Jacobs and INCOSE Sign Systems Engineering Certification Agreement

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it has signed an agreement with the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) that allows Jacobs to leverage the INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) program. Through the terms of this agreement, Jacobs and INCOSE are collaborating in certifying appropriately experienced Jacobs systems engineers.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Chief Executive Officer Craig Martin stated, "Employee talent is the cornerstone of our success. This agreement provides an excellent framework to collaborate with INCOSE and continue improving our systems engineering capability. Providing our employees with opportunities to hone their expertise contributes to value-added performance and promotes client confidence in our ability to partner with them for success."

"INCOSE's professional certification designations are the worldwide reference for systems engineering professionalism. INCOSE is pleased to enter this agreement with Jacobs to advance the practice of systems engineering," said Samantha Robitaille, President of INCOSE.

INCOSE is a not-for-profit professional organization serving about 8,000 members in more than 22 countries to develop and disseminate the interdisciplinary principles and practices that enable the realization of successful systems. Its mission is to share, promote and advance the best of systems engineering from across the globe for the benefit of humanity and the planet. INCOSE's internationally recognized certifications - the ESEP, CSEP and ASEP - assess and recognize an individual's competency in systems engineering as demonstrated by various combinations of leadership, accomplishments, experience, education and knowledge. For more information on INCOSE, visit www.incose.org.

Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional, and construction services.

Statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements on management's current estimates and expectations as well as currently available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. For a description of some of the factors which may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements please refer to our 2010 Form 10-K, and in particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.

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SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.