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The world needs innovators and problem solvers who turn challenges into greater opportunities.
At Jacobs, we make the world smarter, more connected and more sustainable. Together, we’re pushing the limits of what’s possible. We stay ahead to create the new standards our future needs.
Are you ready to apply your learning to real life projects? To explore your potential and work as a team to develop solutions? Then why not 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?
What we're looking for
We are looking for the brightest most innovative undergraduates to join us to Challenge Today and Reinvent Tomorrow. Our industrial placement students are innovators, disruptors and passionate about taking on this challenge!
Our 12-month long industrial placement programme offers you the chance to develop your technical, consultation and environmental skills alongside developing key business and leadership skills such as business development, people leadership, business management and digital. With dedicated leadership support, an agile approach to learning and developing we will help you develop your skills and follow your passions and develop hands-on experience in the breadth and depth of our amazing business.
Whatever your discipline and aspirations, the Jacobs industrial placement programme offers an agile and diverse first step towards a challenging and rewarding career. What we do is more than a job, we work every day to make the world better for all. Everything we do – is more than projects outlined in proposal requests. They’re our challenges as human beings, too.
At Jacobs, we’re transforming intangible ideas into innovative solutions designing the future – today. Be part of it – apply to join Jacobs today…
About the opportunity
Our industrial placement students work across a range of disciplines spanning Consulting and Engineering.
They come from any Engineering background – Civil (Bridges/Structural Engineering/River Engineering/Water Engineering), Mechanical (Water Treatment/Building Services), Electrical, Geotechnical, Process Engineering, Fire Engineering on a wide ranging and diverse portfolio of projects. Jacobs support clients in some of the most exciting engineering projects in the country and our graduate engineers work on these projects every day!
The Jacobs industrial placement programme is aimed towards giving you the most agile and varied experience. An in-depth taste of life at Jacobs and all the fantastic opportunities your future holds.
What you'll need
- A passion for tackling problems
- Working towards Masters or Bachelors in a STEAM Discipline
- Excellent analytical and technical skills
- Able to produce well-presented and accurate drawings and reports.
- Interest in new, digital ways of working, technologies and automation
- Committed to work and capable of managing own tasks, costs and meeting deadlines.
- Self-motivated and able to work as part of a team.
- Good IT skills
Ideally, here’s what you’ll also have
- Proven communication skills; both verbally and written
- Demonstrated a previous interest in working in the Engineering Sector
- Full driving licence
We want you to have unlimited learning opportunities and space for growth in order for you to work towards the next stage of your career.
Why Jacobs?
We clear the way for inventive thinking so you have the support, means and space to deliver the boldest solutions for the extraordinary and every day. Jacobs. A world where you can.
This year long placement will provide a great insight into working for Jacobs and may lead to a full-time opportunity following graduation. Recognised throughout industry as a benchmark of good practice our Graduate Development Programme offers a structured approach to Continuous Professional Development. You’ll benefit from learning that complements chartership progression that will provide both the technical skills, behavioural competencies and business acumen you require to create your future.
Our culture
We’re invested in you and your success. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
We aim to make inclusion and diversity core attributes of our identity, embedded in all our employment and business practices in all locations. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.co.uk to view and access our roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
Successful candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard Pre-Employment check and will be required to undergo various checks including: Identity, Right to Work; Employment/Education History and Criminal Record. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed or rejected.
