Principal Inclusive Design Consultant - UK Wide

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Make Spaces Work for Everyone – Join Us as an Inclusive Design Specialist

At Jacobs, we believe that truly great places are those that welcome everyone. Our Inclusive Design team combines technical expertise, engineering insight, and social understanding to create environments that are not only accessible, but empowering — places where people of all backgrounds can thrive.

We’re currently seeking an experienced Inclusive Design professional to join our Cities & Places team in the UK, contributing to a wide range of transformative projects both locally and globally. This is an opportunity to go beyond compliance and minimum standards — to challenge norms, push boundaries, and redefine what inclusive design means in practice.

As part of our team, you’ll be a driving force for change. You’ll help shape spaces that reflect the needs of diverse populations, informed by data, research, and lived experience. Your work will directly impact how people of different ages, genders, identities, abilities, faiths, and cultures interact with the built environment — ensuring that every project is not only functional, but truly inclusive.

This is more than a technical role. It’s a chance to lead innovation, influence design thinking, and deliver future-proofed solutions that make a real difference in people’s lives.

Here's what you'll need

• NRAC consultant accreditation and proven experience of working in the field of inclusive design
• Evidence of advising on inclusive design across all stages of a project lifecycle
• Excellent understanding of national and/or international legislation, guidance and standards.
• Driving innovation and change, and pushing boundaries in terms of the inclusive design landscape.
• In-depth awareness of end-user requirements, wider industry trends, legislation and guidance
• 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!

Ready for a change? Apply!

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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.