Description

Market

Cities & Places

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

➡️ You will be at the forefront of enabling trusted data-driven decision-making across complex programmes

➡️ Your expertise will transform engineering, commercial, and operational challenges into actionable insights that shape strategic outcomes

➡️ By designing and delivering scalable Business Intelligence solutions, advanced analytical models, and digital workflows, you will strengthen forecasting, risk management, and performance reporting for some of the most ambitious and complex programmes

➡️ You’ll act as a collaborative and trusted advisor to clients, guiding them through data maturity, governance, and modernisation strategies that unlock real business value

What’s in it for You

📈 Influence at Scale: Work on high-profile programmes where your insights directly impact strategic decisions

📈 Innovation & Growth: Lead cutting-edge analytics initiatives using advanced tools and cloud platforms like MS Azure, Snowflake, and Databricks

📈 Professional Development: Access to certifications, memberships in professional bodies, and opportunities for postgraduate study

📈 Collaborative Environment: Join a diverse multidisciplinary team of experts in data engineering, digital advisory, and programme delivery

📈 Career Progression: As an Associate Director, you’ll have a clear path to leadership roles and the chance to mentor emerging talent

We Offer

💷 Competitive salary: We offer compensation that reflects your skills and experience

🏖️ 24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days

👵 Robust Pension Contributions: We offer enhanced pension contributions up to 10% to secure your future

👶 Family Planning Support: Access to fertility healthcare and family planning services

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Enhanced Parental Leave: Enjoy enhanced parental leave pay and free membership to employee assistance and parental programs

4️⃣ Life assurance at 4x your salary

♿ Income Protection: Financial security in case of long-term illness or injury

😄 Wellbeing Hub: Free access to wellbeing apps like Calm and Daily Burn

💼 Professional Development: We cover professional membership fees and provide continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities

😇 Community Engagement: Participate in charity matched-funding, paid volunteering time, and charitable donations

About the Opportunity

This is a senior leadership role within our Programme & Advisory - Analytics, Intelligence & Insights team.

You will manage analytical insights workstreams end-to-end—from discovery and design to build, testing, and optimisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

☑️ Engaging with client stakeholders to understand objectives and constraints

☑️ Translating complex engineering or operational challenges into structured analytical requirements

☑️ Developing BI dashboards and analytical products aligned to programme controls and operational needs

☑️ Acting as a subject matter expert in data modelling, governance, and cloud analytics

☑️ Advising clients on reporting strategies and opportunities to modernise workflows

☑️ Coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring outputs meet security, scalability, and governance standards

👥 You’ll also represent our analytics capability in client-facing discussions, contribute to bids and proposals, and shape demand for advanced digital solutions.

Grade: Associate Director

Location: Dublin | Hybrid working

Department: Analytics, Intelligence & Insights (Programmes & Advisory)

Here's what you'll need

✅ Experience in digital analytics leadership roles, ideally in client-facing or programme environments

✅ Technical Skills:

* Strong SQL and Python capability

* Proficiency in Business Intelligence tools (Power BI preferred)

* Expertise in data modelling and ETL/ELT pipeline design

* Familiarity with cloud analytics platforms (Azure, MS Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks)

✅ Statistical Knowledge: Descriptive and inferential statistics, hypothesis testing, regression modelling, clustering, time-series forecasting

✅ Advisory Skills: Ability to convert business questions into structured analytical problems

✅ Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

✅ Education: Bachelor’s degree in a numerate or analytical discipline (Data Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Economics). Postgraduate study or professional certifications preferred.

🏙️ Jacobs operates a hybrid work environment and a 40 hour working week as standard

😍 We are also committed to hiring a diverse workforce and have a number of Employee Networks to support colleagues of different backgrounds

🍀 Good luck with your application

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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 https://www.vercida.com/uk/employers/jacobs to view and access our roles.

As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. 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.

Locations

City	State	Country
Dublin	Dublin	Ireland

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