Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is truly one of the behemoths of global engineering.
Evolving into a global market force to be reckoned with since the company’s founding by Joseph J. Jacobs in 1947.
The company proudly states on its website that its aim is to “solve the most important problems, the ones for the real world – making life simpler and more seamless along the way”.
Over 55 thousand people work for Jacobs in operations that span over forty countries.
Perhaps most impressively of all the $14B of annual revenue which makes Jacobs one of the largest companies in the world and by most accounts, the largest engineering company in the world.
Some areas that Jacobs specialise in include intelligence, water, infrastructure, renewable energy and mobility.
All this ambition is achieved with certain values in mind, however.
The company’s global sustainability strategy is called PlanBeyond 2.0 and has six pillars.
These are: health, water, innovation, equality, legacy and climate.
This helps to ensure that the company’s evergrowing integration with the world is a positive one for its clients, its staff, and the millions of people around the world who see the effects of Jacobs’ work every day.
These are some of the reasons that Jacobs is one of the most prestigious companies in the world that a career-driven person can aspire to work for.
Due to the company’s scope, there are plenty of opportunities all around the globe to apply for work at Jacobs, with there currently being a whopping 4809 listed on the company’s website.
Of these, an impressive 1238 are in the UK, with the company cleverly taking advantage of the educated workforce, sturdy architecture and financial incentives that come from setting up shop in the UK.
Of these 1238 openings, there is a huge amount of variety, with all ends of the business requiring hands on deck to keep such a substantial global organisation running smoothly.
These vary in expectations, salary and location hugely.
Here are three of the postings open just to give a taste of how varied working at Sky can be.
Programme Engineer – Warrington – Average Salary £29k
“This role provides project and programme support on technically complex, time-critical tasks within the INA (Independent Nuclear Assurance) programme of work.
The role involves elements of Project management, supporting the Head of Programme Office in the delivery of the larger INA programme and the Chief Engineer in coordination of the delivery of the technical task.”
Senior Graphic Designer – Glasgow – Average Salary £70k
“Based within the sales team, a strong and cohesive team of more than 100 employees, you will be responsible for helping to drive creativity through all forms of visual communication, by offering creative solutions to our clients.”
Senior Mechanical Engineer – Knutsford – Average Salary £35k
“The role offers a good variety of work and opportunities to become involved in reviewing design/design substantiation, producing/revising safety cases, advising on maintenance/testing requirements, production of calculations, providing advice on wide-ranging technical issues and queries and supporting refurbishment/modification projects to extend the life of plant & equipment.”
As you’d expect, there’s a rich variety of careers available through a company of this size.
Searching through the site for something suitable is a process that’s made heaps easier by the search function on the Jacobs website.
You can search by keyword or location so whittling things down by your area or your area of expertise is made easy.
Simply type your preference into the correct box and hit the Search now button to get a listing of relevant open spots.
Clicking on Apply will take you to the page with further information on the job of your choice.
From here, the rest of the application process is made easy for you.
Clicking on Apply again on the job’s page will open a new tab where you can fill out some basic personal information.
Upload your CV and even import your LinkedIn profile, a very helpful tool that we encourage all people searching for jobs to take a look at.
The next page has some simple terms and conditions for you to agree to before creating an account.
Click on New User and pick a username and memorable password to get started by clicking Register.
Once your account is made, the rest of the process is sped up greatly by uploading your CV.
If you’re looking for a job, it’s strongly recommended that one of the first things you do is create yourself a CV from which you can speed up most application processes such as Jacobs’.
It should only be a one-off task and this has the benefit of pooling most of your selling points and supplying written text which will be close to answers that many application processes have questions for.
Allowing you to use the CV as a point of reference and source for marketing yourself during your application processes.
Reviewing and submitting your application should result in you getting an email from Jacobs confirming they’ve received the application.
If it doesn’t come through then it’s worth going back to the tab from you which you applied and double-checking that everything has been fully submitted.
It’s worth taking your time with Jacobs when looking at the job options that are available as once you’ve filled out the first application the following ones are a lot easier to fill out.
Considering the huge range of jobs available it’s worth taking the time to do this as if you’re suitable for one job at Jacobs then there’s a high chance you’ll find at least one other opening that suits someone of your skillset.
This is one of the top companies in the world and people who work for Jacobs are often very proud of the organisation that they’re a part of.
Getting this application process right is crucial to getting yourself on a great career path and giving yourself a great opportunity in life.
Hop on to website to have a look at the literal thousand plus jobs available and find something suitable for you.