Assistant Engineer

Job Description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Your impact Start your Jacobs 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. 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. About The Opportunity To meet our growing business needs and future development aspirations we are looking for an Assistant Wastewater Modeller to support our wastewater network projects. The successful person will become part of a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects and international opportunities. Primary Job Responsibilities Working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver projects within agreed timeframes and budgets and to exceed our clients’ expectations. Work as part of a team being involved in a variety of projects including model build and verification, using existing or new models to understand system performance, and using the model to help the design of system improvements and enhancements to the Wastewater Network ensuring technical excellence and best practice to specification. Undertake the development of modelled engineering solutions to mitigate the effects of development, solve sewer flooding, and address unsatisfactory overflows. Deliver projects to right quality with the technical guidance and support from senior staff. Provide assistance to graduate members of the team on software and basic modelling related queries. Plan and review asset and flow surveys and field investigations. Plan, programme, co-ordinate and write reports for specific projects. Driving health and safety in all aspects of our projects. Communicating and liaising effectively with colleagues, contractors and client. Asking for support at he right time and raising queries in a timely manner. Support the management and Project Manager to ensure the successful delivery of robustly defined technical solutions. We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work. Here's what you'll need Minimum of a Civil Engineering Degree, or similar relevant Degree. 1-4 years of experience in wastewater modelling Working knowledge of using GIS tools (MapInfo, ArcGIS) Proven ability within the water industry with a focus on wastewater network solutions Demonstrable experience of wastewater modelling software such as InfoNet, and InfoWorks CS / ICM, including model build and verification, survey supervision, and optioneering/design of solutions (e.g. DG5 solutions). Able to integrate well into a team and ask questions when required. Show more Show less