We live inclusion
We put people at the heart of our business. We embrace all perspectives, collaborating to make a positive impact. Through an unparalleled focus on inclusion with a diverse team of visionaries, thinkers and doers, we build trust – in each other and across our company.
At Jacobs, we understand that “inclusion” is a verb, not a noun. It means being transparent and taking action on our statements, commitments and initiatives that drives meaningful, measurable change both in our company and in the communities that we serve.
It means creating a workplace where our differences are accepted, celebrated and harnessed to bring the innovative, extraordinary solutions clients demand from us. It means creating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive — a culture that we call TogetherBeyond℠.
Our Vision: To be the employer of choice and recognised globally for attracting diverse talent where inclusion is our differentiator in bringing innovative thought and solutions to our clients.
Our Mission: Jacobs will create an environment where diverse employees want to join, where they feel they belong and where they will thrive.
Employee Network Groups
Our Jacobs Employee Networks play a critical role in fostering our Culture of Caring in the work they do. The groups are centered around offering employees an opportunity to collaborate with others around the world who share similar interests and explore opportunities that relate to their specific goals.
The shared mission of our employee networks is to make, celebrate and develop Jacobs’ diverse employee population, provide career enriching development opportunities for all levels of talent, assist in the attraction and retention of top diverse talent, facilitate innovation at Jacobs, and contribute to the communities in which we live and work.
Partnerships and recognition
- Jacobs received its first top score in the 2021 Disability Equality Index, a national benchmarking tool on corporate policies and practices related to disability inclusion and workplace equality.
- Jacobs has been named STEM Learning U.K.’s Inspirational STEM Employer.
- For the third year running we were identified by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality, earning a top score of 100%. Steve Demetriou signed a pledge expressing support for the Standards of Conduct for Business: Tackling Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex (LGBTI+) People put forth by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
- We were named one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Women, and awarded Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency for the fifth year running. Steve Demetriou is one of 70 Catalyst CEO Champions for Change, a commitment that enshrines our dedication to advancing women in the workplace and leading for equity and inclusion.
- We strengthened our commitment to developing and hiring the best diverse talent with organizations like the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and Building Equality, the U.K. construction industry’s leading LGBTQ+ alliance. We are a proud member of NSBE’s Board of Corporate Affiliates — their top national support level — and Jacobs’ Freddie Fuller recently completed his three-year tenure as National Chair of the Community of Minority Transportation Officials.
Delivering our Action Plan for Advancing Justice and Equality — key achievements
- In 2021, we observed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a U.S. company holiday for the first time, and encouraged all of our U.S. employees to make it a “day on, rather than a day off” by using the day to volunteer in their communities to honor Dr. King’s legacy.
- We invested over $500,000 in contributions tangibly benefitting the Black community and helping create a new generation of Black talent through targeted STEAM programs. Examples include a partnership with SEED LA’s new campus in South Los Angeles, scholarships for outstanding Black students at the University of Connecticut and with the Cowrie Scholarship Foundation in the U.K., and a Tier 1 partnership with Howard University where Jacobs is renovating a computer lab and creating five scholarships.
- We are focusing on growing our Supplier Diversity Program Framework, spending over $1.3B in 2021 on diverse suppliers across the company.
