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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 named 2020 Digital Water Consulting Services Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan

Jacobs has been named Frost & Sullivan’s 2020 Company of the Year in the digital water consulting services market for its leadership in intelligent water solutions. From smart meters and intelligent asset management to data analytics and digital twins, Jacobs provides services to transform big data into actionable information, supporting utilities with increasing regulatory pressures, aging workforces, failing infrastructure and climate change-induced challenges to optimize performance, protect utilities’ assets, improve efficiency and ensure a sustainable water supply. “For more than seven decades, Jacobs has been a leader in sustainable water development and innovative technology services. We’re honored to accept the Digital Water Company of the Year award for our commitment to providing a powerful spectrum of solutions for the water industry, from water supplies to treatment, conveyance, wastewater treatment, reuse and return to the natural environment,” says Jacobs Global Digital Market Director Dr. Raja Kadiyala. “The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the creation and adoption of digital solutions; as the water industry navigates the new normal, digital solutions are becoming more important than ever.” The Company of the Year Award is presented to the company that demonstrates excellence in growth, innovation and leadership as it relates to customer impact. Water utilities have been impacted by the disruptions related to the recent global COVID-19 pandemic. With employees sheltering at home, operations staff adjusting to new working environments and local communities in need of clean water for consumption, hand washing, hygiene and proper sanitation, the Frost & Sullivan award is a timely testament

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Jacobs awarded fourth consecutive Federal Aviation Administration contract

DALLAS, May 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was awarded an architect and engineering design services contract to help the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) replace, modernize and sustain more than 13,000 facilities that support the National Air Space (NAS). The NAS infrastructure, operated by the FAA's Air Traffic Control Facilities and Engineering Services group, includes Air Route Traffic Control Centers, Airport Traffic Control Towers, Terminal Radar Approach Control facilities, unstaffed structures such as radar towers and other FAA owned, operated or sponsored facilities. The FAA estimates the nationwide, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract at $166 million in fee for the nine-year contract duration, which includes a five-year base period and two, two-year option periods at the FAA's discretion. "We've stood firmly with the FAA delivering on their mission to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world for 26 years under our continuous succession of FAA architect and engineering services contracts," said Jacobs Federal & Environmental Solutions Senior Vice President and General Manager Tim Byers. "Jacobs and the FAA share the same commitment to safety, a contributing factor to our successful, enduring relationship." Jacobs has delivered nearly three million technical service hours to the FAA while preserving continuity of operations and avoiding a project-related shut-down. For the past two years, we've designed new, greenfield mission-critical facilities and upgraded existing operations to support the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) modernization program. One of the most ambitious infrastructure programs in U.S. history, the FAA and its partners

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Referral brings connectivity, collaboration, first toll road investment by Ullico Infrastructure Fund

Through a referral from the Royal Bank of Canada, our capital and transactions advisory, technical and traffic engineering team advised our client Ullico Infrastructure Fund ( Ullico) to complete its first toll road investment. This is an acquisition of a minority interest in a 42-year operating concession. The transaction reached financial close at the height of the COVID-19 crisis on March 31, 2020 with a major investment in Metropistas, an operating toll road concessionaire in Puerto Rico. In December 2019, as most people were preparing for the holiday season, Jacobs was starting a new advisory relationship with Ullico and COVID-19 was creeping into our lives around the world. As Ullico was evaluating its intended investment in an operating concession in Puerto Rico, it needed an independent, credible analysis of the technical and operational merits of the toll roads in question. Our team worked across several continents and featured multiple disciplines – capital and transaction advisory, traffic engineering, toll financing and technical assessments including roadway and structural evaluations. “With Ullico, the notable feat is that this transaction achieved financial close during the peak month for COVID-19 in March after a period when hardly any traffic showed up on the toll roads.” Jacobs’ Strategic Consulting group’s Yuval Cohen shared. “The client focused on the long-term performance potential of the roads that play a critical role in the island economy. Our work informed them on the long-term dynamics of roads that have experienced rapid declines right now but likely to emerge stronger after

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Weathering the storm: A key partner for community resilience

In September 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica, St. Croix and Puerto Rico. The Category 5 hurricane was the worst natural disaster in history to affect those islands, causing wide-spread flooding, wind damage, major infrastructure loss and power outages. More specifically, the hurricane impacted the operations of drinking water systems throughout the islands, and then more than ever, safe drinking water was vital to public health. In Puerto Rico, a client-partner of Jacobs’ Operations Management and Facilities Services (OMFS) practice, the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA), which is responsible for water quality, water management and water supply in Puerto Rico, was heavily impacted by the storm. Jacobs played a vital role in returning and maintaining essential services to the community, providing the drinking water system with support and resources needed to prepare for and address unexpected failures during the storm. Preparing for swift response and recovery In months following Hurricane Maria, thousands of Puerto Ricans were living under tarp roofs or still dealing with lack of power, but safe drinking water provided some relief. Due to advanced preparations, Jacobs made critical repairs and returned the client’s drinking-water facilities to service soon after the storms passed. After the storm, the project lost power and the team operated the plant on generators for several weeks. Even as a main generator broke, the team secured a new emergency generator within 48 hours. Staff spent days clearing debris in order to gain access to the raw water pump station and other remote facilities

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Jacobs keeps up the rhythm of public works in cities nationwide

Amid this global health crisis, have you wondered what it would be like if you didn’t have clean water for drinking and washing your hands? Or what it would be like if roads and traffic signals near you hadn’t been maintained properly, making it more difficult to get to the grocery store or your doctor’s office? In communities where Jacobs performs public works services, these thoughts aren’t as worrisome. Our Operations Management and Facilities Services (OMFS) professionals have been working diligently to organize staff and resources, sustain operations and manage contingencies during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. And while the pandemic has presented challenges, staff has remained on the frontlines to keep their communities operational. “As we celebrate National Public Works Week, we recognize our staff’s commitment to supporting our client-partners, who rely on us day in and day out to ensure their communities continue to run efficiently,” says Jacobs Global Operations Management and Facilities Services Vice President Steve Meininger. “We remain committed to supporting our partners and are using this time to not only make changes to keep their communities running, but also increase satisfaction among their residents.” This year’s National Public Works Week (NPWW) theme is The Rhythm of Public Works, viewing a community as a symphony of essential services that work in concert to create a great place to live. Whether our public works teams are building and maintaining roads and bridges, removing snow, managing traffic routes or improving their local park, they keep the rhythm of

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National Public Works Week: Jacobs helps cricket become a smash in Johns Creek

The 2020 National Public Works Week theme is The Rhythm of Public Works, which celebrates communities as a symphony of essential services, working together to create a great place to live. A key element of community satisfaction is learning how to adapt to changes within a city and its residents, something our Jacobs team in Johns Creek, Georgia, knows well. The City of Johns Creek has become the most diverse city in Georgia, home to numerous residents from Asia, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. And with the influx in people comes an influx of cultural influences and passions. These residents specifically have introduced a cultural enthusiasm for the sport of cricket. The sport has been around for hundreds of years, but only recently has gained in popularity in the states. To accommodate cricket enthusiasts, the Johns Creek Recreation and Parks Department, which is operated and managed by Jacobs, established a master plan to design and build one turf cricket pitch and three batting cages at Shakerag Park. The pitch will open up to residents this month, while the batting cages opened in June 2019 with a great reception from the community. “The cricket facilities in Johns Creek are allowing the citizens to not only participate in the second biggest sport in the world, but also provide a platform for youth development and community engagement for a healthy lifestyle,” said community resident and cricket enthusiast, Shafiq Jadavji. Part of the master plan for what will be Johns Creek’s largest park

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Jacobs secures National Flood Risk Assessment 2 (NAFRA2) contract

DALLAS, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by England's Environment Agency to design, develop and implement the National Flood Risk Assessment 2 (NaFRA2), a pioneering cloud computing system that will help create a step-change in the quality and scope of England's national flood risk information. Along with JBA Consulting and a small group of industry and academic experts, Jacobs will combine its industry-leading flood modelling experience with web technologies and cloud computing to develop a system that underpins national-scale flood analysis in England. The Environment Agency estimates the four-year contract value at $10 million (£8 million). "We believe this will be the world's first cloud-based, interactive national flood risk assessment system combining local and national flood modeling for rivers, sea and surface water," said Jacobs People & Places Solutions Senior Vice President and General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa Donald Morrison. "Once operational it will enable the Environment Agency to manage flood risk in England more effectively and efficiently." NaFRA2 will be designed to store, process and manipulate input data, and manage the production of outputs. The project includes substantial national-scale flood modeling, spanning scenarios for different flood defense states, breaching, blockage and climate change. These will help the Environment Agency produce a comprehensive picture of risk and uncertainty, including core public national flood risk information and data to support flood incidents. "We are thinking and acting differently on this challenging and groundbreaking project," said Environment Agency National Director of Operations and Project Sponsor Steve Moore

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Jacobs in new alliance to deliver water resilience for the East of England

DALLAS, June 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) has been appointed to Anglian Water Services' new Strategic Pipelines Alliance (SPA) which will deliver new connective infrastructure across the East of England ensuring more than 600,000 of Anglian Water's six million customers continue to receive a resilient and safe water supply for generations to come. In the U.K., a reliable water supply is often taken for granted, yet water shortages caused by climate change and an increasing population are now a key risk while balancing the needs of the environment. Anglian Water is tackling this challenge now, head on, with a forward-thinking investment of $458 million (£365M) over the next five years to take 20 regionally significant projects from concept to operation. "We live in a connected world where communities and their infrastructure are only as strong as the weakest link," said Jacobs People and Places Solutions Europe, Middle East & Africa Senior Vice President and General Manager Donald Morrison. "Anglian Water appreciates this and their investment through the SPA will help to set up the East of England for prosperous growth and development well into the future." The alliance will build on the collaborative delivery experience of Anglian Water, Jacobs and the other partners (Farrans, Mott MacDonald Bentley and Costain) focusing on long-term, integrated thinking to deliver better outcomes for the customer. New technology like digital twins or replicas of actual systems, processes and assets will be used for synthetic data generation, prediction, optimization and scenario analysis, helping to drive

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New, downloadable thought leadership paper: Toward a zero carbon future

Jacobs and Yarra Valley Water have partnered to deliver a thought leadership paper which asks ‘what if’ the growth of Australia’s hydrogen industry could be supported by co-located hydrogen production at wastewater treatment plants? Find out in our latest insights. The broad utilization of hydrogen has potential to play an important role in our drive toward a decarbonized, sustainable future. But in Australia, cost remains a major barrier to adoption. Building on the suggestions made in our original thought leadership paper in 2019, our latest release uses Yarra Valley Water’s Aurora wastewater treatment plant as a case study to explore the relationship between both outputs from electrolysis - hydrogen and pure oxygen. Specifically, the high-level analysis explores whether using oxygen in wastewater treatment processes could create enough savings for the wastewater treatment plant to effectively subsidize the cost of hydrogen and increase its commercial viability. “Together with Yarra Valley Water, our paper starts a conversation about a possible future role for water utilities in Australia’s hydrogen industry that supports both decarbonization and the commercial readiness of this emerging industry,” says Jacobs’ Senior Vice President, Global Operations Patrick Hill. The findings from the case study indicated that implementing a type of treatment technology that allows for the efficient use of pure oxygen at the Aurora wastewater treatment plant could deliver net capital and operating cost savings to Yarra Valley Water compared to other types of treatment options tested. At the same time, the guaranteed demand for oxygen at Aurora was instrumental

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Jacobs selected to help AstraZeneca retrofit Ohio manufacturing facility

Jacobs was selected to provide engineering, procurement, construction management and commissioning / qualification / validation (EPCMCQV) to retrofit AstraZeneca’s West Chester, Ohio manufacturing facility to deliver a potential vaccine to fight COVID-19. Jacobs’ work includes upgrading an existing idle Fill Line to support formulation, vial filling, visual inspection and packaging of the COVID-19 vaccine at the earliest date possible in the fall of 2020. "We're eager to help AstraZeneca meet the challenge of providing a potential vaccine in record time," says Jacobs People & Places Solutions, Global Operations, Senior Vice President, Ken Gilmartin. "The world is anxiously waiting for a cure for the novel Coronavirus and we are committed to using our vaccine manufacturing capabilities and doing all we can to make AstraZeneca's ambition a reality."

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Jacobs ranked No. 1 on ENR's Top 500 Design Firms list for third consecutive year

Engineering News-Record has ranked Jacobs No. 1 in its list of Top 500 Design Firms. Widely considered the industry benchmark, the annual list ranks both publicly and privately held U.S. companies, based on revenue for design-specific services performed in the previous year. Jacobs has held a top five position in the Top 500 list since ENR’s rankings began in 2003, and for a third consecutive year, we’re excited to retain the top spot. “Over the last two years Jacobs has been transformed by strategic acquisitions and divestitures, along with the launch of our new brand – and through it all, we continue to build a strong inclusive culture where people are inspired to innovate new solutions for ourselves and our clients,” said Chair and CEO Steve Demetriou. “ENR’s recognition of Jacobs speaks to our diverse team of visionaries, thinkers and doers that live our values every day and continue challenging today to reinvent tomorrow.” As highlighted in our 2019 Integrated Annual Report, we aim higher and don’t settle — always looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. Examples of ideas turned into bold, intelligent solutions for a more connected, sustainable tomorrow include: Operational Advancement: It is one thing to dream up new solutions. At Jacobs, we also deliver them. As Architect/Engineer of Record for the Denver International Airport Concourse B and C East expansions, Jacobs designed roughly 600,000 square feet of the East side concourse expansions that will make room for 28 new aircraft gates and approximately 137,000 square

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The protecting role of parks

As beautiful summer weather approaches, waterfront parks provide a great way to enjoy incredible views along with opportunities for passive and active recreation. Did you know waterfront parks also play an important role in protecting neighborhoods and public spaces prone to flooding? Parks can help reduce flood damage and/or flood risk while enhancing public spaces and making our waterfronts more resilient. With sea level rise a growing concern and an already-active hurricane season underway for 2020, we should pay respect to these peaceful and mighty assets. Look at parks in New York City – while each is unique in location, size and purpose – many are similar in their ability to mitigate flood impacts. In other words, parks are able to naturally safeguard places and people and alleviate what could otherwise cost millions of dollars of damage. Take for example the East Side Coastal Resiliency project, New York City’s first large-scale coastal resiliency and flood protection project that will be going into construction. “We’ve been working on ESCR since 2015 when our role began in the feasibility studies and conceptual design,” reports Jacobs People & Places Solutions Project Manager Maki Onodera. “From a resiliency and flood protection standpoint, this infrastructure is much needed for New York City as the impacts of climate change become more pronounced and we see more frequent and intense storms.” Aimed at mitigating future flood risks in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, while enhancing the environmental and economic viability of the Manhattan waterfront, the ESCR is