What It Does: Jacobs specialises in speciality consulting, construction, technical, and engineering services, as well as scientific consulting to a very diverse clientele which includes government agencies and companies in several industries.
Mission: Its mission statement is to make the world smarter, more sustainable, and more connected.
Size and Presence: Jacobs Solutions has more than 250 employees across four offices in the UK.
Best Known For: Jacobs Solutions is best known for the quality of service it delivers. The company has been ranked top spot on four editions of the Engineering News-Record. The company is also ranked among the first 500 companies in the world on four separate editions of Design Firms and Trenchless Technology. Jacobs is included among the top 50 companies in Trenchless Engineering Firms.
The Good Bits: Jacobs Solutions has a healthy working environment. The firm has a sound welfare program. The work-life balance is great. The work is exciting. The salary is competitive. Jacobs Solutions is an employer of choice.
The Not-So-Good Bits: There’s red tape.
Joseph Jacobs founded Jacobs Engineering in 1947. Over the years. The company has slowly expanded internationally, broadening its reach, influence, and presence around the world. Fast forward to 2007, Jacobs acquired Edwards & Kelcey, a private planning, engineering, and design company. The following year, it made three acquisitions which included Lindsey Engineering, Carter & Burgess, and a controlling interest in Zamel and Turbag Consulting Engineers. Two years later, Jacobs also made three acquisitions which included Jones and Goulding, Tybrin and Jordan, and TechTeam. In 2014, the company completed a merger with Sinclair Knight Merz.
The company is a Fortune 500 company and it’s a publicly traded company with a global workforce of more than 80,000 employees. In 2016, the company moved its headquarters from Pasadena, California, to Dallas, Texas. In 2017, Jacobs Technology Inc. won a Pentagon Integrated Research & Development for Enterprise Solutions contract, which entailed the provision of products and services for the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center and Missiles Defence Agency. In late 2018, Worley Parsons purchased the company's Energy, Chemical, and Resources section. When Jacobs began expanding internationally in Europe, the UK was among the territories it expanded into.
As an innovation-driven firm, our culture is founded on four progressive values, namely:
Jacobs is intentional about creating a work environment where people with differences in race, sexuality, gender, religion, socioeconomic background, etc., are united by a single goal and vision. Its employees are cordial with each other, and the environment is welcoming to freshers and interns. The company’s dress code is smart casual.
Jacobs Solutions didn’t get to where it is today without a skilled workforce, some of which passed through its graduate development programme. This programme lasts for 24 months, and it's a self-directed scheme filled with career pathing opportunities where fresh graduates develop and master relevant skills. The learning program gives an immersive experience that entails exposure to various business units and functions as well as networking opportunities with other graduates, mentors, and more experienced colleagues. The formal learning experience is designed to transform enterprising young talents into seasoned experts and future industry leaders.
Jacobs pays its fresh graduates an average annual salary of £35,000.
Jacobs intends to achieve net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2040 as part of its commitment towards climate action.
Jacobs isn’t involved in any widely published controversy in the UK.