Graduate Stakeholder Engagement - People & Places Solutions

Are you ready to start your career in an inclusive, flexible, and dynamic work environment? 

What are you waiting for? Apply today! 

Join the Jacobs Graduate Development Programme (GDP) and have a meaningful, positive impact on our environments, communities, and societies worldwide. As a Jacobs Graduate you will be part of a larger network of talent who are Challenging Today and Reinventing Tomorrow.

Two of our very own Jacobs Graduates have contributed to this advert – so you’re getting a firsthand account of what it’s like to work for us!

What we do at Jacobs 

We're invested in you and your success. Our People & Places Solutions business focuses on providing solutions to future challenges such as climate change, the need for renewable energy, low carbon economies, transportation, and material resource and waste management.

While we shape some of the very largest and most challenging landmark projects in the UK, we also deliver local projects that protect communities. We lead with the environment and make social and natural capital central to how we solve our clients’ challenges.

We are helping to create the sustainable and resilient cities and communities of the future, making attractive places for all to live and work.

What will you get?

Our Graduate Development Programme is a structured 2-year scheme, aiming to progress Graduates into global project leaders and problem solvers. We provide the framework, mentoring and experience, to help you maximise your skills and ambition across a variety of locations and markets.

On joining our scheme in September 2023, you’ll rapidly gain knowledge of how our company works, where our motivations lie and, most importantly, where you can make innovative contributions to our projects and help us take a step towards a more connected and sustainable world.

About the opportunity

You will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. You will work as part of a diverse and highly skilled team of over 85 stakeholder engagement and communications professionals.

The main purpose of the role is to support the delivery of comprehensive and innovative communications, public consultation and stakeholder engagement across a range of small and large scale projects, making sure communities and local people have the opportunity to be heard.

The team works alongside planners, designers, technologists and engineers as well as clients to provide communications and engagement support and advice. This opportunity in to join our team in Birmingham.  

Here's What You'll Need:

• Qualified to degree level in the relevant subject 
• A flexible and innovative self-starter who’s passionate about developing skills
• An ability to adapt and prioritise appropriately whilst working on a number of varied projects at once
• Enthusiasm and curiosity to apply skills to the solution of real-world problems
• A well-rounded person – have you travelled around the world? Worked in a bar? Been captain of a sports team or volunteered for a charity? Tell us - we’re looking for people with interesting stories and experiences!
• You must have the permanent right to work in the UK.

Selection Process  

• Step 1: Apply Online 
• Step 2: Gamification Assessment 
• Step 3: Interview 

What else we provide 

• A flexible workstyle, embracing a hybrid working pattern and supporting those who need to balance work/life commitments a bit differently than others
• Free single medical cover and digital GP service
• Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships
• An inclusive and diverse work environment, embracing the variety of disciplines, cultures, backgrounds and lifestyles of our employees through our Jacobs Employee Networks
• A focus on safety, health, and wellbeing, prioritising our people through a culture of caring and positive mental health champion network
• Opportunities to give back to our communities through our Collectively program, incorporating matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

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