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2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009
Rank 2014/2013
|
Company / Location / Website
Top Officer |
Market Sectors
By % of Revenue** |
Regional Rev.
2014 ($ Mil) |
---|---|---|---|
1/—
|
S & B Engineers and Constructors Ltd., Ford, Bacon & Davis LLC and Affiliates Houston | sbec.com W.A. Brookshire, Chairman |
69 Petroleum
29 Industrial Process 2 Transportation |
445.95
|
2/15
|
Burns & McDonnell Houston | burnsmcd.com Leslie Duke, Senior Vice President |
59 Power
23 Petroleum 15 Manufacturing |
252.33
|
3/—
|
Willbros Group Inc. Tulsa | willbros.com Edward Wiegele, President, Willbros Professional Services |
100 Petroleum
|
193.35
|
4/11
|
UniversalPegasus International Houston | universalpegasus.com Philip Luna, President & CEO |
100 Petroleum
|
163.00
|
5/3
|
HNTB Corp. Austin, Texas | hntb.com Thomas D. O’Grady, Central Division President |
87 Transportation
12 Water Supply 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
128.09
|
6/6
|
Gensler Houston | gensler.com David Calkins and Judy Pesek, Regional Managing Principals |
97 General Building
2 Transportation 1 Manufacturing |
120.78
|
7/2
|
AECOM Technology Corp. Houston | aecom.com Michelle Council, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Gulf Coast District |
36 General Building
27 Hazardous Waste 16 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
115.75
|
8/7
|
Parsons Brinckerhoff Dallas | pbworld.com Frank Medina, Regional Business Manager |
52 Transportation
47 Petroleum 1 Water Supply |
106.84
|
9/—
|
Cardno Portland, Ore. | cardno.com Paul Gardiner, President |
40 Petroleum
20 General Building 20 Hazardous Waste |
101.04
|
10/8
|
Zachry Holdings Inc. San Antonio | zhi.com John Zachry, CEO |
73 Power
26 Petroleum |
98.66
|
11/4
|
Freese and Nichols Inc. Fort Worth | freese.com Robert F. Pence, CEO |
47 Water Supply
20 Sewerage/Solid Waste 14 Petroleum |
97.74
|
12/9
|
Terracon Consultants Inc. Olathe, Kan. | terracon.com George Cozart, EVP, South Central Operating Group Manager |
56 General Building
14 Transportation 9 Other |
91.05
|
13/10
|
ARCADIS U.S. Highlands Ranch, Colo. | arcadis-us.com Robert Stevens, Market Sector Leader |
64 Hazardous Waste
17 Water Supply 15 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
85.38
|
14/—
|
Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. Dallas | kimley-horn.com Greg Burns, Regional Leader |
52 General Building
29 Transportation 8 Master Plan/Site |
84.39
|
15/5
|
Atkins North America Tampa | northamerica.atkinsglobal.com Joe Boyer, CEO, North America |
45 Transportation
30 Petroleum 7 Water Supply |
83.76
|
16/12
|
Fugro Consultants Inc. Houston | fugroconsultants.com Recep Yilmaz, President |
60 Petroleum
10 General Building 10 Transportation |
80.40
|
17/22
|
Brown & Gay Engineers Inc. Houston | browngay.com Lee C. Lennard, President & CEO |
34 Water Supply
34 Transportation 32 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
71.62
|
18/14
|
Surveying and Mapping Inc. (SAM Inc.) Austin, Texas | saminc.biz Michael R. Hatcher, Senior VP, Principal |
62 Petroleum
27 Transportation 7 Power |
69.56
|
19/13
|
Halff Associates Inc. Richardson, Texas | halff.com Pat Kunz, President |
31 Water Supply
26 Transportation 20 Telecommunications |
69.44
|
20/19
|
Corgan Dallas | corgan.com Robert K. Morris, President & CEO |
59 General Building
20 Telecommunications 20 Transportation |
64.18
|
21/20
|
Pape-Dawson Engineers Inc. San Antonio | pape-dawson.com Gene Dawson, President; Sam Dawson, CEO |
39 Master Plan/Site
34 General Building 16 Transportation |
62.12
|
22/30
|
LJA Engineering Inc. Houston | ljaengineering.com Calvin T. Ladner, President |
40 Master Plan/Site
23 Transportation 13 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
60.15
|
23/16
|
Hatch Mott MacDonald Pearland, Texas | hatchmott.com Eric A. Kleinhenz, Executive Vice President |
97 Petroleum
3 Transportation |
55.98
|
24/23
|
Page Houston | pagethink.com Mattia Flabano III, Senior Principal |
74 General Building
26 Telecommunications |
52.80
|
25/25
|
Huitt-Zollars Inc. Dallas | huitt-zollars.com Robert J. McDermott, Exec. Vice President |
51 General Building
32 Transportation 10 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
51.46
|
26/—
|
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper Inc. Lubbock, Texas | team-psc.com Joe Rapier, CEO |
48 General Building
26 Water Supply 13 Transportation |
50.75
|
27/37
|
Stantec Baton Rouge, La. | stantec.com Mike Kennedy, Senior Vice President |
33 Transportation
30 Water Supply 30 Petroleum |
50.38
|
28/—
|
Jones & Carter Inc. Houston | jonescarter.com Thomas M. Stroh, Executive Vice President |
35 Master Plan/Site
27 General Building 17 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
50.25
|
29/17
|
HKS Inc. Dallas | hksinc.com Dan Noble, CEO |
94 General Building
6 Transportation |
46.71
|
30/29
|
PBK Houston | pbk.com Dan Boggio, President & CEO |
100 General Building
|
42.60
|
31/24
|
Dannenbaum Engineering Corp. Houston | dannenbaum.com James D. Dannenbaum, Chairman & CEO |
61 Transportation
23 Water Supply 13 Other |
42.52
|
32/31
|
Keystone Engineering LLC Mandeville, La. | keystoneengr.com Rudy Hall, CEO |
100 Petroleum
|
42.40
|
33/40
|
CobbFendley Houston | cobbfendley.com Dale Conger, President |
51 Transportation
10 Other 10 General Building |
38.30
|
34/28
|
Bury Inc. Austin, Texas | buryinc.com Paul Bury, President |
70 General Building
12 Master Plan/Site 7 Other |
37.25
|
35/32
|
SHW Group Plano, Texas | shwgroup.com Kyle Bacon, Chief Administrative Officer & Chairman |
100 General Building
|
37.03
|
36/38
|
HOK LP Houston | hok.com Jay Tatum, SVP, Managing Principal |
88 General Building
6 Other 3 Master Plan/Site |
37.00
|
37/27
|
T. Baker Smith LLC Houma, La. | tbsmith.com Kenneth W. Smith, President, CEO & Owner |
58 Petroleum
11 General Building 8 Master Plan/Site |
36.00
|
38/26
|
C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates LLC Lafayette, La. | fenstermaker.com William H. Fenstermaker, CEO |
79 Petroleum
19 Transportation 1 General Building |
35.36
|
39/33
|
Raba Kistner Inc. San Antonio | rkci.com Gary W. Raba, Chairman & CEO |
53 General Building
38 Transportation 4 Water Supply |
35.34
|
40/35
|
Walter P Moore Houston | walterpmoore.com Raymond F. Messer, President & Chairman |
76 General Building
18 Transportation 3 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
33.89
|
41/50
|
Kirksey Architecture Houston | kirksey.com John Kirksey, President |
98 General Building
2 Master Plan/Site |
33.70
|
42/49
|
Ziegler Cooper Architects Houston | zieglercooper.com R. Scott Ziegler, Senior Principal |
67 General Building
33 Other |
29.31
|
43/—
|
Testengeer Inc. Port Lavaca, Texas | Testengeer.com Shane Dworaczyk, President & CEO |
85 Petroleum
10 Power 5 Manufacturing |
28.04
|
44/—
|
Arup New York City | arup.com Mahadev Raman, Americas Chairman |
94 Petroleum
5 Transportation 1 General Building |
27.80
|
45/44
|
KSA Engineers Inc. Longview, Texas | ksaeng.com Joncie H. Young, President |
40 Transportation
18 Water Supply 17 Petroleum |
25.96
|
46/48
|
Huckabee Fort Worth | huckabee-inc.com Christopher Huckabee, CEO |
100 General Building
|
24.80
|
47/42
|
Good Fulton & Farrell Dallas | gff.com Duncan T. Fulton III, President & CEO |
96 General Building
4 Other |
24.60
|
48/39
|
Perkins+Will Dallas | perkinswill.com Tom Reisenbichler, Regional Director |
100 General Building
|
23.54
|
49/51
|
Binkley & Barfield Inc. Houston | binkleybarfield.com Larry M. Barfield, President |
38 Other
23 Transportation 11 Petroleum |
23.54
|
50/47
|
Carollo Engineers Inc. Dallas | carollo.com Russ Wachter, Client Services Director |
70 Water Supply
30 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
23.38
|
51/43
|
PGAL Houston | PGAL.com Jeff Gerber, CEO |
71 Transportation
29 General Building |
23.05
|
52/53
|
SWCA Environmental Consultants Houston | swca.com Joseph J. Fluder III, Vice President |
71 Petroleum
7 Other 7 Master Plan/Site |
22.91
|
53/45
|
G.E.C. Inc. Baton Rouge, La. | gecinc.com Verdi Adam, President |
94 Transportation
6 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
22.55
|
54/57
|
WHR Architects Inc. Houston | whrarchitects.com David H. Watkins, Chairman |
100 General Building
|
21.79
|
55/46
|
Klotz Associates Houston | klotz.com D. Wayne Klotz, President |
56 Transportation
30 Water Supply 13 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
21.00
|
56/—
|
Bridgefarmer & Associates Inc. Dallas | bridgefarmer.com M. Mansoor Ahsan, CEO |
100 Transportation
|
19.40
|
57/52
|
ccrd partners Houston | ccrd.com Richard L. Rome, President |
100 General Building
|
19.25
|
58/60
|
The Beck Group Dallas | beckgroup.com John Paul DeFrank, Principal |
78 General Building
22 Industrial Process |
18.25
|
59/—
|
HGA (Hunt, Guillot & Associates) Ruston, La. | hga-llc.com Trott Hunt, President |
78 Petroleum
11 Industrial Process 6 Manufacturing |
18.18
|
60/—
|
Michael Baker International Arlington, Texas | mbakerintl.com Juan Contreras, Vice President |
80 Transportation
15 Water Supply 3 General Building |
17.67
|
61/—
|
Cardno Haynes Whaley Inc. Houston | cardnohayneswhaley.com Larry E. Whaley, President |
100 General Building
|
17.37
|
62/55
|
Burk-Kleinpeter Inc. New Orleans | bkiusa.com George Kleinpeter Jr., President |
82 Transportation
12 Sewerage/Solid Waste 5 Master Plan/Site |
17.06
|
63/56
|
Smith Seckman Reid Inc. Nashville | ssr-inc.com Kevin Wolfford, Senior Principal |
100 General Building
|
17.00
|
64/61
|
RS&H Inc. Houston | rsandh.com Donald R. Glenn, Vice President |
78 Transportation
22 General Building |
16.31
|
65/—
|
Muñoz & Co. San Antonio | munoz-co.com Henry R. Muñoz III, CEO |
93 General Building
6 Other 1 Master Plan/Site |
15.85
|
66/—
|
Hargrove Engineers + Constructors Baton Rouge, La. | hagrove-epc.com Will Kiser, VP of Operations, Gulf Region |
84 Industrial Process
16 Petroleum |
15.63
|
67/58
|
JQ Austin, Texas | jqeng.com Gary Jaster, Principal & Partner |
38 General Building
34 Water Supply 10 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
15.40
|
68/41
|
MWH Global Inc. Broomfield, Colo. | mwhglobal.com Alan Krause, CEO |
60 Sewerage/Solid Waste
34 Water Supply 6 General Building |
14.89
|
69/84
|
Kendall/Heaton Associates Inc. Houston | kendall-heaton.com Laurence Burns, CEO |
100 General Building
|
13.77
|
70/65
|
Powers Brown Architecture Houston | powersbrown.com Joe Powers, Manager |
100 General Building
|
13.25
|
71/59
|
Stanley Consultants Austin, Texas | stanleyconsultants.com Randy Schrecengost, Austin Operations Manager |
62 Power
19 Water Supply 9 Transportation |
11.80
|
72/75
|
OTHON Inc. Houston | othon.com F. William Othon, President |
51 Transportation
18 Water Supply 15 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
11.11
|
73/63
|
Geosyntec Consultants Houston | geosyntec.com Jim Stout, Principal |
49 Sewerage/Solid Waste
30 Petroleum 12 Hazardous Waste |
10.62
|
74/76
|
GSR Andrade Architects Inc. Dallas | gsr-andrade.com Fernando J. Andrade, President & CEO |
97 General Building
2 Water Supply 1 Transportation |
9.87
|
75/64
|
FKP Architects Inc. Houston | fkp.com Diane R.K. Osan, Chief Visionary Officer |
100 General Building
|
9.60
|
76/70
|
Baird, Hampton & Brown Inc. Fort Worth | bhbinc.com Konstantine Bakintas, President |
77 General Building
13 Industrial Process 7 Master Plan/Site |
9.12
|
77/67
|
O'Connell Robertson Austin, Texas | oconnellrobertson.com Richard Burnight, President & CEO |
100 General Building
|
9.01
|
78/—
|
Garver Frisco, Texas | GarverUSA.com Frank McIllwain, Vice President |
57 Transportation
26 General Building 17 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
9.00
|
79/62
|
PhiloWilke Partnership Houston | pwarch.com Dana Wilke, Managing Partner |
100 General Building
|
8.87
|
80/—
|
KCI Technologies Inc. Houston | kci.com Jeffrey Lookup, Vice President |
39 Transportation
23 Telecommunications 23 General Building |
8.80
|
81/—
|
EFI Global Humble, Texas | efiglobal.com Jock Marshall, Vice President, Western Region |
55 General Building
44 Hazardous Waste 1 Other |
8.50
|
82/66
|
Brown Reynolds Watford Architects Inc. Dallas | brwarch.com Craig S. Reynolds, Managing Principal |
100 General Building
|
8.30
|
83/—
|
L.A. Fuess Partners Inc. Dallas | lafp.com Walter R. Wilcox, Principal & CEO |
100 General Building
|
7.90
|
84/80
|
WYLIE Consulting Engineers Houston | wylieassociates.com Gary L. Wylie, CEO |
95 General Building
5 Master Plan/Site |
7.50
|
85/78
|
Meeks + Partners Houston | meekspartners.com Donald J. Meeks, CEO & Partner |
98 General Building
2 Master Plan/Site |
7.34
|
86/—
|
N-Y Associates Inc. Metairie, La. | n-yassociates.com Frank Nicoladis, President |
33 Transportation
28 Other 22 General Building |
7.20
|
87/72
|
Blitch Knevel Architects LLC New Orleans | blitchknevel.com Ronald B. Blitch, President |
100 General Building
|
7.00
|
88/77
|
Wier & Associates Inc. Arlington, Texas | WierAssociates.com John P. Wier, President & CEO |
41 Petroleum
36 General Building 13 Transportation |
6.90
|
89/—
|
SmithGroupJJR Dallas | smithgroupjjr.com Jay Rambo, Principal, Office Director |
94 General Building
5 Master Plan/Site 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
6.67
|
90/—
|
Affiliated Engineers Inc. Houston | aeieng.com Mark Lee, Principal |
86 General Building
13 Power 1 Master Plan/Site |
6.48
|
91/—
|
O'Brien Architects Dallas | obrienarch.com John O’Brien, Principal |
90 General Building
8 Master Plan/Site 2 Other |
6.43
|
92/68
|
H.W. Lochner Inc. Tyler, Texas | hwlochner.com Kevin Newman, Senior Vice President |
100 Transportation
|
6.42
|
93/69
|
CMA Fort Worth | cmarch.com Bruce M. Carlson, CEO & Principal |
100 General Building
|
5.99
|
94/91
|
Walker Parking Consultants Houston | walkerparking.com Casey Wagner, Principal |
100 General Building
|
5.82
|
95/—
|
WTC Andrews, Texas | wtcinc.com Chad Tompkins, President & CEO |
73 Petroleum
7 General Building 6 Transportation |
5.75
|
96/81
|
Structural Engineering Associates Inc. San Antonio | seatx.com David T. Covarrubias, Principal |
80 Transportation
10 Other 5 Water Supply |
5.51
|
97/—
|
CTA Architects Engineers Austin, Texas | ctagroup.com Scott Wilson, President |
100 General Building
|
5.16
|
98/87
|
BIG RED DOG Engineering | Consulting Austin, Texas | bigreddog.com Will Schnier, CEO |
100 General Building
|
5.15
|
99/82
|
Aguirre Roden Inc. Dallas | aguirreroden.com Pedro Aguirre, CEO |
80 General Building
20 Transportation |
5.13
|
100/85
|
Redding Linden Burr Inc. Houston | rlbengineers.com Stephen M. Redding, President |
100 General Building
|
4.89
|
101/—
|
Callison Dallas | callison.com David Cassidy, Principal |
99 General Building
1 Master Plan/Site |
4.88
|
102/93
|
Merrick & Co. San Antonio | merrick.com Tammy Johnson, Vice President |
95 General Building
5 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
4.80
|
103/—
|
EDI International Houston | EDI-International.com Brit L. Perkins, Principal & Sr. Vice President |
98 General Building
2 Master Plan/Site |
4.50
|
104/—
|
Bowman Consulting Austin, Texas | bowmanconsulting.com Tracy Bratton, Vice President/Branch Mngr. |
81 General Building
19 Transportation |
3.90
|
105/79
|
Nelsen Partners Inc. Austin, Texas | nelsenpartners.com Brad Nelsen, President |
100 General Building
|
3.84
|
106/—
|
Encotech Engineering Consultants Inc. Austin, Texas | encotechengineering.com Ali Khataw, President & CEO |
55 General Building
25 Water Supply 10 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
3.60
|
107/—
|
Integrity Structural Corp Houston | integritystructural.com Jason Laymon, Principal |
100 General Building
|
3.40
|
108/86
|
Hensley Lamkin Rachel Inc. Dallas | hlrinc.net Robert W. Lamkin, President & Principal |
98 General Building
2 Master Plan/Site |
3.10
|
109/92
|
Mayse & Associates Inc. Dallas | mayseassociates.com Mike Mayse, President |
100 General Building
|
2.90
|
110/—
|
NELSON Dallas | NELSONonline.com John Brinjac, President, Brinjac Engineering, a NELSON Co. |
99 General Building
1 Telecommunications |
2.90
|
111/—
|
English + Associates Architects Inc. Houston | english-architects.com Kathleen English, President |
58 General Building
32 Industrial Process 10 Transportation |
2.70
|
112/—
|
schneiderHALLS design Austin | schneiderhalls.com Kelly Halls, President/CEO |
100 General Building
|
2.40
|
113/99
|
Mazzetti Baton Rouge, La. | mazzetti.com Ryan Moore, Senior Associate |
100 General Building
|
2.31
|
114/—
|
Three Square Design Group Houston | threesquaredesigngroup.com Rayburn Jacob “Jake” Donaldson |
70 General Building
30 Manufacturing |
2.23
|
115/—
|
WSP Global Inc. Houston | wspgroup.com David Sinz, Vice President |
94 General Building
4 Industrial Process 2 Petroleum |
2.15
|
116/—
|
Buchart Horn Inc./BASCO Associates Baton Rouge, La. | bh-ba.com Jacob M. Loeske, Regional Operational Manager - Louisiana |
59 Transportation
39 Sewerage/Solid Waste 2 Water Supply |
2.12
|
117/—
|
Architectural Alliance Inc. Beaumont, Texas | architectall.com Ronald M. Jones, President |
95 General Building
5 Master Plan/Site |
2.10
|
118/89
|
DHR Architects San Antonio | DHRArchitects.com Gabriel Durand-Hollis, President |
100 General Building
|
1.90
|
119/—
|
Moye Consulting Irving, Texas | moyeconsulting.com Jan Moye, Owner and Principal |
89 Transportation
11 General Building |
1.80
|
120/94
|
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Amarillo, Texas | dpsdesign.org Garrett Pendergraft, Principal |
100 General Building
|
1.74
|
121/—
|
CASCO Diversified Corp. St. Louis | cascocorp.com Daniel M. Birke, Vice President |
100 General Building
|
1.74
|
122/98
|
Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical and Environmental Sciences Consultants San Diego | ninyoandmoore.com Avram Ninyo, Principal Engineer |
44 General Building
9 Water Supply 8 Transportation |
1.69
|
123/—
|
Somdal Associates, Architecture and Interior Design LLC Shreveport, La. | somdal.com Christian R. Elberson, COO |
93 General Building
7 Manufacturing |
1.63
|
124/—
|
VRX Inc. Plano, Texas | vrxglobal.com Noelle Ibrahim, President/CEO |
87 Water Supply
13 Transportation |
1.62
|
125/96
|
Turner Duran Architects LP Houston | TurnerDuran.com R. Gregory Turner, President |
92 General Building
8 Manufacturing |
1.53
|
126/—
|
CRB Kansas City, Mo. | crbusa.com Ryan Schroeder, Midwest Regional Leader |
100 Industrial Process
|
1.47
|
127/—
|
Fanning/Howey Associates Inc. New Orleans | fhai.com Michael E. Hall, President/Chief Marketing Officer |
100 General Building
|
0.93
|
128/100
|
Collins Engineers Inc. Houston | collinsengr.com Charles Conrad, Division Manager |
99 Transportation
1 Power |
0.59
|
129/—
|
AZTEC Engineering Group Inc. Phoenix | aztec.us Robert L. Lemke Jr., CEO |
100 Transportation
|
0.12
|
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