Inclusive Design Consultant - UK Wide

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

Our Cities & Places team in UK is currently seeking an experienced Inclusive Design professional to join us in delivering a range of projects, in the UK and around the world. As a successful candidate you will have a strong technical background and evidence of going beyond the minimum, pushing boundaries and challenging the accepted.

At Jacobs, the Inclusive Design team follow a technical, engineering and social understanding to create welcoming spaces that promote participation and work seamlessly for everyone.

If successful, you will contribute to projects both in the UK and internationally, helping shape environments that are welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for diverse populations.

This means that your designs would help reduce barriers and promote participation for all users, not just those with visible disabilities.

Your designs will also drive innovation and change, and push boundaries within the inclusive design landscape.

Your work, informed by research, data and evidence will deliver future-proofed solutions that serve end-user requirements relating to age, gender, gender identity, disability, faith and cultural background.

Here's what you'll need

• NRAC consultant accreditation and proven experience of working in the field of inclusive design.
• We’ll need you to be an excellent communicator with well-rounded people skills as you will manage diverse teams with different and often competing goals, enabling them to work together to produce coordinated and high-quality designs
• You’ll also have excellent client management skills with the ability to present your ideas clearly and effectively, evaluate the ideas of others, and communicate progress, potential issues, and proposed mitigation.
  
  
  

Our colleagues enjoy project diversity and global reach within collaborative and innovative work environment as well as opportunities for professional growth and development.

We are committed to sustainability and cutting-edge technologies that will enhance your skills whilst also offering competitive compensation and benefits package including

Up to 10% pension

24 days (+10 days bought) holidays

Free medical and income protection insurance and many more!

Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. 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.

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.

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 different 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.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain talent from a wide range of backgrounds. 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.

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.