Corporate Sustainability Director – Governance, Policy & Regulation

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 impactAt Jacobs, we tackle the world’s most critical challenges driven by our purpose to create a more connected, sustainable world. Through our global sustainability strategy, PlanBeyond, we integrate sustainability and resilience into how we operate, how we govern risk, how we allocate capital, and how we create value for clients.Sustainability expectations increasingly influence regulatory compliance, economic performance, enterprise risk and market competitiveness, Jacobs operates across diverse geographies, sectors and regulatory regimes. This requires strong enterprise‑level coordination to ensure regulatory readiness, clear policy frameworks, effective risk management and commercially sound decision‑making across operations, supply chains and corporate functions.This role plays a central part in ensuring Jacobs is prepared for, and responsive to, evolving sustainability‑related requirements, while supporting the Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability in delivering the broader sustainability agenda across the enterprise.Role PurposeThe Corporate Sustainability Director Policy, Regulation and Governance is accountable for strengthening Jacobs’ enterprise‑wide regulatory readiness, sustainability policy framework, economic rationale and risk integration across a complex global operating environment.The core role is focused on ensuring that sustainability‑related regulatory and policy requirements — spanning environmental, social, governance, economic and technology considerations — are anticipated, understood and translated into clear, practical and proportionate enterprise processes covering operations and supply chains.The Director leads the development and maintenance of a coherent sustainability policy architecture, supports transformation business cases (including AI‑enabled and Responsible AI initiatives), and works closely with the Enterprise Risk function to ensure material sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities are identified, mitigated/enabled and managed through appropriate policies, processes and initiatives.In addition, the role acts as a senior strategic support and advisor to the Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability, providing insight, analysis and governance support deliver of Jacobs PlanBeyond Sustainability Approach.ObjectivesEnsure enterprise regulatory readiness for sustainability‑related requirements across global operations and supply chains.Maintain and evolve a robust sustainability policy framework, ensuring policies remain current, effective and aligned with regulatory, risk and business needs.Strengthen the economic and transformation case for sustainability, including business cases at enterprise level and deployed within a decentralised operating environment, including embedment of sustainability into operations, with technology and AI a key enablerSupport effective identification, assessment and management of material sustainability risks in partnership with the Enterprise Risk team.Act as a strategic support to the Vice President across all sustainability priorities, ensuring coherence and alignment at enterprise level and deployed within a decentralised operating environment.Key ResponsibilitiesRegulatory Readiness & Enterprise InterpretationMonitor, interpret and assess sustainability‑related trends, regulatory, policy and standards developments across key jurisdictions.Translate regulatory and policy developments into clear enterprise guidance, readiness actions and prioritised response pathways, covering corporate functions, and partnering with operational and functional teams to deliver the required changes.Support proactive planning to address regulatory change efficiently, avoiding unnecessary complexity or duplication in delivery.Sustainability Policies & Processes Act as policy owner for core enterprise sustainability policies (including Sustainability, Human Rights, Social & Economic Inclusion) while collaborating closely with key contributors from across the business, ensuring they remain up‑to‑date, credible and fit for purpose.Serve as a key stakeholder and contributor to adjacent enterprise policies (e.g. Risk, HR, Ethics, HSE, Supply Chain, Technology and Data), ensuring alignment and consistency across governance frameworks.Maintain effective governance and evolve policy review, approval, assurance and escalation processes related to sustainability.Sustainability Economics, Transformation & AILead the development of sustainability transformation business cases, connecting sustainability objectives to enterprise value, efficiency, resilience and risk mitigation.Support business cases for AI‑enabled sustainability initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise AI strategy and Responsible AI principles.Partner with Finance, Technology and Business teams to ensure sustainability investments are economically grounded and operationally viable.Enterprise Risk IntegrationWork closely with the Enterprise Risk team to identify, assess and prioritise material sustainability‑related risks across the organisationLeading, with the ESG reporting team, to deliver high quality sustainability impact, risk and opportunity disclosuresEnsure sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities are appropriately addressed through policies, processes, controls and initiatives, rather than isolated programmes.Support consistent integration of sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities into enterprise risk management, decision‑making and governance.Work with key stakeholders in operations and functions, including Senior Leaders, to ensure deploy impact management measures, risk mitigation measures and opportunity enablers commensurate with Jacobs' strategy and risk appetite.Operations & Supply Chain EnablementCollaborate with Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain teams to support understanding and implementation of sustainability‑related requirements.Ensure sustainability expectations placed on suppliers are aligned with regulatory obligations, enterprise policy and operational capability.Support a consistent enterprise approach to managing sustainability impacts, risks, opportunities and obligations across the value chain.Strategic Advisory & Support to the Vice PresidentAct as a trusted advisor to the Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability on ESG/sustainability‑related matters.Provide analytical and governance support across the full range of sustainability topics, including environmental, social, governance, economic and technology‑related matters.Support executive and Board‑level materials, decision processes and discussions where regulatory credibility, risk understanding and economic rationale are required.Here's what you'll needSustainability Economics, Transformation & AILead the development of sustainability transformation business cases, connecting sustainability objectives to enterprise value, efficiency, resilience and risk mitigation.Support business cases for AI‑enabled sustainability initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise AI strategy and Responsible AI principles.Partner with Finance, Technology and Business teams to ensure sustainability investments are economically grounded and operationally viable.Enterprise Risk IntegrationWork closely with the Enterprise Risk team to identify, assess and prioritise material sustainability‑related risks across the organisationLeading, with the ESG reporting team, to deliver high quality sustainability impact, risk and opportunity disclosuresEnsure sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities are appropriately addressed through policies, processes, controls and initiatives, rather than isolated programmes.Support consistent integration of sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities into enterprise risk management, decision‑making and governance.Work with key stakeholders in operations and functions, including Senior Leaders, to ensure deploy impact management measures, risk mitigation measures and opportunity enablers commensurate with Jacobs' strategy and risk appetite.Operations & Supply Chain EnablementCollaborate with Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain teams to support understanding and implementation of sustainability‑related requirements.Ensure sustainability expectations placed on suppliers are aligned with regulatory obligations, enterprise policy and operational capability.Support a consistent enterprise approach to managing sustainability impacts, risks, opportunities and obligations across the value chain.Strategic Advisory & Support to the Vice PresidentAct as a trusted advisor to the Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability on ESG/sustainability‑related matters.Provide analytical and governance support across the full range of sustainability topics, including environmental, social, governance, economic and technology‑related matters.Support executive and Board‑level materials, decision processes and discussions where regulatory credibility, risk understanding and economic rationale are required.Qualifications, Skills & ExperienceQualificationAdvanced degree in Sustainability, Economics, Law, Public Policy, Finance or a related field.ExperienceDirector‑level experience leading sustainability strategy, regulation, policy, ESG governance within complex, multinational organisations.Demonstrated expertise in global sustainability‑related regulatory frameworks and their strategic and economic implications for businesses.Experience owning or stewarding enterprise policies.Strong track record working across Finance, Risk, HR, Legal, HSE and Strategy functions.Experience supporting or shaping sustainability‑related disclosures and executive communications.Strong understanding of professional services or infrastructure‑related business models (desirable).SkillsCollaborative and consultative.Ability to interpret complex external developments and translate them into clear business implications and strategic actions.Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across senior leadership and cross-functional teams.Strong strategic thinking, judgement, and communication capability.Experience operating in complex, matrixed, or multinational organisations preferred.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 $182,200.00 to $220,000.00. 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 21, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employmentWe 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. 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