Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,775 total reviews)
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Bob Pragada

90% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Jacobs has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,775 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jacobs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
4.0
May 13, 2017

Civil Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexi time, option of half day Fridays, good opportunity for progression, good opportunity for international assignments, good management structure

Cons

Salary only ok with cost of living in Dublin, location of office, parking poor during periods of peak projects, no health insurance , 20days holidays but option to buy more (up to 5days)

1.0
May 10, 2017

BAD

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

learning opportunities poor infrastructure perks are not good

Cons

work culture job locations pay scale is good

3.0
May 10, 2017

billability issues

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to large road projects. Got to do detailed designs. good teams . good mentorship

Cons

billability is a major issue. sometimes need to sit idle. u might get lost in such a big company

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