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Our Jacobs team has been providing solutions to the New York metropolitan area for decades – and we’re proud to support the communities where we live, work and play. From program and construction management, to transportation and resilient and sustainable infrastructure, our New York team is pushing the boundaries of what is possible and looking to the future.
Our projects
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Long Island Rail Road Expansion (LIRR)
A major expansion to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)’s Main Line is now open to the public. Extending from Floral Park to Hicksville, New York, the 9.8-mile third track expansion to the LIRR Main Line increases capacity by 50%, alleviates congestion during peak hours, improves overall rail services and enhances rider safety.Joint Venture (JV) partners Arup and Jacobs delivered this critical program on schedule and on budget.
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Grand Central Madison
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Grand Central Madison (formerly East Side Access) program in New York is its largest capital project and the first expansion of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in over 100 years. Jacobs supported streamlined delivery as Project Management Office (PMO) partner. With a complex web of deliverables and interconnected dependencies, a key element of our role was the integration of over 15 systems contracts, from traction power to signaling.
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East Side Coastal Resiliency
East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR), conceptually developed during Rebuild by Design after Superstorm Sandy, is the first segment of a 10-mile flood protection system that extends around lower Manhattan, referred to as the “Big U.” As part of a multi-disciplinary team, Jacobs is one of two design leads and engineers-of-record for the flood protection system.
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Rockaway Boardwalk Redevelopment & Storm Resiliency
When Superstorm Sandy hit the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. it destroyed thousands of businesses, homes, public amenities and regional infrastructure, including the iconic, wooden Rockaway Boardwalk in Queens, New York. The New York City Economic Development Corporation and the City’s Department of Parks and Recreation, working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), commissioned a team, to reimagine the approximately five miles of beachfront with a resilient, creative vision. Jacobs, RBA and WXY led the design of the replacement boardwalk and associated access points to be more storm resilient.
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NYCEDC Inspection and Engineering Services
Jacobs was awarded a five-year extension to our on-call maritime engineering consultant services contract with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), which includes inspection and engineering services for city-owned maritime infrastructure. With an increased focus on waterfront infrastructure, resiliency planning, waterfront utilization and engagement with New York City’s sixth borough — the waterfront — this high-profile contract continues to play a critical role in securing the city’s continued economic and cultural vitality.
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Reimagining Rikers Island Infrastructure and Landscape
Jacobs has been selected by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to study the feasibility of consolidating four aging wastewater resource recovery facilities into a new state-of-the-art one billion+ gallon-per-day facility on New York's Rikers Island. Jacobs, in association with a New York-centric team of specialized subconsultants, will blend local insights and creative talents in this study to reimagine NYC's wastewater infrastructure and community landscape.
Meet some of our thinkers and doers
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Diaa Elmaddah, Jacobs Program Manager
A well-rounded professional engineer and program director, Diaa Elmaddah offers extensive experience in design-build and multidisciplinary engineering design and management. He has more than 25 years’ experience on projects involving transit and railroad infrastructure including underground structures, shops and yards, track and rail systems and railroad stations. He has managed projects with a combined capital value of more than $2 billion for rail agencies in the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area, including Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, NYC Transit and NJ Transit.
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Jessica Becker, Jacobs Construction Manager
As a construction manager, Jessica Becker supported Jacobs’ role as Project Management Office (PMO) partner on New York’s Grand Central Madison project for almost 12 years. The project is set to transform the busiest commuter railroad in the U.S. She has watched the project evolve from the initial tunnelling works underneath Grand Central Terminal, to putting marble on the walls of the new 350,000 square-foot passenger concourse, right through to the testing of the fire alarms.
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Rohit Motwani, Jacobs Program Manager
Rohit Motwani, program manager at Jacobs, compares his role on North America’s largest transportation infrastructure project to that of a compass. Rohit was part of a team tasked with integrating all components of this vast and complex project, to support the official opening of the transformed Long Island Railroad. A program manager and civil engineer with eight years of experience in the delivery of commercial and major transportation projects, Rohit supported New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority with the completion of its Grand Central Madison public works project in New York City.
Our solutions
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Infrastructure
To bring critical infrastructure programs to fruition, Jacobs works with communities to accelerate return-oriented infrastructure developments that make a clear case for sustainable outcomes.
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Water
Our planners, engineers and scientists work with our clients every day to view all water as resource and develop integrated, holistic solutions that provide comprehensive benefits.
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Transportation
Whether by air, sea, underground or even through mountains, we help our clients move people, goods and freight. Our solutions help plan, develop, finance, design, construct, maintain and operate smart transportation infrastructure that connects people and communities around the world.
Our solutions
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Wastewater
We understand that water – even wastewater – is a precious resource and not something we should simply dispose of; and therefore, we take the total water cycle into consideration when engineering solutions and developing cutting-edge technologies to collect, reclaim and reuse wastewater.
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Ports & Maritime
Jacobs provides value-added consulting, planning and engineering services through the long-term, trusted relationships we’ve formed with clients around the globe, including port authorities, government agencies, private developers, cargo terminal and cruise operators as well as some of the world’s leading naval forces.
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Rail & Transit
We’re on board to serve all aspects of high‐speed and conventional passenger rail, freight and logistics, mass/public transit and innovative bus solutions. We’re a globally recognized leader in the safe and efficient delivery of rail and transit solutions – from planning, design and development to delivery and management.
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From our newsroom
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NewsIs it Feasible to Transform a New York City Jail into a Wastewater Resource Recovery and Renewable Energy Hub?
New York City is studying whether it can reimagine the future of Rikers Island — currently a jail complex — into a wastewater resource recovery and renewable energy hub that could free up precious land for urban transformation.
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NewsLong Island Rail Road Expansion Opens in New York
A major expansion to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)’s Main Line is now open to the public. Extending from Floral Park to Hicksville, New York, the 9.8-mile third track expansion to the LIRR Main Line increases capacity by 50%, alleviates congestion during peak hours, improves overall rail services and enhances rider safety. Read more to find out about this iconic project.
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NewsJacobs’ New York City Underwater Inspection Team Thrilled to Dive into $10M Contract Extension
Did you know that we have a full-service Underwater Inspection Group at Jacobs? It includes a professional engineer dive team with more than 20 commercially-trained diving professionals with experience in marine engineering, commercial diving, underwater inspection and underwater construction. Since many are also professional engineers, they can complete all project aspects — from inspection through to design and/or rehabilitation.
In the media
Engineering News-Record: Jacobs to Study Turning NYC's Rikers Island Into Wastewater Facility
Engineering News-Record: Five Minutes With: Jacobs Megaproject PM Jessica Becker
Engineering News-Record: Five Minutes With Diaa Elmaddah, Jacobs Program Manager
Join #OurJacobs team
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.
