Sustainability Business Integration Lead

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.

The Sustainability Business Integration Lead plays a critical role in embedding sustainability, resilience and social impact into how Jacobs wins work and delivers projects.

Reporting into Global Sustainability, this role acts as a connector between strategy and execution, supporting the Sustainability Director in governance and performance oversight, while directly supporting sales teams and delivery teams to integrate sustainability into day‑to‑day business decisions, project workflows and client outcomes.

Purpose of the Role

The purpose of the role is to accelerate real-world sustainability delivery by making sustainability easier to apply in sales and delivery environments. The role focuses on activation, integration and consistency—helping teams move from ambition and commitments to on‑the‑ground execution that creates value for clients, supports growth, manages risk and demonstrates measurable impact. The role acts as a strategic and delivery partner to Global Sales and Global Project Delivery teams, working alongside corporate functions to translate sustainability priorities into practical, value‑adding outcomes.

• Support the integration of sustainability and resilience into sales, project delivery, and business management systems, working alongside Global Sustainability leadership.
• Translate sustainability strategy, priorities and targets into clear workflows, tools and guidance for sales and delivery teams.
• Support business units and project teams to identify, plan, monitor and communicate sustainability outcomes within projects.
• Partner with Global Sales and Global Project Delivery leaders to ensure sustainability is embedded into core ways of working.
• Assist with integration into platforms and processes across our client management, sales, project delivery and business management platforms, systems, tools and procedures.
• Help convert enterprise sustainability goals into specific, actionable steps teams can apply in pursuits and project execution.

• Support sustainability digital tools and workflows that help teams identify commitments, manage risk, track performance and demonstrate impact.
• Act as a sustainability business partner to IT, analytics, digital product teams and SMEs, translating user needs into practical enhancements.
• Contribute to training, user guidance, adoption strategies and feedback loops for sustainability tools including Jacobs Sustainability AI tool.
• Help ensure tools reduce burden on teams while improving decision‑making, consistency and data quality.
• Support change management activities that help sales and delivery teams confidently adopt sustainability workflows.

4. Governance, Metrics, Risk & Reporting Integration

Integration Lead Responsibilities (Execution‑Focused)

• Support integration of sustainability and resilience into pre‑award and post‑award project risk processes.
• Help define how sustainability performance and project impact are captured, validated and reused for delivery improvement and client value.
• Support consistent data capture and documentation to enable audit readiness, reporting credibility and external disclosures.
• Help delivery and sales teams understand what “good” looks like in sustainability execution and reporting.

Supporting the Sustainability Director (Governance, Policy & Regulation)

• Support the Sustainability Director in the development and operation of governance frameworks, controls, KPIs and performance measurement approaches.
• Contribute to sustainability dashboards, metrics, management information and executive‑level reporting inputs.
• Partner with risk, quality, finance, legal, ESG reporting and operations teams to align sustainability governance with enterprise processes.

• Support social value, community investment and human rights integration in ways that align with client expectations, delivery practice and business objectives.
• Partner with TogetherBeyond to support global giving, volunteering and partnership programmes from a delivery integration perspective.
• Help connect social impact activity to projects, client value and employee engagement, rather than standalone programmes.
• Ensure social impact tools, language and approaches are consistent with governance, legal and delivery requirements.

• Act as a day‑to‑day integrator across Global Sustainability, Sales, Project Delivery, Operations, Risk and Digital teams.
• Build strong working relationships with sales leaders, pursuit teams, project managers and delivery leaders.
• Support engagement, training and materials that help teams understand why sustainability matters and how to apply it practically.
• Represent Global Sustainability in cross‑functional initiatives focused on delivery excellence, risk, digital enablement and client value.

• Stronger, more consistent sustainability integration across sales and project delivery.
• Improved follow‑through from pursuit commitments to delivery outcomes.
• Practical tools and workflows that make sustainability easier and clearer for teams.
• More reliable sustainability data and evidence from project delivery.
• Clearer articulation of sustainability business value for clients and growth teams.
• Stronger alignment between Global Sustainability, Sales and Global Project Delivery.

• Advanced degree in Sustainability or a related field.
• Experience integrating sustainability into business, sales or delivery environment

• Strong business‑partnering capability with sales and project delivery teams.
• Working knowledge of sustainability, ESG, resilience, social impact and project‑level risk.
• Comfortable operating in matrixed, delivery‑oriented organisations.
• Able to influence without authority and translate complex requirements into practical actions.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $132,900.00 to $175,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on May 28, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

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.

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