Jacobs

Name

Jacobs

Legal name

Jacobs Solutions Inc.

Website

https://jacobs.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and Infrastructure Professional Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Management Consulting Services (54161), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE), Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Professional engineering services
• Program management consulting
• Digital twin solutions
• Infrastructure design
• Water and transportation advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) Services: Project-based professional services revenue from EPCM engagements including engineering design, equipment procurement, contractor coordination, construction management, project controls, safety oversight and commissioning support. Charges are typically milestone or time-and-materials based; clients retain ownership of contracts. Used across advanced manufacturing, data centers, biopharma and infrastructure.
2. Program Management and Delivery Partner Services: Long-cycle program management and integrated delivery partner engagements spanning planning, initiation, delivery, handover and benefits realization; multi-year frameworks such as SSEN Transmission, UK CPS2, Hampshire Gen5 Consult, Port of San Francisco Waterfront Resilience, Sydney Metro West. Typically multi-year contract or framework-based.
3. Consulting and Advisory (including PA Consulting): Higher-margin consulting and advisory revenue, including strategy, governance, digital advisory, OT cybersecurity and quantum advisory. Includes PA Consulting (acquired March 2026) delivering technology, cybersecurity and innovation consulting; identified cost synergies of at least $20 million annually with 19% operating profit growth post-integration.
4. Digital, AI and Software Solutions (Subscriptions and Enterprise Licensing): Recurring and license-based revenue from proprietary platforms including StreetLight (transportation analytics used on 20,000+ projects per month), Alluvial, Scio, Knack Works, BlackLynx, Flood IQ, Aqua DNA, Argon, Intelligent O&M and digital twin solutions. Sold as enterprise digital solutions alongside AI implementation services.
5. Design, Engineering and Architecture Services: Fee-based revenue from full-lifecycle design and engineering services including master planning, architecture, structural/MEP design, Owner's Engineer services, and specialty services (Process Modeling, Energy Conservation Studies). Includes complex and first-of-a-kind project delivery for buildings and infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Core offering

Jacobs is a global professional services firm delivering engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM), program management, design and consulting services for complex infrastructure, advanced facilities and environmental programs. Its service backbone (Program Management, EPCM and Augmented Delivery) is layered with consulting, digital advisory and a growing portfolio of AI-enabled software products such as Flood IQ, Aqua DNA, Argon, StreetLight, Scio and Alluvial, sold to governments, utilities and industrial clients across 10 industry verticals.

Product overview

Jacobs is not a single SaaS product but a global professional services platform built from a portfolio of complementary service lines, AI-enabled software products, and acquired brands. The core delivery backbone consists of three flagship services - Program Management, Engineering Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM), and Augmented Delivery - which are layered with consulting & advisory, digital advisory, design & engineering and sustainability & resilience capabilities. On top of this services backbone sits a growing suite of named AI & Software products including Flood IQ (AI flood forecasting for utilities), Aqua DNA (digital twin for water/wastewater networks), Argon (AI asset planning for sewer/stormwater), Intelligent O&M (AI-driven water plant operations), Alluvial (cloud-based BIM + data insights platform), Scio (infrastructure planning software), StreetLight (transportation analytics SaaS), BlackLynx (national security decision software), Knack Works (secure mission environments), Pfluorensics (PFAS risk digital toolset), and a Data Center Digital Twin built on NVIDIA Omniverse. Cross-cutting solutions - Building Solutions, Integrated City Solutions, Sustainable Built Environments, Social Value Solutions, Data Center Energy Solutions and Cybersecurity & Operational Technology (combining Jacobs OT expertise with the recently fully-acquired PA Consulting) - extend these capabilities across ten industry verticals: Advanced Manufacturing, Cities & Places, Digital Infrastructure (Data Centers + Quantum Computing), Energy & Power, Environmental, Health, Life Sciences, National Security & Defense, Transportation and Water.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• StreetLight: Transportation analytics platform providing location-based mobility data and insights for over 20,000 transportation projects monthly.
• Knack Works
• Scio
• Alluvial
• BlackLynx
• Aqua DNA
• Argon
• Pfluorensics
• Flood IQ
• RemedX Suite
• Simetrica Jacobs

Products and services

• Flood IQ
• Aqua DNA
• Argon
• Alluvial
• Scio
• BlackLynx
• Knack Works
• StreetLight
• Intelligent O&M
• Pfluorensics
• RemedX Suite
• NVIDIA Omniverse-based Gigawatt-Scale AI Data Center Digital Twin
• Program Management
• Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM)
• Augmented Delivery
• AI Advisory
• Cybersecurity & Operational Technology Solutions

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability15 records

Feature12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• AECOM: Global professional services firm with a directly comparable portfolio across transportation, water, environment, and energy; AECOM was displaced by Jacobs as the #1 firm on the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms list, making it the closest head-to-head competitor in design/EPCM scale and breadth.
• WSP: Canada-based global professional services firm competing in transport, water, environment, and digital advisory; frequently partners with Jacobs on mega JVs (e.g., Sydney Metro West stations) and competes for the same multi-year infrastructure frameworks.
• Stantec: North America-headquartered design and consulting firm with strong water, environmental, and infrastructure practices; partners with Jacobs on the Greater Western Water JV in Melbourne and competes for similar water/utilities and public infrastructure programs.
• Bechtel: Privately held global EPC leader in infrastructure, defense, nuclear and energy; competes with Jacobs on complex megaprojects (Sellafield, transit, water) and represents a comparable full-lifecycle delivery model for government and industrial clients.
• Fluor: Global EPCM firm serving energy, mining, infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing; competes with Jacobs in industrial, data center and energy transition projects and offers similar engineering and construction management capabilities.
• Tetra Tech: Consulting and engineering services firm specializing in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure; competes with Jacobs in water utilities, PFAS/remediation, and federal environmental work and shares a similar high-end digital advisory model.
• KBR: Global engineering, science and government services firm; KBR is a Project Partners (PPP) consortium peer with Jacobs on the Sellafield nuclear decommissioning program and competes on defense, energy and sustainable technology solutions.
• Arcadis: Netherlands-based design and consultancy firm competing in water, environment, mobility, and buildings; directly comparable as a global professional services peer with overlapping digital advisory and sustainability capabilities.
• AtkinsRéalis: Canada-based engineering services and nuclear specialist (formerly SNC-Lavalin); works as both a subconsultant to Jacobs (Oldbury nuclear) and a competitor on transport, nuclear, and infrastructure programs globally.
• Burns & McDonnell: Privately held U.S. engineering, architecture and construction firm; competes with Jacobs on data centers, T&D, water and EPCM engagements and is part of the comparable set of large integrated professional services firms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/JacobsConnects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jacobs
• Instagraminstagram.com/jacobsconnects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A39 records

Investments5 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Jacobs