirements safely and effectively.

  • Engagement with the client to develop and define the scope via constructability reviews. 

Here’s What You’ll Need:

  • Experience in the management for the Supervisors and Operatives associated with the task.

  • Will be required to pass a Medical to prove fitness to work in a Radiological environment.

  • Requirement to work in radiological environment, wearing relevant PPE.

  • IOSH Managing Safely qualified.

  • NEC3 delivery experience. Understanding of the CDM Regulations 2015.HNC or equivalent in Civil Engineering.

  • Experience of working within nuclear establishments & following Nuclear Professionalism Standards & Expectations 10 years +.

  • In depth knowledge of the legislative, regulatory, quality and environmental requirements relating to nuclear engineering projects.

  • Strong knowledge of the Sellafield working procedures and processes and Experience in working within the Active Area on the Sellafield site.

Candidates must either hold or are able to obtain security clearance.

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.

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.