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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 6 business achievement awards for environmental, climate change innovations

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been awarded six business achievement awards by the Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) and the Climate Change Business Journal (CCBJ). The prestigious industry awards span achievement in professional services, technology, industry leadership and consulting and engineering. The Jacobs team, combined with CH2M (acquired by Jacobs on December 15, 2017), will receive the EBJ and CCBJ awards at the 16th Annual Environmental Industry Summit on March 21-23, in San Diego, California. Jacobs’ technical experts will also participate as featured panelists at the summit. “We are proud to be recognized as a market leader in environmental solutions, climate adaptation, technology, resilience and sustainable infrastructure,” said Aerospace, Technology, Environmental and Nuclear Senior Vice President and General Manager Global Environmental Solutions Jan Walstrom. “Our award-winning industry leadership contributions are a testament to the business vision and sustainable approach of our combined Jacobs and CH2M team, and the projects we deliver for our clients.” In conferring the awards, EBJ and CCBJ recognized the company for a broad spectrum of awards including: EBJ - Large Firms, Gold ($1B) Business Achievement: For creating a $15 billion professional services leader focused on delivering innovative solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. The acquisition of CH2M unites two industry-leading, innovative companies with complementary capabilities, cultures and relationships, resulting in a differentiated, end-to-end value proposition for clients and partners. EBJ - Technology Merit: GIS and Mobile Data Solutions – Collection, Analysis, Visualization and Reporting Technology for Linear Projects: For teaming GIS technologists, site

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A beacon of sustainability - powering the University of Minnesota

What do you do when you have an energy shortage, a decrepit and contaminated coal-powered steam plant from 1912 that’s built into a bluff of the Mississippi river and an aggressive goal to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by the year 2020? The answer? Bring in Jacobs. Partnering closely with the University of Minnesota and their contractors, Jacobs helped convert the plant – named “Old Main” – into a model of modern efficiency and sustainability, resulting in a facility that produces enough electricity and thermal energy to generate all of the University’s steam heat and will save them around $8M per year in electrical and heating costs. Key to the success of the project was a complex right-sizing analysis performed by the Jacobs team, which resulted in a revised plant concept costing $1 million more than the original recommendation, but reducing the total anticipated cost of operation, including purchased utilities and maintenance costs, by an additional $98 million during the first 20 years of operation. This wasn’t just a money saving solution, however: Jacobs also concluded that the optimized equipment would reduce the University’s carbon footprint by an additional 690 million pounds over the 30-year design life of the equipment compared to the original concept, so the benefits to the University’s carbon reduction plan were obvious. Converting a plant like this required constant innovation to solve the many challenges that arose due to the age of the structure and its location next to the river. Arranging the new equipment into

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Jacobs recognized as Employer of Choice for workplace gender equality

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, Jacobs is proud to share it has been recognized as a leader in promoting gender equality in the workplace in the annual Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) list of Employers of Choice for Gender Equality. The citation recognizes employers that demonstrate an active commitment and best practice to achieving gender equality in Australian workplaces. “We at Jacobs are very proud to be recognized for a third consecutive year as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality,” said Jacobs Senior Vice President Patrick Hill. “While we have made genuine progress with issues like pay equity and accessing the untapped leadership potential of our women, we also feel a high degree of accountability and expectation with what we have yet to achieve. We will maintain this as a priority in order to achieve the organizational and societal changes that allow everyone to access their full potential.” “I congratulate all the 2017-18 citation holders for their commitment to and recognition of the many benefits improved gender equality can bring to their businesses,” said WGEA Director Libby Lyons. “These employers are setting the benchmark and the pace for other Australian workplaces to follow.” To achieve the citation, organizations must demonstrate how they are addressing benchmarks for gender equality across areas such as leadership, learning and development, parental leave policies, flexible working and other actions that improve gender equality outcomes. Jacobs has focused on driving culture change, building strong connections through employee networks and putting programs in place to

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Jacobs helps restore landscape at the avenue coking works in the UK

DALLAS, April 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC), and client Homes England (formerly Homes and Communities Agency), celebrate the completed restoration of heavily polluted industrial land at the former Avenue Coking Works near Chesterfield in the East Midlands, U.K. Having received the CEEQUAL Excellent Whole Project Final Award recognizing the remediation approach of the Avenue, the 19-year remediation program has transformed 98 hectares into a place that can now be used and enjoyed by the community and wildlife. The restored landscape, which will bring long-lasting environmental, social and economic benefits and resiliency, provides new and enhanced habitats for wildlife along with a development platform for community and residential opportunities. Public open space covers 70 hectares and incorporates sustainable drainage systems, recreational facilities, multi-user trails connecting to local cycle networks, woodlands, reedbeds and a flood alleviation dam to benefit wider communities. Restoration of the river and its floodplain provides habitat for wildlife while enhancing flood storage capacity benefiting 1000 homes in Chesterfield. The remediation strategy needed to address the clean-up and restoration of the contaminated land, environmental permitting and flood risk management. Jacobs has provided a wide range of technical services to support the program since 1999, from conceptual design, ground investigation, risk assessment, draindown and demolition strategy, to environmental management, bioremediation and water treatment. "This program has taken nearly two decades of meticulous planning and execution with Homes England and their partners to restore one of Europe's most complex remediation sites into an area that can

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Jacobs designs a first-of-its-kind wharf innovation for Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto’s Amrun Project located south of the Embley River, between Weipa and Aurukun in Far North Queensland, is revolutionising the design and construction of wharf infrastructure through a collaborative approach between Rio Tinto, its EPCM Bechtel, Jacobs Engineering, and McConnell Dowell Constructors. The project reformed the design of wharf infrastructure by moving away from a traditional stick-built design concept to a modularized facility, with the wharf split in to seven jackets, incorporating dolphins and six topside modules. Achieving a 12-month reduction in overall build time and saving over 300,000 workhours, this innovation has resulted in safer project execution by reducing high-risk work activities performed at heights and over water. The wharf design also reduced the number of permanent piles required for installation from 100 to 28, minimizing the environmental impact to marine life in the area—a key focus for the Amrun Project. Designed by Jacobs and constructed by McConnell Dowell, with constructability input and construction oversight by Bechtel, Rio Tinto’s state-of-the-art facility has been delivered safely, efficiently and with minimal environmental impact. “Jacobs brings unequaled talent and innovation to deliver more to our clients on their projects,” comments Jacobs Mining, Minerals and Technology Senior Vice President and General Manager Andrew Berryman. “Our leading-edge solution is a first-of-its-kind design that achieves Rio Tinto’s requirements in terms of safety, function, cost, schedule, constructability and sustainability.” Innovations such as these are integral for advancing the future of the mining and metals industry in a safe, cost effective and replicable manner. Now completed

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“Newt” the average project – habitat relocation and creation on remediation sites

Almost 20 years in the making, Jacobs, and client Homes England, celebrate the completed restoration of heavily polluted industrial land at the former Avenue Coking Works near Chesterfield in the East Midlands, U.K. The restored landscape, which will bring long-lasting environmental, social and economic benefits and resiliency, provides new and enhanced habitats for wildlife along with a development platform for community and residential opportunities. Advance habitat creation works were undertaken to provide suitable alternative areas for translocation of some 8,000 newts, 250 water voles and other species – like these “cute” little guys in the photos. The Great Crested Newt, or triturus cristatus, is indigenous to England, Wales and Scotland and thrives in dense cover surrounded by water. The European water vole, or arvicola amphibius, is a semiaquatic rodent often dubbed a “water rat.” But unlike common domestic rats, they have a deep brown fur coat and chubby faces – certainly more cherub-like and loveable, no? Remediation of contaminated materials used techniques such as ex-situ bioremediation, screening and soil washing, as well as thermal desorption – using a bespoke plant designed specifically for this project. The environmental management plan included close monitoring and management of air-quality, water, ecological and biodiversity impacts. This project transformed 98 hectares into a place that can now be used and enjoyed by the community and wildlife, and further exemplifies Jacobs’ commitment to our environment and sustainability initiatives. For more information on this project, click here, and to watch a flyover video of the completed restoration

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ENR names Jacobs as no. 1 design firm

Engineering News-Record has ranked Jacobs No. 1 in its list of Top 500 Design Firms in the world. Jacobs has previously held a top five position in the Top 500 list since ENR’s rankings began in 2003, and for the first time in nine years, we’re excited to return to the top spot. "We are executing well against our strategic priorities to maintain a winning culture, drive project excellence and grow profitably, which delivered double-digit increases in revenue and gross profit over last year," said Jacobs Chairman and CEO Steve Demetriou. "We are on a mission to create a new kind of professional services company; building on an innovative, inclusive culture to make Jacobs a partner of choice for clients and the employer of choice for the world’s best talent. With our CH2M acquisition we have never been in a better position to bring best-in-class solutions to the world’s most critical challenges. " ENR’s report, published in its May issue, indicates the current market continues to grow for major design firms and will for the foreseeable future. The Top 500 firms had record design revenue of $93.90 billion in 2017, up 1.1%, from $92.84 billion in 2016. The business focus has shifted from reliance on tax cuts, deregulation and what’s happening on the Hill, to delivering services as strategically and efficiently as possible in key markets and systems. Click here for the full story and stats.

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It’s #timetobuild next-gen infrastructure - 3 tips to accelerate delivery

It’s National Infrastructure Week, a good time to reflect on the critical role infrastructure plays in America’s economy and livelihood. Safe roads we drive to work, taps that provide fresh water we drink and electricity that powers our homes and businesses – infrastructure is critical to every facet of our daily lives. Much of the Infrastructure Week conversation will focus on the need for infrastructure investment across all modes of transportation, water systems, buildings and power grid. Impacts of these investments will last far beyond just a week though, and at Jacobs, we’re eager to help implement the message behind the week’s theme – that the future won’t wait and it’s #TimetoBuild. Whether partnering with a developer on a public-private partnership (P3) project, providing leadership for advertised design-build projects or through aggressive schedule delivery of traditional projects, our focus is on repairing and building high-priority projects in a fast, smart and safe way that unlocks maximum public benefits. Just look at the work we’ve done alongside the Virginia Department of Transportation to accelerate large and complex infrastructure initiatives by implementing innovative delivery techniques to expedite delivery. Northern Virginia’s traffic challenge When you think of transportation in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago – our country’s largest cities – traffic is likely one of the first images that come to mind. The Washington D.C. metropolitan region was no different. An Urban Mobility Report from Texas Transportation Institute even found that the area had the worst traffic congestion in the country, with

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Dan Kirby named to American Institute of Certified Planners College of Fellows

Jacobs’ Buildings, Infrastructure and Advanced Facilities Principal Dan Kirby (Orlando, FL) was inducted into the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) College of Fellows, Class of 2018. AICP Fellowship is granted to planners who have achieved excellence in professional practice, teaching and mentoring, research, public and community service and leadership. Election to Fellow is one of the highest honors the AICP bestows upon a member. Fellows of AICP are honored in recognition of the achievements of a planner as an individual, elevating the Fellow before the public and the profession as a model planner who made significant contributions to planning and society. Kirby is one of only 16 people who has been recognized with Fellowships in both American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the AICP. Commenting on the Fellowship Kirby stated, “I am deeply honored to be included in the 2018 Class of AICP Fellows. When I was a kid I became fascinated with drawing buildings and cities. This fascination grew into a thirst for understanding how cities are planned and how they work. Being a part of a company like Jacobs has afforded me the opportunity to not only help shape urban form, but to confront the challenges of creating more sustainable and efficient infrastructure.” Dan joined Jacobs in 2012. An architect, planner and development consultant, he leads design and planning of public and private sector projects, championing emerging technology, transit-oriented development, pedestrian friendly environments and sustainability. One of his recent projects included working with residents in a neighborhood

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Jacobs secures smart city services contract from Delhi Mumbai industrial corridor development corporation limited

DALLAS, May 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) received a $4.6 million contract extension from Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (DMICDC) to provide new city program management services as a part of building Phase 1 of Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC), India's first planned industrial "smart city." This project began in 2015 when legacy CH2M ( now Jacobs) became the program manager tasked with developing integrated infrastructure for this smart city, a world-class exhibition and convention center, and a multi-modal logistics park. Located in the Aurangabad District in the State of Maharashtra, Jacobs will continue to develop the new mega-industrial city that features a transit-oriented and walkable township, water and energy conservation, renewable power sources, information and communication technologies (ICT) and City Command and Control Center, which promotes a healthy quality of life while maintaining the area's unique cultural heritage. "Jacobs brings considerable innovative digital solutions knowledge around emerging technologies and value-added solutions to our customers," said Jacobs Buildings, Infrastructure and Advanced Facilities President Bob Pragada. "Leveraging our capabilities in information technology and bringing that experience to such an exciting industrial 'smart city' will enable state-of-the-art technologies to enhance this integrated infrastructure development in India." Developed as a part of the Jacobs Connected Enterprise digital solutions offerings, this new integrated industrial township will be a congregation of office spaces, residences, hotels, large and small format retail, hospitals, schools, parks, entertainment hubs and other land uses. More than 60 percent of the total land has been utilized

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Jacobs recognized at new civil engineer's 100 companies of the year awards

DALLAS, June 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been named a health and wellbeing leader in the New Civil Engineer's (NCE) 100 Companies of the Year 2018 awards' business culture section which recognizes the most forward-thinking, innovative firms that are having a real impact in key industry action areas such as health and wellbeing, collaboration and diversity. Jacobs was also highly commended for its excellence in transport, recognizing how the company's transport and mobility solutions are making a real difference to society worldwide. The NCE judges commended Jacobs for playing a key part in the successful development and delivery of a transport scheme of national importance, as well as impressive work on local transport options to unlock regional and local benefits. Commenting on the health and wellbeing award, Jacobs Chairman and CEO Steve Demetriou remarked, "When we work hard to keep ourselves and those around us safe, it's important to recognize that a healthy mind is equally vital to enjoying life at home and at work. This award is a tremendous global team effort and accomplishment, and we hope it will further promote open discussion and engagement around mental health, wellbeing and the support needed, both in and out of the workplace." Jacobs worked with Mind to develop the "mental health matters" strategy focused on promoting positive mental health and wellbeing across the business, staff and their families. NCE100 judges praised the scale and support of Jacobs' strategy and commitment to create a safer and healthier

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Digital solutions for fire door compliance

Jacobs was recently honored in the UK Management Consultancies Association (MCA) Awards receiving a 'High Commendation' in the 'Best New Consultancy' category, which recognizes client focus, delivery excellence, commitment to our people and operational excellence for a first time awards entrant. The MCA is the representative body for management consultancy firms in the UK with the mission to promote the value of management consultancy for the economy and society as a whole. Jacobs was also a finalist in the 'Performance Improvement in the Private Sector' category for our work on a digital fire door compliance solution. Fire doors are a crucial part of the passive fire protection of commercial, public and multiple occupancy buildings. A 2015 review undertaken in the U.K. by FDIS (Fire Door Inspection Scheme) certified inspectors, showed that over 61 percent of fire doors inspected had problems with fire or smoke seals. In 2015–2017, Jacobs worked with a private sector facility manager to improve existing fire door compliance processes. Together, we set out to develop a fully electronic reporting framework, easily accessible online; improve asset data quality; create transparency within compliance reporting across estates; and develop data analysis to find trends, that may lead to actionable insights. To help manage bi-annual fire door surveys, we combined two proprietary compliance tools. TrackRecord (a web-based property compliance management tool owned and developed by Jacobs), and a companion app, TrackRecord Report Generator. Using these tools, over 45,000 fire door inspections were carried out, reported and findings reviewed to determine and