Jacobs Hiring for Transport Planning Lead – Saudi National at الرياض Full Time

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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:

At Jacobs, we push the limits of what’s possible to make the world smarter, more connected and more sustainable. In our transport work, that means designing innovative solutions to move people and goods safely and efficiently across the globe. When it comes to connecting the people and places of tomorrow, the future of transport depends on us.

Help ‘deliver the amazing’ and be part of Jacobs Transportation team, that is responsible for maintaining and updating the long-range transport plans and the strategic transport visions for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Whether your journey includes keeping pace with capacity building and accelerating technology innovations, ensuring safety and security, or maintaining transport networks, we’re on board to serve all aspects of high‐speed and conventional passenger rail, freight and logistics, mass/public transit and innovative bus solutions. We’re a globally recognized leader in the safe and efficient delivery of transport solutions – from planning, design and development to construction delivery and management.

Due to a forecasted increase in a portfolio of projects, we are seeking a Transport Planning Lead – Saudi National, to be an integral part of the transport planning growth strategy in Riyadh, Saudi. We strive for individuals who can make a difference to the way we do things, who can provide inspirational leadership and drive business development and operational excellence. As Transport Planning Lead, you will be able to develop and grow the transport Planning business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

You will be a technical and project lead for transport planning, as well as providing technical guidance for transport planning advice on large strategic consulting and design projects. Through regular industry participation, you will assist in developing existing and building strong relationships and build a strong external reputation in your area of expertise. You will lead bids for transport planning work and assist with bids for large strategic consulting and design projects as part of this you will often work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

The role will be responsible for project delivery and project management, and for positioning and winning projects involving a range of services. The role will be instrumental in collaborating with commercial, project management and technical leaders to create opportunities for Jacobs to plan, develop, deliver and operate a range of projects.

This role will give you the opportunity to lead on ongoing projects with a series of Saudi clients, as well as supporting and liaising with other Middle East Transport Planning projects and teams.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

As a successful candidate you will be degree qualified in a transport planning or an engineering related discipline. You will have significant experience working on multidisciplinary transport projects of high complexity and a working knowledge of the local environment, relevant industry, particularly working in Saudi Arabia. You will be experienced in client facing with good communication, marketing, sales and leadership skills.

A key attribute you will possess will be the ability to foster inclusive behaviours as well as creating the right working environment for employees. You will continue building on our global culture of caring creating a workplace where we value the safety, positive mental health, inclusion and belonging of all our employees.

Bring your program delivery skills, leadership talent, and client relationship expertise, and we’ll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what drives you – so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

Jacobs. A world where you can.

From our inclusive employee networks, to our positive mental health champions – we are committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally – and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength. We collaborate and share! By supporting one another, we all succeed.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we have gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximise your potential. You will uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities to do good too – from participating in 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 will discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

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.

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