Insights for what's next

Explore practical perspectives that turn complex challenges and emerging trends into real-world outcomes.

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Q&A

14 energetic women elevate their heart rate, network and profile

On the back of the global pandemic, with employees returning to the Sydney office our Jacobs Women's Network and Careers Network had to think outside the box about how to engage and connect people from across the business. With fitness and connecting with peers being a challenge in this new environment the Muay Thai Boxing 12-week program was born!

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Thought Leadership

Together we transform: a word from John Chapman

Jacobs Senior Architectural Technologist and Subject Matter Expert John Chapman shares the purpose that drives his work in designing manufacturing facilities for pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical products.

Thought Leadership

Jacobs AgilePod®-26: Innovation takes to the skies

Jacobs’ Director of Airborne Programs, Dr. Anthony M. DeLuca showcases high-flying innovation in the following piece about Jacobs’ AgilePod®-26, a standards-based multi-mission pod designed to carry Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Over The Horizon (OTH) communications payloads, capable of being flown on Defense Department patrol class and civilian derivative aircraft.

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Exceptional leadership by simply being himself: a Q&A with head of utilities, environment, and infrastructure in the middle east, Jonathan Chamberlain

No job is too big or challenging for Jonathan Chamberlain to tackle with his Utilities, Environment and Infrastructure team. He’s brought together people from all corners of the globe to support the Middle East, a region full of transformative projects, while gaining a reputation for delivery excellence. Jonathan shares his highlights on what it takes to succeed as a leader while navigating global and regional changes on some of our world’s most impressive infrastructure.

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Water is life: A Q&A with Rich Nagel

Jacobs Vice President and Client Account Manager Rich Nagel has spent his 35+ year career focused on water challenges in southern California, where he now advises clients on water conservation and reuse solutions. Get to know more about Rich and his passion for water reuse in this Q&A.

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Inside Jacobs’ digital factory: A Q&A with the team behind Viewpoint, a data insights tool

When consulting on projects for clients in fields such as infrastructure or transportation, huge amounts of data can be generated during the survey and consultation phases. To accelerate the ability to draw insights out of all that data, Jacobs’ Digital Factory team has developed a tool called ViewPoint which uses natural language processing (NLP) algorithms to assign themes and greatly truncate the timeframe to actionable intelligence.

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Careers network: Amanda Roach’s story

Wellbeing is foundational to everything we’re able to do and accomplish. We continually evaluate our wellbeing programs and benefits to best support our people – and we’re sharing stories of how these programs and tools are helping each of us individually be at our best, so we’re able to do more – together. In this feature, we connected with Amanda Roach to see how she found a sense of belonging with one of our employee networks, The Careers Network.

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Big Questions

Confronting climate change with OneWater

Joseph Danyluk, Jacobs OneWater director, reflects on a discussion at the NACWA Winter Conference which addressed how water utilities and the wider industry can confront a changing climate. Touching on recent examples of how Jacobs is helping our clients advance climate response efforts, he shares how collaboration will continue to be critical not only as we manage the impacts of climate change, but also explore how water connects us, and how it affects us all.

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Big Questions

Introducing new OneWater reflections series

In a new thought leadership series, our global water team shares how we’re developing integrated and collaborative solutions to the world’s most pressing water challenges.

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Big Questions

Managed aquifer recharge for potable reuse

BJ Lechler discusses recent research we conducted for the Water Research Foundation which evaluates the best practices for managed aquifer recharge for potable water reuse – and provides a guide for water utilities interested in adopting the practice.

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