Jacobs has hired Caesar Nieves as the senior vice president of its cyber business within the company's Critical Mission Solutions (CMS) line of business. In this role, Nieves will provide senior leadership, strategic vision and focus for Jacobs' cyber business as the company expands its cyber footprint across this rapidly growing sector.

Jacobs and Stantec, operating as the Galveston Coastal Services Joint Venture, have been selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, to design a 26.7-mile-long levee and floodwall system along the coastline near Galveston, Texas. The USACE has estimated this to be an eight-year, $1.9 billion construction effort, known as the Orange County Coastal Storm Risk Management project (or simply "Orange"), that will increase the area's preparedness to respond to natural disasters and disturbances. It will also increase resistance to long-term impacts due to climate change – including sea level rise, land subsidence, increased frequency of abnormally heavy rainfall events and regional drought.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. today announced its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended December 27, 2019.

Jacobs has been selected by the Orange County Water District (OCWD) to provide treatment testing support services for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a family of oil and water-resistant chemicals found in numerous everyday consumer products and airport firefighting foams that have infiltrated groundwater supplies over several decades.

Jacobs was selected by the Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling (DWMR) to deliver consulting and design services for a new commercial waste building at the county's North Area Recovery Station (NARS) in North Highlands.

Jacobs, as part of the Unity Alliance, has been selected by the Queensland Government to deliver the rail, integration and systems work package for the Cross River Rail project in Brisbane, Australia.

Expanding its commitment to helping end the global water crisis with sustainable solutions, Jacobs presented nonprofit organization Water For People with a donation check for $467,230 at Jacobs' January Board of Directors meeting. A combination of corporate and employee funds, the company's inaugural sponsor contribution will ignite Water For People's journey to Destination 2030, a 10-year initiative to help low- and middle-income countries achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 – ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

For the twelfth consecutive year, Jacobs has been ranked on Fortune's 2020 World's Most Admired Companies list in its sector, securing the No. 1 spot this year for the second year in a row. The annual survey, conducted by Fortune and Korn Ferry, is given to top executives, directors and financial analysts for identifying companies with the strongest reputations within and across industries.

Jacobs announces its membership in The Valuable 500, an organization that seeks to ensure disability inclusion is on business leadership agendas across the globe. Jacobs has joined forces with more than 200 companies who have pledged to take a definitive stand on diversity encompassing disability in the workplace.

Jacobs was selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to provide architect engineer services to the Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO). The five-year, Great Lakes Architect Engineer Services (GLAES) II contract encompasses contaminated sediment characterization and remedial design activities, habitat restoration evaluation and design, and contaminated sediment and habitat restoration remedial construction oversight.

Jacobs plans to release its fiscal first quarter 2020 earnings results prior to market open on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, and plans to host a conference call at 11 a.m. ET, during which management will make a brief presentation focusing on the company's results and operating trends.

The Board of Directors of Jacobs has declared a quarterly cash dividend payable to shareholders in the amount of $0.19 per share of Jacobs common stock, an increase of 12% from its previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This dividend will be paid on February 28, 2020, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 31, 2020.