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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 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 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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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 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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Jacobs presents sea level rise strategy at United Nations climate change conference

Preliminary strategies, developed by Jacobs to address challenges posed by sea level rise on the South Pacific nation of Kiribati, were showcased at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) held in Bonn, Germany. The Government of Kiribati (GoK) presented an animated visualization of a concept land and urban development plan, which was created after the Jacobs-facilitated workshops in Kiribati. The workshops, which involved government departments, were designed to ensure that the project vision was being developed by the stakeholders with an understanding and agreement of the key issues and design principles critical to the success of the plan. “The workshop format proved to be highly effective, with everyone participating, and wrapped with a sense of common aspiration and concern being recognized during a close out session,” said to Jacobs Project Manager Simon Liddell. Jacobs was appointed by the New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), in partnership with the GoK, to assess the feasibility of undertaking a land and urban development project on the Temaiku Bight in the Kiribati capital of Tarawa. “This project comes at an extremely critical time in the history of Kiribati, as the South Pacific nation faces economic, urbanization and environmental challenges,” said Jacobs Buildings and Infrastructure Asia Pacific Senior Vice President Patrick Hill. “Jacobs has a wealth of adaption, geotechnical engineering and sustainable land use planning experience that we will leverage to assist Kiribati in this effort.” The multi-disciplinary study involves assessing the feasibility of increasing the height of a 330-hectare

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Jacobs completes CH2M acquisition, creating $15 billion professional services leader focused on delivering innovative solutions for a more connected, sustainable world

Strengthens Jacobs’ diversified and differentiated leadership position, providing innovative government, infrastructure and industrial professional services. Establishes Jacobs as a global design leader in the industry, offering greater opportunities for employees as well as enhanced services to our clients. Reaffirms fiscal 2018 adjusted EPS guidance of $3.55 to $3.95. The combination is expected to be 15 percent accretive to Jacobs’ adjusted earnings per share in the first full year after closing 1 and 25 percent accretive when further excluding the impact of amortization from CH2M purchase intangibles. Increases Jacobs’ proportion of higher growth, higher margin business while maintaining its lower-risk portfolio and investment-grade credit profile. Announces intention to streamline operating model into three global lines of business, including: Aerospace, Technology, Environmental and Nuclear (ATEN); Buildings, Infrastructure and Advanced Facilities (BIAF); and Energy, Chemicals and Resources (ECR). Former CH2M board member Barry Williams joins the Jacobs Board of Directors. DALLAS & DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) today announced the completion of its acquisition of CH2M via a cash and stock transaction. The combination, which received broad affirmative support from CH2M shareholders, is expected to further drive the company’s profitable growth strategy. “This is a transformative step-change that brings together the industry’s foremost expertise and services to fulfill our vision to provide leading-edge solutions for a more connected, sustainable world,” said Jacobs Chairman and CEO Steve Demetriou. “Since our August announcement, we have held meetings with thousands of CH2M and Jacobs employees, and I cannot overstate the enthusiasm we share about

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Australian-first bridge success for Darlington upgrade project

In an Australian-first for a civil construction project of this scale, the first of two new bridges constructed “off-site” has been successfully transported and installed for the $468 million (AU$620 million) Darlington Upgrade Project in South Australia. The 180 meter-long, 3,000 tonne bridge was built on land between the Southern Expressway and Marion Road, at Bedford Park, over several months and was installed using self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) on November 24-25, 2017. The Darlington Upgrade Project is being delivered by Gateway South on behalf of the South Australian Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Gateway South is a joint venture between Fulton Hogan and Laing O’Rourke, with Jacobs delivering the design in association with its partners, KBR and SMEC. An international team has been involved in the engineering design for this complex undertaking, including the Adelaide office of Jacobs as lead bridge designer, along with colleagues in Chicago. The team developed a detailed analysis of more than 150 load cases of various vertical and twist scenarios for the SPMT move to determine the allowable limits during the move. The team defined the deflection and stress limits – which Gateway South and its subcontractor, Sarens, utilized during the move – and supported site engineers by monitoring remotely from the U.S. during the move. The innovative off-line bridge construction method was adopted, rather than traditional bridge construction practices, as it significantly reduces traffic and community impacts. Only a single weekend closure was required to install the pre-assembled bridge, alleviating the need for

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Jacobs wins Construction Management Association of America’s project of the year

Jacobs has been awarded Project of the Year by the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) at their National Conference & Trade Show in Washington, DC last month. The United States Courthouse in Los Angeles, CA, is the new LEED Platinum certified “glass cube” structure, replacing a notable but dated courthouse a few blocks away that had been used since 1940. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) leveraged Jacobs’ extensive construction management experience in building federal courthouses to oversee the $343-million project. Jacobs was hands-on and fully involved from the creation of the design RFP documents through commissioning and made innovative contributions throughout the construction process. With 24 courtrooms, and chambers for 32 judges on 10 floors, this 633,000 square-foot facility is home to the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Attorneys’ Office, Federal Public Defender and GSA.

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Jacobs Asia Pacific team participates in Australia’s biggest mental health check-in

Jacobs became the first engineering consultancy to participate in Australia’s Biggest Mental Health Check-In following its launch across the Asia Pacific region last month. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists mental health as the most significant health issue in the world. One in five will experience a mental health issue in any given year, and one in two at work. Mental health issues have a significant detrimental impact on quality of life yet it is one of the most untreated health issues; less than seven percent of people find their way to an effective intervention. The Biggest Mental Health Check-In assesses individuals’ mental health and offers subsequent support where required. To participate in the opt-in program, Jacob’s employees are provided with an online check-in survey and a wearable device. The technology measures circadian heart rate patterns to ascertain objective measures of stress in the body through sleeping and waking. Participants can subsequently access their report results, including their personal strategies, through a password protected portal. The Check-In team psychologists are on hand to confidentially support people with elevated scores. “As an employer, Jacobs’ participation in the program places it at the forefront of global mental health,” said Biggest Mental Health Check-In creator and psychologist Peta Slocombe. “It signals a genuine desire to make life easier for their people using the best technology to deliver private, personalized solutions.” “As part of our focus on maintaining positive mental health for employees at Jacobs, I am delighted we had the opportunity to participate

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Jacobs Chairman and CEO visits Capitol Hill

On November 8, Jacobs Chairman and CEO Steve Demetriou visited Capitol Hill to meet with Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) and discuss the benefits of the CH2M acquisition. Senator Gardner was familiar with CH2M since they are headquartered in his home state, but was also aware of Jacobs’ work at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado Springs supporting the Missile Defense Agency and our B&I projects across the state. Senator Gardner was enthusiastic about merging the capabilities of the two companies. Steve also met with Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL 4), a member of the powerful Committee on Appropriations, thanking him for his support of the NASA exploration programs and the increased funding he provided to keep the program moving forward. After watching a portion of the floor debate on the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act, Steve discussed that bill and other topics with Dr. Brian Babin (R-TX 36) who serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as well as the House Science Committee, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Space. Steve thanked Dr. Babin for his support of Jacobs employees impacted by Hurricane Harvey and congratulated him on the passage of his amendment requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to examine and adjust the licenses for any hydropower facilities that are impacted by flooding. Next Steve met with chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the committee that funds the entire federal government, Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ 11). Congressman Frelinghuysen is quite familiar with Jacobs’ projects in Morristown and Clark, New

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Jacobs recognized for innovation at major water conference in New Zealand

Jacobs has demonstrated its leading reputation in the global water market after receiving four significant prizes at the 2017 Water New Zealand Awards. Katrina Bukauskas of Jacobs (Wellington) and Andrew Koolhof from Engineers Without Borders (EWB) picked up the prizes for Best Young Author and Presentation of the Year for their paper on EWB’s work in Cambodia developing technology solutions for sanitation in areas affected by flooding, high groundwater and floating conditions. The Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Sanitation in Challenging Environments (SCE) Project takes a sector-wide collaborative and collective impact approach to improve awareness, funding, technology R&D and action in Cambodia. Katrina and Andrew are returned field professionals who both spent 12 months in Cambodia leading the SCE Project. Jacobs and Watercare was also named runner up in the Paper of the Year category for Auckland’s Central Interceptor: Innovations from Planning Through Detailed Design, while their paper on the Use of Physical Modelling and Building Information Modelling for Mangere Wastewater Pump Station was named runner up in the Presentation of the Year category. The contributing authors of these papers were Stephen Grace (Watercare), Ali Mirza (Jacobs) and Nigel Kay (Jacobs). The Central Interceptor is a new wastewater tunnel proposed to run between Western Springs and the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant to ensure sufficient capacity in the network to meet planned population growth and development in Auckland. The Mangere Wastewater Pump Station is part of the Central Interceptor Project. It will lift wastewater from the end of 13km long tunnel to

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Jacobs Arup JV and Transport Scotland deliver Queensferry crossing

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) and Arup celebrate the official opening of the Queensferry Crossing by Her Majesty The Queen. The Jacobs Arup Joint Venture (JV) has worked with Transport Scotland since 2007 to develop and manage the Forth Replacement Crossing project in the east of Scotland. The Scottish Government investment of over £1.3 billion ($1.6 billion) comprises the new Queensferry Crossing, the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world and 22 kilometers (13.7 miles) of major motorway upgrades to the cross-Forth transport corridor. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170907005395/en/ The Jacobs Arup JV co-located with Transport Scotland as an integrated Employer Delivery Team, initially in Transport Scotland’s office in Glasgow in 2008, and onsite since 2011, to develop and manage the entire project. As Transport Scotland’s lead consultant and delivery partner for construction, the Jacobs Arup JV’s 1,400 global staff provided more than 1.6 million work hours. “Transport Scotland set out to dramatically enhance user experience and improve accessibility in the region, and the Queensferry Crossing now provides a sustainable and intelligent connection which future generations can enjoy,” said Jacobs Buildings and Infrastructure Senior Vice President Bob Duff. “The project has been a tremendous collaboration of diverse talent and proficiency in an often challenging environment. We’re impressed with the sheer effort of all involved to deliver this world-class engineering structure.” “The Queensferry Crossing has been designed to complement its unique setting on the Firth of Forth,” explained Dr. Mike Glover OBE