Programme Manager Are you an original thinker with experience of leading complex infrastructure programmes, in Water, Cities, Transportation, Defence or Energy? YES? Then develop your career with Jacobs Jacobs' commitment to our employees' work/life balance and the corporate benefits we offer are truly fantastic. WE OFFER Competitive salary Fantastic work-life balance and flexibility: hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations 24 days holiday option to buy a further 10 days Single medical cover and Digital GP service with option to add partner and family Fertility healthcare and family planning Enhanced parental leave pay, free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes Enhanced pension contributions 4 Life assurance at 4x salary Income protection Online Wellbeing hub with free access to paid apps such as Calm and Daily Burn Professional membership fees and CPD Charity matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations THE WORK We are an international leader in the set-up and delivery of Major Programmes and are currently leading over 100 of the world's largest and most complex built environment infrastructure programmes. Our Europe team support clients and our colleagues across the water, transport, defence, cities & places and energy sectors. The team comprises over 700 professionals spanning capabilities such as Programme Delivery, Programme Performance and Improvement, Initiation and Advisory services. The Complex Delivery Management team provides strategic advice and deliver to our clients across both private sector and government infrastructure major programmes. This covers all phases of the programme life cycle, informed by our operational knowledge and deep functional expertise. By integrating both strategic and technical expertise we serve the "whole client" from the executive leadership to those who procure, deliver projects and operations. THE ROLE As a Programme Manager within the team, you will lead complex projects and programmes as a client facing lead. You will be experienced in and responsible for leading multi-disciplinary project teams, drawn from across the Jacobs business to execute and deliver solutions for clients. You will be comfortable providing strategic advice to senior leadership within client organisations as a trusted advisor; this could include managing design teams, acting as part of an integrated client team, providing strategic advice, managing specific packages or projects or overall programmes of work. You will be part of our team developing prospects, acting as a lead on sales activity to deliver sustainable growth and supporting strategic positioning for specific opportunities. This involves working closely with our project teams to identify how best we can support our clients, building our market position in delivering Complex Programmes and winning profitable work. This includes across Europe and contributing to globally opportunities as required You will provide appropriate guidance and mentorship to help develop less experienced team members and be an active member of our communities of practice, providing thought leadership and enhancing our reach and role in the wider industry. ESSENTIAL SKILLS The successful Programme Manager should possess significant experience of managing complex infrastructure programmes across the built environment throughout the entire project lifecycle. As a leader and decision maker you will have the ability to delegate, motivate and empower individuals and teams. You will possess strong attention to detail, and experience of producing high quality technical reports. You will have strong organisational, management, analytical and research skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at any one time. You will be experienced in working within teams within fast-paced environment. You will be a strategic thinker with the ability to critically analyse different sources of information and draw conclusions of cross-cutting themes. You will be a problem solver and have the ability to provide innovative solutions to help overcome client and technical challenges. You will also have exceptional listening, communication, influencing and presentation skills. Must be able to work well with people at all levels from C-Suite to external teams. Bachelor or Masters Degree in an Engineering or Construction-related subject (or equivalent). Good interpersonal and organisational skills to lead meetings and build relationships across operational and sales teams. DESIRABLE SKILLS Recognised Qualification such as Chartered Civil Engineer, Chartered Project Professional (or other relevant professional qualification) or be working towards one and experience of industry project and programme management standards such as - MSP and PRINCE2, Management of Risk. 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