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At Jacobs, our Energy & Power team is focused on providing a whole system approach, offering end-to-end service to support our clients in energy networks, renewable generation and storage solutions. We are helping our clients meet the challenges faced in countries and cities across the globe, providing innovative solutions to address the challenges of replacing conventional thermal power plants with renewable generation.
A career at Jacobs means working on some of the world’s most exciting projects, solving complex challenges and undertake meaningful work that benefits our communities and the world.

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.

About the Opportunity

Jacobs is committed to playing a leadership role in the Global Energy Transition and fully focused on helping our clients towards their renewable energy ambitions. You will play a lead role on the project execution and delivery of consenting for renewable energy projects including nationally significant offshore and onshore wind, green hydrogen, solar and battery storage. You will be part of a motivated and fast-moving Energy & Power team overseeing the delivery of projects and supporting in preparing winning bids.

You will be the main focal point (internal and external) for the delivery of consents/permits both for marine and land-based parts of projects in development. Your work will support clients from land identification through to planning agreed. You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders including client development & engineering teams, legal advisors and external stakeholders to ensure the efficient delivery of consent related material.

You will be expected to advise clients on key consenting risks and work with technical teams to find solutions to effectively manage these risks.

In summary you will:

Be in charge of the delivery of consent related workstreams for renewable energy projects
Lead stakeholder and client engagement
Management of internal & subcontractor teams
Financial & programme management. Manage and maintain the project consent budget, risk register and schedule.
Represent Jacobs on project and programme management aspects of our delivery.
Actively promote and demonstrate a strong safety culture in project design and working environment
Lead multi-disciplinary teams
Interface with the wider project stakeholders including engineering teams, planners, consultation leads, and lawyers.
Lead on client project communications & enhance client relationships through exceptional communication and active listening skills
Support our Sales and Growth teams to develop relationships with existing customers in the sector, identify new opportunities and build relationships with new clients.

Location
The role will ideally be based at one of Jacobs' offices in the UK or Ireland, however flexibility on location will be considered. Travel to the site may also be required alongside occasional international travel.

What can you expect?

We aim higher. Jacobs want to play a leadership role in Global Energy Transition, making a difference and creating a change. We will support your entrepreneurial mindset to help challenge and bring different, innovative approaches to the way we deliver solutions for our clients. Challenging today. Reinventing tomorrow.

One Jacobs. As a Global business addressing energy transition as a united front, you will be encouraged to join our Community of Practice, knowledge sharing across regions to solve the same problems in the most innovative ways.

We’re invested in you and your success. We want to help you to shape a legacy you’re proud of by promoting the opportunity to impart your knowledge and expertise to budding engineers – supporting and leading them as they develop their own successful career paths.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Our Culture

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, Vetnet, and Women’s – 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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We are looking for candidates with a strong background in renewable energy consenting and EIA with demonstrable experience of applying this knowledge in new and challenging projects

• Demonstrable Project Management experience for complex EIA and Consenting Projects
• A degree qualification in a relevant subject
• Deep Familiarity with DCO, Town and Country Planning Act and/or Irish Planning system
• Knowledge and experience of energy and power sector including electrical transmission, onshore and offshore wind, solar, battery storage, hydrogen and other renewable energy
• Experience of managing large renewables projects from early conception, through consents
• Experience of developing and managing bids for consenting projects
• Experience working with renewable energy developers / owners
• Prior experience of leading project teams and influencing senior stakeholders would be beneficial
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills preferred