Capability Lead: Economics and Finance

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._
- Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow._

**Your Impact**:
At Jacobs, what we do is more than a job, we work every day to make the world better for all. We're empowering our clients to deliver smarter, more sustainable and more affordable solutions for tomorrow. From optimizing asset performance to developing robust strategic programs, from planning Australia’s next suburban smart town to protecting vulnerable countries against rising oceans - we’re committed to aiming higher in all that we do, because what we do counts.

The **Capability Lead: Economics and Finance** supports the Director of Operations and provides leadership to a Capability within a Performance Unit (PU) as well as Capital Transactions, social value and equity, Asset and Customer Intelligence. The role is responsible in **helping clients to understand their issues to uncover economic benefit and set the stage for long-term financial sustainability as well as leading the growth and development of the Capability**, considering the short to medium term needs for that Capability to be successful in the market. You will provide **consistent leadership and role modelling of Jacobs’ core values**, fostering an inclusive and diverse culture across your capability that embodies Jacobs’ Culture of Caring and prioritises the health and wellbeing of your people. You will use your strong stakeholder engagement skills and extensive knowledge of clients and markets to understand and develop the solutions that clients need and leverage the collective expertise of your team to articulate and deliver those solutions.

You will work closely and collaboratively with other Capability and Section Leaders, Growth and Sales, Market Solutions and other functions to **grow your Capability** across all markets, engaging with clients and external parties to understand and drive demand for the Capability in new and non-traditional markets. You will **set clear direction and provide a strong role model** regarding client focus and responsiveness and your client relationships will help to ensure we can identify and anticipate client needs. Our recruitment, retention and development programs should reflect this need.

The Capability Leader is **responsible for the commercial performance of the Capability (billability and margin)**, ensuring high quality and commercial viability of services provided to the market. You will proactively predict and manage workload within the Capability, managing capacity of your team. You will also **support the relevant Manager of Projects** to manage project delivery risks and timely project delivery involving your Capability. The Capability Leader will facilitate the **integration of your Capability within Jacobs’ global Capability** and ensure that solutions delivered to our clients comply with relevant local standards and are consistent with Jacobs’ global practices.

**_The role is boundaryless and the Capability Lead will contribute to the leadership of Jacobs Strategic Advisory business across ANZ, Asia, and the Middle East, as required. _**_#LI-AP1_**

**Here’s What You’ll Need**:

- A passion for people leadership and the ability to drive a team culture of diversity and inclusivity.
- The ability to build high functioning teams showcasing authentic and empathetic leadership.
- A strategic and innovative mindset coupled with strong business acumen and leadership capabilities (mentoring and coaching).
- Strong communication skills with the ability to contribute to the cascading of information/messages in a way that builds alignment at all levels and drives achievement of key business priorities.

**Jacobs. A world where you can.**

From our inclusive employee networks, to our positive mental health champions - we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximise your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too - from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve yo