In this Mentor Moment, an initiative led by the Jacobs Women’s Network to showcase global teammates fostering an inclusive environment across our company, Heather MacDonald, our Canada solutions & technology director, Canada East Operations group lead manager and Toronto office lead, shares her take on the importance of mentorship, skills for growth and advice for career advancement.
Jacobs was selected by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to provide asset management consulting and professional services to develop a strategy for the operations, maintenance, modernization and future growth of physical assets throughout its 4,700-acre campus.
For two decades, consumers have been sold flushable wipes, but flushable does not translate to digestible. Read how one of Jacobs’ key clients is helping other agencies deal with their sewer nightmares, while also enlightening consumers, manufacturers, retailers and agencies about the reality of flushable wipes.
Jacobs partnered with the United States Air National Guard (ANG) to earn the 2021 ANG General Thomas D. White Environmental Restoration, Installation Award for sustainable work at 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington, Vermont (VT), ANG Base. This award recognizes the team for safely minimizing the disruption to the installation while demonstrating that an effective environmental restoration program is not incompatible with mission-critical objectives.
Jacobs has been appointed as the design consultant for the design and construction of the Tavistock Station and Tunnels, as part of the Cross Island Line Phase 1 project in Singapore. Constructed in three phases, the Cross Island Line is Singapore's eighth Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line with the longest fully underground network. It will serve existing and future developments in the eastern, north-eastern and western corridors – linking major hubs and interchanges and make commuting across the rail network more convenient and efficient.
Our professional divers work on the coolest projects. What if we told you that we’re helping to preserve and restore corals and other reef ecology in the waters off Vieques, Puerto Rico using innovative, synthetic mini-reefs referred to as “Coral Arks”?
Engineering News-Record has ranked Jacobs No. 1 in its list of Top 500 Design Firms. Widely considered the industry benchmark, the annual list ranks both publicly and privately held U.S. companies, based on revenue for design-specific services performed in the previous year. Jacobs has held a top five position in the Top 500 list since ENR’s rankings began in 2003, and we’re proud to retain the top spot for a fifth consecutive year.
Jacobs has been selected by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to study the feasibility of consolidating four aging wastewater resource recovery facilities into a new state-of-the-art one billion+ gallon-per-day facility on New York's Rikers Island.
