Project Manager - Water Services (Belfast)

Jacobs

The Role

Overview

Manage delivery of water and environmental projects from design to commissioning

Key Responsibilities

  • scope management
  • budget control
  • regulatory compliance
  • design review
  • progress reporting
  • client liaison

Tasks

-Take ownership of scope, budget, schedule, and risk to ensure successful delivery. -Champion innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement across project delivery. -Ensure compliance with required relevant regulations. -Be the key point of contact for clients, regulators, contractors, and internal stakeholders — strengthening relationships and trust. -Lead multidisciplinary teams through all phases of the project lifecycle — feasibility, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning. -Maintain clear and accurate project documentation, including programmes, cost plans, and progress reports. -Foster a collaborative team environment that supports growth and knowledge sharing. -Oversee technical design reviews and ensure constructability, safety, and environmental compliance.

Requirements

  • apm
  • ice
  • cdm
  • leadership
  • pm tools
  • design‑build

What You Bring

-Professional credentials such as APM Project Management Qualification, or membership with ICE, Engineers Ireland, or an equivalent institution. -Knowledge of compliance with CDM and / or Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, along with all other applicable statutory requirements -Exceptional leadership and communication abilities, with a talent for stakeholder engagement and team collaboration. -Confidence with project management tools and processes, ensuring smooth delivery from start to finish. -Strong technical coordination skills, especially in design and/or Design & Build delivery models. -Proven experience managing water, wastewater, flood management, or environmental protection projects — ideally within Ireland’s infrastructure landscape.

The Company

About Jacobs

-Headquartered in Dallas, it has evolved into a global powerhouse delivering consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery services. -Its portfolio spans transformative projects—clean water systems, data centers, rail expansions, offshore wind roadmaps, and wastewater plants. -Specialising in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, national security & defense, life sciences, transportation and water sectors. -Jacobs has reshaped itself via key moves—spinning off government services, acquiring CH2M in 2017, and exiting traditional oil & gas units. -Projects often tackle high-stakes, complex challenges: wastewater treatment in Vancouver, LIRR station upgrades, and AI data centres in Portugal. -Unusually, the firm shifted its HQ from California to Dallas in 2016 to align with its expanding national and global reach.

Sector Specialisms

Advanced Manufacturing

Cities & Places

Energy

Environmental

National Security & Defense

Life Sciences

Transportation

Water

Cybersecurity and Operational Technology