Ports and Maritime u2013 Adaption & Efficiency ...

We are seeking a motivated and multidisciplinary early-career professional to join our Ports & Maritime (P&M) team in the US Northwest region. This new role will provide critical support for sustainability and climate-related initiatives within the Ports & Maritime group and related transportation markets.Ports are facing growing expectations and needs for improving their environmental footprints whilst delivering increased resilience against future operating scenarios. The balance between environmental mitigation and adaption is challenging, and requires informed decision-making through clarity of regulatory changes, insight into emerging technologies and technical understanding of scientific practices. Overlayed onto this is a need to truly understand Ports business and operations.As part of our Adaptation and Efficiency division you will gain unique understanding and knowledge of Port operations and how they need to change in the coming years to achieve mitigation and adaption goals. You will provide technical support to projects focused on developing greenhouse gas (GHG) and air emissions inventories, environmental impact management, climate adaptation and resilience planning, decarbonization roadmaps, and other sustainability strategies. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of ports and maritime operations while gaining hands-on experience in climate and environmental solutions.What Youu2019ll Dou2022 Assist with GHG and air emissions accounting and reporting for ports and maritime projects.u2022 Support development of climate adaptation and resilience measures for critical infrastructure and operations.u2022 Contribute to environmental assessments, Net Zero and decarbonization roadmap and sustainability strategies.u2022 Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver technical solutions on time and within scope.u2022 Help research and identify emerging technologies for emissions tracking and reduction.u2022 Participate in internal initiatives to advance Jacobsu2019 sustainability and climate offerings in the Ports & Maritime sector and other transport markets.u2022 Apply innovation and forward-thinking approaches to problem solvingu2022 Analyze quantitative data sets to inform decision-makingIn addition to technical support, the key person will also have insight into wider P&M related activities such as project delivery, development, and growth of our P&M client base and support operations with project delivery and performance to grow our P&M business.Ports are essential to transportation and global supply chains, and face increasing regulatory and environmental challenges. This role will help develop strategies that ensure ports remain resilient, efficient, and sustainableu2014reducing emissions and adapting to future climate impacts.Primary Job Responsibilities:u2022 Project support within a multi-disciplinary and multi-geographic environment.u2022 Greenhouse Gas and Air Emission Inventory developmentu2022 Support business development and sales activities, including proposal development and solutions for the Ports and Maritime group.u2022 Support the development of client deliverables included reports, emissions inventories, and excel-based tools.u2022 Support new and innovative approaches to problem solving such as in-house tool development and framework implementation.u2022 Support external engagement opportunities such as at conferences, thought leadership pieces and presentations.u2022 Collaborate across the Jacobs business to deliver cutting-edge solutions that intertwine multiple disciplines.u2022 Oversee the delivery of subtasks within a project.u2022 Adherence and contribution to business and quality management systems.u2022 Support client pursuits through technical sustainability-related inputs into bids, supporting distinctive value propositions and win plans that and ensuring bid documents are consistent with these.u2022 Develop high-quality opportunity-specific response documents with competitive and compelling sales messages to satisfy client business goals. u2022 Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Sustainability or related fieldu2022 Minimum 2 years experience in working environmentu2022 Interest in growing understanding of the port and terminal market and trends, including electrification, decarbonization, resiliency and sustainable solutions.u2022 Ability to analyze data, prepare reports, and communicate findings clearly.u2022 Collaborative mindset and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.u2022 Familiarity with GHG accounting tools or environmental regulationsu2022 Experience or familiarity in developing GHG and Air Emissions inventoriesu2022 Comfortable in working and communicating with multi-disciplinary teams teams within fast-paced environment.u2022 Ability and willingness to network throughout the Jacobs organization, nationally and internationally, to deliver the best results for our clients, our staff, and our projects,u2022 Strong organisational, management and research skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at a time.u2022 Good verbal, presentation and written communication, and report writing skillsu2022 Strong attention to detail and an ability to establish and meet deadlines/budgets.u2022 Good interpersonal and organizational skills to engage in meetings, facilitate and build relationships across operational and sales teamsu2022 The ability to travel within the US and internationally.u2022 Experience or familiarity in performing Life Cycle Assessments in line with ISO standards is a plusu2022 Experience or familiarity in assessing opportunities for economic benefits from carbon offsetting, carbon credits, biodiversity net gain, emissions trading schemes and other u2018environmental or nature market solutionsu2019 is a plusIdeally, you'll also have:u2022 Experience or familiarity in performing Life Cycle Assessments in line with ISO standardsu2022 Experience or familiarity in assessing opportunities for economic benefits from carbon offsetting, carbon credits, biodiversity net gain, emissions trading schemes and other

Created: 2025-12-15