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Protecting the Thames Estuary: Modeling to provide a reliable evidence base to safeguard millions of residents and billions in assets

The Thames Estuary is home to 1.51 million people and more than £400 ($546) billion-worth of assets that are at risk from tidal flooding. To address this challenge, Jacobs and JBA Consulting are leading the Thames Estuary 2100 Modelling Project for the Environment Agency — a key pillar of the Thames Estuary 2100 strategy. The project strengthens understanding of flood risk and provides the robust evidence base needed to guide smarter decisions that protect homes, safeguard critical infrastructure and support sustainable growth. By delivering trusted and unified insights for climate resilience, it’s helping to build a safer future for one of the principal development areas in southern England.
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Jacobs’ data center digital twin featured in NVIDIA GTC keynote

During NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote presentation at the company’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) on Monday, March 16, 2026, the founder and CEO highlighted Jacobs. The NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint and libraries now features a Jacobs Data Center Digital Twin solution that enables developers and owners to plan, simulate and optimize gigawatt-scale artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, known as AI factories, in a virtual environment – improving time to first revenue, efficient energy performance and resilient long-term operations.
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Jacobs recognized for advancing climate resilience and environmental innovation

Jacobs has received five Environmental Business Journal and Climate Change Business Journal awards, recognizing[RK1.1] global leadership in climate resilience infrastructure, digital innovation, nature-based solutions and data-driven decarbonization, along with a lifetime achievement honor for industry leadership.
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Jacobs wins rail contracts in New Zealand

Jacobs has been awarded two rail contracts by KiwiRail, New Zealand's rail network owner and operator as part of KiwiRail's Auckland Metro Rail Programme to modernize Auckland's rail network. The Programme delivers vital upgrades to the existing rail network ahead of the opening of Auckland's largest ever transport infrastructure project, the City Rail Link.

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Equipment inspection maintenance take flight at Jacobs work site in Kansas

Our Jacobs Operations Management and Facilities Services team in Liberal, Kansas is managing wastewater treatment utilities and equipment over more than 3,800 acres. Using a specially equipped drone to inspect the plant and monitor conveyance piping that carries treated wastewater effluent to agricultural fields nearby has increased efficiency, saved costs and promoted safe operations. Read, and see, how we helped this technology take flight.

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Jacobs participates in first ever Mental Health Action day

Jacobs is proud to be a founding partner of Mental Health Action Day, a new movement with a mission to empower people to take action for mental health – no matter where we are in our mental health journey. Find out how you can take action in this article.

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Jacobs wins south atlantic division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract

Jacobs was awarded a new contract to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District Military Design and Construction (MILCON) Program. This is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) and supports task orders primarily involved in the design of facilities and infrastructure for construction at U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Special Operations Command, Defense Health Programs, and other Department of Defense programs and agencies primarily in the Southeast United States.

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Duval county schools: Creating schools for the future

As one of Florida’s seven major metropolitan school districts and the oldest, Duval County Public Schools has their sights on the future focusing on creating healthy and safe environments for children to learn and teachers to teach. Here’s how Jacobs is helping them make this future a reality.

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Jacobs and WIFIA: Lessons learned from reinvented water infrastructure financing

Jacobs and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) have reinvented water financing for our clients to accomplish more than just secure low interest loans. Ultimately the purpose of WIFIA, our work, and the investment in communities is to bring better water resources and an improved quality of life for a more connected, sustainable world. Jacobs Strategic Consulting Business & Finance Leader Dennis Jackson weighs in on lessons learned in this article.

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Jacobs wins contract to renovate US Government accountability offices

Jacobs was awarded a new multi-disciplinary architecture and engineering (AE) service contract for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). This is a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) and supports the Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) of task orders to renovate and upgrade the GAO's headquarters in Washington D.C., as well as the agency's field offices in 11 cities across the country.