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

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8K reviews
5.0
Sep 20, 2025

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Travel benefits provided for general office time

Cons

No international opportunity Jacobs provide.

3.0
Sep 19, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working Decent salary, benefits Lots of instant coffee and teas in the office kitchen

Cons

No bonus, no allowances, no overtime Little or no collaboration among teams and individuals Absent executive leadership, selfish management, promotions and salary increases for favorite employee only Leadership in a few Engineering Groups unqualified, inexperienced and highly political. Thus they dont want to bid for or pick complex engineering projects. Billability targets communication to engineers which are unachievable Average work and projects, quality of deliverables extremely poor Too many project managers with Project Management certifications but ZERO engineering knowledge, skill or competence Site visits and customer visits are not encouraged. If site visit actually happens (paid by customer), Jacobs doesnt pay any allowance or overtime, pays only expenses. Common culture of ganging up, framing people, putting them on impossible targets and then firing them for under performance. Real nasty stuff. Feel sad for graduates and young engineers, no guidance or training, just given administrative work and unbillable work for months

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