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
Jan 24, 2017

Working environment

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Senior management people are highly knowledgeable and professional

Cons

Management use to ensure job security

3.0
Jan 18, 2017

Billability focus holds Jacobs back

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people (on the whole), decent office facilities

Cons

Focus on billability drives all the wrong behaviours. Poor selection of staff for appropriate roles, to ensure they are billable.

4.0
Jan 15, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Training Opportunities, Promoting the employees to Project Mangement Multidisciplinary environment

Cons

The Graduate Scheme is a bit complicated.

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