DALLAS, June 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been named a health and
wellbeing leader in the New Civil Engineer's (NCE) 100 Companies of
the Year 2018 awards' business culture section which recognizes the
most forward-thinking, innovative firms that are having a real
impact in key industry action areas such as health and wellbeing,
collaboration and diversity.
Jacobs was also highly commended for its excellence in
transport, recognizing how the company's transport and mobility
solutions are making a real difference to society worldwide. The
NCE judges commended Jacobs for playing a key part in the
successful development and delivery of a transport scheme of
national importance, as well as impressive work on local transport
options to unlock regional and local benefits.
Commenting on the health and wellbeing award, Jacobs Chairman
and CEO Steve Demetriou remarked,
"When we work hard to keep ourselves and those around us safe, it's
important to recognize that a healthy mind is equally vital to
enjoying life at home and at work. This award is a tremendous
global team effort and accomplishment, and we hope it will further
promote open discussion and engagement around mental health,
wellbeing and the support needed, both in and out of the
workplace."
Jacobs worked with Mind to develop the "mental health matters"
strategy focused on promoting positive mental health and wellbeing
across the business, staff and their families. NCE100 judges
praised the scale and support of Jacobs' strategy and commitment to
create a safer and healthier work place for tens of thousands of
workers around the world – building significantly increased
awareness, understanding and engagement with mental health issues
both with the organization and suppliers. The strategy delivers an
extensive support network, including more than 1,000 positive
mental health champions across 26 countries, enabling early
intervention for staff who may be suffering symptoms of stress or
poor mental health.
"The strategy delivers focused training, tools and techniques
that enable a support network of volunteer employee champions to
offer early intervention and interim support for staff, while
directing employees to appropriate professional options," said
Jacobs Senior Vice President and Global Head of Safety, Security
and Sustainability Catriona Schmolke. "We know that a holistic and
caring culture that promotes wellbeing, enthusiasm and stress
resilience creates a working environment where everyone feels
valued, supported and can contribute at their best."
"Civil engineers have amazing stories to tell, and that's what
the NCE100 is all about, finding and telling stories," said New
Civil Engineer Editor Mark Hansford.
"We were looking for the companies who, in 2018, had the most
inspiring stories to tell – stories of innovation, of changing our
industry for the better and of making the world a better place
through their projects. The view of our judges was simple: the
winner in each category was incredible."
In addition to the award and high commendation, Jacobs was also
a finalist in the categories of Smart Operator, Low Carbon Leader
and Excellence in Water – the maximum five award category
submissions permitted.
NCE100 Companies of the Year Awards are organized by New Civil
Engineer, part of EMAP. The awards were judged by a 30-strong panel
comprising industry clients, independent experts and peers. New
Civil Engineer is the magazine of the Institution of Civil
Engineers. Its remit is to help civil engineers become better
engineers by providing inspirational, educational and thought
provoking content, online and in print. For more information see
newcivilengineer.com.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2017 revenue
when combined with full-year CH2M revenues and a talent force of
more than 77,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of services
including scientific, technical, professional and construction- and
program-management for business, industrial, commercial, government
and infrastructure sectors. For more information, visit
www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on LinkedIn, Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram.
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fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
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results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements.
For a description of some of the factors which may occur that could
cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements
please refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended September 29, 2017, and in particular the
discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors,
3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not
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