Civil Engineer - Water - #1800094
Jacobs
Date: 16 hours ago
City: Belfast
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
In Ireland, our expanding Water team, with offices in Dublin, Cork, and Belfast, is renowned for tackling high-profile, challenging projects. We offer multidisciplinary solutions in water, wastewater, environment, and flood management. From feasibility studies and planning to design, construction management, and operations and maintenance, we combine the talent and expertise needed to achieve success.
Successful candidates will have the chance to showcase and develop their experience and skills while contributing to Ireland's future water infrastructure. Opportunities will include involvement in a variety of projects, from strategic planning for water resources to the execution of individual projects and programs aimed at upgrading and creating new water and wastewater assets.
Candidates will collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams, engaging with civil, mechanical, electrical, environmental, and communication experts. Those with relevant skills, even without prior water sector experience, are encouraged to apply.
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Here's what you'll need
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, Women and Vetnet. Find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. 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.
Your impact
In Ireland, our expanding Water team, with offices in Dublin, Cork, and Belfast, is renowned for tackling high-profile, challenging projects. We offer multidisciplinary solutions in water, wastewater, environment, and flood management. From feasibility studies and planning to design, construction management, and operations and maintenance, we combine the talent and expertise needed to achieve success.
Successful candidates will have the chance to showcase and develop their experience and skills while contributing to Ireland's future water infrastructure. Opportunities will include involvement in a variety of projects, from strategic planning for water resources to the execution of individual projects and programs aimed at upgrading and creating new water and wastewater assets.
Candidates will collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams, engaging with civil, mechanical, electrical, environmental, and communication experts. Those with relevant skills, even without prior water sector experience, are encouraged to apply.
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Here's what you'll need
- Experience in the water or wastewater engineering industry
- Minimum of an accredited Honours STEM Degree (NFQ Level 8) and working towards Chartership or equivalent.
- Demonstrable technical or design skills.
- Experience of, or be able to demonstrate ability of, mentoring or supporting junior staff.
- Interest in future technologies and knowledge about the challenges within industry, including; data, carbon and sustainability.
- Understanding/ awareness of Project Management principals including scheduling, budgeting and contracts.
- Up to 10% company contribution into their pension
- Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships
- Opportunity to buy/sell annual leave
- Free employee medical cover and digital GP service
- Enhanced parental leave pay
- Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefit provided by Carrot
- Hybrid working
- Part-time roles
- Flexible working hours
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, Women and Vetnet. Find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. 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.
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