Your impact

The global Resources Sector is evolving at pace. Driven by the energy transition, decarbonisation targets and population growth, the industry continues to accelerate investment in discovering and developing new assets while optimising existing operations. From early-stage assessments through to closure, Jacobs partners with clients across the entire asset lifecycle to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions.

As we continue to grow our Resources business across Australia and New Zealand, we're looking for an experienced Portfolio Lead to join the team in Adelaide and help shape and deliver some of the industry's most significant programs, studies and projects.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for a client-focused professional who thrives on building trusted relationships, developing people, driving portfolio performance and identifying opportunities that create lasting value for our clients and communities.

Working within the ANZ Resources team, you'll provide leadership across a portfolio of projects and strategic client programs, bringing together technical excellence, commercial insight and creative delivery solutions to achieve outstanding outcomes.

The opportunity

As Portfolio Lead, you'll act as a key interface between Jacobs and strategic Resources clients, providing leadership across multiple studies, projects and frameworks while supporting the growth and long-term success of our business.

You'll collaborate closely with our Technical Leaders, Project Managers, Client Account Managers, Growth & Sales teams, and Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teams to deliver safe, high-quality and commercially successful outcomes.

Why Jacobs?

At Jacobs, you'll be empowered to challenge the accepted, think differently and create innovative solutions for complex problems.



We value diverse perspectives and believe inclusion drives better outcomes for our people, our clients and the communities we serve.

You'll join a team that prioritises safety, wellbeing, collaboration and continuous growth while providing opportunities to work alongside talented professionals across Australia and our global network.

Here's what you'll enjoy:

• Flexible and hybrid ways of working

• Career development and global mobility opportunities

• Access to world-class technical and leadership programs

• Inclusive and supportive team environment

• The opportunity to work on some of the Resources sector's most important projects

• A culture where you can belong, grow and thrive

Learn More About What We Do

Want to learn more about the impactful work we're delivering across the Resources sector? Visit our Mining at Jacobs Capability page to explore our projects, capabilities and how we're supporting the future of mining, critical minerals and energy.

Here's what you'll need

- Experience within the Resources sector across consulting, project delivery, studies and/or major capital projects
- Demonstrated success managing portfolios, programs of work, frameworks or complex multidisciplinary projects
- Ability to build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities for growth
- Commercial awareness, including experience with planning, forecasting, contract administration and portfolio performance
- Sound knowledge of project and study delivery within the Resources industry
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across multiple locations
- Well-developed communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- A collaborative leadership approach with a passion for mentoring and developing people
- Degree qualification in Engineering or a related discipline

#LI-DG1

📌 Portfolio Lead (Adelaide)
🏢 Jacobs Group (Australia
📍 Adelaide