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Rank 2013/2012
|
Company / Location / Website
Top Officer |
Market Sectors
By % of Revenue** |
Regional Rev.
2012 ($ Mil) |
---|---|---|---|
1/1
|
HDR Dallas | hdrinc.com Vince Elwood, Senior Vice President |
33 Transportation 23 General Building 23 Water Supply |
167.64
|
2/2
|
AECOM Technology Corp.* Houston | aecom.com Todd Papes, Senior Vice President |
46 Transportation 37 Water Supply 11 Hazardous Waste |
136.72
|
3/4
|
HNTB Corp. Dallas | hntb.com Tom O'Grady, Central Division President |
80 Transportation 19 Water Suppl y 1 Sewer/Solid Waste |
129.72
|
4/8
|
Freese and Nichols Inc. Fort Worth | freese.com Robert F. Pence, CEO |
44 Water Supply 23 Petroleum 13 Sewer/Solid Waste |
114.54
|
5/7
|
Atkins Austin, Texas | northamerica.atkinsglobal.com Joe Boyer, CEO, North America |
54 Transportation 23 Petroleum 10 Water Supply |
113.34
|
6/6
|
Gensler* Houston | gensler.com James E. Furr, Managing Principal |
100 General Building |
111.63
|
7/5
|
Parsons Brinckerhoff Austin, Texas | pbworld.com John Trotta, Senior VP/Reg. Bus. Manager |
79 Petroleum 20 Transportation 1 Water Supply |
107.98
|
8/20
|
Zachry Holdings Inc. San Antonio | zhi.com John Zachry, CEO/Chairman |
93 Power 4 Petroleum 3 Industrial Process |
90.41
|
9/10
|
Terracon Consultants Inc. Olathe, Kan. | terracon.com George Cozart, Operating Group Manager |
57 General Building 14 Transportation 9 Other |
79.50
|
10/9
|
ARCADIS U.S. Highlands Ranch, Colo. | arcadis-us.com Rudy Guichard, Operations Director |
46 Hazardous Waste 40 Water Suppl y 11 Transportation |
76.68
|
11/—
|
UniversalPegasus International Houston | universalpegasus.com Phillip Luna, CEO |
100 Petroleum |
72.20
|
12/17
|
Fugro Consultants Inc. Houston | fugroconsultants.com Joseph M. Cibor, President |
60 Petroleum 10 Water Supply 10 General Building |
69.40
|
13/11
|
Halff Associates Inc. Richardson, Texas | halff.com Martin Molloy, President |
30 Water Supply 28 Sewer/Solid Waste 13 Transportation |
63.28
|
14/—
|
Surveying And Mapping Inc. (SAM Inc.) Austin, Texas | saminc.biz Samir “Sam” Hanna, President |
65 Petroleum 23 Power 8 Transportation |
62.94
|
15/—
|
Burns & McDonnell Houston | burnsmcd.com Leslie Duke, Vice President/General Manager |
66 Power 22 Petroleum 4 General Building |
62.90
|
16/23
|
Hatch Mott MacDonald Pearland, Texas | hatchmott.com Eric A. Kleinhenz, Executive Vice President |
99 Petroleum 1 Transportation |
61.09
|
17/14
|
HKS Inc. Dallas | hksinc.com H. Ralph Hawkins, Chairman/CEO |
100 General Building |
58.60
|
18/—
|
Eagleton Engineering LLC Houston | eagletoninc.com Duain Cagle, President/CEO |
100 Petroleum |
53.39
|
19/21
|
Corgan Associates Inc. Dallas | corgan.com Bob Morris, CEO |
50 General Building 25 Transportation 22 Telecommunications |
52.31
|
20/16
|
Pape-Dawson Engineers Inc. San Antonio | pape-dawson.com Gene Dawson, President; Sam Dawson, CEO |
36 General Building 34 Other 20 Transportation |
50.93
|
21/12
|
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc.* Houston | lan-inc.com Dennis Petersen, President |
69 General Building 30 Other 1 Industrial Process |
50.69
|
22/18
|
Brown & Gay Engineers Inc. Houston | browngay.com Ronald L. Mullinax, President |
34 Water Supply 33 Transportation 33 Sewer/Solid Waste |
50.41
|
23/13
|
PageSoutherlandPage Houston | pspaec.com John Cryer III, Principal |
86 General Building 14 Telecommunications |
45.27
|
24/26
|
Dannenbaum Engineering Corp. Houston | dannenbaum.com James D. Dannenbaum, Chairman/CEO |
57 Transportation 19 Water Supply 13 Other |
43.97
|
25/19
|
Huitt-Zollars Inc.* Dallas | huitt-zollars.com Robert J. McDermott, Exec. Vice President |
51 General Building 32 Transportation 10 Sewer/Solid Waste |
43.12
|
26/—
|
Fenstermaker Lafayette, La. | fenstermaker.com Kam Movassaghi, President |
70 Other 18 Petroleum 8 Transportation |
38.51
|
27/—
|
T. Baker Smith LLC Houma, La. | tbsmith.com Kenneth Wm. Smith, President/CEO/Owner |
45 Petroleum 16 Transportation 12 General Building |
38.50
|
28/—
|
Bury+Partners Inc. Austin, Texas | burypartners.com Paul Bury, President/CEO |
57 General Building 19 Transportation 9 Other |
38.40
|
29/22
|
PBK Houston | pbk.com Dan Boggio, President/CEO |
100 General Building |
38.00
|
30/25
|
LJA Engineering Inc. Houston | ljaengineering.com Calvin T. Ladner, President |
40 Master Plan/Site 16 Transportation 13 Sewer/Solid Waste |
37.30
|
31/—
|
Keystone Engineering Inc. Mandeville, La. | keystoneengr.com Rudy Hall, CEO |
100 Petroleum |
36.64
|
32/29
|
SHW Group LLP Plano, Texas | shwgroup.com Kyle Bacon, CAO/Chairman |
100 General Building |
33.53
|
33/24
|
Raba Kistner Inc. San Antonio | rkci.com Carl F. Raba Jr., Chairman/CEO |
46 General Building 40 Transportation 4 Water Supply |
32.79
|
34/30
|
CP&Y Inc.* Dallas | cpyi.com Piyush (Pete) Patel, CEO |
56 Transportation 23 Water Suppl y 20 Sewer/Solid Waste |
32.00
|
35/28
|
Walter P Moore Houston | walterpmoore.com Raymond F. Messer, President/Chairman |
72 General Building 19 Transportation 4 Sewer/Solid Waste |
28.53
|
36/—
|
Hunt, Guillot & Associates (HGA) Ruston, La. | hga-llc.com Trott Hunt, President |
62 Petroleum 32 Master Plan/Site 4 Industrial Process |
28.36
|
37/51
|
Stantec Baton Rouge, La. | stantec.com Don Armour, Vice President |
42 Petroleum 37 Transportation 10 Water Supply |
27.75
|
38/33
|
HOK Houston | hok.com Jay Tatum, Managing Principal |
80 General Building 6 Other 6 Master Plan/Site |
27.00
|
39/34
|
Perkins+Will Dallas | perkinswill.com Tom Reisenbichler, Regional Director |
100 General Building |
26.13
|
40/31
|
Cobb, Fendley & Associates Inc. Houston | cobbfendley.com Allen D. Watson, President |
52 Transportation 14 Water Supply 9 Other |
24.90
|
41/—
|
MWH Global Dallas | mwhglobal.com R. Christopher Young, Vice President |
48 Sewer/Solid Waste 38 Water Supply 14 General Building |
24.69
|
42/43
|
Good Fulton & Farrell Dallas | gff.com Duncan T. Fulton, President/CEO |
90 General Building 10 Other |
24.13
|
43/—
|
PGAL Houston, Utah | pgal.com Jeffrey Gerber, CEO |
72 General Building 27 Transportation 1 Telecommunications |
23.27
|
44/—
|
KSA Engineers Inc .Longview, Texas | ksaeng.com Joncie H. Young, President |
46 Transportation 24 Other 15 Water Supply |
23.03
|
45/—
|
G.E.C. Inc. Baton Rouge, La. | gecinc.com Verdi Adam, President |
96 Transportation 4 Sewer/Solid Waste |
23.00
|
46/32
|
Klotz Associates Houston | klotz.com Wayne Klotz, President |
53 Transportation 36 Water Supply 11 Sewer/Solid Waste |
22.70
|
47/37
|
Carollo Engineers Inc .Dallas | carollo.com Russ Wachter, Clinical Services Director |
75 Water Supply 25 Sewer/Solid Waste |
21.69
|
48/—
|
Huckabee Fort Worth | huckabee-inc.com Christopher Huckabee, CEO |
100 General Building |
21.60
|
49/38
|
Ziegler Cooper Architect sHouston | zieglercooper.com R. Scott Ziegler Sr., Principal |
53 Other 47 General Building |
21.56
|
50/41
|
Kirksey Architecture Houston | kirksey.com John Kirksey, President/Founder |
99 General Building 1 Master Plan/Site |
21.15
|
51/47
|
Binkley & Barfield Inc. Houston | binkleybarfield.com Larry M. Barfield, President |
35 Transportation 18 Master Plan/Site 14 Power |
18.95
|
52/40
|
ccrd Partners Houston | ccrd.com Richard L. Rome, President |
92 General Building 8 Telecommunications |
18.50
|
53/46
|
SWCA Environmental Consultants Houston | swca.com Joseph J. Fluder III, Regional Manager |
68 Petroleum 7 Telecommunications 7 Transportation |
17.12
|
54/42
|
Haynes Whaley Associates Inc. Houston | hayneswhaley.com Larry E. Whaley, President/CEO |
100 General Building |
16.63
|
55/35
|
Burk-Kleinpeter Inc. New Orleans | bkiusa.com George Kleinpeter Jr., President |
83 Transportation 11 Sewer/Solid Waste 3 Master Plan/Site |
16.61
|
56/36
|
Smith Seckman Reid Inc. *Houston | ssr-inc.com Kevin Wolfford, Group Vice President |
95 General Building 3 Other 1 Transportation |
16.23
|
57/59
|
WHR Architects Inc. Houston | whrarchitects.com David H. Watkins, Chairman/President |
99 General Building 1 Other |
16.20
|
58/39
|
JQ Austin, Texas | jqeng.com Gary Jaster, Principal |
69 General Building 17 Water Supply 7 Power |
14.80
|
59/52
|
Stanley Consultants Austin, Texas | stanleyconsultants.com Tom Morgan, Vice President |
69 Power 16 Water Supply 7 Transportation |
13.61
|
60/49
|
The Beck Group Dallas | beckgroup.com John Paul DeFrank, Managing Principal |
99 General Building 1 Other |
13.52
|
61/45
|
Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc. Houston | rsandh.com Donald R. Glenn, Vice President |
70 Transportation 30 General Building |
13.46
|
62/60
|
PhiloWilke Partnership Houston | pwarch.com Dana Wilke, Managing Partner |
100 General Building |
10.10
|
63/—
|
Geosyntec Consultants Houston | geosyntec.com Jim Stout, Principal |
48 Sewer/Solid Waste 34 Petroleum 10 Hazardous Waste |
9.87
|
64/50
|
FKP Architects Inc. Houston | fkp.com Diane R.K. Osan, Chief Visionary Officer |
100 General Building |
9.37
|
65/69
|
Powers Brown Architecture Houston | powersbrown.com Joe Powers, Principal |
100 General Building |
9.22
|
66/—
|
Brown Reynolds Watford Architects Inc. Dallas | brwarch.com Craig S. Reynolds, President |
100 General Building |
9.02
|
67/54
|
O’Connell Robertson Austin, Texas | oconnellrobertson.com Richard Burnight, President/Manag. Principal |
100 General Building |
8.10
|
68/53
|
H.W. Lochner Inc .Dallas | hwlochner.com Kevin Newman, Senior Vice President |
100 Transportation |
7.95
|
69/56
|
CMA Fort Worth | cmarch.com Bruce M. Carlson, CEO/Principal |
100 General Building |
7.62
|
70/61
|
Baird, Hampton & Brown Inc. Fort Worth | bhbinc.com John W. (Bill) Baird, President/Senior Civil Eng. |
56 General Building 19 Industrial Process 11 Transportation |
7.32
|
71/—
|
Kell Munoz Architects Inc. San Antonio | kellmunoz.com Henry R. Muñoz III, CEO |
95 General Building 5 Transportation |
7.24
|
72/58
|
Blitch Knevel Architects LLC New Orleans | blitchknevel.com Ronald B. Blitch, President |
100 General Building |
7.10
|
73/55
|
Manning Architects New Orleans | manningarchitects.com William Raymond Manning, President/CEO |
78 General Building 14 Transportation 8 Master Plan/Site |
6.74
|
74/—
|
Marmon Mok San Antonio | marmonmok.com Steve Souter, Managing Partner |
100 General Building |
6.61
|
75/48
|
Othon Inc .Houston | othon.com F. William Othon, President |
45 Transportation 20 Other 18 Sewer/Solid Waste |
6.60
|
76/62
|
GSR Andrade Architects Inc. Dallas | gsr-andrade.com Fernando J. Andrade, President/CEO |
100 General Building |
6.52
|
77/—
|
Wier & Associates Inc. Arlington, Texas | wierassociates.com John P. Wier, President/CEO |
61 Petroleum 32 General Building 4 Transportation |
6.12
|
78/—
|
Meeks + Partners Houston | meekspartners.com Donald J. Meeks, CEO/Partner |
100 General Building |
6.11
|
79/—
|
Nelsen Partners Inc. Austin, Texas | nelsenpartners.com Brad Nelsen, President |
100 General Building |
5.76
|
80/—
|
Wylie Consulting Engineers Houston | wylieassociates.com Gary L. Wylie, CEO |
100 General Building |
5.73
|
81/64
|
Structural Engineering Associates Inc. San Antonio | seatx.com David T. Covarrubias, Principal |
86 Transportation 6 General Building 3 Power |
5.56
|
82/63
|
Aguirre Roden Inc. Dallas | AguirreRoden.com Pedro Aguirre, CEO |
50 General Building 45 Transportation 5 Manufacturing |
5.30
|
83/—
|
Holly and Smith Architects Inc. Hammond, La. | hollyandsmith.com Michael F. Holly, President |
99 General Building 1 Other |
5.12
|
84/—
|
Kendall/Heaton Associates Inc. Houston | kendall-heaton.com Rex H. Wooldridge, Principal |
100 General Building |
4.81
|
85/65
|
Redding Linden Burr Inc. Houston | rlbengineers.com Stephen Redding, President |
100 General Building |
4.37
|
86/—
|
Hensley Lamkin Rachel Inc. Dallas | hlrinc.net Robert W. Lamkin, President |
100 General Building |
3.47
|
87/79
|
Big Red Dog Engineering and Consulting Austin, Texas | bigreddog.com Will Schnier, President |
69 General Building 18 Master Plan/Site 10 Petroleum |
3.37
|
88/—
|
Thornton Tomasetti Inc. Dallas | thorntontomasetti.com Patricia Coleman, Principal |
97 General Building 3 Transportation |
3.25
|
89/74
|
Durand-Hollis Rupe Architects San Antonio | dhrarchitects.com Gabriel Durand-Hollis, President |
93 General Building 6 Transportation 1 Master Plan/Site |
2.51
|
90/82
|
Fromberg Associates Ltd. Austin, Texas | fromberg.com Randall E. Fromberg, CXO |
100 General Building |
2.31
|
91/78
|
Walker Parking Consultants Houston | walkerparking.com Kenneth C. Wagner, Vice President |
100 General Building |
2.16
|
92/77
|
Mayse & Associates Inc. Dallas | mayseassociates.com Michael R. Mayse, President |
99 General Building 1 Other |
2.04
|
93/76
|
Merrick & Co.* San Antonio | merrick.com Tammy Johnson, Vice President |
100 General Building |
1.89
|
94/—
|
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Amarillo, Texas | dpsdesign.org Garrett Pendergraft, Principal |
100 General Building |
1.80
|
95/84
|
MulvannyG2 Architecture Irvine, Calif. | MulvannyG2.com James T Hillier, Senior Principal |
100 General Building |
1.71
|
96/80
|
Turner Duran Architects, LP Houston | turnerduran.com R. Gregory Turner, President |
94 General Building 6 Manufacturing |
1.56
|
97/—
|
Fehr Grossman Cox Architects Inc. Houston | Bruce T. Fehr, President |
50 General Building 37 Manufacturing 13 Other |
1.50
|
98/—
|
Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical and Environmental Sciences Consultants San Diego, Calif. | ninyoandmoore.com Avram Ninyo, Principal Engineer |
51 General Building 13 Transportation 13 Hazardous Waste |
0.97
|
99/71
|
Mazzetti Baton Rouge. La. | mazzetti.com E. Spivey Lipsey, Jr., Principal |
100 General Building |
0.91
|
100/—
|
Collins Engineers Inc. Houston | collinsengr.com Stephen Curtis, Director - Waterfront Services |
100 Transportation |
0.86
|
101/86
|
api(+) Tampa, Fla. | apiplus.com/ Juan Romero, President + CEO |
100 General Building |
0.12
|
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