Graduate Programme – Civil Engineering/Tunnelling Team

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What you’ll be doing:

At Jacobs, we’re transforming intangible ideas into innovative solutions designing the future - today. 

Our Graduates  work across a range of disciplines including Civil (Bridges/Structural Engineering/River Engineering/Water Engineering), Mechanical (Water Treatment/Building Services), Electrical, Ground Engineering, Tunnelling, Process Engineering, Fire Engineering on a wide ranging and diverse portfolio of projects. Jacobs support clients in some of the most exciting engineering projects in the country and our graduates  work on these projects every day!

The Jacobs Graduate Development Programme is aimed towards giving our graduates the most agile and varied experience during the first years of their career.

More specifically, we are looking for graduates  to join our Ground Engineering and Tunnelling team, which  works on some of the most exciting and challenging projects in the world.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Postgraduate Qualification in Civil Engineering, Geoscience or Tunnelling.
• A passion for  your subject and its application to deliver solutions
• Excellent analytical, technical and communication skills.
• Ability to produce well-presented and accurate reports, drawings and  presentations.
• Interest in  digital ways of working, novel technologies and automation
• Commitment to the development of your career and of Jacobs’ technical capabilities
• Self-motivated and able to work as part of a team.

Ideally, here’s what you’ll also have:

• Master’s Degree or PhD in a relevant subject
• An interest and understanding of  working in the engineering sector
• Full driving licence

We want you to have unlimited learning opportunities and space for growth in order for you to work towards the next stage of your career.

The Essentials

Jacobs require innovation, whether that be technology enabled or not, it requires us to use our ‘Essential Skills’ as well as our technical skills and experiences to positively disrupt and innovate.

It will be our Curiosity, Innovative thinking and Adaptability that allows us to embrace change, it will be our Empathy and Listening capability that allow us to truly understand our client’s requirements.

As we learn to automate some of the activities it will be these ‘Essentials’ that will allow us to offer competitive advantage over our clients and prepare us for the future. We believe that ‘The Essentials’ are the foundation for all of us, to equip us with not just the human skills that allow us to embrace change and bring world class innovation to our clients but also that allow us to explore and shape diverse and creative career opportunities in Jacobs.

Why Jacobs?

Recognised throughout industry as a benchmark of good practice our Graduate Development Programme offers a structured approach to Continuous Professional Development. You’ll benefit from learning that complements chartership progression that will provide both the technical skills, behavioural competencies and business acumen you require to create your future.

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