Patrick Hill is president of Global Operations at Jacobs, leading teams that serve clients and communities across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. His experience at Jacobs spans more than 25 years, crossing multiple sectors and operations. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in chemical engineering from the University of Melbourne and is based in Melbourne, Australia.  Hill chatted with ENR Deputy Editor Aileen Cho about working in a variety of sectors around the world, de-risking projects and addressing resiliency. A few days after this interview, Jacobs on April 21 introduced  Flood IQ , an AI-powered intelligence solution to help cities, utilities and government agencies anticipate, manage and recover from flooding events. The tool aims to transform fragmented water and drainage system data into actionable intelligence for preparedness, response and long-term resilience planning.  This interview has been edited and condensed.…