Jacobs completes global headquarters move to Dallas
Monday October 24, 2016
Jacobs is expanding its Texas footprint as it focuses on engineering and construction projects in the energy and petrochemical sectors. Jacobs also has big aerospace and government contracting segments. The new headquarters is in downtown Dallas' Harwood Center.
Jacobs Chairman and Chief Executive Steve Demetriou said he moved to Dallas along with several other key executives. The company now employees more than 700 of its 50,000 global employees in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
“As we continue to focus on transforming our business in terms of efficiency and high-growth in the engineering and construction industry, our new headquarters location ensures access to top talent and positions Jacobs for convenient access to our clients,” Demetriou said in a prepared statement. “In Dallas, we will also benefit from a business friendly economic and cultural environment.”
Jacobs actually has a larger presence in the Houston area, last reporting more than 4,200 local employees this summer, but that was as the energy sector continued to make job reductions during the latest oil bust. As recently as three years ago, Jacobs counted more than 5,000 Houston-area workers.
Now, Jacobs said it employees nearly 4,500 people throughout all of Texas.