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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 increases quarterly dividend

The Board of Directors of Jacobs (NYSE:J) has declared a quarterly cash dividend payable to shareholders in the amount of $0.29 per share of Jacobs common stock, an increase of 11.5% from its previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This dividend will be paid on March 22, 2024, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Feb. 23, 2024.

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Jacobs earns top score in human rights campaign foundation’s corporate equality index for fifth consecutive year

Jacobs has yet again earned a top score in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. The Equality 100 top score rating on the 2023-2024 index supports our efforts to create a culture where inclusion is about tangible action that drives meaningful, measurable change in our company and the communities we serve. Read more about this recognition and how we’re creating a more inclusive culture in this article.

Jacobs’ U.K. Apprentice and Graduate Ceremony 2023 celebrates talent and achievement
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Develop skills for life: 9 unbeatable reasons to pursue an apprenticeship with Jacobs

Whether you're just starting out, upskilling, or looking for a career change, a U.K. apprenticeship combines “hands on” practical work experience with training and study, enabling you to apply what you learn. Many apprenticeships are a great opportunity for those looking for their first role after leaving full-time education. There is greater choice than ever at Jacobs with the range of apprenticeships we offer across the U.K. Our business and the world need innovators and problem solvers who aren’t afraid to reframe the challenge and think differently to help create and deliver the right solutions. Our apprenticeships provide core and practical skills that will help shape and create a generation of leaders that can solve for the future — design thinkers, innovators, collaborators and communicators. #OurJacobs apprentices work across our business supporting a variety of projects, major programs, corporate functions and our research and development facilities. We recruited over 100 new apprentices in 2023 in the U.K. and aim to grow that number further in 2024. Across the country, we have apprenticeship opportunities ranging from entry level to degree level in a wide variety of disciplines including Civil Engineering, Town Planning, Quantity Surveying, Maintenance & Operations Engineering, Project Management, and many more. “Helping us to develop the next generation of professionals, our apprenticeships in the U.K. enable our future talent to build important, practical skills in the workplace and unlock some really diverse and exciting career opportunities,” says Jacobs Senior Vice President Kate Kenny. “By attracting and retaining the best

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Jacobs designs award-winning R&D headquarters for CRISPR Therapeutics

At Jacobs, we’re redefining how people interact at work by creating connected, flexible workplace interiors. Recognizing the impact of design on the human experience, the New England International Interior Design Association Award winner this year is the Jacobs-designed CRISPR Therapeutics Research & Development Headquarters. Read more about our design of the award-winning project in this article.

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Building a bridge to a brighter future

Earlier this year, we partnered with the non-profit Bridges to Prosperity to build a suspended footbridge across the Kamiranzomvu River in Rwanda to provide safe, year-round access for the surrounding communities, empowering them to end poverty due to rural isolation.