Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,764 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 7,764 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
3.0
Mar 14, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay. I was able to work alongside other knoweldgeable engineers from several disciplines.

Cons

As a contractor Jacobs primary concern is generating billable hours. Career development for employees is basically an afterthought.

3.0
Mar 5, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

At Jacobs you will get to work on some of the largest projects in your field.

Cons

The extreme focus on billability leads to endless meetings where every financial aspect of every project gets scrutinized.

1.0
Mar 4, 2010

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Recommend
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Pros

Great company to work for provided that you work in an industry/field/market wherein the company makes a substantial portion of its profits (or so I'm told).

Cons

Bad company to work for in an industry/field/market wherein the company makes less a profit. Too busy acquiring companies without fully understanding what made said companies profitable in the first place, or how they maintained and generated new business. Very little training opportunities. Company is completely tone-deaf when it comes to the needs of their staff. Wants to give much of its domestic work to their international offices for cheaper labor to maximize profits. Laughable compensation in my particular line of work.

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