Insights for what's next
Explore practical perspectives that turn complex challenges and emerging trends into real-world outcomes.
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Thought LeadershipGigawatt challenge: Infrastructure for the AI era
Jacobs Senior Vice President, Advanced Facilities and Market Lead AI Data Centers, Dana Tilley explores how digital twins can enable owners, operators, developers, utilities and communities to plan gigawatt-scale AI data centers faster — improving grid resilience and balancing power, cooling and site constraints earlier in the process. -
Thought LeadershipAdvancing nature-based solutions for resilient infrastructure
Q&A: Talking with Intern Turned Engineer Blane Solomon about How She's Helping Shape the City She Grew Up In
Marking National Public Works Week, we sat down with Assistant Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Manager Blane Solomon at our Operations Management and Facilities Services project in Johns Creek, Georgia, to learn how she got started in engineering and now helps shape the city where she grew up.
Rise Up for BeyondZero: A Q&A with Joanne Caruso
In this Q&A, we connected with Chief Legal & Administrative Officer Joanne Caruso to discuss Jacobs’ BeyondZero program, its 15-year anniversary and their personal commitment to rise up for BeyondZero.
Reach New Heights on Your Knowledge of ORAT
Jacobs’ Michael McElvaney walks us through the 5 W’s and 2 H’s of Operational Readiness and Airport Transition (ORAT) – the risk-based approach to operational readiness and transition to new facilities.
Q&A: Talking with Sindhu Avalokita, Vice President, Operations Leader for North Texas & Oklahoma
Jacobs Vice President, Operations Leader for North Texas & Oklahoma Sindhu Avalokita shares her thoughts on leadership, recalls a scary but ultimately rewarding career change, and explains her interest in every letter of “STEAM.”
Q&A: Talking with Nishan Dharmatileke, APAC Advanced Data & Analytics Lead
For this feature, we caught up with our APAC Advanced Data & Analytics lead Nishan Dharmatileke to talk data and advanced analytics, opportunities and challenges it brings and how we’re making the most out of data to solve client challenges around the globe.
Q&A: Talking Greening Fleets with Marc DeSchamp, Program Manager and Global Technology Lead
Marc DeSchamp, Program Manager and Global Technology Lead for bus transit at Jacobs, talks about the challenges transit agencies face as they move to decarbonize their fleets and how Jacobs is helping them evolve.
Q&A: Talking with Bryan Harvey, Vice President, Head of Global Program Management
How can we create exceptional spaces that transform the way we live, work and play? How can we build smart, sustainable, and climate-resilient precincts of the future? How can we design spaces that foster liveable, connected and inclusive communities and deliver lasting social value?
Q&A: Talking with Michele Holland, Federal Civilian Agencies Portfolio Operations Director
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.
Q&A: Talking with Kate Simmonds, Section Leader Water and Wastewater Infrastructure, New Zealand
For this Q&A we connected with Section Leader Water and Wastewater Infrastructure, New Zealand, Kate Simmonds to talk about her role, what sparked her interest in water and how she’s bringing international best practice to New Zealand.
Q&A: Talking with Zwerus Evers, Senior Mechanical Engineer
For this Q&A we connected with Zwerus Evers, senior mechanical engineer, to talk about his new role at Jacobs, what sparked his interest in a career in engineering and water and his proudest career moment of becoming a chartered professional engineer.
Q&A: Talking with Yvonne Lynam, Health, Safety & Environment Director for Advanced Facilities
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.
Q&A: Talking with Tess Gillham, Principal Design Manager, Water
For this Q&A, we connected with Tess Gillham, Principal Design Manager, Water, to talk about her role, what sparked her interest in a career in water and why she‘s excited about the future of water in New Zealand.
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Future Foundations
Co-creating the world to come
From developing climate resilience and transitioning to a low-carbon future, to modernizing and transforming infrastructure, governments and businesses face critical challenges. How they respond will define our future.
As our clients navigate these challenges, we help them think differently – working together to pioneer tomorrow's infrastructure solutions and build the foundations for a prosperous, secure future.