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Engineer

Jacobs

The Role

Overview

Senior civil/structural engineer delivering substation and steel structure designs.

Key Responsibilities

  • design delivery
  • technical governance
  • coordination
  • client liaison
  • design support
  • structural design

Tasks

-Responsible for contributing in a senior role to the efficient and compliant delivery of all civil and structural engineering design on the project, working with and reporting to the Lead Engineer. -Responsible for ensuring a quality technical design delivery output, technical governance and quality and coordination and interface within a multi discipline project team -Responsible for day-to-day engineering design support, client liaisons in relation to day-to-day structural engineering issues with taking design responsibility for parts of the structural design works on the project.

Requirements

  • autocad
  • staad.pro
  • etabs
  • master’s degree
  • substations
  • 4+ years

What You Bring

-Experience in preparing Detailed drawings. (AutoCAD or MicroStation) preferred but not essential. -Experience of working for UK clients and in particular NG and other network operators will be an added advantage -Experience in preparing Design calculations and Detailed Design Reports essential. -Master’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or another relevant Engineering Discipline. -Experience in Civil Engineering Design of Substations, Foundations, Buildings, steel support structures as per UK and European standards. -Experience in Analysis Software’s like STAAD.Pro, ETABS, SAFE, ROBOT, TEKLA TEDDS preferred. -4+ years of experience in design of Substations both GIS and AIS Substation, Equipment foundations etc -Experience within civil discipline and experience in delivering complex multi-disciplinary projects e.g. Power, Water, Transportation and Buildings will be an added advantage. -Experience in Design of Steel structures such as Substation Buildings. Material handling Structures, Equipment Support Structures, Steel Conveyers, Pipe racks etc.,

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