Everyone sees color a little differently, but for some 300 million people around the world distinguishing between different colors isn’t as clear. In this article, read how, inspired by one of our own engineers who is colorblind, our team worked with Bluebeam to make its software more accessible for those with color vision deficiency.

Jacobs has been awarded the first organizational Women in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Award, in recognition of our leadership in inclusion and diversity.

For this Q&A we connected with Zwerus Evers, senior mechanical engineer, to talk about his new role at Jacobs, what sparked his interest in a career in engineering and water and his proudest career moment of becoming a chartered professional engineer.

As Global Strategic Partner for World Climate Forum, Jacobs aims to draw on our experience from across the world to enhance cross-sector dialogue between key stakeholders to strengthen coalitions and alliances, focusing on transforming commitments into actions that support the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals across the World Climate Foundation’s Strategic Roadmap to COP26.

For this Q&A we connected with Section Leader Water and Wastewater Infrastructure, New Zealand, Kate Simmonds to talk about her role, what sparked her interest in water and how she’s bringing international best practice to New Zealand.

In a statement originally posted to LinkedIn, Chair and CEO Steve Demetriou honors the 20th anniversary of the September 11th tragedy.

On World Suicide Prevention Day this year’s theme is ‘Creating Hope Through Action’. Read more about how One Million Lives is working with partners like R;pple to take action and help people online find hope and support through R;pple’s new browser extension, which aims to help prevent self-harm and suicide.

In this Q&A, Principal Water & Environment Consultant Neil Blazey shares insights on his role at Jacobs, what sparked his interest in water and his experiences volunteering at two non-Governmental Organizations in Vanuatu.

Members of the Jacobs team providing aerospace testing and facility operation and maintenance support at NASA Ames Research Center received one of NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Team Awards for their work on the combined investigation and redesign effort following the SpaceX Dragon Thermal Protection System anomaly. We’ve got the full details in this article.

For this Q&A we connected with Water and Wastewater Process Engineer Hayden Porter to talk about his role in designing sustainable and resilient water infrastructure, what sparked his interest in water and how recognizing the intrinsic value of water will lead to more sustainable and resilient outcomes.

We connected with Jacobs’ Katarzyna Dusza, Project Accounting, Treasury and Finance Lead in Krakow and lucky Collectively Golden Ticket winner to chat about ‘Rak’N’Roll’, the organization she chose to donate to, why the organization is so meaningful to her, and her newly-discovered passion for baking and gardening.

We connected with Jacobs’ Sara Vivas, Client Deliverables Supervisor and lucky Collectively Golden Ticket winner talks about The Trevor Project, the organization she chose to donate to, why the Project is so meaningful to her, and ribbon snakes.

We connected with Jacobs' Christopher Cook, Mechanical Engineer and lucky Collectively Golden Ticket winner to chat about the Attic Youth Center in Philadelphia, the organization he chose to donate to, why it is so meaningful to him, and what happens to your bones when you twist your wrist!

We connected with Jacobs’ Michelle Rivamonte, Project Control Manager and lucky Collectively Golden Ticket winner to chat about Community Plus Queensland Incorporated and Give Books to Children in the Philippines, the organizations she chose to donate to, why the organizations are so meaningful to her, and her unbroken streak!

Toyin Ogunfolaju, Infrastructure and Social-Economic Inclusion Leader at Jacobs, explains what social-economic inclusion (SEI) means, how to understand and engage a community, and why SEI is not a nice-to-have, but integral to Jacobs’ work.

Tyndall Air Force Base, a bustling hub of military activity in Florida, suffered devastating hurricane damage in 2018. While Jacobs initially joined the program to help with emergency response and design the base rebuild, the project has grown into so much more.

Jacobs’ leaders and subject-matter experts will be sharing their insights and perspectives on the digital transformation of railways and explore the future of rail in Asia with senior rail executives, operators and authorities across the region at Asia Pacific Rail 2021. Read the article for all the details on our attendance and insights.

Simetrica-Jacobs’ research is incorporated in the U.K. Government’s new Green Book supplementary guidance for wellbeing appraisal. Read more about how this new guidance will help to implement wellbeing analysis in public investment decisions.