Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,756 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 7,756 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 Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
1.0
May 2, 2019

Disposable employees

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Pros

Good pay and lots of overtime hours.

Cons

They'll ask you to bend over backwards with promises of long term employment. As soon as they've gotten what they want from you there will be a lay off with your name on it.

2.0
Apr 1, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting projects to work on if you are technically minded

Cons

After acquisition of CH2M, Jacobs continues to struggle to integrate the two companies both from a people and tools perspective. From those that are use to a more nimble company, Jacobs will appear very slow moving, bureaucratic and uninspiring. Benefits are also very uninspiring and you really just feel like a number in a large organization.

1.0
Mar 26, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Very large company where one can hide their incompetency, through continual meetings without doing anything. One person does the actual work while 10 others stand on that person's shoulder creating paper work & creating work for themselves out of that one person's work. Its a great rehabilitation center for 'Has been' in the industry. Average employee age is 55 ( fact) and they are used to doing things the old way. Newer technique and technology is shunned. If you are an older guy and have fallen behind skill set, this is the place for you.

Cons

if you are an architect, do not join this company. There are very few actual architectural project in the firm. This is an engineering firm, not an architectural practice . Period. PMs have the final say and design principals have to listen to very low aspiration PMs. If you are an architect join this firm at your own risk.

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