Tunnel Design engineer

You will play a key role in the design and development of tunnelling projects, ensuring the integrity, safety, and functionality of underground structures. Your responsibilities will include: - Technically leading the TBM tunnel design delivery in single or multi-disciplinary projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards and project specifications. - Developing detailed engineering designs, drawings, and specifications for tunnel alignments, cross-sections, support systems, and lining structures/segments. - Keeping up to date with industry developments, engineering innovations, and best practices with respect to your discipline and other disciplines on a global scale. - Supporting the technical capabilities of the discipline and the company-wide business and maintaining contact with key technical leaders across Jacobs offices and around the world. - Contributing to and leading design reviews in alignment with the Jacobs Management system. - Reviewing and approving drawings and reports of tunnel design, geotechnical design, as well as specifications, and other design documents. - Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including structural, geotechnical, civil engineers, and geologists to integrate geotechnical solutions. - Managing geotechnical risks and proposing mitigation strategies. - Engaging with clients, contractors, and stakeholders to provide expert recommendations. - Driving innovation and utilizing technological advancement. - Conducting field visits and site inspections to monitor construction progress, assess site conditions, and address any design-related issues or modifications. - Ensuring that Health & Safety is embedded into all work practices in line with Jacobs policies. Qualifications required for this role: - BEng/BTech in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering or an equivalent degree, with a minimum of 12 years of post-graduate experience in Tunnel Design. Master's degree in TBM/tunnel/rock engineering preferred. - Regional Experience: Preferred experience working on projects in the Middle East, particularly in the UAE and KSA, either in-country or from a remote design office. - Client Engagement: Strong client-facing skills and experience. - Overseas Travel: No restrictions on traveling overseas (e.g., UAE and KSA) for client meetings and workshops. - Domestic Travel: No restrictions for domestic travel for site visits and client meetings as per the company/project requirements. - Proficiency in tunnel engineering principles, geotechnical engineering, rock mechanics, and ground improvement techniques. - Solid understanding of engineering software such as RocScience Suite, PLAXIS/MIDAS, FLAC/UDEC, SAP2000, or similar tools for geotechnical and structural analysis. - Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex technical challenges in tunnelling projects. - Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders. - Professional Membership: Membership in a relevant professional body is required, and chartered Engineer status is preferred. At Jacobs, you will have the opportunity to work alongside industry leaders, develop your career on key projects in an environment that encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation. Jacobs values people and offers flexible working arrangements, extended leave options, and various social, health, and wellbeing events and initiatives to support your professional growth.,