Press Release Feb 24, 2009

Jacobs Receives Framework Contract from National Air Traffic Services in the UK

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PASADENA, Calif., Feb 24, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a Framework Agreement from NATS (En-Route) Limited to provide multi-disciplinary services for projects at various facilities within the United Kingdom.

Officials did not disclose the contract value.

Jacobs will provide a wide range of management, consultancy and design services relating to technical design, advisory, compliance and monitoring for both new-build and modifications of existing facilities and services.

Jacobs has a long standing relationship with NATS, having been project manager and designer of the new Prestwick Centre at Prestwick in Ayrshire, Scotland, one of two UK-based main operational centres for managing trans-Atlantic and United Kingdom airspace air traffic. The Framework Agreement is a continuance of this relationship.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Allyn Taylor stated, "This contract award further strengthens our relationship with NATS and we look forward to providing them with a diverse range of quality services."

Jacobs, with over 55,000 employees and revenues exceeding $12.0 billion, provides technical, professional, and construction services globally.

Any statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based on management's current estimates and expectations, and currently available competitive, financial, and economic data, forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. We, therefore, caution the reader that there are a variety of factors that could cause business conditions and results to differ materially from what is contained in 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 2008 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 also caution the readers of this release that we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.

For additional information, contact:

Michelle Jones

626.578.6968

SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

http://www.jacobs.com