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    3.6
    71%
    Recommend to a Friend
    83%
    Approve of CEO
    Jacobs Chair and CEO Steven Demetriou
    Steven Demetriou
    679 Ratings
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    1. "Amazing place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Registered Early Childhood Educator in Kitchener, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Jacobs full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Great salary grid and benefits and rrsp package. Great atmosphere and teams. Lots of grow to grow. Paid staff meetings with in house professional developments. Friendly atmosphere. You feel appreciated.

      Cons

      split shifts - some people have a hard time finding work life balance while others enjoy a split shift so it all depends what works for you. Lack of supply staff so you feel bad calling in sick as you know it will put strain on the centre and your coworkers.

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      Jacobs2019-11-07

    2. "A"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at Jacobs full-time

      Pros

      Supporting managers, no sexism, no stress

      Cons

      I cannot find any cons.

      Jacobs2019-12-17
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    3. "Jacobs Canada"

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      Former Employee - Principal Process Engineer in Calgary, AB
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Jacobs full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Well established engineering procedures which are not executed

      Cons

      Manhour estimation & cost estimations for projects are very rough & inaccurate

      Jacobs2019-12-18

    4. "Good company to work for but the former CH2M Hill management in the Toronto office sucks"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Senior Contract Administrator in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Jacobs full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good compensation, office location is good

      Cons

      lack of communication, no sense of inclusion and belonging, bias management, etc.

      Jacobs2019-12-04

    5. "Good"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at Jacobs part-time

      Pros

      Everything was pretty much simple

      Cons

      No cons everything we're doing good

      Jacobs2019-11-04

    6. "sss ahdgdgd ddfv c vdd ssc"

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      • Culture & Values
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Jacobs full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      bad company with bas peoples whther

      Cons

      I can not find any cons expect they paid me

      Jacobs2019-11-17

    7. "Jaccobs Environmental"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Senior Environmental Planner in Vancouver, BC

      I have been working at Jacobs full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Collaborative team environment and access to worldwide resources

      Cons

      Large company with procedural roadblocks

      Jacobs2019-09-24

    8. "Jacobs is a well established leader in its field and has a professional work environment."

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Specialist Engineer, Civil Design in Calgary, AB
      Recommends

      I worked at Jacobs full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Work/Life Balance environment. Reasonable Salary/Benefits. Good Job Security. Caring Management. Professional Culture.

      Cons

      Don't keep people for even a week of a non-billable hour but do their best to demobilize the staffs in other projects.

      Jacobs2019-09-10

    9. "Company Culture"

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      Current Employee - Administrative Assistant in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Jacobs full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      The team is very helpful and kind. Training day is great, a lot of information, bring a pen and notebook.

      Cons

      Nothing I have encountered yet

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      Jacobs2019-09-07

    10. "Total disfunction if you actually care about the quality of the product."

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      Former Employee - Project Engineer in Edmonton, AB
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Jacobs full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Large company with a good number of opportunities.

      Cons

      Office politics runs the company.

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      Jacobs2019-09-20

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