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Virtual Internship Program: Creating Unique Collaboration and STEAM Opportunities in The Big Easy

January 13, 2021
Given the shortage of STEAM workers, it’s getting more difficult for companies like Jacobs to find candidates with high-tech skills and STEAM degrees. So, our team actively partners with organizations and clients, like Youth Force NOLA and the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans to give students and community partners a chance to learn about and get involved in STEAM. In this article, read about our virtual internship program to connect rising high school seniors in New Orleans to a network of career pathways.

Grit and Determination: Tackling a Circular Economy with Scottish Water and Zero Waste Scotland

December 18, 2020
Grit that finds its way into sewers causes challenges in downstream treatment processes. Typically, it is removed from the system and sent to landfill, at significant financial and carbon cost. Our work with Scottish Water, Zero Waste Scotland and the local recycled aggregate supply chain will pilot the processing and reuse of grit as a construction material. As well as contributing to Scotland’s ambitious Circular Economy agenda, this will provide significant cost and carbon benefits compared with the current practice of sending grit to landfill. Find out more in this jacobs.com article.

How to Help Build an Emirate and an Incredible Legacy

December 17, 2020
A stalwart figure in the Middle East, Mel Stewart’s decades of work with the Ruler of Sharjah, along with his legacy of impactful project experience, secured major infrastructure developments and consulting opportunities for Jacobs that enabled the Emirate of Sharjah to develop infrastructure and grow as a thriving city in the Arabian Peninsula. His notable career in the UAE began in the mid-1970s, carries on today and will impact people in Sharjah for generations ahead.

Q&A with Sele Clements: High-Achieving Student and Intern at Jacobs

December 15, 2020
When Sele was four, he and his brother arrived in Ireland with their mother who left Nigeria in search of a better life. Today, Sele is a high-performing student at Dublin City University (DCU) who spent eight weeks in summer 2020 interning at Jacobs, a position facilitated by Jacobs’ sponsorship of DCU’s Access to the Workplace Program. We caught up with Sele to find out about his internship, interest in STEAM and what’s next in this jacobs.com interview.

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