Southeast Top Design Firms 2014
May 5, 2014
The Top Design Firms list, published annually, ranks the largest U.S.-based designs firms, both publicly and privately held, based on design-specific revenue.
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Southeast Top Design Firms
|
Rank 2014/2013 |
Company / Location / Top Officer |
Market Sectors By % of Revenue** |
Regional Rev. 2013($ Mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 /1 |
AECOM Technology Corp.
Charlotte | aecom.com Gary Baughman, Region Executive |
44 Transportation 23 Master Plan/Site 13 Water Supply |
206.08 |
|
2/3 |
ARCADIS U.S.
Highlands Ranch, Colo. | arcadis-us.com Zack Smith, Director, Member of Executive Board |
59 Hazardous Waste 23 Transportation 10 Sewer/Solid Waste |
160.91 |
|
3/- |
Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc.
Cary, N.C./W. Palm Beach, Fla. | kimley-horn.com Jon Wilson (N.C.) and Russell Barnes (Fla.), Regional Leaders |
49 Transportation 41 General Building 5 Water Supply |
149.58 |
|
4/- |
HDR Charlottle | hdrinc.com Paul Bowdoin, Senior VP & Area Director |
60 Transportation 11 General Building 11 Sewer/Solid Waste |
142.46 |
|
5/2 |
Atkins North America
Tampa | northamerica.atkinsglobal.com Joe Boyer, CEO, North America |
70 Transportation 12 General Building 9 Water Supply |
132.81 |
|
6/4 |
HNTB Corp.
Atlanta | hntb.com Michael Inabinet, President, Southeast Division |
93 Transportation 6 General Building 1 Sewer/Solid Waste |
130.83 |
|
7/5 |
RS&H Inc.
Jacksonville, Fla. | rsandh.com Brian P. Reed, President & CEO |
71 Transportation 29 General Building |
127.70 |
|
8/- |
Cardno Tampa | cardno.com Paul Gardiner, President |
30 Transportation 25 Water Supply 20 Petroleum |
116.34 |
|
9/9 |
Stantec Tampa | stantec.com Mike Kennedy, Senior Vice President |
57 Transportation 19 General Building 8 Water Supply |
103.77 |
|
10/7 |
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Tampa | pbworld.com George W. Walton, Senior VP, SE Reg. Manager |
91 Transportation 6 Water Supply 2 General Building |
98.23 |
|
11/6 |
Zachry Holdings Inc.
Charlotte | zhi.com Jerry Burke, President |
99 Power 1 Industrial Process |
79.25 |
|
12/8 |
Terracon Consultants Inc.
Olathe, Kan. | terracon.com Jamal Najm, Eastern Operating Group Manager |
50 General Building 25 Transportation 5 Other |
68.58 |
|
13/- |
Michael Baker International
Columbia, S.C. | mbakerintl.com Scott Armstrong, Senior VP, SE Regional Manager |
87 Transportation 11 Water Supply 1 Hazardous Waste |
63.04 |
|
14/14 |
STV Charlotte | stvinc.com Stuart Matthis II, Vice President, Corp. Develop. |
99 Transportation 1 Power |
52.95 |
|
15/24 |
Dewberry Raleigh | dewberry.com Darren Conner, President, Southeast |
39 General Building 20 Mapping/Geospatial 15 Transportation |
49.58 |
|
16/15 |
LS3P Charleston, S.C. | ls3p.com Thompson E. Penney, Chairman/President/CEO |
91 General Building 7 Transportation 2 Other |
47.66 |
|
17/12 |
Perkins+Will
Atlanta | perkinswill.com Philip Harrison, CEO |
99 General Building 1 Master Plan/Site |
46.62 |
|
18/11 |
McKim & Creed Inc.
Raleigh | mckimcreed.com Michael W. Creed, Chairman & CEO |
23 Transportation 23 Sewer/Solid Waste 15 Water Supply |
44.89 |
|
19/- |
Universal Engineering Sciences Inc.
Orlando | UniversalEngineering.com Mark Israel, President & COO |
54 General Building 25 Transportation 8 Other |
44.02 |
|
20/13 |
Geosyntec Consultants Inc.
Boca Raton, Fla. | geosyntec.com Thomas Peel, Senior Vice President |
39 Hazardous Waste 20 Sewer/Solid Waste 13 Manufacturing |
42.83 |
|
21/21 |
KCI Technologies Inc.
Tampa | kci.com Bryan Lawson, Vice President |
58 Transportation 17 Telecommunications 13 General Building |
35.50 |
|
22/- |
HKS Inc.
Coral Gables, Fla. | hksinc.com David Harper, Principal & Senior Vice President |
100 General Building |
35.15 |
|
23/18 |
Gensler Washington, D.C. | gensler.com Kenneth Baker, Regional Principal |
97 General Building 2 Telecommunications 1 Transportation |
34.65 |
|
24/20 |
DRMP Inc.
Orlando | drmp.com Wayne D. Chalifoux, President & CEO |
62 Transportation 29 Survey/Mapping 9 General Building |
32.80 |
|
25/25 |
O'Neal Inc.
Greenville, S.C. | onealinc.com Kevin Bean, President & CEO |
71 Industrial Process 19 Manufacturing 5 General Building |
31.20 |
|
26/16 |
Kisinger Campo & Associates Corp.
Tampa | kcaeng.com Stephen McGucken, CEO |
100 Transportation |
30.20 |
|
27/31 |
Little
Charlotte | littleonline.com Phil Kuttner, CEO |
100 General Building |
30.04 |
|
28/26 |
Jones Edmunds & Associates Inc.
Gainesville, Fla. | jonesedmunds.com Stanley F. Ferreira Jr., President & CEO |
32 Sewer/Solid Waste 25 Water Supply 22 Transportation |
29.76 |
|
29/33 |
Gannett Fleming Inc.
Orlando | gannettfleming.com Paul D. Nowicki, Senior VP & Regional Director |
55 Transportation 25 MEP/Other 17 Hazardous Waste |
27.83 |
|
30/22 |
BRPH Architects - Engineers Inc.
Melbourne, Fla. | brph.com Brad Harmsen, CEO |
43 General Building 36 Manufacturing 21 Aerospace |
27.82 |
|
31/19 |
TLC Engineering for Architecture Inc.
Orlando | tlc-engineers.com Debra Lupton, CEO |
91 General Building 8 Transportation 1 Industrial Process |
27.81 |
|
32/23 |
CPH Inc.
Sanford, Fla. | cphcorp.com David Gierach, President, and Kamran Khosravani, CEO |
40 Master Plan/Site 20 Water Supply 20 Sewer/Solid Waste |
25.57 |
|
33/29 |
Affiliated Engineers Inc.
Chapel Hill, N.C. | aeieng.com Jerry Schuett, Principal |
54 General Building 35 Industrial Process 4 Manufacturing |
24.63 |
|
34/27 |
Woolpert Inc.
Dayton, Ohio | woolpert.com Mike Flannery, CEO |
53 Sewer/Solid Waste 30 Geospatial 16 General Building |
23.46 |
|
35/53 |
Burns & McDonnell
Alpharetta, Ga. | burnsmcd.com Arnold Olender, Vice President, Gen. Manager |
48 Power 32 General Building 9 Water Supply |
23.03 |
|
36/- |
England-Thims & Miller Inc.
Jacksonville, Fla. | etminc.com N. Hugh Mathews, President & CEO |
38 General Building 36 Transportation 26 Sewer/Solid Waste |
21.40 |
|
37/- |
Wantman Group Inc.
West Palm Beach, Fla. | wantmangroup.com David Wantman, President |
80 Transportation 12 Master Plan/Site 7 General Building |
21.00 |
|
38/30 |
Cooper Carry Inc.
Atlanta | coopercarry.com Kevin R. Cantley, President & CEO |
100 General Building |
20.35 |
|
39/41 |
ESP Associates P.A.
Fort Mill, S.C. | espassociates.com Joseph W. Hendrick, President |
28 Master Plan/Site 27 Transportation 25 Emergency Mgmt. |
20.16 |
|
40/32 |
Pond & Co.
Norcross, Ga. | pondco.com J. Al Pond, CEO |
82 General Building 10 Petroleum 8 Transportation |
20.06 |
|
41/- |
AIM Engineering & Surveying Inc.
Lehigh Acres, Fla. | aimengr.com Jerron K. Hull, COO |
94 Transportation 4 Water Supply 2 General Building |
18.72 |
|
42/34 |
W.K. Dickson & Co.
Charlotte | wkdickson.com David L. Peeler, President & CEO |
34 Transportation 31 Sewer/Solid Waste 24 Water Supply |
17.90 |
|
43/28 |
MWH Global
Broomfield, Colo. | mwhglobal.com Alan Krause, CEO |
52 Sewer/Solid Waste 46 Transportation 1 Power |
17.80 |
|
44/- |
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc.
Orlando | vhb.com/fl Michael J. Carragher, SE Regional Manager |
50 Transportation 29 Master Plan/Site 21 General Building |
17.08 |
|
45/35 |
Morrison Hershfield
Atlanta | morrisonhershfield.com Jon McCarthy, Senior Vice President |
84 Telecommunications 16 General Building |
16.88 |
|
46/37 |
Schenkel & Shultz Inc.
Orlando | schenkelshultz.com J. Thomas Chandler, President & COO |
64 General Building 36 Transportation |
16.18 |
|
47/- |
NOVA Engineering and Environmental LLC
Kennesaw, Ga. | usanova.com Randall L. Bagwell, President & CEO. |
79 General Building 11 Transportation 4 Manufacturing |
16.15 |
|
48/45 |
Stevens & Wilkinson
Atlanta | stevensandwilkinson.com Ronald V. Stang Jr., Chairman |
100 General Building |
16.07 |
|
49/42 |
Merrick & Co.
Decatur, Ga. | merrick.com David Luke, Vice President |
75 General Building 12 Water Supply 8 Master Plan/Site |
16.03 |
|
50/39 |
Hatch Mott MacDonald
Pensacola, Fla. | hatchmott.com Charles G. Baxley, Executive Vice President |
62 Transportation 20 Sewer/Solid Waste 7 General Building |
15.20 |
|
51/43 |
Lord Aeck Sargent
Atlanta | lordaecksargent.com Joseph Greco, President |
100 General Building |
14.98 |
|
52/47 |
Stewart
Raleigh | stewartinc.com Willy E. Stewart, CEO |
65 General Building 24 Transportation 9 Master Plan/Site |
14.23 |
|
53/- |
A&P Consulting Transportation Engineers Corp.
Doral, Fla. | apcte.com Antonio G. Acosta, President |
74 Transportation 15 Sewer/Solid Waste 6 Power |
13.50 |
|
54/46 |
HuntonBrady Architects
Orlando | huntonbrady.com Chuck Cole, President |
92 General Building 8 Other |
13.27 |
|
55/56 |
Wakefield Beasley & Associates Architects
Norcross, Ga. | wakefieldbeasley.com R. Lamar Wakefield, CEO |
99 General Building 1 Master Plan/Site |
13.11 |
|
56/- |
RMF Engineering Inc.
Charleston, S.C. | rmf.com Dave Crutchfield, Principal |
100 General Building |
13.06 |
|
57/49 |
CDH Partners Inc.
Marietta, Ga. | cdhpartners.com Bill Chegwidden, President |
100 General Building |
11.55 |
|
58/- |
Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio
Atlanta | rjtrdesign.com Rob Rule, Dan Joy, Joe Trammell, Ann Rubio and Greg Blaylock, Principals |
100 General Building |
11.48 |
|
59/54 |
VOA Associates Inc.
Orlando | voa.com Jonathan F. Douglas, Managing Principal |
100 General Building |
11.38 |
|
60/- |
Smith Seckman Reid Inc.
Nashville | ssr-inc.com J. Rob Barrick, President & CEO |
95 General Building 5 Telecommunications |
10.76 |
|
61/36 |
Hargrove Engineers + Constructors
Johns Creek, Ga. | hargrove-epc.com Brian Rhoades, VP of Operations, Eastern Region |
92 Industrial Process 5 Petroleum 2 Power |
10.37 |
|
62/50 |
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates Inc.
Atlanta | srssa.com Howard H. Stewart, President |
100 General Building |
10.34 |
|
63/- |
FreemanWhite Charlotte | freemanwhite.com Frank Brooks, President & CEO |
100 General Building |
10.07 |
|
64/48 |
Niles Bolton Associates
Atlanta | nilesbolton.com G. Niles Bolton, Chairman & CEO |
99 General Building 1 Transportation |
9.41 |
|
65/55 |
Carollo Engineers Inc.
Sarasota, Fla. | carollo.com Eric Leveque, Client Services Director |
70 Water Supply 30 Sewer/Solid Waste |
9.10 |
|
66/51 |
Zyscovich Architects
Miami | zyscovich.com Bernard Zyscovich, President |
93 General Building 6 Transportation 1 Other |
8.50 |
|
67/- |
Robert and Co.
Atlanta | robertandcompany.com Michael Kluttz, Chairman & CEO |
98 Transportation 2 General Building |
8.14 |
|
68/58 |
GLE Associates Inc.
Tampa | gleassociates.com Robert B. Greene, President |
58 General Building 31 Hazardous Waste 7 Transportation |
7.98 |
|
69/60 |
GEL Engineering LLC
Charleston, S.C. | gel.com Keith McCullock, Director |
26 Manufacturing 21 Industrial Process 13 Hazardous Waste |
7.74 |
|
70/52 |
Syska Hennessy Group
Atlanta | syska.com James Coe, Senior Vice President |
62 Telecommunications 38 General Building |
7.68 |
|
71/- |
Stanley Consultants
West Palm Beach, Fla. | stanleyconsultants.com John Downes, West Palm Beach Office Manager |
74 Transportation 11 Water Supply 8 Power |
7.43 |
|
72/- |
Alliance Consulting Engineers Inc.
Columbia, S.C. | alliancece.com Deepal S. Eliatamby, President |
50 General Building 30 Master Plan/Site 10 Sewer/Solid Waste |
7.00 |
|
72/- |
WSP Atlanta | wspgroup.com/usa Lelie Gartner, Senior Vice President |
51 Transportation 49 General Building |
7.00 |
|
74/65 |
Perkins Eastman
Charlotte | perkinseastman.com David J. Segmiller Principal |
100 General Building |
6.82 |
|
75/- |
Langan
Miami Lakes, Fla. | langan.com Cristina M. Gonzalez, Senior Principal |
75 General Building 15 Petroleum 4 Manufacturing |
6.70 |
|
76/- |
Seamon Whiteside
Mount Pleasant, S.C. | seamonwhiteside.com Kenneth Seamon, President |
45 General Building 35 Master Plan/Site 20 Transportation |
6.68 |
|
77/- |
Bowman Consulting
Charleston, S.C. | bowmanconsulting.com Jeff Blair, Principal/Branch Manager |
100 General Building |
6.50 |
|
78/67 |
Moseley Architects
Charlotte | moseleyarchitects.com Daniel Mace, Vice President |
100 General Building |
6.37 |
|
79/57 |
Ayres Associates
Tampa | AyresAssociates.com Hisham Sunna, Vice President |
88 Transportation 7 Other 3 Hazardous Waste |
6.16 |
|
80/69 |
Chen Moore and Associates
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | chenmoore.com Peter Moore, President |
60 Master Plan/Site 40 Sewer/Solid Waste |
5.91 |
|
81/68 |
Wetherill Engineering Inc.
Raleigh | wetherilleng.com Debora Wetherill, President |
87 Transportation 9 Other 2 Water Supply |
5.83 |
|
82/- |
CEMS Engineering
Ladson, S.C. | cemsengineering.com Stephen Mahaffey, President |
96 General Building 4 Manufacturing |
5.80 |
|
83/75 |
Goodwyn Mills and Cawood Inc.
Greenville, S.C. | gmcnetwork.com Steve Cawood, President |
100 General Building |
5.75 |
|
84/- |
R.J. Behar & Co.
Pembroke Pines, Fla. | rjbehar.com Robert J. Behar, President & CEO |
100 Transportation |
5.61 |
|
85/- |
Connelly & Wicker Inc.
Jacksonville, Fla. | cwieng.com Richard C. Welch, President |
80 Transportation 11 General Building 6 Master Plan/Site |
5.38 |
|
86/66 |
The Beck Group
Tampa | beckgroup.com Mark House, Tampa Regional Director |
98 General Building 2 Transportation |
5.06 |
|
87/63 |
CJMW Architecture
Winston-Salem, N.C. | cjmw.com Tom Calloway, CEO |
100 General Building |
5.04 |
|
88/- |
Kamm Consulting Inc.
Deerfield Beach, Fla. | kammconsulting.com Robert Kamm, CEO |
93 General Building 7 Other |
5.02 |
|
89/62 |
Lawson Group Architects Inc.
Sarasota, Fla. | Lawsongroup.net Donald M. Lawson, CEO |
100 General Building |
4.50 |
|
90/59 |
SfL+a Architects
Raleigh | sfla.biz Robert W. Ferris, President & CEO |
100 General Building |
4.49 |
|
91/74 |
Thornton Tomasetti Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | thorntontomasetti.com Ronald M. Jezerinac Jr., Principal |
97 General Building 3 Transportation |
4.19 |
|
92/77 |
Alley, Williams, Carmen & King Inc.
Burlington, N.C. | awck.com Franz K. Holt, President |
91 Civil/Surveying 9 General Building |
3.75 |
|
93/- |
Phillips Partnership PC
Atlanta | phillipspart.com Jerry Phillips, President |
100 General Building |
3.56 |
|
94/79 |
Ramey Kemp & Associates Inc.
Raleigh | rameykemp.com Montell W. Irvin, President & CEO |
69 General Building 31 Transportation |
3.51 |
|
95/- |
Finfrock Design Inc.
Apopka, Fla. | finfrock.com Allen R. Finfrock, Exec. VP & Chief Design Officer |
100 General Building |
3.39 |
|
96/- |
Mead & Hunt Inc.
Charleston, W.V. | meadhunt.com Richard Plymale, Vice President |
79 Transportation 18 General Building 3 Sewer/Solid Waste |
3.34 |
|
96/80 |
Walker Parking Consultants
Tampa | walkerparking.com John K. Bushman, President & CEO |
100 General Building |
3.34 |
|
9/-8 |
Power Grid Engineering LLC
Winter Springs, Fla. | powergridengineering.com Michael Wright, President |
100 Power |
3.19 |
|
99/82 |
Greeley and Hansen
Chicago | greeley-hansen.com Andrew W. Richardson, CEO |
91 Sewer/Solid Waste 9 Water Supply |
3.10 |
|
100/- |
Davis-Martin-Powell & Associates Inc.
High Point, N.C. | dmp-inc.com Michael L. Slusher, President |
30 Sewer/Solid Waste 27 General Building 22 Water Supply |
3.00 |
|
101/- |
AHA Consulting Engineers Inc.
Roswell, Ga. | aha-engineers.com Conleth O'Flynn, Vice President, SE Region |
84 General Building 10 Telecommunications 6 Other |
2.91 |
|
102/71 |
Collins Engineers Inc.
Charleston, S.C. | collinsengr.com Charles Conrad, Division Manager |
88 Transportation 9 General Building 1 Manufacturing |
2.66 |
|
103/84 |
CASCO Diversified Corp.
St. Louis | cascocorp.com Daniel Birke, Vice President |
100 General Building |
2.62 |
|
104/87 |
Cherokee Enterprises Inc.
Miami Lakes, Fla. | cherokeecorp.com Gabino Cuevas, CEO |
95 General Building 4 Petroleum 1 Water Supply |
2.35 |
|
105/93 |
PFVS Architecture
Atlanta | pfvs.com Greg Portman, President |
100 General Building |
2.02 |
|
106/77 |
DLR Group
Orlando | dlrgroup.com Andy Anderson, Senior Principal |
100 General Building |
1.98 |
|
107/89 |
Florida Engineering Group Inc.
Orlando | feg-inc.com Sam J. Sebaali, President & CEO |
54 General Building 30 Transportation 14 Master Plan/Site |
1.75 |
|
108/- |
Fanning/Howey Associates Inc.
Cary, N.C. | fhai.com Steve L. Hawley, Executive Director |
100 General Building |
1.59 |
|
109/83 |
api Tampa | apiplus.com Juan Romero, President & CEO |
94 General Building 6 Other |
1.26 |
|
109/86 |
Douglas Wood Associates Inc.
Coral Gables, Fla. | douglaswood.biz Douglas Wood, President |
99 General Building 1 Transportation |
1.26 |
|
111/- |
ArchitectWala.com/Newport Design Group
Alpharetta, Ga. | ArchitectWala.com Tony Patel, Partner |
100 General Building |
1.20 |
|
112/90 |
GRAEF Orlando | graef-usa.com Scott D. Hinrichs, Principal, Office Manager |
56 Civil 29 General Building 11 Transportation |
0.85 |
|
113/91 |
HNM Architecture LLC
Delray Beach, Fla. | hnm-architecture.com Jaime O. Mayo, Principal |
100 General Building |
0.60 |
|
114/- |
GTP Consulting Engineers Inc.
Duluth, Ga. | gtp-eng.com William S. Gaddy Jr., CEO |
92 General Building 8 Industrial Process |
0.52 |
|
115/- |
Primus Design Services LLC
Woodstock, Ga. | primusbuilders.com Michael Jones, President, Design Services |
100 General Building |
0.36 |