Charlie Oliver, a Jacobs Logistics Support Manager based in Bristol, U.K., built a new school in Sierra Leone, West Africa, when he was serving with the United Nations UNAMSIL force.

Jacobs has been selected by National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC) to deliver master planning and preliminary engineering design services for three greenfield industrial developments in South India. The projects, under the third phase of the NICDC's National Industrial Corridor Development Program, aim to reimagine industrial cities in India and create new global manufacturing and investment destinations with world-class road, rail, water, power and social infrastructure.

King County Metro, an early adopter of battery electric buses, has committed to converting just under 2000 buses to a 100% zero-emissions fleet powered by renewable energy by 2040. Find out how Jacobs is supporting King County Metro achieve this goal.

From NASA’s manned spaceflight programs over 50 years ago, to current International Space Station (ISS) missions, the Earth Science and Remote Sensing (ESRS) group at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) assists scientists around the world facilitating photography requests of Earth taken by astronauts from the space station. Supported by Jacobs/Johnson Space Center Engineering, Technology and Science (JETS) contract contract employees, the ESRS group works with astronauts to produce photography from some 240 miles overhead, which can include images that help aid disaster response efforts, document changes to Earth’s surface over time, and support science, research and conservation in collaboration with the Avian Migration Aerial Surface Space (AMASS) project.

Jacobs Technical Director for Energy Markets Walter Gerardi talks energy transition, decarbonization, the circular economy and his love of bushwalking.

Michele Holland, PE, PMP, is the Federal Civilian Agencies Portfolio Operations Director. A graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Structural Engineering, Michele began her career designing large infrastructure and facility projects in the Washington D.C. area before moving overseas to support bridge and infrastructure projects in Gurgaon, India and then on to deliver program management support in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Michele joined Jacobs in 2011 as a Project Manager in the Arlington, Virginia office. She has since moved to Raleigh, North Carolina where she is on a never-ending quest to find the best craft beer and BBQ in the state.

Jacobs’ Vice President and Deputy General Manager of Jacobs Tidewater Operations Group (JTOG) Dr. Lisa Monaco talks career, her STEAM heroes and what it’s like to watch a night launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Quite possibly the newest team member that we spoke with for International Women in Engineering Day, Liz Wiecha is already making waves as Director of Project and Construction Management (PMCM) Infrastructure for Northern California, having been part of #OurJacobs family for just five months.

For this feature, we talked with Dr. Monica Wright – a senior air quality technologist, facilitation community of practice lead and Portland office leader – about career, the STEAM heroes who inspire her and getting comfortable being uncomfortable.

Jacobs was awarded a new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Kansas City District Architecture and Engineering (AE) contract to support the planning, design and construction of facilities and infrastructure in service of the Air Force's B-21 mission. The Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) supports AE requirements primarily at Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), South Dakota, Dyess AFB, Texas, Whiteman AFB, Missouri, and other locations as the Air Force determines support for the B-21 program.

As Jacobs’ Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Director for Advanced Facilities, Yvonne Lynam works closely with HSE, construction and operations teams across the business to standardize global HSE practices. She also partners with BeyondZero teams and Positive Mental Health Champions to continue evolving Jacobs’ Culture of Caring. She first joined Jacobs in 2000 and returned in 2012 as an HSE Manager supporting key construction projects in Ireland and Switzerland.

Kimberly Martinez is a project manager at Jacobs who also supports our Project Management and Construction Management (PMCM) business in the Pacific Northwest. Kimberly works on major buildings and infrastructure programs and projects supporting clients through transformative growth, including Boeing and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).