Jacobs

American EPC contractor Jacobs Engineering has made a major leap in its operations in the Middle East recently, with the signing of a strategic joint venture agreement with Saudi Aramco. The agreement, one of many that Aramco signed during the Saudi-US CEO Forum event in May, calls for creating a new joint venture to provide programme and construction management services; to elevate project execution and job creation throughout Saudi Arabia and across the region. The Saudi Arabia-based joint venture company will provide professional programme and construction management (PMCM) services for building and infrastructure projects in the Kingdom. The parties also agreed to form a joint venture to provide PMCM services in the Middle East and North Africa region. The agreement will create 3,000 jobs in the kingdom.