Inclusive Design Professionals London, England
Job description
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
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.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the opportunity
Our Inclusive Design team in London are seeking a number of Inclusive Design Professionals to help deliver our operational growth plan that requires specialist input to develop solutions to various challenges at all project stages, and on a variety of projects internationally. The Inclusive Design team at Jacobs is made up of a broad range of technical specialisms including; architecture, town planning, data and analytics, building engineering, transport planning and user experience/ in operation. We are keen to hear from professionals with transport and human factors backgrounds in particular.
We adopt a unique technical, engineering-based approach to delivering a built environment that works for the maximum range of people. Informed by research, data and evidence, we deliver solutions that are relevant and future proofed. We go beyond ‘access for disabled people’ to seamlessly meet the requirements of a diverse population, within our projects.
Building on the existing capability within Jacobs, our innovative inclusive design team input into the company’s future pipeline of UK based and international work, in addition to undertaking standalone inclusive design work. We seek additional strategic thinking inclusive design professionals who can demonstrate passion, flair and expertise, who will report to the Head of Inclusive Design.
- Recognised expertise in the discipline, and a proven track record advising on inclusive design and working with key stakeholders, clients, and organisations.
- Pragmatic passion for innovation and futureproofing developments.
- A good working knowledge of UK and European legislation.
- Experience of working with data, research and evidence to inform and develop solutions.
- Where relevant transport or human factors qualifications and accreditation.
- Have achieved or be working towards NRAC consultant level accreditation.
- The drive and passion to push forwards and progress inclusive design on a large scale.
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
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