Lead Engineer-Water

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Your impact

At Jacobs, we push the limits of what’s possible to make the world smarter, more connected, and more sustainable.

In our water business, this means delivering resilient and efficient water and wastewater conveyance systems that support communities and enable sustainable growth.

As a Lead Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering complex conveyance projects, leading engineering teams, managing technical delivery, and ensuring high-quality outcomes across planning, modelling, and detailed design assignments.

As a

, you will provide day-to-day technical leadership for water and wastewater network projects and support multidisciplinary project delivery teams.

• Lead the planning, modelling, and design of water distribution and wastewater collection systems.
• Perform and review hydraulic analyses for water and wastewater networks.
• Lead development and review of

• Network layouts and system configurations

• Pipeline sizing calculations

• Hydraulic profiles

• Pumping and rising main assessments

• Technical reports and design documentation

• Support master planning studies including

• Demand forecasting

• Load assessment

• Capacity assessment

• Network expansion planning

• Undertake network optioneering and evaluate alternative solutions based on technical, operational, and whole-life cost considerations.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including treatment, civil, mechanical, electrical, BIM, and GIS disciplines.
• Review engineering calculations, drawings, and reports prepared by team members.
• Ensure compliance with project requirements, client specifications, and applicable design standards.
• Support project managers in planning, monitoring, and delivering project tasks within agreed schedules and budgets.
• Participate in client meetings, technical workshops, and design reviews.
• Contribute to technical proposals, fee estimates, and bid submissions.
• Identify project risks and support mitigation planning.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to project teams.
• Support implementation of digital delivery and BIM-enabled workflows.

• WaterGEMS
• SewerGEMS

Preferred

• InfoWorks ICM

• ArcGIS Pro
• QGIS
• Civil 3D
• Navisworks

• Strong technical and analytical skills.
• Proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• Effective leadership and team collaboration abilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and project deadlines.

Here's what you'll need

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years of experience in water and wastewater conveyance planning and design.
• Proven experience in hydraulic modelling and network design.
• Strong understanding of

• Water distribution systems

• Wastewater collection systems

• Pump stations and rising mains

• Network optimization principles

• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Experience reviewing technical deliverables and providing technical direction to project teams.
• Experience in client interactions and technical presentations.
• Familiarity with BIM-enabled project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience on international infrastructure projects.

Preferred

• Master's Degree in Water Resources, Hydraulic, or Environmental Engineering.

At Jacobs we value people.

Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients’ expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation.

To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it’s all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

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.

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