Graduate Inclusive Designer (London)
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
Join the Jacobs Graduate Development Program (GDP) and help shape better environments, communities and societies. Bring your passion, creativity and ambition — and together, we’ll create lasting change.
What You’ll Get
Our two‑year Graduate Development Program is designed to accelerate your growth as you begin your Jacobs career. Through blended learning, mentoring, progress reviews and networking, you’ll build capability across four key areas human skills, consulting skills, championing our strategy, and developing your personal passions.
You’ll tailor your learning journey to your interests, career goals and technical strengths — creating a graduate experience that’s uniquely yours. Much of your development will come through real project work, supported by your manager and mentor to ensure you gain the experiences that matter most.
The Graduate Development Program isn’t just a steppingstone — it’s a launchpad. You’ll gain the tools, exposure and support to unlock your potential, working on meaningful projects and collaborating with industry leaders to deliver solutions to complex challenges.
About The Opportunity
This is an entry-level opportunity to begin a career in inclusive design within an internationally recognised specialist team. You will contribute to a wide range of UK and international projects across the built environment, including buildings, workplaces, public realm, transport, infrastructure and major events, learning how research, technical guidance, design information and people’s lived experience can be brought together to create better places.
You will be supported to develop your understanding of how inclusive design is applied from early strategy and briefing through design, construction, handover and use. You will contribute to real projects from the outset, with responsibility increasing as your experience grows.
Our approach is people focused. We consider how people feel in an environment and how design can give them the best possible experience. We combine technical, engineering and social understanding, supported by research, data and evidence, to create solutions that are practical, project relevant and future proofed.
We go beyond access for disabled people to successfully meet the requirements of a diverse population. Informed by research, data, evidence, and end users experience, we deliver project relevant, future-proofed solutions taking into account and responding to end user requirements relating to age, gender, personal identity, disability, faith and cultural background. We aim to create environments that are
- People focused, recognising that people use and experience the built environment differently and providing choice.
- Welcoming, working seamlessly for users, avoiding unnecessary segregation and promoting participation.
- Usable, enabling people to enter, use and leave environments safely and comfortably.
- Relevant, acknowledging ...
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