Lost its way - Senior Principal Consultant Jacobs Employee Review

2.0
Jun 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Hybrid / flexible working environment (although a push to RTO now) - Generally reasonable culture - Employee networks - Bob seems like a swell guy - Unlimited PTO (if you can make it work)

Cons

Unfortunately, the Firm has completely lost its way and is in danger of shrinking itself to the point it'll get snapped up by a competitor or PE company; - struggling to adopt to changes in the market - massive downsizing underway, new cuts every week - wrong people in senior leadership roles - Over-indexed on DEI - No real investment in R&D, Digital, emerging tech, new service offerings, IT, Cloud etc - Total confusion and failed leadership in 'Divergent Solutions' - Death by billable hour (bill or be fired!) - Way too many layers of approvals required for absolutely anything: there's no real empowerment or delegation

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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