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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 recognized for commitment to carbon management

Jacobs’ approach for managing whole life carbon emissions within buildings and infrastructure has been recognized through PAS2080:2023 verification, reflecting our commitment to deliver sustainable solutions and respond to the climate challenge.

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Jacobs-designed critical transportation infrastructure keeps Wisconsin moving

Two roadway projects in Wisconsin recently opened, bringing improved safety, efficient transportation and connectivity to more than 300,000 daily users. Jacobs played a significant role in the planning, design and construction support of both projects. Read more about the economic and quality-of-life benefits expected and our work on the projects in this article.

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Jacobs drives wastewater decarbonization through breakthrough biosolids drying technology

Anaerobically-digested municipal wastewater biosolids are more than two-thirds water, even after being dewatered. Biosolids also release methane, a potent greenhouse gas, during storage. In a successful trial with Welsh Water, Jacobs has demonstrated that the technology offers a low-cost way to dry anaerobically digested biosolids cake, reducing its mass significantly. Read more about the technology, and how it’s showing potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 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.

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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.

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