Jacobs was awarded a new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Kansas City District Architecture and Engineering (AE) contract to support the planning, design and construction of facilities and infrastructure in service of the Air Force's B-21 mission. The Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) supports AE requirements primarily at Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), South Dakota, Dyess AFB, Texas, Whiteman AFB, Missouri, and other locations as the Air Force determines support for the B-21 program.

Quite possibly the newest team member that we spoke with for International Women in Engineering Day, Liz Wiecha is already making waves as Director of Project and Construction Management (PMCM) Infrastructure for Northern California, having been part of #OurJacobs family for just five months.

For this feature, we talked with Dr. Monica Wright – a senior air quality technologist, facilitation community of practice lead and Portland office leader – about career, the STEAM heroes who inspire her and getting comfortable being uncomfortable.

As Jacobs’ Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Director for Advanced Facilities, Yvonne Lynam works closely with HSE, construction and operations teams across the business to standardize global HSE practices. She also partners with BeyondZero teams and Positive Mental Health Champions to continue evolving Jacobs’ Culture of Caring. She first joined Jacobs in 2000 and returned in 2012 as an HSE Manager supporting key construction projects in Ireland and Switzerland.

Kimberly Martinez is a project manager at Jacobs who also supports our Project Management and Construction Management (PMCM) business in the Pacific Northwest. Kimberly works on major buildings and infrastructure programs and projects supporting clients through transformative growth, including Boeing and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).

Lia Black is an environmental consultant, spatial analyst and experienced project manager. In her 17-year career she has worked on a range of disciplinary environmental projects. As Jacobs Section Leader for Defence Solutions and Advisory across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), Lia currently leads the solutions and advisory area for Australia’s Defence and Regional Security (DRS )business, looking after technical solutions delivery across estate strategic planning, business case, design, environment/heritage/contamination, digital, security and cost planning.

One of Canada’s shining stars, Program Manager and Jacobs Vice President Rayna Volden has spent her 30-year engineering career delivering innovative solutions to all aspects of civil engineering and environmental challenges across the country.

As the Rail Portfolio Lead for Rail Major Projects, Susana Gozalo leads Jacobs’ growth and operations in the U.K. for major projects and for regional and local government rail opportunities. She also works to operationalize the way inclusion and diversity is part of client delivery as the Inclusion and Diversity Executive Sponsor for Transportation.

Juliet Woodward is a chemical and process engineer, with post-graduate qualifications in environmental management, and currently leads our client relationship teams across New Zealand (NZ) in all sectors including water, transport, power, health, pharmaceuticals, cities and places and environmental. She is a Director and Board Member of Jacobs New Zealand and has been with the company for over 27 years. She is also a Board Member of the Eastern Busway Alliance and recently became a Fellow of Engineering NZ.

Jacobs has reaffirmed its commitment to responding to the climate change emergency by offering its entire workforce the Climate Solutions Accelerator course, a 90-minute online course designed to educate participants on climate change and the actions that can mitigate its impact before it is too late.

Tammy Harrison-Round works in our Jacobs’ Quantity Surveying team, which is part of our overarching Major Programs and Projects Group (MPPG). Working with colleagues across the U.K. and India, her team works with local and global clients to provide commercial, contractual and procurement advice throughout their entire project. They work across many sectors such as buildings, highways, rail, water, defense and security.

For this feature, we talked with Jacobs Buildings Project Coordinator Arlien Bathan-Gusi about career, the STEAM heroes who inspire her and how she’s taking her own advice for young professionals.