Jacobs Engineering Group - Jacobs Technology

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC), is an international technical professional services firm.

Overview

Jacobs Engineering was founded in 1947 by Joseph J Jacobs. As of 2016 the Chairman and CEO was Steven J. Demetriou. The previous President and CEO was Craig L. Martin from 2006 until 2014.

The company is publicly traded as a Fortune 500 company, and as of October 2016 had 50,000 employees globally. Jacobs has more than 250 offices in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Africa, and Asia.

The company is structured around four lines of business: Aerospace & Technology; Buildings & Infrastructure; Industrial; and Petroleum & Chemicals.

In October 2016, the company moved its headquarters from California to Dallas, Texas.