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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.

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.

Your Impact:

Role and responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for development, delivery and evaluation of high-quality consultations across multiple geographical areas and within different planning regulations (regional training provided where needed)

• Ensure all consultation activities and materials are designed to deliver legal compliance and best practice for obtaining relevant consent or approvals for major infrastructure projects

• Develop and manage communication and engagement strategies to support public consultations, considering any statutory requirements

• Manage data analysis (quantitative and qualitive) and preparation of consultation analysis report

• Development and management of online platforms for consultation in addition to traditional methods have experience or be willing to learn digital methods of working: MS Teams, Zoom, Virtual Event Space and other digital tools

• Consultation event management including planning logistics for road shows, exhibitions, meetings etc including venues, transport

• Manage coordination with technical work streams for production of all required materials, gain appropriate sign off internally and with clients for materials

• Contribute to our growing Consultation Centre of Excellence with training, advocacy and advice

• Some international travel might be required

Here’s What You’ll Need:

Experience and skills required:

• Experience of designing, managing and evaluating public consultation on major infrastructure and environmental projects, working with latest digital techniques

• Experience of engaging with a range of internal and external stakeholders at high level and working with technical teams across different work streams and disciplines

• Confident management and delivery of consultation activities in a fast-moving project environment and ability to respond to change rapidly in time-critical situations

• A proven track record of working in a high performing team through the consultation process

• Comfortable representing stakeholders’ concerns with internal colleagues and clients during the design and development process

• Ability to make often complex language and concepts accessible and understandable to a broad range of people

• Proven ability to perform and multi-task under pressure, respond quickly to changing situations in complex project environments, prepare responses/narrative quickly and clearly and use personal initiative

Knowledge required

• Preferably degree qualified or equivalent experience; preferably in a communications or business management role

• Good understanding of both the legal and political dimensions to consultation and engagement

• Understanding of the engagement and consultation requirements within different geographic planning regimes

Skills

• Excellent written communication and analytical skills

• Data analysis and research skills

• Ability to build relationships quickly and effectively internally and with client organisations

• Ability to understand quickly complex political and public relations issues and sensitivities

• Ability to work in a challenging stakeholder environment

• Ability to motivate and guide a team through the entire consultation process from developing a strategy to analysing and reporting on the consultation responses and outcomes

• The role holder must be able to work flexibly with occasional travel

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. With $13 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.