California Top Design Firms 2017
May 2017
The ENR California Top Design Firms list, ranks the largest U.S.-based designs firms, both publicly and privately held, based on design-specific revenue.
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ENR California Top Design Firms 2017
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Rank 2017/2016 |
Company / Location / Website / Top Officer |
Lic. Arch. Engr. Leed AP |
Largest Project to Break Ground its Location Project Value ($ Mil.) |
Market Sectors By % of Revenue** |
Regional Rev. 2016 ($ Mil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1/1 |
AECOM*
Sacramento | aecom.com Teri O. Zink, Region Executive |
49 568 125 |
San Mateo County Regional Operations Center Redwood City 31.50 |
28 Hazardous Waste 28 Transportation 17 General Building |
769.60 |
|
2/5 |
Stantec
Irvine | stantec.com Alfonso Rodriguez, Vice President, US Pacific |
57 274 72 |
Loma Linda University Medical Center Campus
Transformation Project Consultant Loma Linda 1,400.00 |
24 General Building 19 Transportation 19 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
340.28 |
|
3/3 |
Gensler
San Francisco | gensler.com Andy Cohen, Co-CEO |
295 — 325 |
Los Angeles Football Club Los Angeles Not Provided |
89 General Building 11 Transportation |
291.59 |
|
4/2 |
WSP
Orange | wsp-pb.com/usa Chris Peters, Senior Regional Business Manager |
12 364 3 |
Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project San Diego 1,000.00 |
91 Transportation 5 General Building 1 Water Supply |
277.77 |
|
5/4 |
HDR
San Francisco | hdrinc.com Amy Gilleran, Southwest Director of Operations |
46 303 93 |
Not Provided |
49 Transportation 21 Water Supply 12 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
252.06 |
|
6/6 |
Arcadis North America
Highlands Ranch, Colo. | Arcadis.com Joachim Ebert, CEO |
— 98 — |
Not Provided |
75 Hazardous Waste 12 General Building 9 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
150.60 |
|
7/11 |
HNTB Corp.
Santa Ana | hntb.com Arthur Hadnett, West Division President |
8 96 6 |
Sixth Street Bridge Los Angeles 482.20 |
98 Transportation 2 General Building |
124.37 |
|
8/10 |
Michael Baker International
Pittsburgh | mbakerintl.com Anna Lantin, Senior Vice President, West Regional Director |
7 146 34 |
Not Provided |
44 General Building 25 Water Supply 19 Transportation |
120.22 |
|
9/7 |
Arup
San Francisco | arup.com Aidan Hughes, Principal - San Francisco Group Leader |
— 210 — |
Apple Campus Cupertino Not Provided |
64 General Building 31 Transportation 2 Petroleum |
116.03 |
|
10/14 |
Burns & McDonnell
Brea | burnsmcd.com Renita Mollman, Vice President, General Manager |
2 45 3 |
Not Provided |
77 Power 10 General Building 8 Transportation |
113.85 |
|
11/8 |
Carollo Engineers Inc.
Walnut Creek | carollo.com Ken Wilkins, Senior Project Manager |
— 162 8 |
Fresno Southeast Surface Water Treatment
Facility Fresno 158.80 |
67 Sewerage/Solid Waste 33 Water Supply |
113.29 |
|
12/9 |
Kimley-Horn
Orange | kimley-horn.com Jason Matson, Regional Leader |
— 192 11 |
LAX Midfield Terminal Los Angeles 961.00 |
66 Transportation 33 General Building 2 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
102.15 |
|
13/— |
Kleinfelder
San Diego | kleinfelder.com George Pierson, CEO |
— 125 — |
California High Speed Rail: Palmdale to Burbank
Segment California 3.49 |
33 Transportation 20 Sewerage/Solid Waste 15 General Building |
96.40 |
|
14/15 |
BKF Engineers
Redwood City | BKF.com David A. LaVelle, President & CEO |
— 136 46 |
Not Provided |
74 General Building 19 Transportation 3 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure |
86.46 |
|
15/13 |
Psomas
Los Angeles | psomas.com Ryan McLean, CEO |
— 81 83 |
Echo Water Project Elk Grove 1,700.00 |
37 General Building 29 Transportation 13 Water Supply |
86.19 |
|
16/19 |
SmithGroupJJR
San Francisco | smithgroupjjr.com Joyce Polhamus, Office Director |
167 — 78 |
UC Riverside MRB1 Riverside 135.00 |
100 General Building |
82.06 |
|
17/16 |
HMC Architects
Los Angeles | hmcarchitects.com Brian Staton, President & CEO |
81 — 68 |
Golden West College Math and Science Building Huntington Beach 60.00 |
100 General Building |
77.08 |
|
18/20 |
LPA Inc.
Irvine | lpainc.com Dan Heinfeld, President |
133 25 193 |
Pathline Park Phase I Sunnyvale Not Provided |
100 General Building |
66.90 |
|
19/26 |
Perkins+Will
Los Angeles | perkinswill.com Eric Van Aukee, Managing Director, Principal |
114 — 139 |
Wareham Development, Emery Station West Emeryville 72.00 |
75 General Building 25 Transportation |
63.30 |
|
20/12 |
HOK
San Francisco | hok.com Anton Foss, Managing Principal |
67 16 156 |
Central & Wolfe Sunnyvale 300.00 |
98 General Building 2 Transportation |
60.22 |
|
21/18 |
Mott MacDonald
Los Angeles | mottmac.com/americas Anthony C. Purdon, Executive Vice President |
1 87 1 |
Santa Clara Valley Water District San Francisquito
Creek San Jose 30.00 |
87 Transportation 6 Sewerage/Solid Waste 5 Water Supply |
54.36 |
|
22/— |
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Inc.
San Francisco | kennedyjenks.com Keith London, President |
— — — |
Not Provided |
45 Sewerage/Solid Waste 44 Water Supply 5 Hazardous Waste |
54.29 |
|
23/22 |
T.Y. Lin International
San Francisco | tylin.com Alvaro J. Piedrahita, President & CEO |
4 211 4 |
Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project San Diego 928.00 |
98 Transportation 2 Other Project Types 1 General Building |
52.90 |
|
24/— |
Corgan
Los Angeles | corgan.com Brent Kelley, Principal |
16 — 11 |
LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse Los Angeles 1,600.00 |
99 Transportation 1 General Building |
50.95 |
|
25/— |
Woodard & Curran
Walnut Creek | woodardcurran.com Alyson Watson, Strategic Business Unit Leader, EVP |
49 — — |
Malibu Civic Center Wastewater Treatment Facility Malibu 44.29 |
40 Water Supply 37 Industrial Process 23 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
50.41 |
|
26/— |
Cardno
Lone Tree, Colo. | cardno.com Ben Smith, Chief Financial Officer, Americas Region |
— 20 — |
Not Provided |
48 Other Project Types 24 Petroleum 12 General Building |
50.19 |
|
27/24 |
DLR Group*
Los Angeles | dlrgroup.com Adrian Cohen, California Region Leader |
52 6 41 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Renovation Los Angeles 270.00 |
100 General Building |
48.74 |
|
28/23 |
SPEC Services Inc.
Fountain Valley | specservices.com Kim R. Henry, President & CEO |
— 38 — |
Pipeline Safety Enhancement Program Southern California 130.00 |
95 Petroleum 4 Transportation |
46.10 |
|
29/30 |
GEI Consultants Inc.
Rancho Cordova | geiconsultants.com Ray Hart, President & CEO |
— 56 — |
Santa Clara Valley Water District - Guadalupe Dam
Retrofit Design San Jose 5.90 |
81 Water Supply 9 Other Project Types 7 Transportation |
40.69 |
|
30/29 |
Harley Ellis Devereaux
Los Angeles | harleyellisdevereaux.com J. Peter Devereaux, Chairman & CEO |
65 3 72 |
Pepperdine University Outer Precinct Residence
Hall Malibu 40.00 |
100 General Building |
40.40 |
|
31/17 |
HKS Inc.
Los Angeles | hksinc.com Scott Hunter, Principal, Senior Vice President |
44 — 42 |
Not Provided |
88 General Building 11 Transportation |
40.26 |
|
32/27 |
ZGF Architects LLP
Los Angeles | zgf.com Ted A. Hyman, Partner |
40 — 30 |
California Institute of Technology (Caltech), The
Bechtel Residence Pasadena 48.90 |
99 General Building 1 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure |
39.86 |
|
33/28 |
Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental
Sciences Consultants*
San Diego | ninyoandmoore.com Avram Ninyo, Principal Engineer |
— 28 1 |
UPS Ontario Main Sort Expansion Ontario 0.50 |
38 General Building 21 Hazardous Waste 15 Transportation |
39.83 |
|
34/33 |
Lionakis
Sacramento | Lionakis.com Don McAllister, President |
54 11 70 |
Monterey County Jail Housing Addition Monterey 58.00 |
100 General Building |
37.02 |
|
35/— |
IMEG/KJWW/TTG
Rock Island, Ill. | IMEG.com Paul Vanduyne, President |
— 60 17 |
Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center,
Central Plant Upgrade Woodland Hills 15.00 |
100 General Building |
35.07 |
|
36/25 |
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
San Francisco | sgh.com Ronald Hamburger, Senior Principal |
8 97 — |
Not Provided |
77 General Building 7 Power 5 Petroleum |
34.50 |
|
37/31 |
DES Architects + Engineers
Redwood City | des-ae.com Steve Mincey, CEO |
34 12 45 |
Moffett Towers II Sunnyvale 338.00 |
100 General Building |
33.11 |
|
38/35 |
Langan
San Francisco | langan.com Philip T. Tringale, Director of Western Region |
— 58 9 |
UC Merced 2020 Campuswide Expansion Merced 1,140.00 |
72 General Building 7 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure 7 Industrial Process |
32.64 |
|
39/— |
TranSystems
Santa Ana | transystems.com Ayman Salama, West Regional Vice President |
5 31 5 |
Not Provided |
100 Transportation |
31.60 |
|
40/38 |
Wood Rodgers Inc.
Sacramento | woodrodgers.com Mark Rodgers, President |
— — — |
Not Provided |
46 Other Project Types 27 Water Supply 17 Transportation |
28.68 |
|
41/— |
CRB
Carlsbad | crbusa.com Doug Conrath, Regional Leader |
11 23 — |
Confidential California 20.00 |
80 Industrial Process 20 General Building |
28.61 |
|
42/40 |
SANDIS Civil Engineers Surveyors Planners*
Campbell | sandis.net Ken Olcott, President |
— 21 5 |
El Camino Hospital IMOB Mountain View 161.20 |
100 General Building |
27.19 |
|
43/ 32 |
Perkins Eastman
San Francisco | perkinseastman.com Erich Burkhart, Managing Principal |
45 — 39 |
Stanford University New Hospital San Francisco 2,000.00 |
100 General Building |
26.98 |
|
44/54 |
Thornton Tomasetti Inc.
Los Angeles | thorntontomasetti.com Bruce Gibbons, Managing Principal |
5 60 31 |
Banc of California Stadium Los Angeles 350.00 |
86 General Building 12 Transportation 1 Power |
25.32 |
|
45/51 |
Carrier Johnson + CULTURE
San Diego | carrierjohnson.com Gordon R. Carrier, Chairman & CEO, Design Principal |
43 — 25 |
Ballpark Village San Diego 400.00 |
100 General Building |
24.62 |
|
46/41 |
Terracon Consultants Inc.
Olathe, Kan. | terracon.com Tim W. Anderson, Executive Vice President, Western Operating Group Manager |
1 15 1 |
America Center II San Jose 210.00 |
35 Hazardous Waste 32 General Building 11 Power |
24.57 |
|
47/45 |
David Evans Enterprises Inc.*
Tustin | deainc.com Mark Miner Regional Manager |
— 45 10 |
LA Stadium and Entertainment District at
Hollywood Park Inglewood 2,680.00 |
59 Master-Planned Development/
Site Infrastructure 31 Transportation 11 Water Supply |
22.64 |
|
48/42 |
Gannett Fleming
Los Angeles | gannettfleming.com John A. Derr, Executive Vice President, Regional Director |
— 7 — |
LA Metro Southwest Yard Design-Build Los Angeles 182.00 |
71 Transportation 15 Hazardous Waste 10 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure |
22.17 |
|
49/46 |
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
San Francisco | scb.com Chris Pemberton, Principal |
30 — 26 |
Block 5 San Francisco 290.00 |
100 General Building |
21.94 |
|
50/48 |
CO Architects
Los Angeles | coarchitects.com Scott Kelsey, Managing Principal |
26 — 26 |
Biological & Physical Sciences Building, University
of California, San Diego La Jolla 82.00 |
100 General Building |
21.63 |
|
51/52 |
CannonDesign
Los Angeles | CannonDesign.com Michael J. Smith, Principal |
28 — 24 |
Ohlone Community College District, Academic
Core Buildings Fremont 126.00 |
100 General Building |
21.20 |
|
52/49 |
Syska Hennessy Group
Culver City | syska.com Gary Brennen, Co-President |
1 21 19 |
Long Beach Civic Center Long Beach 357.70 |
84 General Building 9 Telecommunications 5 Power |
21.03 |
|
53/53 |
Mazzetti Inc.
San Francisco | mazzetti.com Walt Vernon, CEO |
— 20 16 |
Marin General Hospital Replacement Greenbrae 535.00 |
100 General Building |
20.61 |
|
54/62 |
BAR Architects
San Francisco | bararch.com Chris Haegglund, Principal, President & CEO |
39 — 43 |
Hospitality/Conference Center Northern California 57.00 |
98 General Building 2 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure |
20.15 |
|
55/47 |
Dokken Engineering
Folsom | dokkenengineering.com Richard Liptak, President |
— 47 — |
Not Provided |
100 Transportation |
19.90 |
|
56/57 |
Quattrocchi Kwok Architects*
Santa Rosa | qka.com Mark Quattrocchi, Principal, Founder |
20 — 8 |
Historic Alameda High School Renovation and
Seismic Upgrade Alameda 46.90 |
100 General Building |
19.18 |
|
57/55 |
Integral Group
Oakland | integralgroup.com Gerry Faubert, Regional Director |
6 55 35 |
Menlo Gateway Development Menlo Park 100.00 |
87 General Building 11 Other Project Types 2 Transportation |
18.25 |
|
58/63 |
Affiliated Engineers Inc.*
San Francisco | aeieng.com Mike Bove, Principal |
— 31 22 |
Genentech (Roche) K6 Implementation Design
Optimization South San Francisco 500.00 |
63 General Building 30 Power 7 Industrial Process |
17.60 |
|
59/44 |
Taylor Design
Irvine | WeAreTaylor.com Gary Davidson, Chief Financial Officer |
19 — 14 |
Kaiser Permanente Market Street Medical Office
Building Ventura 35.00 |
96 General Building 4 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure |
17.47 |
|
60/56 |
SWCA Environmental Consultants
Pasadena | swca.com Cara Corsetti, Senior Principal, California-Pacific Islands |
— — — |
Not Provided |
43 Power 25 General Building 20 Transportation |
16.39 |
|
61/67 |
Interface Engineering
San Francisco | interfaceengineering.com Hormoz Janssens, Managing Principal |
— 24 16 |
UC Merced 2020 Project Merced 1,200.00 |
100 General Building |
16.04 |
|
62/— |
KOA Corp.
Monterey Park | koacorp.com Juan Gutierrez, CFO |
— 20 — |
SANDAG A&E TO4 Uptown Bikeways-Phase 2 San Diego 12.50 |
86 Transportation 13 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure 2 General Building |
16.00 |
|
62/64 |
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.
San Francisco | wje.com Kent Sasaki, Principal, Unit Manager |
11 23 6 |
Not Provided |
91 General Building 4 Transportation 3 Water Supply |
16.00 |
|
64/59 |
Ratcliff
Emeryville | ratcliffarch.com Dan Wetherell, Principal |
29 — 18 |
Morris Hyman Critical Care Pavilion, Washington
Hospital Fremont 220.00 |
100 General Building |
15.10 |
|
65/43 |
Atkins North America
San Diego | atkinsglobal.com/northamerica George Nash, CEO, Atkins North America |
1 34 9 |
Not Provided |
44 Transportation 31 General Building 20 Water Supply |
15.00 |
|
66/61 |
Quad Knopf Inc., dba QK
Visalia | QKInc.com Michael D. Knopf, CFO |
— 23 3 |
Kern County Justice Facility Bakersfield 100.49 |
32 Transportation 27 General Building 22 Water Supply |
14.64 |
|
67/— |
Nichols, Melburg & Rossetto Architects and
Engineers
Redding | nmrdesign.com Les Melburg, Senior Partner |
30 9 12 |
Not Provided |
98 General Building 2 Manufacturing |
14.50 |
|
68/65 |
Salas O'Brien
San Jose | salasobrien.com John Salas, Managing Principal |
1 17 7 |
Convention Center Exhibit Hall Lighting and
Ceiling Upgrades San Jose 17.79 |
100 General Building |
14.40 |
|
69/66 |
Mead & Hunt Inc.*
Sacramento | meadhunt.com Jon Faucher, Vice President |
1 20 5 |
Not Provided |
75 Transportation 25 Water Supply |
13.72 |
|
70/— |
MBH Architects
Alameda | mbharch.com John McNulty, Founding Principal |
22 — 22 |
29th and Telegraph Oakland Not Provided |
100 General Building |
13.45 |
|
71/58 |
RBB Architects Inc.
Los Angeles | rbbinc.com Joseph Balbona, CEO |
16 — 16 |
Sherman E. Burroughs High School Modernization Ridgecrest 24.20 |
100 General Building |
12.90 |
|
72/— |
ATI Architects and Engineers
Pleasanton | atiae.com Paul DiDonato, President & CEO |
21 11 14 |
Direct Relief International Santa Barbara 30.00 |
99 General Building 1 Telecommunications |
11.18 |
|
73/69 |
Dahlin Group Inc.
Pleasanton | dahlingroup.com Nancy Keenan, President |
39 — 28 |
Not Provided |
100 General Building |
11.00 |
|
74/68 |
Dewberry
Long Beach | dewberry.com Rachel Vandenberg, Vice President |
6 8 8 |
Not Provided |
83 General Building 16 Water Supply 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
10.83 |
|
75/70 |
LEE & RO Inc.*
City of Industry | LEE-RO.com M. Steve Ro, CEO |
— 37 — |
Newhope Trunk Sewer Project Anaheim 65.00 |
55 Sewerage/Solid Waste 45 Water Supply |
10.13 |
|
76/75 |
TAIT & Associates Inc.
Santa Ana | tait.com Thomas F. Tait, CEO |
1 7 — |
Monterey Park Retail Center Monterey Park 40.00 |
95 General Building 3 Sewerage/Solid Waste 2 Water Supply |
9.76 |
|
77/72 |
Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture
Sacramento | dreyfussblackford.com John C. Webre, President |
18 — 5 |
PG&E Gas Academy Winters 32.00 |
100 General Building |
9.17 |
|
78/71 |
Hawley Peterson Snyder*
Sunnyvale | hpsarch.com Alan E. Turner, President |
14 — 7 |
Bay Area MOB North Bay Not Provided |
100 General Building |
8.93 |
|
79/77 |
PBS Engineers Inc.
Glendora | pbsengineers.com Kunal G. Shah, President |
— 12 — |
Los Angeles International Airport Midfield Satellite
Concourse Los Angeles 900.00 |
50 Transportation 50 General Building |
8.90 |
|
80/74 |
COWI North America Inc.
Seattle | cowi-na.com Steven Hunt, President & CEO |
— 48 — |
6th Street Bridge Los Angeles Not Provided |
94 Transportation 6 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
8.21 |
|
81/82 |
RS&H Inc.
San Francisco | rsandh.com Joseph P. Jackson, Vice President |
1 2 4 |
San Luis Obispo Airport New Terminal San Luis Obispo 27.30 |
100 Transportation |
8.06 |
|
82/78 |
Project Design Consultants
San Diego | projectdesign.com Greg Shields, CEO |
1 14 — |
Heritage Bluffs San Diego 100.00 |
40 General Building 40 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure 7 Other Project Types |
7.57 |
|
83/— |
ME Engineers
Culver City | me-engineers.com Frank Stefan, President |
— 12 7 |
Not Provided |
100 General Building |
7.32 |
|
84/— |
Guttmann & Blaevoet
San Francisco | gb-eng.com Margarita Gorokhovsky, President |
— 8 12 |
San Jose State University Spartan Recreation &
Aquatic Center San Jose 130.00 |
99 General Building 1 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure |
7.07 |
|
85/79 |
Architectural Nexus
Sacramento | archnexus.com Jeffery L. Davis, Principal |
12 — 6 |
Zehnder Ranch Elementary School Elk Grove 23.00 |
100 General Building |
6.78 |
|
86/84 |
RNL Design Inc.
Los Angeles | rnldesign.com Patrick McKelvey, Principal |
10 — 10 |
San Francisquito Creek San Francisco Bay Area Not Provided |
100 General Building |
6.27 |
|
87/60 |
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
New York | pcf-p.com George H. Miller, Managing Partner |
— — — |
Century Plaza Redevelopment Los Angeles Not Provided |
100 General Building |
6.19 |
|
88/— |
Watkins Landmark Construction
Carlsbad | watkinslandmark.com Jody James Watkins, President & CEO |
1 2 6 |
Indian Wells Tennis Garden Stadium 1 Renovation Indian Wells 129.00 |
100 General Building |
6.00 |
|
89/— |
HW Lochner Inc.*
Chicago | hwlochner.com Scott Lucas, Senior Project Manager |
— 3 2 |
Not Provided |
100 Transportation |
5.00 |
|
90/76 |
JCJ Architecture
San Diego | JCJ.com Robert Gdowski, Principal, Managing Director |
5 — 4 |
Not Provided |
100 General Building |
3.89 |
|
91/85 |
Architecture Design Collaborative
Laguna Hills | adcollaborative.com Craig Chinn, Founding Principal |
8 — 3 |
LA Tierja Los Angeles 50.00 |
100 General Building |
3.70 |
|
92/83 |
Wilson & Co., Engineers and Architects
San Bernardino | wilsonco.com Larry G. Long, Vice President |
— 3 — |
East-Hynes Biodiesel Facility Carson 20.00 |
91 Transportation 6 Other Project Types 2 General Building |
3.37 |
|
93/— |
Manhard Consulting
Vernon Hills, Ill. | manhard.com Donald Manhard Jr., President |
1 5 — |
Segesman As-Built Permitting Honeydew Not Provided |
100 General Building |
3.27 |
|
94/89 |
Electrical Consultants Inc.
San Diego | electricalconsultantsinc.com Ted Pfisterer, General Manager |
— 6 — |
Not Provided |
100 Power |
2.90 |
|
95/— |
Harris Group Inc.
Lafayette | harrisgroup.com Tony Garbarino, Director of Biotechnology |
— 3 — |
Not Provided |
75 General Building 14 Power 8 Petroleum |
2.58 |
| *BASED ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR’S REVENUE **MAY NOT ADD UP TO 100% DUE TO OMISSION OF OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MARKET CATEGORIES AND/OR ROUNDING. |
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