Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,771 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 7,771 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 Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
1.0
Oct 19, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Engineering skills can be gained early in career however limited to those who are either lucky or show potential. In my case I managed to get good experience on decent projects which was good for my CV.

Cons

Certain departments are very restraining - training and progression is difficult, sometimes even dependant on areas which should not be on mentioned here. Sells themselves as an international company with opportunities to work abroad, this is not the case at ALL so don't be fooled. The salary is rather disgraceful for the profits the company is churning in. Especially disgraceful the salaries on offer for Chartered Engineers. If you want to be appreciated as a professional go elsewhere. Incredibly ungenerous when comes to trips away from home etc.

4.0
Sep 29, 2014

Good place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits when working overseas. Management was in the U.S. which meant not a lot of micromanaging. Set my own work schedule.

Cons

Work was on a government contract. During the last re-bid for the contract, salaries went down.

3.0
Sep 8, 2014

Just about ok

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good work hours. decent benefits. provides transportation.

Cons

limited growth, Average pay, lax administration, office politics

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