Jacobs | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:02:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Jacobs | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Engineers undertake emergency rockface stabilisation on Scottish trunk road https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/engineers-undertake-emergency-rockface-stabilisation-on-scottish-trunk-road-26-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/engineers-undertake-emergency-rockface-stabilisation-on-scottish-trunk-road-26-11-2024/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:15:59 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286777 Geotechnical assessments and emergency repairs on a deteriorating rock face on the A828 trunk road between Ledaig and Benderloch in Scotland were completed earlier this month.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/engineers-undertake-emergency-rockface-stabilisation-on-scottish-trunk-road-26-11-2024/feed/ 0 Storm Bert: Widespread flooding impacts infrastructure and causes travel disruption https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/storm-bert-widespread-flooding-impacts-infrastructure-and-causes-travel-disruption-25-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/storm-bert-widespread-flooding-impacts-infrastructure-and-causes-travel-disruption-25-11-2024/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:22:43 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286708 Northampton station was flooded, the Queensferry Crossing closed, towns around the country were flooded in just some of the havoc caused by Storm Bert, the second named storm of the 2024-25 season.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/storm-bert-widespread-flooding-impacts-infrastructure-and-causes-travel-disruption-25-11-2024/feed/ 0 Repairs commence on M80 slip road subsidence following ground investigations https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/repairs-commence-on-m80-slip-road-subsidence-following-ground-investigations-20-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/repairs-commence-on-m80-slip-road-subsidence-following-ground-investigations-20-11-2024/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:45:11 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286522 Bear Scotland, supported by Jacobs and Maccaferri, has started repairs on the M80 northbound slip road at Junction 9 near Stirling, which has been closed since June due to subsidence.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/repairs-commence-on-m80-slip-road-subsidence-following-ground-investigations-20-11-2024/feed/ 0 Companies involved in Saudi’s Neom warned about ‘political and reputational risks’ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/companies-involved-in-saudis-neom-warned-about-political-and-reputational-risks-19-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/companies-involved-in-saudis-neom-warned-about-political-and-reputational-risks-19-11-2024/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:47:35 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286426 Firms involved in Neom should consider the “political and reputational risks” of association with the giga-project in Saudi Arabia, according to a new report from human rights group ALQST.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/companies-involved-in-saudis-neom-warned-about-political-and-reputational-risks-19-11-2024/feed/ 0 Neom CEO departs Saudi project following bad behaviour, uncertainty and worker deaths https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/neom-ceo-departs-saudi-project-following-bad-behaviour-uncertainty-and-worker-deaths-14-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/neom-ceo-departs-saudi-project-following-bad-behaviour-uncertainty-and-worker-deaths-14-11-2024/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:30:33 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286243 Neom CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr has left the Saudi Arabian giga-project following reports about his bad behaviour and uncertainty about the viability of the development.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/neom-ceo-departs-saudi-project-following-bad-behaviour-uncertainty-and-worker-deaths-14-11-2024/feed/ 0 Mott MacDonald Jacobs consortium to develop £2.5bn West Yorkshire Mass Transit https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mott-macdonald-jacobs-consortium-to-develop-2-5bn-west-yorkshire-mass-transit-13-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mott-macdonald-jacobs-consortium-to-develop-2-5bn-west-yorkshire-mass-transit-13-11-2024/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:55:22 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286200 A consortium comprising Mott MacDonald and Jacobs has been named as the design development partner by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) for the next phase of the £2.5bn West Yorkshire Mass Transit programme.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mott-macdonald-jacobs-consortium-to-develop-2-5bn-west-yorkshire-mass-transit-13-11-2024/feed/ 1 Saudi Arabia calls reports of 21,000 construction worker deaths ‘misinformation’ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/saudi-arabia-calls-reports-of-21000-construction-worker-deaths-misinformation-06-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/saudi-arabia-calls-reports-of-21000-construction-worker-deaths-misinformation-06-11-2024/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:51:45 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=285910 A Saudi Arabian government health and safety body has said that the reporting of 21,000 worker deaths associated with construction in the country since 2017, including at Neom, is “misinformation”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/saudi-arabia-calls-reports-of-21000-construction-worker-deaths-misinformation-06-11-2024/feed/ 1 Interview: Balfour project director credits ‘relentless collaboration’ in Hinkley Point C success https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/interview-balfour-project-director-credits-relentless-collaboration-in-hinkley-point-c-success-01-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/interview-balfour-project-director-credits-relentless-collaboration-in-hinkley-point-c-success-01-11-2024/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:07:48 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=285762 Successful delivery of the complex array of tunnels and marine works for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is down to “relentless collaboration”, Balfour Beatty project director Roger Frost tells NCE.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/interview-balfour-project-director-credits-relentless-collaboration-in-hinkley-point-c-success-01-11-2024/feed/ 1 Civil engineering firms working in Saudi Arabia silent despite 21,000 confirmed worker fatalities https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/civil-engineering-firms-working-in-saudi-arabia-silent-despite-21000-confirmed-worker-fatalities-31-10-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/civil-engineering-firms-working-in-saudi-arabia-silent-despite-21000-confirmed-worker-fatalities-31-10-2024/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:26:16 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=285710 Civil engineering firms working in Saudi Arabia have remained silent on their involvement in the country, despite a new ITV documentary revealing that 21,000 workers have died working on its Vision 2030, of which Neom is the flagship project.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/civil-engineering-firms-working-in-saudi-arabia-silent-despite-21000-confirmed-worker-fatalities-31-10-2024/feed/ 0 How Jacobs is teaming with a DC microgrids disruptor to meet surging electricity demand https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/how-jacobs-is-teaming-with-a-dc-microgrids-disruptor-to-meet-surging-electricity-demand-22-10-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/how-jacobs-is-teaming-with-a-dc-microgrids-disruptor-to-meet-surging-electricity-demand-22-10-2024/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:19:07 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=285167 Direct current (DC) microgrids are essential to managing the surge in electricity demand that will come with developments like the transition of heat and transport networks from fossil fuels, experts from Jacobs and Current/OS have told NCE.

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