Fleet Decarbonisation & Technology Manager, UK

Job description

Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs' greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key focus areas for Jacobs. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About The Opportunity:

The Jacobs Cities & Places team create thriving places across different scales - from regions to cities, neighbourhoods to individual buildings and all through an integrated design approach. We have a tremendous opportunity in front of us to build upon our strengths and develop an interdisciplinary planning, design and delivery practice that is uniquely Jacobs, that sets the direction for the industry and is home to the very best and brightest design thinkers, disruptors, technical experts, visionaries and storytellers.

Our business unit brings together engineers, architects, surveyors, urban designers, project managers and transport planners to provide collaborative and coordinated value design solutions for our clients, both nationally and internationally.

The Jacobs Future Mobility Team are working at the cutting edge of vehicle technology and are supporting clients around the globe to plan, create and operate transport networks of the future. The team have an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in helping us to shape, deliver and grow our portfolio of zero emission fleet and vehicle transition work across multiple markets. You will primarily work across our UK portfolio of clients and contracts whilst supporting other global projects to respond to our clients emerging challenges as they transition to a network of cleaner and smarter mobility that will be enabled and accelerated through the widespread adoption of technology. Our clients in the electric and future mobility market extends to both public and private sector organisations which has allowed our team to develop a strong reputation for innovation and the establishment of an extensive pipeline of transformational projects that will be delivered over the next 24 months.

We are looking for a passionate and solution orientated individual who can be based in any of our UK offices with an expectation to travel to both Jacobs and client offices in line with project and client requirements. Successful candidates will have an inclusive mindset and experience collaborating with a range of stakeholders to shape a compelling case for intervention against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving market. The role is to be based on a Hybrid bases from our offices in London, Manchester or Birmingham.

Some Key Responsibilities:

• Management of strategic relationships and partnerships that Jacobs has established in the fleet electrification and future mobility space to deliver whole lifecycle solutions to our clients
• Client facing with a focus on business development, forming positive and trusted relationships that ensure we fully understand our client challenges and needs, designing innovative and bespoke solutions
• Develop and support thought-leadership pieces through a range of platforms such as conferences, social media and trade press which allows us to introduce new concepts and research to the market
• Providing robust advice to our clients to ensure innovative technologies are being deployed in a way that supports wider local and sub-regional objectives and provides value for money on investment

Here's What You'll Need:

• A background in Fleet Transition and Technology
• Strong experience in EV charging solutions and infrastructure planning and development within the UK and Europe, with a proven track record in leading electromobility solutions and business model innovation in the fleet space
• Ability and experience of looking holistically at equipment, infrastructure needs and costs, power grid requirements, vehicle specifications, total cost of ownership and the operational lifecycle that has supported clients to develop and implement comprehensive fleet transition plans
• Experience and a network in the transportation industry, including product development, services, and key stakeholders - understanding and experience in future technologies including Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric Mobility
• Integration of modes through the design and deployment of concepts such as Mobility Hubs, Digital Twins and Mobility as a Service

Our Culture:

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. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's. Find out more about our employee networks here.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com 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.

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