Senior Associate Water Engineer, Water Infrastructure

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Your impact

As a Senior Associate Water Engineer you will be responsible for providing consultancy services in the Water Infrastructure and Water Resources markets across the ANZ region.

The role will be responsible for project delivery, client relationship management (including management on our panels), and technical leadership throughout ANZ. The role will be instrumental in collaborating with commercial, operational management, sales and technical leaders to create strategies, pursue opportunities and to plan, develop and deliver a range of projects to achieve successful technical and commercial outcomes.

The role will support the management of the NSW Water Infrastructure and Water Resources Sections and the wider ANZ Water Group in terms of team development and growth, building technical capability, growing client and project portfolios, and specifically ensuring quality service on our panels.

You will undertake project management and strategic consulting for Water Infrastructure and Water Resources projects, as well as technical engineering or modeling based tasks that align with your skills and experience. You will keep abreast of new methods, technologies and developments impacting the industry, Jacobs and our clients in order to contribute to the strategic direction of the group.

You will facilitate Jacobs in maintaining a competitive advantage by identifying strategic pursuits and applying the latest technical developments in project delivery. You will support the ANZ business in work winning activities including client engagement, opportunity 'go no go' assessments, supporting bids and proposals and commercial negotiations.

Through regular industry participation you will maintain and grow strong client relationships, identify emerging opportunities and act as a trusted advisor to a select group of key clients.

You will help maintain compliance with Jacobs QA/QC procedures including commercial reviews and contractual administration. You will facilitate the technical development of less senior personnel and actively engage in a team environment to facilitate knowledge sharing, project planning and resource coordination.

With an uncompromising approach to safety and welfare, you will lead and support safety initiatives and drive Jacobs Beyond Zero culture of caring. You will support the Jacobs water group to ensure it can thrive in a global setting, encouraging cross-geography relationship building and work sharing in order to maximise the benefit of global delivery to our clients and our people

Here's what you'll need

Knowledge and breadth of water services engineering and design

Understanding of the multidisciplinary interfaces in the planning and design of water assets

Understanding of relevant technical standards for design, construction and maintenance

Working knowledge of the local environment and relevant industry

Knowledge sharing in area of expertise within Jacobs

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Cultural Support
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application. No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

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