Wins Top Spot in Multiple Categories

PASADENA, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — August 5, 2014 — Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it earned the #1 spot in several categories on the Building Design + Construction (BD+C) 2014 Giants Survey; which ranks the world’s top architecture, engineering and construction firms by revenue.

Jacobs ranks first this year in the engineering/architecture, construction management, and Building Information Modeling (BIM) categories; and is listed as the #1 engineering firm in the retail, reconstruction, and air terminal sectors.

In addition, the report names Jacobs as the #2 engineering firm in the healthcare, data center, university, and office sectors; and #3 in the K-12 sector. Jacobs also ranked in the top 10 in numerous other categories as well. For the complete report, visit BD+C Magazine’s website.

Upon making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Tom McDuffie stated, “Our company’s consistent growth – both organically and through strategic acquisitions – constantly expands our capabilities and enables us to offer fully integrated services and innovation for a broad range of clients and project types worldwide. These rankings on BD+C’s 2014 Giants list reflect our robust business, and our focus on working closely with clients to create buildings with exceptional value and performance.”

Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical professional and construction services. The company’s integrated and collaborative teams have the ability to deliver a wide range of services to public and private sector clients worldwide throughout the entire life cycle of their projects.

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