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.

When an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck the island of Leyte in the Philippines in mid-2017, the Mahanagdong B 60 MW geothermal power plant sustained significant damage, disrupting power supply to the region. Our engineers mobilized to assess the damage and develop the right solution to bring this piece of critical infrastructure back on line.

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.

Read about this award-winning application at the forefront of wharf construction innovation both in Australia and globally.

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.

In January 2020, CRC Press published the Second Edition of the seminal book: Environmental Investigation and Remediation: 1,4-Dioxane and other Solvent Stabilizers, by Thomas K.G. Mohr, William H. DiGuiseppi, James W. Hatton and Janet Anderson. Jacobs subject matter experts, Bill DiGuiseppi and Jim Hatton, co-authored the book, which includes chapters written by Jacobs scientists Barrie Selcoe - Human Health Risk Assessment, Bill Kappleman - Ecological Risk Assessment and Jeremy Bishop - Analytical Methodologies.

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.

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.

Ahead of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, we’re celebrating forward-thinking actions being taken globally to secure a more resilient tomorrow. From the world’s first ultra-low emission zone to remotely-sensed data captured from space, uncover new solutions and ways of thinking about today’s most-defining climate issues.