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Our People & Places Solutions business - reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do - the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology - we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.
Further enhance your 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.
Your Impact
We have exciting opportunities to join our fast-growing Water Infrastructure team. As a result of our exciting pipeline of work, delivering some of the most sought-after water infrastructure projects in Australia and New Zealand, we are looking to appoint two experienced Wastewater Process Engineers. This is an opportunity to join a dedicated, experienced and globally connected process team.
Our process team works across a range of embedded water utility programs, standalone local projects, and major national infrastructure projects, covering all delivery phases from up-front strategic planning through to detailed design, services during construction and commissioning. These projects are leveraging our local and global experience to protect and improve the local environments in which they are located, providing the best value to the communities in which we live and work. Our local team has a national reputation for excellence in process design, and a common vision to make our world smarter, more connected and more sustainable.
While these roles are based in our Brisbane team, you will work locally, nationally and globally, helping our valued clients solve the most complex problems in the wastewater industry. Our Market Solutions framework provides access to technical communities of practice and mentoring from our key specialists and global technology leaders. We will provide you with ongoing development opportunities on cutting edge and innovative projects - where you take those opportunities is up to you!
If you share our vision for our local environment, enjoy fast-paced work, are ready to challenge your technical skills and take your career to the next level by working with the world's biggest collection of global water industry professionals and subject matter experts, then this is the opportunity for you.
You'll be responsible for:
· Process design of small to large scale projects in the wastewater industry encompassing aspects of all delivery phases from planning through to commissioning across both existing infrastructure upgrades, and development of greenfield sites.
· Delivering technically excellent Process Engineering designs and consultancy services,
· Assisting with driving business development and being responsible for winning work, identifying opportunities and supporting the wider team for successful delivery.
· Assisting with bid preparation and submittals.
· Developing and maintaining strong key client relationships - acting as a trusted advisor to a select group of Jacobs key clients across the public and private sector.
· Mentoring and facilitating the technical development of junior Process Engineers.
· Promoting a safety culture within the organisation and with our clients.
Here's What You'll Need:
· Tertiary qualifications in Chemical Engineering (Environmental Engineering would also be considered).
· Registration as a Professional Engineer QLD, or the ability to successfully apply within 6 months of appointment to the role.
· Prior consulting experience, or experience demonstrating an ability to work within a challenging consulting environment.
· Significant project planning and design experience across the full project lifecycle.
· Solid technical experience in the process design of wastewater treatment plants including biological nutrient removal processes, chemical treatment processes, biosolids treatment, energy and resource recovery, and process controls and instrumentation.
· Experience in modelling wastewater treatment processes using process simulation tools such as BioWin, SUMO and others.
· A strategic mindset, with experience integrating complex systems into options and solution development (such as wastewater treatment, biosolids management, and receiving environments) - with a strong focus on customer and environmental outcomes.
· Experience/capability across core Process Engineering skills such as:
o Adaptive system planning, master planning, and strategy development
o Feasibility study development, options analysis and selection
o Concept and detailed design documentation development and specification
o Data analysis
o Mass and energy balances and process flow diagrams, and P&ID development
o Wastewater treatment process calculations and specifications
o Analysis of risks and opportunities for both Jacobs and the Client.
· Problem definition skills, applying critical thinking to understanding the cause, magnitude and impact of engineering problems.
· A collaborative mindset that values and acts on the input of a wide range of stakeholders to deliver the best project outcomes (e.g. other engineering disciplines, environmental scientists, plant managers and operators, Client representatives).
· Demonstrated experience in technical quality assurance with development of high-quality deliverables, maintaining calculation and decision records.
· Excellent presentation and engineering report writing skills.
· Strong communication skills with a proven ability to forge strong trusted relationships with clients and communicate technical concepts in a clear and concise manner, both with clients and the internal team.
· Proactive and motivated, with strong self-management skills.
· A team player, focused on the development and promotion of a high functioning team.
Jacobs. A world where you can.
At Jacobs, we support your personal life and career journeys. From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions, we're committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working to help you uncover a working arrangement that delivers the flexibility, tools and space to maximise your potential.
We're the 2023 winners of the Consult Australia People First Award for our suite of employee benefits that support all our employees in all stages of their personal and professional lives.
For the 6 th consecutive year, we've been named an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (Australia). In New Zealand, we're a founding member of The Diversity Agenda and are committed to making our industry more inclusive and diverse. In Australia, our Reconciliation journey continues to be a considerable focus across all levels of the Jacobs community as we progress our Innovate level Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
Our Bronze Employer status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion recognises our progress in creating an environment where our Jacobs employees can bring their whole selves to work.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we're inclusive, we're more connected, and if diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, 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 eight global Jacobs employee networks centred on driving inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and our Women's Network - find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here. (https://www.jacobs.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity)
No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals - all at a single global company.
We're an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application.
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Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from marginalised or underrepresented backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification. At Jacobs, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align with every requirement in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.
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