Graduate Project Manager - Water & Environment

Graduate Project Manager - Water & Environment (London)

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.

Your impact

Join the Jacobs Graduate Development Program (GDP) and help shape better environments, communities and societies. Bring your passion, creativity and ambition — and together, we’ll create lasting change.

What You’ll Get

Our two ‑ year Graduate Development Program is designed to accelerate your growth as you begin your Jacobs career. Through blended learning, mentoring, progress reviews and networking, you’ll build capability across four key areas: human skills, consulting skills, championing our strategy, and developing your personal passions.

You’ll tailor your learning journey to your interests, career goals and technical strengths — creating a graduate experience that’s uniquely yours. Much of your development will come through real project work, supported by your manager and mentor to ensure you gain the experiences that matter most.

The Graduate Development Program isn't just a steppingstone — it's a launchpad. You’ll gain the tools, exposure and support to unlock your potential, working on meaningful projects and collaborating with industry leaders to deliver solutions to complex challenges.

About the opportunity

Our Water and Environment Business Unit provides a focus for advising our clients on River Engineering and Flood Risk Management solutions including flood defence structures, weirs, gates, sluices, flood storage reservoirs, natural flood management, habitat creation, hydrometric gauging facilities and fish passes. Our integrated Water Catchment Management team comprises in excess of 400 staff based in the UK and Europe, but with reach into the Middle East, Australasia and America.

The Water Catchment Management team has a diverse portfolio of projects with a key focus on flood risk management for the Environment Agency and other Local Authorities. The team work across sectors in integrated catchment management to deliver sustainable environmental solutions.

As a Graduate Project Manager you will support the Project Manager and develop your skills and experience in the following areas;

• Client and Stakeholder Management - working with the client and a wide variety of public and private stakeholders, who all have an interest in the project, to collaboratively work towards a successful outcome for all
• Cost control – estimating,forecasting and monitoring project costs to proactivelyidentifyany issues
• Schedule control – planning a project timeline and monitoring against the schedule to proactivelyidentifyany progress issues
• Quality control – ensuring the quality assurance process is implemented to achieve the highest quality deliverables
• Contract management – understanding the contract and how it isoperatedto clearly communicate with the client
• Team development – how you can support developing a high performing team for all to achieve their highest potential and delivering a successful project with the client
• Technical development – developing an understanding of the technical aspects of the sector you are working in.

You will be supported through the Jacobs Project Management Advancement Program to develop your skills internally and supported through development through a professional body such as Association of Project Managers or a technical instate such as Institution of Civil Engineers.

The start date for this position is September 2027.

Here's what you'll need

• Be working towards a relevant Degree or…