Project Manager

Your impact

At Jacobs, we're shaping a brighter future through bold solutions in the energy sector. As part of our team, you'll play a crucial role in powering sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our innovative approaches are helping clients in New Zealand and across the globe meet pressing challenges:

• Connecting major renewable energy projects to the grid.
• Creating resilient networks prepared for our energy future.
• Installing renewable infrastructure to decarbonise energy networks.
• Developing wind farms powering thousands of homes.
• Implementing cutting-edge solutions spanning renewable and thermal generation, energy networks, and storage.

Here's what you'll need

The role of Project Manager in our APAC Energy & Power group is to lead High Voltage (up to 220KV) project teams in New Zealand to deliver consultancy engineering services for our clients across Transmission & Distribution, Renewable Energy, including an active portfolio of projects in Solar and Wind, and project work with loyal developer and generation clients.

We are looking for someone who is seeking career enhancement, you could be from a power technical background, looking to transition into dedicated project delivery, a Project Manager with exposure/experience in the power sector, or a passion to contribute to this space, with the aptitude to pick up energy infrastructure. The key areas of focus include:

• Becoming a respected and trusted adviser and attain work through the sureness clients have in your technical skills and ability to deliver their requirements.
• Responsible for hands on project and design direction including HV electrical, civil, mechanical, and structural engineering disciplines.
• Ability to lead and guide a team across a diverse geographic region.
• Collaborate with business groups to plan, scope and deliver coordinated services including commercial obligations, dealing with contracts, time, cost, change management and reporting.
• Demonstrate leadership ability and support the achievement of growth targets in sales and revenue through client interaction and preparing proposals.

Please include a cover letter which explains our interest and passion for working in this sector, highlighting your project delivery experience.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs here.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of diverse perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here.

Our meticulously curated employee benefits support ALL employees throughout every stage of life. From paid parental leave to a lifetime financial allowance for you and your partner to access family forming Fertility & IVF treatment, adoption, and surrogacy assistance along with menopause and Low T treatment.

We are steadfast in our commitment to the wellbeing of you and your loved ones with a comprehensive suite of wellbeing resources supporting you physically, emotionally and financially. This is demonstrated in our company being recognised by WGEA for 12 consecutive years as an employer of choice for gender equality along with our industry leading GOLD employer status by the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

Cultural Support

Māori and Pasifika peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Māori and Pasifika people are invited to nominate a Whanau, family or cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application. No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

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.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.