At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow – delivering outcomes and solutions for the world’s most complex challenges. With a team of approximately 45,000, we provide end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation and water. From advisory and consulting, feasibility, planning, design, program and lifecycle management, we’re creating a more connected and sustainable world.
What we do
We’re more focused than ever on work that’s aligned with our purpose — to create a more connected, sustainable world. We’re building on our nearly eight decades of remarkable progress through a newly streamlined portfolio with distinct strategies in our end markets. From critical infrastructure to advanced manufacturing, we help governments, cities, communities and private sector clients rethink how they advance sustainability and resiliency, cut carbon and environmental impacts, and deliver a better life for future generations.
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Advanced Manufacturing
We partner with some of the world’s largest providers in the advanced technology industries, data centers, electronics, semiconductors and specialized manufacturing. From climate change to tightening regulation to accelerated schedules – our integrated project delivery model ensures our clients are always one step ahead.
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Cities & Places
We integrate data, technology, mobility and connectivity to improve economic and social equity and the resiliency of cities and communities. From sustainable infrastructure and inclusive placemaking solutions to reimagined health systems transforming future models of care, we help governments, cities, communities and private sector clients rethink how they deliver a better life for future generations.
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Energy
We help the world evolve the way energy is generated, moved and used, decarbonizing even the hardest-to-change industries and enabling the crucial shift toward energy security. Whether integrating renewable sources into a nation’s electricity grid or decarbonizing industries that form the backbone of society, we scale innovation so sustainable, secure energy can be a reality for more people across the world, faster.
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Environmental
We pioneer environmental solutions that create a positive impact for people and the planet. From restoring natural infrastructure to protect our coasts against rising oceans, harnessing nature-based solutions or addressing the most pressing environmental cleanup challenges, our solutions cross every phase of the project lifecycle.
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National Security & Defense
We work with public and private organizations and government agencies across land, air, maritime and space on full life-cycle programs supporting global security infrastructure and operations. Whether it’s energy, water, transportation, civil or other critical infrastructure, we find ways to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impacts, improve operational efficiency and more – allowing those who protect and defend our communities to focus on making the lives better for those they serve.
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Life Sciences
We deliver complex manufacturing facilities for clients who are advancing science, developing medicine and creating capacity that impact people’s lives. We assemble the best teams in the world to design, build, qualify and commission first-of-a-kind facilities within accelerated timelines with a relentless focus on safety, quality and cost – overcoming challenges no one else can.
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Transportation
Whether by air, sea or land, we create equitable, sustainable solutions for smart, integrated transportation infrastructure that connects people and communities around the world and stimulates economic development. From aviation, rail & transit, highways & bridges, to ports & maritime, we keep future generations moving forward.
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Water
Addressing challenges like climate change, water scarcity, aging infrastructure and emerging contaminants, managing this essential resource has never been more complex. From drinking water treatment and reuse to water resource recovery and resilience, we’re working with our clients to protect communities, industries and the environment, and provide them with the water resources they need to thrive.
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Thames Estuary Asset Management (TEAM2100)
Safeguarding people and property with innovative tidal flood defenses in London and the Thames Estuary, including the iconic Thames Barrier.
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King Abdulaziz Port
Pioneering the future of logistics by modernizing and expanding the King Abdulaziz Port, the largest port in the Persian Gulf.
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Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Enhancing infrastructure, fostering innovation and promoting community and economic development for the world's busiest airport.
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Joint Health Command Project
We're working with Australia’s Joint Health Command (JHC) to provide critical updates to their facilities providing healthcare and low acuity inpatient care services to the nearly 85,000 members of the Australian Defence Force.
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The Scotland 5G Centre
Empowering the growth of communities and businesses by accelerating the deployment and adoption of 5G connectivity across industry and public sectors.
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SR 94 Express Lanes Alternatives and Feasibility Study
We’re working with the San Diego Association of Governments, California Department of Transportation and the City of San Diego to develop alternatives and a feasibility study for adding managed lanes on a critical transportation link in the region.
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MSD Biotech Dublin
Helping patients receive medicine faster than ever by partnering with MSD to increase capacity at its critical Dublin Drug Substance Facility.
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Donald C. Tillman Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF)
Delivering critical long-term water management for the City of Los Angeles to fully reuse its water supplies through one of the U.S.’s largest potable reuse projects.
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Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies
Building one of the largest, end-to-end cell culture contract manufacturing facilities in North America so vital medicines and therapies can be delivered with quality, flexibility, speed and consistency at an even larger scale.
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Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy System (ARCHES)
Accelerating the clean hydrogen economy and supporting the energy transition as Program Manager for ARCHES in California.
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Lilydale & Mooroolbark Elevated Stations
Relieving congestion and potentially dangerous crossings through one of the largest rail infrastructure projects across the state of Victoria, Australia.
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PacWave South
Advancing the energy transition by developing the first pre-permitted, full-scale test facility for wave-energy devices in the U.S.
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Discovery Partners Institute Headquarters
We designed the Discovery Partners Institute’s new Chicago center for applied R&D, tech talent development and business, representing the first building in 78 Chicago, a new neighborhood development along the Chicago River.
Want to join us?
What drives you drives us as we work to build a better world – together. At Jacobs, every day is an opportunity to make the world better, more connected, more sustainable. We’re always looking for dynamic and engaged people to join our team. Bring your passion, your ingenuity and your vision.
Newsroom
Our latest news, research and informed opinions on building a better world for our communities and clients.
Thought leadership
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National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Lessons Learned
Exploring lessons learned from the implementation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the U.S.
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Water for Life: Why Valuing Water in all its Forms is Key to Thriving and Resilient Communities
Explore why the water system must consider water in all its forms – and the economic, social and environmental systems that depend on it – to better navigate the increased pressures of climate change and rapid urbanization and enhance resilience in our communities.
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How Can We Use Nature and Data to Help Solve our Environmental, Climate and Affordability Crises?
Focusing on the U.K. water sector’s combined sewer overflow (CSO) challenge
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Pioneering a Net Zero City with Expo City Dubai
Expo City Dubai is taking bold action to create a resilient, low-carbon city that enhance the quality of life for residents and protects the environment. Explore this real-world example of how sustainable urban living can be achieved.
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As Demand for Power Grows, Airports are At Risk: A New Report Shows What We Need to Do Next
New study facilitated by Jacobs shows narrow window for infrastructure investments to power airports through rising electricity demand and growth in air travel.
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Transit-Oriented Development: Responding to Today’s Urban Challenges
This paper explores how mass transit infrastructure investments and a transit-oriented development approach can address these challenges and deliver enhanced economic and social outcomes for communities.
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Biomimicry from Sustainability to Regeneration
After 3.8 billion years of evolution, nature already has solutions to our most pressing challenges. Discover how biomimicry — the innovation and design practice that learns from nature — can transform the built environment into a showcase for a regenerative world.
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Jacobs Reports Strong Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Earnings
Jacobs Solutions Inc. today announced its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 27, 2024.
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A View on the Future of Transportation: A Q&A with Caitlin Johnson
Major transportation infrastructure programs are getting bigger, and clients expect them to be delivered faster and cheaper. In this Q&A, we chat with one of our teammates, newly appointed Vice President and Director of Operations - Northeast Transportation, Caitlin Johnson, to discuss trends and opportunities shaping the delivery of major transportation projects.
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Why I Wear the “J” with Sulayman Farooqi
There are three integral places where our shared attitudes and behaviors show up – the company’s values and practices, your team and network, and your experience day to day. Graduate Mechanical Engineer Sulayman Farooqi shares how Jacobs' inclusive leadership motivates and inspires him.
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A View on the Future of Aviation: A Q&A with Bryan Smith
Airports are the gateway to one of the fastest modes of commercial transport, helping to carry people and packages to almost anywhere in the world. In this Q&A, Jacobs Aviation Architecture Principal, Bryan Smith, discusses evolving trends in airport terminal design, the priorities of our clients and the challenges we’re tackling.
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Accelerating Deliverability and Healthier Returns in Active Travel: A 5-Lesson Framework
The business and social case for active travel has been proven, but as an industry, it faces budget restrictions and economic headwinds. Our Senior Associate Director of Transport Planning Andrew Kelly shares his five project-proven lessons in boosting deliverability and better commercial and social returns for communities and clients.