At Jacobs, we push the limits of what’s possible to make the world smarter, more connected, and more sustainable. In our water business, this means delivering resilient and efficient water and wastewater conveyance systems that support communities and enable sustainable growth.
As a Lead Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering complex conveyance projects, leading engineering teams, managing technical delivery, and ensuring high-quality outcomes across planning, modelling, and detailed design assignments.
Role Outline / Responsibilities
As a Lead Engineer – Conveyance, you will provide day-to-day technical leadership for water and wastewater network projects and support multidisciplinary project delivery teams.
Key Duties
- Lead the planning, modelling, and design of water distribution and wastewater collection systems.
- Perform and review hydraulic analyses for water and wastewater networks.
- Lead development and review of:
- Network layouts and system configurations
- Pipeline sizing calculations
- Hydraulic profiles
- Pumping and rising main assessments
- Technical reports and design documentation
- Support master planning studies including:
- Demand forecasting
- Load assessment
- Capacity assessment
- Network expansion planning
- Undertake network optioneering and evaluate alternative solutions based on technical, operational, and whole-life cost considerations.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including treatment, civil, mechanical, electrical, BIM, and GIS disciplines.
- Review engineering calculations, drawings, and reports prepared by team members.
- Ensure compliance with project requirements, client specifications, and applicable design standards.
- Support project managers in planning, monitoring, and delivering project tasks within agreed schedules and budgets.
- Participate in client meetings, technical workshops, and design reviews.
- Contribute to technical proposals, fee estimates, and bid submissions.
- Identify project risks and support mitigation planning.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to project teams.
- Support implementation of digital delivery and BIM-enabled workflows.
Must Have
Preferred
- InfoWorks ICM
- InfoWater WS Pro
- ArcGIS Pro
- QGIS
- Civil 3D
Navisworks
Key Behaviors
- Strong technical and analytical skills.
- Proactive and solution-oriented approach.
- Effective leadership and team collaboration abilities.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and project deadlines.
