ENR California Top Design Firms 2019
May 2019
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 2019
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Rank 2019/2018
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Company
Location/Website Top Officer |
Lic. Arch.
Engr. Leed AP |
Largest Project to Break Ground
Location Project Value ($ Mil.) |
Market Sectors By % of Revenue**
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Regional Rev. 2018 ($ Mil)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1/1
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AECOM * Los Angeles | aecom.com Peter Holland, West Region Executive |
35
518 134 |
California Dept. of General Services New
Resources Building PM/CM
Sacramento, Calif. 520.43 |
30 Transportation
30 Hazardous Waste 20 General Building |
784.06
|
|
2/2
|
HDR Walnut Creek, Calif. | hdrinc.com Ken Jong, Area Manager, Northern California |
50
526 103 |
Los Angeles World Airport People Mover
Los Angeles 4,900.00 |
50 Transportation
18 Water Supply 13 General Building |
408.02
|
|
3/3
|
STANTEC Irvine, Calif. | stantec.com Alfonso Rodriguez, Vice President, U.S. Pacific |
72
251 74 |
LA Metro Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station
Los Angeles Not Provided |
26 General Building
22 Water Supply 18 Transportation |
345.48
|
|
4/4
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GENSLER San Francisco | gensler.com Andy Cohen, Co-CEO |
317
— 387 |
Manchester Pacific Gateway
San Diego Not Provided |
85 General Building
15 Transportation |
332.44
|
|
5/5
|
WSP USA Orange, Calif. | wsp.com Christopher Peters, Business Manager, West Region |
11
460 18 |
LA Metro Purple Line Extension: Segment 2
Los Angeles 2,530.00 |
84 Transportation
11 General Building 2 Power |
257.36
|
|
6/—
|
TRC Irvine, Calif. | trccompanies.com Christopher P. Vincze, Chairman & CEO |
—
51 3 |
Not Provided
|
37 Power
24 Hazardous Waste 20 Petroleum |
210.89
|
|
7/6
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BURNS & MCDONNELL Brea, Calif. | burnsmcd.com Renita Mollman, Vice President & General Manager, California Region |
2
44 7 |
Not Provided
|
64 Power
14 Transportation 9 Telecommunications |
167.69
|
|
8/9
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HNTB CORP. Los Angeles | hntb.com John Friel, Western Region President |
15
82 — |
OC Streetcar
Santa Ana, Calif. 220.00 |
98 Transportation
2 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
153.63
|
|
9/8
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ARUP San Francisco | arup.com Aidan Hughes, Principal - San Francisco Group Leader |
—
91 59 |
LAX Delta Terminal 2 and 3 Modernization
Los Angeles 1,860.00 |
48 General Building
47 Transportation 3 Telecommunications |
147.85
|
|
10/—
|
NV5 GLOBAL INC. San Diego | nv5.com Todd George, COO - West |
1
81 2 |
SDG&E Transmission Engineering Services
San Diego 25.00 |
41 Power
32 Transportation 16 General Building |
131.95
|
|
11/7
|
ARCADIS NORTH AMERICA Highlands Ranch, Colo. | arcadis.com Joachim Ebert, CEO |
5
82 — |
Not Provided
|
78 Hazardous Waste
10 Water Supply 10 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
128.42
|
|
12/12
|
CAROLLO ENGINEERS INC. Walnut Creek, Calif. | carollo.com Ken Wilkins, Client Services Director |
—
169 7 |
Regional San’s EchoWater Project Tertiary
Treatment Facility
Sacramento, Calif. 362.00 |
77 Sewerage/Solid Waste
23 Water Supply |
121.69
|
|
13/10
|
MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL Pittsburgh | mbakerintl.com Mike Conaboy, West Regional Director |
—
140 35 |
Navy Coastal Campus
Coronado, Calif. 1,000.00 |
40 General Building
27 Transportation 27 Water Supply |
115.67
|
|
14/12
|
KIMLEY-HORN Orange, Calif. | kimley-horn.com Jason Matson, Regional Leader |
—
206 15 |
Not Provided
|
55 Transportation
41 General Building 4 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
111.60
|
|
15/15
|
BKF ENGINEERS Redwood City, Calif. | bkf.com David LaVelle, CEO & President |
—
141 44 |
Capitol Expressway Light Rail Project
San Jose, Calif. 202.00 |
71 General Building
24 Transportation 4 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
110.08
|
|
16/16
|
PSOMAS Los Angeles | psomas.com Ryan McLean, CEO |
—
87 83 |
CalWater Fix Mineral Rights Risk Hot Map
Various Counties in Northern California 14,900.00 |
34 Transportation
31 General Building 19 Water Supply |
100.10
|
|
17/13
|
KLEINFELDER Rancho Cordova, Calif. | kleinfelder.com Victor Auvinen, Division Director |
1
163 3 |
LAX Automated People Mover
Los Angeles 2,000.00 |
35 Transportation
21 Sewerage/Solid Waste 15 General Building |
94.69
|
|
18/18
|
LPA INC. Irvine, Calif. | lpadesignstudios.com Dan Heinfeld, President |
114
32 144 |
City of Orange - Building 14
Orange, Calif. 41.70 |
100 General Building
|
93.83
|
|
19/14
|
SMITHGROUP San Francisco | smithgroup.com Joyce Polhamus, Office Director |
87
2 109 |
Joan and Sanford Weill Neurosciences Building
San Francisco 327.00 |
100 General Building
|
86.53
|
|
20/26
|
DLR GROUP* Los Angeles | dlrgroup.com Pamela Touschner, Senior Principal, California Region Leader |
62
7 59 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Modernization
Los Angeles 270.00 |
100 General Building
|
61.50
|
|
21/19
|
CARDNO INC.* Huntington Beach, Calif. | cardno.com Robert Ramsey, Business Unit Manager |
—
12 — |
Not Provided
|
41 General Building
25 Miscellaneous Project Types 21 Petroleum |
59.76
|
|
22/23
|
ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP Los Angeles | zgf.com Ted A. Hyman, Managing Partner |
45
— 35 |
Dept. of General Services, California Air Resources
Board, Southern California Consolidation Project
Riverside, Calif. 213.79 |
100 General Building
|
55.98
|
|
23/24
|
MOTT MACDONALD San Ramon, Calif. | mottmac.com Anthony Purdon, Executive Vice President |
1
74 7 |
Purple Line Extension Section 3 - Advance Utility
Relocation
Los Angeles 1,400.00 |
83 Transportation
9 Water Supply 5 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
53.70
|
|
24/31
|
NINYO & MOORE GEOTECHNICAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CONSULTANTS San Diego | ninyoandmoore.com Avram Ninyo, Principal Engineer |
—
29 1 |
Hawthorne High School Phase 2 Classroom
Addition
Hawthorne, Calif. 48.28 |
41 General Building
19 Hazardous Waste 14 Water Supply |
51.44
|
|
25/22
|
HOK San Francisco | hok.com Anton Foss, Managing Principal |
50
16 168 |
San Francisco International Airport Courtyard 3
Connector Project
San Francisco 174.00 |
96 General Building
4 Transportation |
50.75
|
|
26/25
|
GEI CONSULTANTS INC. Woburn, Mass. | geiconsultants.com Ron Palmieri, President |
—
72 2 |
Not Provided
|
93 Water Supply
2 Power 1 General Building |
50.60
|
|
27/28
|
HKS Los Angeles | hksinc.com Scott Hunter, Principal & Senior Vice President |
54
— 48 |
USD N. Torrey Pines Living and Learning
Neighborhood
La Jolla, Calif. 490.00 |
100 General Building
|
49.84
|
|
28/27
|
WOODARD & CURRAN Walnut Creek, Calif. | woodardcurran.com Alyson Watson, Senior Principal | Strategic Business Unit Leader |
—
49 3 |
rPlanet Earth
El Segundo, Calif. 10.18 |
40 Water Supply
38 Sewerage/Solid Waste 21 Industrial Process |
49.07
|
|
29/29
|
KENNEDY/JENKS CONSULTANTS INC. San Francisco | kennedyjenks.com Harold Glaser, Vice President |
—
93 7 |
Oro Loma Sanitary District, Biological Nutrient
Removal
San Lorenzo, Calif. 22.00 |
41 Sewerage/Solid Waste
41 Water Supply 6 Master-Planned Development/Site Infrastructure |
44.72
|
|
30/—
|
WARE MALCOMB Irvine, Calif. | waremalcomb.com Lawrence R. Armstrong, CEO |
28
4 28 |
Riverside University Health System Medical Office
Building
Moreno Valley, Calif. Not Provided |
92 General Building
7 Manufacturing 1 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure |
40.67
|
|
31/38
|
MARK THOMAS San Jose, Calif. | markthomas.com Rob Himes, President |
—
47 2 |
SR-60/Potrero Boulevard Interchange
Beaumont, Calif. 13.40 |
82 Transportation
12 Sewerage/Solid Waste 4 Power |
40.51
|
|
32/34
|
GEOCON San Diego | geoconinc.com Joseph Vettel, CEO |
—
55 — |
Portola Northwest
Irvine, Calif. 1.60 |
54 General Building
18 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure 16 Transportation |
40.00
|
|
33/36
|
LANGAN San Francisco | langan.com D.J. Hodson, Senior Principal |
—
68 8 |
Oyster Point Tech Center
South San Francisco, Calif. 2,000.00 |
77 General Building
10 Petroleum 6 Transportation |
40.00
|
|
34/37
|
IMEG CORP. Pasadena, Calif. | imegcorp.com Paul VanDuyne, President & CEO |
—
38 17 |
Not Provided
|
95 General Building
5 Other Project Types |
38.90
|
|
35/39
|
TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC. Olathe, Kan. | terracon.com Tim W. Anderson, Executive Vice President, Western Operating Group Manager |
1
18 1 |
Yaamava Hotel, San Manuel Indian Reservation
San Bernardino, Calif. 1,000.00 |
37 General Building
25 Hazardous Waste 15 Other Project Types |
38.23
|
|
36/33
|
STEINBERG HART* San Jose, Calif. | steinberghart.com David Hart, President & CEO |
52
— 29 |
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Student Housing
Carson, Calif. 36.50 |
100 General Building
|
37.25
|
|
37/42
|
WOOD RODGERS INC. Sacramento, Calif. | woodrodgers.com Mark Rodgers, President |
2
57 8 |
Parkebridge
Sacramento, Calif. 13.00 |
35 Water Supply
22 Transportation 21 Land Development |
36.78
|
|
38/41
|
DES ARCHITECTS + ENGINEERS Redwood City, Calif. | des-ae.com Tom Gilman, President | Principal |
33
11 43 |
Moffett Towers II
Sunnyvale, Calif. 68.60 |
100 General Building
|
32.00
|
|
39/44
|
PERKINS EASTMAN San Francisco | perkinseastman.com Erich Burkhart, Managing Principal & Executive Director |
59
— 51 |
Oxnard School District: McKinna Elementary
School
Oxnard, Calif. 29.00 |
100 General Building
|
31.87
|
|
40/49
|
SOLOMON CORDWELL BUENZ San Francisco | scb.com Strachan Forgan, Principal |
34
— 23 |
‘A‘ali‘i
Honolulu Not Provided |
100 General Building
|
30.48
|
|
41/58
|
GANNETT FLEMING Los Angeles | gannettfleming.com John A. Derr, Executive Vice President and West Regional Director |
21
19 3 |
City of Vista’s West Vista Way Sewer
Vista, Calif. 5.80 |
69 Transportation
14 Water Supply 9 Industrial Process |
30.00
|
|
42/54
|
QUATTROCCHI KWOK ARCHITECTS Santa Rosa, Calif. | qka.com Mark Quattrocchi, Principal & Founder |
23
— 10 |
Britton Middle School New Classroom Buildings
Morgan Hill, Calif. 39.00 |
100 General Building
|
28.70
|
|
43/65
|
MBH ARCHITECTS Alameda, Calif. | mbharch.com John McNulty, Founding Principal |
26
— 26 |
300 Grant
San Francisco Not Provided |
100 General Building
|
28.46
|
|
44/55
|
EXP* San Diego | exp.com Mark Dvorak, President & Chief Operating Officer |
—
19 21 |
Kilroy Oyster Point Science Park Phase 1D
South San Francisco, Calif. 300.00 |
57 General Building
43 Telecommunications |
27.44
|
|
45/57
|
CO ARCHITECTS Los Angeles | coarchitects.com Scott Kelsey, Managing Principal/President |
34
— 30 |
Not Provided
|
100 General Building
|
25.65
|
|
46/45
|
TRANSYSTEMS Santa Ana, Calif. | transystems.com Ayman Salama, West Regional Senior Vice President |
4
23 3 |
Not Provided
|
100 Transportation
|
24.80
|
|
47/51
|
THORNTON TOMASETTI INC. Los Angeles | thorntontomasetti.com Bruce Gibbons, Managing Principal |
4
68 23 |
Not Provided
|
87 General Building
11 Transportation 2 Telecommunications |
24.74
|
|
48/63
|
AFFILIATED ENGINEERS INC.* San Francisco | aeieng.com Mike Bove, Principal |
—
26 19 |
California Air Resources Board Southern
Consolidation
Riverside, Calif. 368.00 |
81 General Building
9 Power 5 Master-Planned Development/Site Infrastructure |
23.76
|
|
49/52
|
DAVID EVANS ENTERPRISES INC.* Tustin, Calif. | deainc.com Mark Miner, California Regional Manager |
—
28 5 |
Performing Arts Venue
Inglewood, Calif. 120.00 |
69 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure
31 Transportation |
23.76
|
|
50/64
|
INTERFACE ENGINEERING INC. San Francisco | interfaceengineering.com Hormoz Janssens, Managing Principal |
—
32 22 |
Not Provided
|
100 General Building
|
22.73
|
|
51/66
|
SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS Pasadena, Calif. | swca.com Cara Corsetti, Senior Principal, California-Pacific Islands |
—
— — |
Not Provided
|
56 Power
23 General Building 9 Transportation |
22.11
|
|
52/46
|
CORGAN ASSOCIATES INC. DBA CORGAN Culver City, Calif. | corgan.com Brent Kelley, Managing Principal |
12
— 14 |
SFO Wayfinding Enhancement Program
San Franscico 11.20 |
75 Transportation
23 Telecommunications 2 General Building |
22.06
|
|
53/60
|
TAYLOR DESIGN Irvine, Calif. | WeAreTaylor.com D. Randy Regier, Principal | President |
17
— 10 |
Confidential Skilled Nursing Facility
San Diego Not Provided |
100 General Building
|
21.89
|
|
54/48
|
CRB Carlsbad, Calif. | crbusa.com Doug Conrath, Regional Leader |
13
24 10 |
Confidential Project
California 55.00 |
Not Provided
|
21.74
|
|
55/68
|
WISS, JANNEY, ELSTNER ASSOCIATES Emeryville, Calif. | wje.com Rick Weber, Principal, Unit Manager and West Region Director |
17
25 6 |
Not Provided
|
95 General Building
3 Transportation 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
20.58
|
|
56/53
|
SYSKA HENNESSY GROUP Culver City, Calif.| syska.com Gary A. Brennen, Co-President |
—
18 15 |
Providence Tarzana Medical Center
Tarzana, Calif. Not Provided |
80 General Building
12 Transportation 5 Telecommunications |
20.19
|
|
57/73
|
DAHLIN GROUP ARCHITECTURE PLANNING Pleasanton, Calif. | dahlingroup.com Nancy Keenan, President |
36
— 31 |
Not Provided
|
100 General Building
|
17.00
|
|
58/67
|
DEWBERRY Long Beach, Calif. | dewberry.com Rachel Vandenberg, Senior Vice President |
6
7 6 |
Not Provided
|
82 General Building
8 Sewerage/Solid Waste 8 Water Supply |
16.82
|
|
59/—
|
WESTLAND GROUP INC. Ontario, Calif. | westlandgroup.net Mary Josenhans, President |
—
21 2 |
South Ontario Distribution Center Phase 1
Ontario, Calif. 20.00 |
75 Power
19 Master-Planned Development/Site Infrastructure 4 Transportation |
16.26
|
|
60/70
|
BAR ARCHITECTS San Francisco | bararch.com Chris Haegglund, Principal, CEO |
34
— 34 |
West Elm Hotel and Residences
Oakland Not Provided |
100 General Building
|
15.93
|
|
61/71
|
ATI ARCHITECTS + ENGINEERS Pleasanton, Calif. | atiae.com Paul DiDonato, President |
25
13 11 |
Fremont Unified School District Walters Jr. High
School Modernization and New Construction
Fremont, Calif. 31.02 |
100 General Building
|
15.83
|
|
62/76
|
SALAS O'BRIEN San Jose, Calif. | salasobrien.com John Salas, Managing Principal |
1
25 9 |
Not Provided
|
99 General Building
1 Power |
15.54
|
|
63/82
|
PBS ENGINEERS INC. Glendora, Calif. | pbsengineers.com Kunal G. Shah, President & CEO |
—
15 9 |
LAX Terminal 4 and 5 American Airlines
Improvements
Los Angeles 150.00 |
72 Transportation
28 General Building |
13.31
|
|
64/—
|
SNC-LAVALIN INC. Montreal | snclavalin.com Priya Jain, SVP, Business Development and Strategy |
—
— — |
Not Provided
|
50 Transportation
27 Water Supply 15 General Building |
11.80
|
|
65/—
|
DUDEK Encinitas, Calif. | dudek.com Frank Dudek, CEO |
—
26 6 |
Ramona Effluent Pipeline
Ramona, Calif. 5.10 |
48 Water Supply
24 Sewerage/Solid Waste 13 Master-Planned Development/Site Infrastructure |
11.68
|
|
66/75
|
ATKINS, MEMBER OF THE SNC-LAVALIN GROUP Tampa | atkinsglobal.com George Nash, CEO/Atkins North America |
—
— — |
Not Provided
|
52 Transportation
27 Water Supply 15 General Building |
11.46
|
|
67/88
|
JCJ ARCHITECTURE San Diego | JCJ.com Robert J. Gdowski, Principal, Director of Design/Managing Director |
9
— 3 |
Agua Caliente Spa and Cultural Center
Palm Springs, Calif. Not Provided |
100 General Building
|
10.77
|
|
68/80
|
DREYFUSS + BLACKFORD ARCHITECTURE Sacramento, Calif.| dreyfussblackford.com Kristopher Barkley, President |
14
— 7 |
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
Headquarters Renovation
Sacramento, Calif. 41.00 |
100 General Building
|
10.76
|
|
69/81
|
PROJECT DESIGN CONSULTANTS San Diego | projectdesign.com Greg Shields, CEO |
1
14 — |
Manchester Pacific Gateway
San Diego 1,500.00 |
58 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure
26 General Building 10 Transportation |
9.79
|
|
70/87
|
PGAL Los Angeles | pgal.com Jeff Gerber, CEO |
9
— 4 |
LAX Terminal 1.5
Los Angeles 493.00 |
92 Transportation
8 General Building |
9.17
|
|
71/84
|
HAWLEY PETERSON SNYDER ARCHITECTS* Sunnyvale, Calif. | hpsarch.com Alan Turner, Principal |
14
— 7 |
Not Provided
|
100 General Building
|
8.30
|
|
72/93
|
ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTS INC. San Diego | electricalconsultantsinc.com Bruce LaMeres, CEO |
—
1 — |
Valentine Solar
Rosamond, Calif. 7.71 |
100 Power
|
7.60
|
|
73/89
|
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN COLLABORATIVE Laguna Hills, Calif.| adcollaborative.com Craig Chinn, President |
6
— 2 |
Not Provided
|
100 General Building
|
7.20
|
|
74/86
|
RS&H INC. San Francisco | rsandh.com Joseph P. Jackson, Vice President |
—
3 4 |
LAWA LAX Taxiway C14
Los Angeles 90.00 |
100 Transportation
|
7.05
|
|
75/91
|
CORDOBA CORP. Los Angeles | cordobacorp.com George L. Pla, President & CEO |
5
45 5 |
Not Provided
|
73 Power
23 Transportation 4 Water Supply |
5.60
|
|
76/90
|
WILSON & CO., ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS San Bernardino, Calif.| wilsonco.com Andrew Leifheit, Senior Vice President |
—
4 — |
BNSF Prado Dam
Corona, Calif. 50.00 |
95 Transportation
3 Industrial Process 2 Other Project Types |
5.38
|
|
77/—
|
IPS-INTEGRATED PROJECT SERVICES LLC Irvine, Calif. | ipsdb.com Patrick Bucklen, Green Associate, Principal |
2
5 3 |
Tenant Improvement Project
Santa Ana, Calif. 19.99 |
100 Industrial Process
|
4.41
|
|
78/—
|
ARRINGTON WATKINS ARCHITECTS Phoenix | awarch.com Matthew Gorman, Principal |
—
— — |
County of El Dorado Public Safety Facility
Diamond Springs, Calif. 50.00 |
100 General Building
|
4.13
|
|
79/96
|
DENNIS GROUP Carlsbad, Calif. | dennisgroup.com Kyle Kartchner, Senior Project Manager |
—
— — |
Not Provided
|
100 Industrial Process
|
3.88
|
|
80/—
|
PARADIGM STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS INC. San Francisco | paradigmse.com Kurt Lindorfer, Founding Principal |
—
11 — |
The Farm
Fremont, Calif. Not Provided |
100 General Building
|
3.15
|
| *REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED. **MAY NOT ADD UP TO 100% DUE TO OMISSION OF OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MARKET CATEGORIES AND/OR ROUNDING. |
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