Timesheet accounting over delivering engineering works - Project Manager Jacobs Employee Review

3.0
Jun 26, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Relatively flexible on working from home or reduced hours arrangements. Standardised package of perks like insurance and pension - nothing not offered by the competition though. One of the big boys, so if you can survive in Jacobs, you can do well in any of the other competitors. Aggressive US leadership pushing for winning most of major UK projects, especially in London, so if in London you'd have relative job security.

Cons

Don't care what the end result looks like, as long as the anal QA checklist has been checked and the timesheets look good. Salary is sub-market average. Leadership is disconnected from local teams, poor leadership in crucial positions for various programmes. Horizontal mobility is limited managers prefer to waste talent in bench time than allow for easy movement across other functions. Then complain to talent for not having work to do and doing bench.

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3.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Decent culture, individual contributors are fine, management is lacking

Cons

The company operates like many smaller companies depending on which business market you are in so your experience will vary. For some, it's the best company, others will say it's the worst; it just depends on your region/group even at the local level. Water/wastewater is a good market in most offices, transportation is hit an miss depending on location.

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