Congratulations to Jacobs' Sam Malone and Kathryn Bremner who recently won awards in the Individual Delivery of Learning and Graduate Learner of the Year categories respectively at the Engineering Construction Industry Training & Development Awards 2017 in the U.K.

Jacobs has demonstrated its leading reputation in the global water market after receiving four significant prizes at the 2017 Water New Zealand Awards.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., through its South African joint venture Jacobs Matasis (Proprietary) Limited, was awarded a two-year agreement with Sasol Group Technology for project management services and specialized resources. Sasol is one of South Africa’s largest investors in capital projects, skills development and technological research and development. Sasol Group Technology manages Sasol’s research and development, engineering services and capital project execution portfolios.

Jacobs recently participated as a conference partner of the London Infrastructure Summit 2017, an event that brought together key industry players to explore the main issues that infrastructure policy and delivery are facing in London.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. signed a sulfur recovery technology licensor agreement with Paqell, a joint venture between Shell Global Solutions and Paques BV, for use of its THIOPAQ O&G (Oil and Gas) technology in refineries and gas treating facilities across the globe. This agreement positions Jacobs as the only gas treating and sulfur recovery licensing company to license THIOPAQ O&G to low capacity sulfur facility owners, providing a reduced capital expenditure (CAPEX) operational expenditure (OPEX) option, which eliminates the chemical waste produced by alternative technologies.

Jacobs is shortlisted in the Industry Project Award category of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards 2017, for its work on the Sellafield First Generation Magnox Storage Pond (FGMSP) Retrievals Project for the 2017.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded a four-year framework agreement from Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) to provide mechanical, electrical, control and instrumentation services for one of the most complex nuclear decommissioning projects in Europe. Located west of Thurso in Caithness County, Scotland, the Dounreay site is a hub of nuclear decommissioning innovation with extensive remediation activities underway to return the site to as near its original condition as possible.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been selected by Minsur S.A., one of the world’s largest tin producers, to perform the pre-feasibility and conceptual studies for the company’s proposed tin mine development project in Peru. Both the conceptual and pre-feasibility studies are being undertaken to extend the life of Minsur’s San Rafael tin processing facilities located near Puno, Peru.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded several contracts to support the National Transport Authority (NTA) in Ireland as part of the NTA’s strategy to develop greater use of sustainable transportation options. The NTA has re-appointed Jacobs to provide transport modeling expertise for an additional three years to support development of an integrated transportation system. Other contracts include supporting Cork City and County Councils with the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy and providing transport planning services to assist with the re-design of the bus network within the Greater Dublin area.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been appointed by New South Wales Health Infrastructure as lead architect for the $270 million (AU$341 million) redevelopment of Sydney’s Concord Hospital.

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held its 25th Annual Science and Technology Braintrust in Washington, D.C. last week.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. was awarded a continuation contract for the United States Air Force Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) software development. The software supports the fleet of Air Mobility and Air Combat Command aircraft. The contract is valued at $34.6 million over five years if all options are exercised. Work will be primarily performed at the Jacobs Software Engineering Center in Nashua, NH.