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

Project Engineering professionals working at Jacobs have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 115 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Jacobs employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Project Engineering Jobs at Jacobs now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Project Engineering interview questions at Jacobs .

Does Jacobs pay Project Engineering employees well?

Project Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Jacobs with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 115 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 15.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Project Engineering salaries at Jacobs.

How happy are Project Engineering professionals working at Jacobs?

89% of Project Engineering employees at Jacobs would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 7% in the past 12 months. Project Engineering professionals have also rated Jacobs with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 4.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Jacobs?

Engineer (325) , Project Manager (296) , Mechanical Engineer (125) , Project Engineer (120) , Civil Engineer (110) , Process Engineer (105) , Senior Engineer (93) , Intern (92) , Senior Project Manager (82) , Structural Engineer (60) , Graduate Engineer (57) , Architect (55) , Software Engineer (54) , Design Engineer (52) , Consultant (51)

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 490 reviews)); "They offer many good benefits and are always hosting morale functions for employees and their family members." ((in 394 reviews)); "Pay is good and work can be interesting." ((in 370 reviews)); "Culture was good and enjoyed time there" ((in 322 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 312 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 315 reviews)); "This was due to the fact that I received no training when I was hired." ((in 116 reviews)); "No Bonus As Provide Engg services to other companies work scope could be limited Hardly any international assignment opportunity" ((in 103 reviews)); "Some managers don't have the educational backround for the positions they hold." ((in 90 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected from ground level." ((in 83 reviews))

Jacobs Project Engineering reviews

4.2

89% would recommend to a friend

(115 total reviews)

Bob Pragada

90% approve of CEO

97% positive business outlook

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Project Engineering employees have rated Jacobs with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 115 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Project Engineering professionals have an excellent working experience there. Jacobs is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Project Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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115 reviews

3.0

Mar 7, 2014

Just an Ok place to work

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company and more opportunities else where

Cons

Lack of Communication within the comapny

4.0

Feb 16, 2014

Overall good experience. worked on large exciting projects with good co-workers.

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Upper senior managment very experience, supportive and positive. Co-workers fun to work with. Good projects to work on.

Cons

Mid-level management sometimes lacked competency and caused distress among project team.

3.0

Oct 31, 2013

Ok to work for, very poor training offered

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work. Difficult to work for a company which merges in to Jacobs over the transition period. Overall, nice team and supportive managers

Cons

Little training in three years there. Despite repeated requests. More a function of working through a difficult time period where cost cutting was necessary

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Just an Ok place to work

Overall good experience. worked on large exciting projects with good co-workers.

Ok to work for, very poor training offered

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