DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
In honor of National
Engineers Week Feb. 18-24, Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) highlights examples of
inspiring work that the company’s engineers and technologists do to make
a positive difference in the world.
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During National Engineers Week, Jacobs Highlights Opportunities Creating a More Connected, Sustainable World (Photo: Business Wire)
“We work with public- and private-sector clients to address some of the
world’s most significant and complex issues—managing vital resources
like water and energy; improving the mobility and resilience of
communities; and harnessing data and intelligence for smarter, safer
facility operations,” said Jacobs Chairman and CEO Steve Demetriou.
Demetriou added that the shortage of skilled technical and engineering
professionals drives greater demand for advanced solutions with
connectivity and sustainability embedded. “This is what’s meaningful to
our customers, and it’s especially rewarding for our people, because
every day, we have a hand in shaping a better future.”
With its recent acquisition of CH2M, Jacobs leads the technical
professional services sector with the industry’s foremost experts in
critical issues like energy and the environment; water; transportation;
smart technologies and cybersecurity. Throughout the week, these experts
are sharing their experiences with their STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics) careers and STEM education, while
encouraging current and future engineers to explore more than 3,000 job
opportunities in the combined firm.
Among many examples of groundbreaking work Jacobs professionals perform
for public- and private-sector clients around the world:
Building for extremes: Building in extreme environments and
remote locales presents unique challenges, from design and material
selection, to sourcing and transport of materials and labor. To enable
creation of structures with on-site materials with limited labor, Jacobs
teams are deploying additive construction technologies with mobile
emplacement.
For customers like NASA, the solution includes 2D- and 3D-printed
structures made from local materials to build facilities in remote
arctic regions, and eventually, planetary outposts, where additive
construction substantially reduces complexities and costs for materials,
labor and transport, from earth-bound and space vessels alike.
Smart and sustainable transport: Accelerated urban population
growth is propelling increased public reliance on mass transportation
and social rideshare services in cities around the world. At the
forefront of this trend, Jacobs is piloting transit solutions employing
aggregated analytics and sustainable management approaches to make
multimodal transportation systems more agile and efficient to
accommodate dynamic and growing demand flows.
In Canada, the company is leading the charge identifying opportunities
for wireless electrification of the country’s largest commuter transit
system. The GO rail network is exploring the possibilities of providing
6,000 weekly trips by 2025, powered by hydrogen fuel-cell technology as
a clean, efficient energy choice versus conventional diesel or overhead
electric wires, while also enabling faster, more frequent service.
Additionally, Jacobs is deploying advanced analytics enabling multimodal
agility and data-driven investments to continuously improve transit
networks around the globe. With solutions that crunch aggregated data
from mobile phones, cycling apps, smart cards, social media and GPS,
customers can reliably assess their most critical system needs and
implement changes that promote increased efficiencies and ease of use.
The rise of resilient communities and businesses: Amidst
unprecedented urban population growth, many of the world’s cities and
companies face a triple threat of aging infrastructure, constrained
resources and rising risks to people and property. Jacobs leads in
providing a range of resiliency solutions to help communities and
businesses prepare for and recover from natural, socioeconomic and cyber
threats.
For the Port of San Francisco, the firm is leading a comprehensive
resiliency program to integrate a variety of enhancements while reducing
seismic and flooding vulnerabilities. The urban coastline initiative
includes a 3.5-mile long seawall and associated infrastructure
improvements to protect vital public spaces and infrastructure that
support the city’s waterfront destination and thriving economy.
For the intelligence and defense community, Jacobs is building data
analytics cloud-based solutions that help customers sift through
extremely large volumes of vital mission data and quickly identify,
collaborate and act on imminent threat vectors. These solutions are also
helping companies and government agencies become more cost-effective.
During the week, read interviews and stories from Jacobs employees
around the world working on these and other innovations inspiring wonder
on Jacobs.com, and celebrate the occasion on social media using
#eweek2018.
Interested in an awe-inspiring career? Explore more opportunities with
Jacobs at both www.jacobs.com/careers
and www.ch2m.com/careers.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With $15 billion in
fiscal 2017 revenue when combined with full-year CH2M revenues and a
talent force more than 74,000 strong, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of
services including scientific, technical, professional and construction-
and program-management for business, industrial, commercial, government
and infrastructure sectors. For more information, visit www.jacobs.com,
and connect with Jacobs on LinkedIn,
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Forward-looking statements
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are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements
on management’s current estimates and expectations as well as currently
available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking
statements, however, are inherently uncertain. There are a variety of
factors that could cause business results to differ materially from our
forward-looking statements. For a description of some of the factors
which may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our
forward-looking statements please refer to our Form 10-K for the year
ended September 29, 2017, and in particular the discussions contained
under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and
7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking
statements made herein.
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Source: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.