Job Description

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. 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.

At Jacobs, we push the limits of what's possible to make the world smarter and more connected. As part of our on-going collaboration with key clients throughout the Middle East and our ambitious growth plans, our Ports & Maritime team is expanding, and we welcome the opportunity to add further talent to Jacobs.

Jacobs Ports and Maritime team are growing and have recently been awarded projects which include Port and Harbour expansion design, large and small Waterfront Developments and Coastal Strategy/Planning Studies. As a Senior or Principal Coastal Modeler, you will have the opportunity to serve as lead or team member on several projects and apply your deep knowledge of metocean data analysis, wave and hydrodynamic modeling, sediment transport in two-dimensions, as well as related coastal processes including alongshore and cross-shore sediment transport, heat/salinity transport, flushing studies, oil spill modeling, etc., to projects within the Middle East region and globally. In addition, your duties will be to:

You will coordinate, guide and monitor the relevant project tasks and deliverables related to the coastal processes scope and interact effectively with all relevant parties, ensuring collaboration and communication with internal and external stakeholders and others such as ocean, coastal and environmental authorities to steward the completion of tasks and projects within budget and schedule. One of your key priorities will include task and project ownership, stakeholder management, and providing support to port, maritime, and coastal engineering design. You will have autonomy over performing and / or reviewing and approving coastal processes numerical modeling and physical model testing related computations as well as any required pre- and post-modeling calculations, generating design criteria, advising on design drawings and specifications and to oversee the metocean elements of port and coastal developments, as well as marine coastal infrastructure components within the affiliated water and wastewater, infrastructure, urban planning and transportation businesses with Jacobs.

You will be responsible for the technical delivery of the tasks or projects including report writing and planning and scheduling of project deliverables. You will also be expected to contribute to the development of the business through writing of technical scope, planning schedules and developing budgets for coastal processes and related infrastructure tasks and projects.

Qualifications

As a successful candidate you will have an advanced degree in Mathematics, Science or Engineering (MS or PhD preferred from a recognized University. You will have experience in major infrastructure projects preferably within ports, marine and coastal engineering delivery functions. You will also possess: -

• Fluency with 2D and 3D numerical modeling tools such as the MIKE by DHI suite, Delft3D tools, TELEMAC, SWAN, USACE tools, etc., is a must.
• Experience with supporting multidisciplinary engineering and design teams, and it is desirable to have experience supporting environmental and planning-related teams and projects.
• Experience with CFD tools, as well as mooring analysis and mooring software (e.g., aNyMOOR.TERMSIM, MIKE 21 MA, Optimoor, etc.) and/or fast-time navigation studies (e.g., using SHIPMA) is beneficial, but not strictly required.
• Experience in meeting with clients and managing staff.

Jacobs. A world where you can.

From our inclusive employee networks, to our positive mental health champions - we are committed to encouraging 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 impact 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 guides 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.