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At Jacobs, we push the limits of what’s possible to make the world more connected and sustainable, we understand that climate change is the greatest challenge and opportunity of our generation and are working to establish Jacobs as a leader in the transition to a cleaner, reliable and sustainable energy future. We understand that the sector is rapidly evolving and requires fast-paced, innovative solutions. Building a more resilient energy platform, reducing global emissions and delivering innovative solutions to that end is a top priority. We invite you to become a key performer, delivering cutting edge solutions to world leading clients.
Our Energy & Power team provides a range of services to our Transmission and Distribution and Generation clients in addition to cross-market solutions to our non-energy clients. This includes work on transmission system assets, HVDC interconnectors, energy storage systems, inertia systems, wind and solar farms and advanced facilities for mission critical industries in the technology and process sectors.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and well organised individual to join our Operational Sales team in Energy and Power, to help as part of the team delivering our sales initiatives and drive forward growth. Supporting our Head of Operational Sales this role will help deliver on our pipeline over the coming years, focusing on supporting operational technical staff in winning work and building our portfolio. Part time preferred but full time also considered.
The role offers a fantastic opportunity for the successful individual to develop their career in a growing sector.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs.
Location for this exciting role is flexible, in addition to all Jacobs key locations, we will consider applicants who are based anywhere in the UK and/or Europe. ROLE IS PREFERABLY PART TIME WITH FULL TIME APPLICANTS CONSIDERED.
About the Role
- Winning work: Supporting our technical leaders to convert opportunities into project wins, providing sales production support, managing the bid production process, organising bid governance and recording the bid outcomes in accordance with our accreditation.
- Building our portfolio: Supporting the team by recording a sales pipeline in our Sales platform (client success platform, CSP). Capturing the data for new sales opportunities in CSP including the salient elements of each opportunity, the funding allocated to each bid, and keeping the overall pipeline up to date and accurate.
- Supporting the Head of Operational Sales in managing bid spend and helping to follow up with teams
- Supporting in creating account plans and marketing material
Here’s what you’ll need:
Ideally, you should be a self-motivated and organised professional. The successful candidate balances hands-on capability with a high level of organisational attention to detail.
The selection process is focused upon attributes and relevant practical experience, as opposed to prescribed levels of academic or professional qualification.
Key attributes for the role include, but are not limited to:
- Well organised
- Confident communicator
- Have a working knowledge of the Microsoft suite of tools – especially Teams and Outlook
- Be able to carry out data entry
- Proactive and willing to take on new roles
Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. 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. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. 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.
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), contact the team.
Your application experience is important to us and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.
Whoever you are, and whatever your flexible working requirements, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the perfect candidate. At Jacobs we're looking for genuinely decent colleagues who are honest, empathetic and value other aspects of our culture. Our people are our strongest asset, and we value diversity and inclusion. We recognise that the unique skills and perspectives of our varied colleagues are the driving force of our success.
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