OK place to work - Anonymous employee Jacobs Employee Review

3.0
Aug 28, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Starting pay and benefits were very competitive (although benefits were horrible after being bought by Jacobs Engineering.) The program manager was a great guy and was easy to talk to. Most of the upper management seemed to make themselves very available to their employees. Good about time off.

Cons

Front line management was poor. Very little room for growth. After being acquired by Jacobs Technology, corporate culture changed for the worse. Jacobs seemed very disinterested in employees (Tybrin management was still in place, and they were still good).

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3.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Decent culture, individual contributors are fine, management is lacking

Cons

The company operates like many smaller companies depending on which business market you are in so your experience will vary. For some, it's the best company, others will say it's the worst; it just depends on your region/group even at the local level. Water/wastewater is a good market in most offices, transportation is hit an miss depending on location.

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