Mainland Europe - Jacobs Engineering

Did You Know?
The “multi-office culture” is a reality in
Mainland Europe where, for a new
biofuel unit project, we are providing
basic engineering services with a
professional team—including people
from Paris (France), Porvoo (Finland),
Marble Arch (England), Leiden (The
Netherlands), and Milan (Italy).
Career opportunities can be found
at www.jacobs.com/careers
See this month’s featured office
locations on page 2:
Austria
Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
The Netherlands
Spain
Sweden
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In the Spotlight:
Mainland Europe
The continent of Europe hosts a
number of vibrant and high growing
operations within the Jacobs family.
Our operating centers exist in nine
different countries stretching from
Porvoo, Finland in the northeast to
Madrid, Spain in the southwest.
Combined, we provide a fascinating
mix of cultures, languages, and
competencies networked closely
together. Our ability to harness these
centers of excellence and reliably
deliver the Jacobs brand locally is a
strong competitive advantage. A
Jacobs’ employee in the Mainland
Europe Region has the opportunity to
cross boundaries and cultures as a
regular part of their work. A project
might harness the specialized
technologies and process expertise
from Porvoo, Leiden, and London for
construction in Dunkirk, France
(see Did You Know? at left).
Our core competencies include
process design, detailed engineering,
and construction for upstream oil &
gas, refining, and petrochemical
clients—including the environmentally
important area of biofuels. We offer
architectural, engineering design, and
construction services for buildings
Recent major project awards in the
Mainland Europe Region:
• IRBM, Molecular Biology Research
Institute, Rome, Italy
• Adendia Procam, project
management and construction
management for the Hacienda del
Alamo complex, Spain
• New polymer production facility for
Borealis in Burghausen, Germany
• Preliminary design for a new
biotech pharmaceutical facility for
Pfizer in Sweden
• Partnership contract amendment
with Borealis to include projects at
Borealis in Porvoo, Finland
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such as the region’s most important
new hospitals; and logistics and
commercial centers. We help to
ensure the reliability of Europe’s
energy infrastructure with our
expertise in highly efficient and clean
burning cogeneration power plants,
gas storage, and liquefied natural gas
terminals. We provide design and
construction services for laboratories
and vaccine production units for
international pharmaceutical clients.
At Jacobs, people are our greatest
asset. One way we practice this core
value is through our Graduates
Network. This program enables
employees that are new to the work
environment to create the all important
network of friends and colleagues by
sharing experiences and ideas while
having a little fun. Our passion for
safety is another way. In the field, at
the office, and at home, we ensure
that our employees make safety and
care for the environment their
personal values. Together, we protect
our most valuable assets as well as
our communities.
Andrew F. Kremer
Group Vice President
Mainland Europe
• Reconfiguration of facilities to
produce clean fuels at the
Europoort Refinery for Nerefco,
The Netherlands
• Engineering partnership with Total
E&P for their offshore gas
production facilities, The
Netherlands.
• New biotech production facility for
Genzyme Corporation in Geel,
Belgium
• Renovation of French National
Radio headquarters in Paris,
France
• Renovation and expansion of
La Timone hospital in Marseille,
France
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Boundaryless Recruiting
To address the shortage of
engineering staff in our Mainland
Europe Region offices, a dedicated
recruitment initiative was initiated by
Peter Blom from the Leiden office. The
focus—to seek, find, recruit, and
transfer professional people from the
non-traditional countries. The primary
focus is on Central and Eastern
Europe, however, we will also consider
other regions. We are open to any
suggestions to help make this initiative
a great success. Email Peter Blom at:
peter.blom@jacobs.com.
Austria
• 28 professionals
• Major industries: oil & gas, &
petrochemical
Our Schwechat office began as an
alliance between Jacobs and Borealis.
Borealis is a large polypropylene/
ethylene producing company providing
complete project services ranging
from feasibility, conceptual studies,
basic and detailed engineering, to
project procurement and construction.
Now, working mainly for Borealis, our
office spearheads the growing oil,
gas, and petrochemical industries for
Jacobs in Central Europe.
Belgium
• 670 professionals
• Major industries: chemical,
petrochemical, & pharmaceutical
Belgium offices include Antwerp,
Ghent, and Ittre. Our main clients
include Borealis, BASF, GE Plastics,
Total, ExxonMobil, GSK, Janssen
Pharmaceutica, Pfizer, and Solvay.
Working at Jacobs Belgium is working
in the heart of the European Union.
Finland
• 500 professionals
• Owned by Neste Oil Corporation
and Jacobs
• Finland offices include Naantali
and Porvoo
We provide consulting, design, and
construction services to the oil, gas,
and petrochemical industries, both in
Finland and abroad. In addition, we
develop and commercialize process
and automation technologies with our
customers.
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France
• 700 professionals
• Major industries: pharmaceutical,
healthcare, energy, refining, &
facilities
• France offices include Bordeaux,
Lyon, and Paris
We have more than 50 years of
presence in France. Paris is the
“Center of Excellence” for Energy and
Healthcare activities in Europe with
both international and national clients,
utilizing a multi-office approach. This
multicultural issue is also present in
our office as there are more than 25
nationalities represented.
Germany
• 250 professionals
• Major industries: refining & wind
tunnel technology
• Germany offices include Cologne,
Gelsenkirchen, Kerpen, Munich,
Schkopau, Sulingen, and Wuppertal
Our Germany offices serve the needs
of specific clients. We provide them
with a fully comprehensive project
implementation service, bringing
together our appropriate level of skills
and expertise.
Italy
• 170 professionals
• Major industries: pharmaceutical,
biotechnology, chemical, buildings,
& industrial
• Pharmaceutical and Biotech
Center of Excellence
In Milan, we are proud of our
reputation in providing our clients with
outstanding service quality. With 33
years of presence in Italy, we are the
nation’s leading engineering company,
offering a creative and exciting
environment for growth.
The Netherlands
• 1,500 professionals
• Major industries: refining &
petrochemical
• Netherlands offices
include Amsterdam,
Hoogvliet, Leiden,
Meerssen, and
Sappemeer
We are the leading E&C firm
in The Netherlands. Leiden
serves as the “Hydrocarbon Center of
Excellence” for Europe and houses a
branch of our international consulting
company, Jacobs Consultancy Inc.
We are also deeply involved in the
sulfur business.
Spain
• 100 professionals
• Major industries: buildings,
pharmaceutical, & manufacturing
Our Madrid office provides services
such as conceptual design,
production, architecture, site master
planning, basic and detailed
engineering, and project and
construction management. We have a
strong expertise in resorts and
tourism projects, corporate buildings,
and commercial centers.
Sweden
• 100 professionals
• Major industries: oil & gas,
petrochemical, & refining
In our Stenungsund office we
differentiate ourselves from other E&C
firms by providing a combination of
engineering, procurement, and
construction management (EPCM)
services, supporting our clients from
conceptual studies, through
installation and start-up, to plant
engineering, shutdown, debottlenecking,
and new
facility services as a
partner with longterm
local clients.
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