Is Jacobs a good company to work for as a Project Controls?

Project Controls professionals working at Jacobs have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 31 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Jacobs employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Project Controls Jobs at Jacobs now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Project Controls interview questions at Jacobs .

Does Jacobs pay Project Controls employees well?

Project Controls professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Jacobs with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 31 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 15.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Project Controls salaries and benefits at Jacobs .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Jacobs?

Engineer (324) , Project Manager (296) , Mechanical Engineer (124) , Project Engineer (120) , Civil Engineer (110) , Process Engineer (105) , Senior Engineer (93) , Intern (90) , Senior Project Manager (82) , Structural Engineer (60) , Graduate Engineer (57) , Architect (55) , Software Engineer (54) , Design Engineer (52) , Consultant (50)

What are the pros of working at Jacobs according to real employee reviews?

"the people are great and there are a lot of optional employee groups you can join to connect with people with similar viewpoints" ((in 502 reviews)); "They offer many good benefits and are always hosting morale functions for employees and their family members." ((in 386 reviews)); "Good SMEs to learn from and pay is good." ((in 371 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 322 reviews)); "Culture was good and enjoyed time there" ((in 316 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Jacobs according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management... they waste most of the job budget on very high salaried people in meetings where very little if anything is accomplished." ((in 321 reviews)); "This was due to the fact that I received no training when I was hired." ((in 105 reviews)); "No Bonus As Provide Engg services to other companies work scope could be limited Hardly any international assignment opportunity" ((in 103 reviews)); "bad managers (depends on who you work for)" ((in 92 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected from the work force .there" ((in 83 reviews))

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3.9

96% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Bob Pragada

100% approve of CEO

97% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Work/Life balance

4.4

Career opportunities

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Senior management

4.1

Compensation and benefits

Project Controls employees have rated Jacobs with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Project Controls professionals have a good working experience there. Jacobs is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Project Controls professionals compared to other employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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31 reviews

5.0

Jul 30, 2017

Good people

Project controls

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Jacobs really cares about its people.

Cons

Forced to take PTO during holiday times when things were slow.

1.0

Apr 21, 2017

New Employee

Project controls

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

So far none currently looking for a new opportunity

Cons

Was hired in from directly in the field without any training support I have had to call repeatedly just to get my paychecks there any other type of HR items like my signing bonus and Benefits I'm still chasing down on my own. Basically sink or swim and treated as a contractor vs a direct employee

1.0

Feb 2, 2017

Uggghhh

Project controls

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not much, "ok" pay and free meals

Cons

No organization. No organization. No organization.

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