Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,766 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 7,766 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 29, 2025

Going down

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people and hybrid work

Cons

The company is going down, projects drying out, no new on horizon. WSP bidding to buy Jacobs, I believe not doing very well financially. If that happens, they will be huge internal re-structuring. Better start looking for something stable. No good future

2.0
Oct 28, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible working. - Nice modern offices. - Decent progression opportunities if you’re willing to stretch yourself. - Wellbeing of employees is well considered.

Cons

- No bonus or benefits beyond the bare minimums. - Extremely bloated and absent corporate leadership team who spend more time announcing new appointments (who have no impact and move on after 6 months) rather than setting a clear strategic direction and enabling teams to deliver on this. - US Centric, teams outside of this geography are ill supported to deliver effectively. - Does not attract the best talent. - Bad behaviours and in-fighting between teams is encouraged and rewarded. - Comms focused on maximising trading value rather than being legible to clients we serve.

4.0
Oct 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Flexible working Interesting projects

Cons

Transient senior company leadership Business direction not always clear

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