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EXHIBIT 23(a)
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan
of our report dated November 3, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 1999, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Ernst & Young LLP
June 8, 2000
