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Updated Jan 26, 2021
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- - Alberta
- - Calgary, AB Area
- - Edmonton, AB Area
- - Fort McMurray, AB
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- - Monroe, MI, US Area
- - Minnesota
- - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, US Area
- - Mississippi
- - Gulfport, MS, US Area
- - Jackson, MS, US Area
- - Missouri
- - Kansas City, MO, US Area
- - Jacobs, St. Charles, MO
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- - Susquehanna Trails, PA
- - Puerto Rico
- - Puerto Rico, US Area
- - South Carolina
- - Charleston, SC, US Area
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- - Tennessee
- - Chattanooga, TN, US Area
- - Clarksville, TN, US Area
- - Kingsport, TN, US Area
- - Knoxville, TN, US Area
- - Memphis, TN, US Area
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- - Tullahoma, TN, US Area
- - Utah
- - Ogden, UT, US Area
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- - Den-Mar, UT
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- - Locust Grove, VA
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- - Appleton, WI, US Area
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- Afghanistan - All Cities
- - Herat
- - Kābul Darāz
- - Kabul
- - Kabul, Afghanistan Area
- - Oruzgan
- - Parwan Province
- Argentina - All Cities
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- - Buenos Aires, Argentina Area
- Australia - All Cities
- - Australian Capital Territory
- - Canberra, Australia Area
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- - Western Australia
- - Perth, Australia Area
- Belgium - All Cities
- - Antwerp
- - Antwerpen, Belgium Area
- - Brussels
- - Brussels, Belgium Area
- - Liege
- - Liège, Belgium Area
- Brazil - All Cities
- - Ceará
- - Viçosa do Ceará
- - Rio de Janeiro
- - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Area
- - São Paulo
- - Sao Paulo, Brazil Area
- Chile - All Cities
- - Los Lagos
- - Puerto Rico
- - Santiago Metropolitan Region
- - Santiago, Chile Area
- China - All Cities
- - Beijing
- - Beijing, China Area
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- Democratic Republic of Congo - All Cities
- - Orientale
- - Londo
- Egypt - All Cities
- - Ismailia Governorate
- - Port Said, Egypt Area
- France - All Cities
- - Aquitaine
- - Féas
- - Ile-de-France
- - Marne-la-Vallée, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France
- Germany - All Cities
- - Baden-Wurttemberg
- - Stuttgart, Germany Area
- - Bavaria
- - Munich, Bavaria
- - Lower Saxony
- - Hannover, Germany Area
- - Rhineland-Palatinate
- - Ludwigshafen am Rhein
- Hong Kong - All Cities
- - Yung Shue Wan, Hong Kong Area
- India - All Cities
- - Assam
- - Guwahati
- - Delhi
- - New Delhi, India Area
- - Gujarat
- - Ahmadabad, India Area
- - Vadodara, India Area
- - Surat
- - Haryana
- - Karnataka
- - Bangalore, India Area
- - Madhya Pradesh
- - Indore, India Area
- - Maharashtra
- - Mumbai, India Area
- - Pune, India Area
- - Belāpur
- - Navi Mumbai
- - Rajasthan
- - Tamil Nadu
- - Chennai, India Area
- - Erode
- - Telangana
- - Hyderabad, India Area
- - Uttar Pradesh
- - West Bengal
- - Calcutta, India Area
- - Gur Gram
- Indonesia - All Cities
- - Jakarta
- - Jakarta, Indonesia Area
- Ireland - All Cities
- - Dublin
- - Dublin, Ireland Area
- - Galway
- - Galway, Ireland Area
- - Limerick
- - Limerick, Ireland Area
- - Munster
- - Cork, Ireland Area
- Italy - All Cities
- - Lombardy
- - Milan, Italy Area
- - Sicily
- - Catania
- Malaysia - All Cities
- - Kuala Lumpur
- - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Area
- Mexico - All Cities
- - México
- - Mexico City, Mexico Area
- Mongolia - All Cities
- - Ulan Bator
- - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Area
- Morocco - All Cities
- - Doukkala-Abda
- - El Jadida
- - Greater Casablanca
- - Rabat, Morocco Area
- - Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaër
- Nepal - All Cities
- - Kathmandu, Nepal Area
- Netherlands - All Cities
- - South Holland
- - Rotterdam, Netherlands Area
- - The Hague, Netherlands Area
- - Zeeland
- - Goes
- New Zealand - All Cities
- - Auckland
- - Auckland, New Zealand Area
- - Wellington
- - Wellington, New Zealand Area
- Oman - All Cities
- - Muscat Governorate
- - Muscat, Oman Area
- Pakistan - All Cities
- - Sind
- - Khobar, Sind
- Peru - All Cities
- - Junín
- - Morococha, Junín
- Philippines - All Cities
- - Manila
- - Manila, Philippines Area
- Poland - All Cities
- - Lesser Poland
- - Kraków
- - Masovia
- - Warsaw, Poland Area
- Qatar - All Cities
- - Ad Dawhah
- - Doha, Qatar Area
- Saudi Arabia - All Cities
- - Al Madinah Province
- - Madīnat Yanbu` aş Şinā`īyah
- - Al-Qassim Province
- - Buraydah
- - Eastern Province
- - Al Khubar
- - Dammam
- - Dhahran
- - Khobar
- - Makkah Province
- - Mecca, Saudi Arabia Area
- - Riyadh Province
- - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Area
- Singapore - All Cities
- - West
- - Singapore, Singapore Area
- South Africa - All Cities
- - Gauteng
- - Johannesburg, South Africa Area
- South Korea - All Cities
- - Soul
- - Seoul, South Korea Area
- Spain - All Cities
- - Madrid
- - Madrid, Spain Area
- Sweden - All Cities
- - Västra Götaland
- - Goteborg, Sweden Area
- Thailand - All Cities
- - Krung Thep Mahanakhon
- - Bangkok, Thailand Area
- - Sing Buri
- - Sing Buri
- United Arab Emirates - All Cities
- - Abu Dhabi
- - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Area
- - Dubai
- - Dubai, United Arab Emirates Area
- - Sharjah
- United Kingdom - All Cities
- - Cheshire
- - Birchwood, Cheshire
- - England
- - Birmingham, UK Area
- - Bolton, UK Area
- - Bristol, UK Area
- - Chester, UK Area
- - Darlington, UK Area
- - Derby, UK Area
- - Exeter, UK Area
- - Gloucester, UK Area
- - Ipswich, UK Area
- - Leeds, UK Area
- - Liverpool, UK Area
- - London, UK Area
- - Manchester, UK Area
- - Nottingham, UK Area
- - Reading, UK Area
- - Southampton, UK Area
- - Stoke-on-Trent, UK Area
- - Swindon, UK Area
- - York, UK Area
- - Grimsby, England
- - Workington, England
- - Northern Ireland
- - Belfast, UK Area
- - Scotland
- - Edinburgh, UK Area
- - Falkirk, UK Area
- - Glasgow, UK Area
- - Wales
- - Cardiff, UK Area
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Approve of CEO
Steven Demetriou
929 Ratings
Pros
"Outstanding work environment, with a clear understanding of goals" (in 164 reviews)
"Work life balance is achievable" (in 146 reviews)
Cons
"Upper Management doesn't delegate properly" (in 64 reviews)
"Large company where you may not feel connected" (in 63 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at Jacobs full-time
Pros
Work life balance is achievable
Cons
The company is very large and sometimes the processes take long
"What happened."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Jacobs full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Great people who are very knowledgeable. Good pay when there is work.
Cons
When no projects, good by to you.
"Senior Project Controls Specialist"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Jacobs full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Working with knowledgeable team mates and coworkers
Cons
Employment directly linked to contracts with clients
- COVID-19
"hard to gauge during covid, but there is evidence of the company's commitment to talent"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Jacobs full-time for less than a year
Pros
good pay, good benefits, access to talent mentors
Cons
its tough to find challenge assignments in your area of passion
- Helpful (1)
"Okay, but difficult to move up"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Jacobs full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
People I worked with were great, big projects, cool projects, benefits decent; however, employees contribute a lot off each pay towards the benefits
Cons
Too much onus on employees to source their own work, keep themselves busy and billable, unreasonable expectations on billable hours (i.e., employees are expected to be 100% billable), difficult to move up unless you are connected with someone higher up (i.e., less qualified people are promoted to positions and others are not given the opportunity to apply), pay raises are minimal or non-existent, the connection between performance reviews and promotion, salary increase, etc. is not transparent or logical (again, seems to be based more on popularity), no bonuses, layoffs seem to be strictly financially driven with no loyalty to employees based on years of commitment to the company and exemplary performance in the past, no RSP matching any more
Continue reading "Good Company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Jacobs full-time
Pros
It was quite busy before the energy section is sold to Worley
Cons
Part of it was sold to Worley
Pros
lots of projects, always busy, resources if you know who to ask
Cons
bad culture, pigeon holed, work/resource hogging
"Work place"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Jacobs full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Professional, Inclusive, Friendly, Well managed, Well organized
Cons
lake of good team work
- Helpful (1)
"Unchecked segregation and discrimination"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Jacobs full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good projects to work on
Cons
The environment is very toxic to work.
Continue reading Pros
Good morals and high integrity
Cons
Lowish pay, not much work-life balance
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