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Updated 22 Jan 2021
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- - Jacobs, St. Charles, MO
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- - Ontario
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- Hong Kong - All Cities
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- India - All Cities
- - Assam
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- - Gujarat
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- - Surat
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- - Bangalore, India Area
- - Madhya Pradesh
- - Indore, India Area
- - Maharashtra
- - Mumbai, India Area
- - Pune, India Area
- - Belāpur
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- - Chennai, India Area
- - Erode
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- - Hyderabad, India Area
- - Uttar Pradesh
- - West Bengal
- - Calcutta, India Area
- - Gur Gram
- Indonesia - All Cities
- - Jakarta
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- Ireland - All Cities
- - Dublin
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- - Galway
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- - Limerick
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- Italy - All Cities
- - Lombardy
- - Milan, Italy Area
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- Malaysia - All Cities
- - Kuala Lumpur
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- Mexico - All Cities
- - México
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- Mongolia - All Cities
- - Ulan Bator
- - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Area
- Morocco - All Cities
- - Doukkala-Abda
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- - 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
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- Oman - All Cities
- - Muscat Governorate
- - Muscat, Oman Area
- Pakistan - All Cities
- - Sind
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- - Junín
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- Philippines - All Cities
- - Manila
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
- - 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
English
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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.
Pros
Good work environment for employees
Cons
Theres nothing bad about this company
"Ok"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Jacobs full-time
Pros
Very intelligent and motivated colleagues, some managers are very good, learning allot on the job
Cons
Pay average, stress from billable hours, long hours, quite ruthless at times
"Good to learn"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Jacobs full-time
Pros
Excellent in terms of developing your skills
Cons
Sometimes harder to cope up
"Great People & Team"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Jacobs full-time
Pros
Team cohesion and technical ability.
Cons
Upper management is disconnected from ground level. Poor pay rises.
Continue reading"Opportunities and Involvement"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Jacobs full-time for more than a year
Pros
Lots of opportunities to work on a wide variety of projects due to large size and being a major player in many of the different sectors. Good opportunity to get involved in their networks and potential to meet lots of people. Good teams environment (dependent on the team) and interesting people with deep technical expertise as well as project management skills.
Cons
Salary is quite average and often at times, the transition between new positions does not come with an appropriate pay rise. Given the large structure of Jacobs and their main base being in the US, the opportunity to progress in Australia vs the US is much slower. Large employee base can sometimes result in certain employees being hidden in all the noise. Certain employees may be fast-tracked whilst others might become left in the background.
Continue reading"Insufficient renumeration"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Jacobs full-time for more than a year
Pros
flexible working conditions within the business
Cons
poor salary, level of effort is not reflected in renumeration
"Great culture and technical capability"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Jacobs full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Great culture, team capability and ability to work on many major projects
Cons
Corporate decisions are distant and don’t consider local needs. Can be hierarchical and middle management not always valued. Systems abs processes can be cumbersome
Pros
Best team in Brisbane in the field
Cons
Poor culture in other teams
Pros
Good pay and good benefits
Cons
Bad manager don't look after staff
"So far so good"
- 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
Pros
- Employee recognition - Support to improve skills - Friendly environment
Cons
- I’ve been with Jacobs for a year and I am quite happy. No cons so far
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