EXHIBIT 23

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. of our report dated October 30, 1996 included
in the 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in both the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-45914) pertaining to the Jacobs Engineering Group
Inc. 1981 Executive Incentive Plan and in the Registration Statement (Form S-8
No. 33-45927) pertaining to the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1989 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated October 30, 1996 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and
subsidiaries incorporated by reference in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended September 30, 1996.

                                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Los Angeles, California
December __, 1996