Darren Kraabel, formerly senior vice president and general manager of mission solutions for aerospace, technology, environment and nuclear business at Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC), has elevated to the role of chief technology and innovation officer. His appointment is part of the company’s expansion efforts in the professional services market, Jacobs …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 12, 2018 — Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) will continue to support the Energy Department‘s environmental remediation operations along the Columbia River and sections of the former Hanford nuclear production site under a one-year contract extension, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday its work includes demolition, radioactive material retrieval, waste …

A joint venture of Fluor (NYSE: FLR), BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) and Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has secured a potential 30-month, $850M contract modification to continue decontaminating and decommissioning the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The modification results from an option exercised under the U.S. Department of Energy‘s authority, Fluor said Wednesday. …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 1, 2018 — Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has collaborated with NASA to complete a series of tests on a parachute system that will be used for the Orion spacecraft’s re-entry into Earth upon the conclusion of its mission, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 27, 2018 — Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has helped transport a modified mobile launcher between the vehicle assembly facility and launch pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center using the Crawler-Transporter 2 tracked vehicles as part of the company’s Exploration Ground Systems operations support contract with NASA, …

Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has promoted Terry Hagen and Bob Pragada to chief operating officers in a string of leadership changes that will take effect on Oct. 1. The executive moves seek to support the company’s leadership and growth initiatives in the professional services sector, Jacobs said Wednesday. Hagen, a …

Jacobs Engineering Group’s (NYSE: JEC) technology business has won a potential eight-year, $241.7M contract to support operations at U.S. Navy and Marine Corps installations in Jacksonville, Fla. The Defense Department said Tuesday services covered by the contract are port operations, facility investment, pest control, integrated solid waste management and grounds maintenance and …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 30, 2018 — A business unit of Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) will provide test support services to the U.S. Army‘s Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland under an $87.4M contract modification, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Defense Department said Tuesday Jacobs Technology will assist in the test center’s automotive, firepower, …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 30, 2018 — Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has been awarded by the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations in recognition of its cleanup efforts in Vieques, Puerto Rico, as a Comprehensive Long-term Environmental Action Navy program contractor, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. …

Colin Jones, formerly vice president of strategy, nuclear and environment at AECOM (NYSE: ACM), has joined Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) as VP and deputy general manager for North American nuclear business, ExchangeMonitor reported Monday. He will work with Jacobs’ public sector customers and brings more than two decades of government market, public …