Mechanical Designer

Our People & Places Solutions business - reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do - the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology - we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow._
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**Your Impact**:
A career at Jacobs provides you with the opportunity to make a positive impact and deliver solutions that bring value to our communities and society as a whole. With a huge and growing focus on digital solutions and delivery, our water business provides the full spectrum of consulting services from advisory and engineering through to operations and asset management.

With a workforce of 60,000 operating across much of the globe, we leverage our Solutions and Technology framework for the technical development of our staff and to bring globally innovative ideas to solve our client’s challenges.

On top of the exposure to challenging projects and career development opportunities, we offer competitive remuneration packages and multiple staff benefits such as paid parental and partner leave, purchase leave, and mental health & wellbeing programs, to name a few.

Here at Jacobs we also support a plethora of flexible working practices such as flexible start/end times, job share arrangements, working from home, and part-time arrangements.

**About the Role**

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established thriving business with a strong pipeline of projects. Jacobs has secured multiple major infrastructure projects and multi-year contracts with leading public and private clients.

As Mechanical Designer/3D Modeller, you will be responsible for providing engineering design and management within the design team. The designer will deliver technical 3D model production and drawings for water infrastructure using AutoCAD, Microstation, NavisWorks, & AutoCAD Plant 3D (12D and/or Civil 3D would be an advantage), within a team of technical staff.

You will be familiar with drawings standards of our clients and be an advocate for Jacobs own drawings standards and procedures. As Mechanical Designer, you will provide technical input within the design team, undertaking technical deliverables and reviews.

You will attend and participate in project meetings and manage design deliverables in accordance with Jacobs systems and processes. Oversee compliance with all requirements of design quality system and maintain and build on existing client relationships, whilst supporting and promoting a strong level of service delivery to internal and external clients.

You will have the ability to balance resource requirements to meet pipeline expectations, collaborate with Team and Section leaders. Identify and communicate resource availability/constraints. Participate and promote in resource sharing opportunities. Support Project Managers to manage operational risk, delivery HSE and quality, and identify and address issues that would impact on desired project outcomes.

You will support your Performance Unit (PU) to ensure it can thrive in a global setting, encouraging cross-geography relationships in order to maximise the benefit of global delivery to our clients and our people

**Here’s What You’ll Need**:

- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Plant 3D
- Proficiency in MicroStation
- Proficiency in, or willingness to learn, Civil 3D
- Proficiency in, or willingness to learn, 12D
- Ability and willingness to guide and mentor junior staff for their growth and benefit to our team.
- Inclusive mindset and ability to collaborate across geographies as part of diverse teams.
- Strong communicator across the various platforms which make for a truly flexible workplace.
- Open-minded and willing to adapt with change and transformation.
- Passion for the water industry.

**About the Team**

The Jacobs water business has water infrastructure and water resources capability in every major city around Australia working across a multitude of markets such as Utilities, Government, Transport, Resources, and Energy Transitioning to name a few.

Our team is currently working on projects that have a lasting enduring positive impact on our communities such as advisory services for new water sources for agriculture, flood modelling and engineering services to enable greater connectivity, innovative space saving wastewater sludge treatment projects, and major desalination plants in response to our drying climate.

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