California Top Design Firms 2014
June 2, 2014
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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2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007
California Top Design Firms
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Rank 2014/2013
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Company / Location / Website
Top Officer |
Market Sectors
By Percent |
Regional Rev.
($ Mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
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1/1
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AECOM Technology Corp.* Los Angeles | aecom.com Randy Altshuler, Vice President |
43 Transportation
20 Power 18 General Building |
433.67
|
|
2/2
|
HDR San Francisco | hdrinc.com Steve Riojas, Director |
33 Transportation
27 Water Supply 16 General Building |
220.06
|
|
3/3
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Parsons Brinckerhoff San Francisco | pbworld.com Teri O. Zink, SVP/West Reg. Business Mgr. |
91 Transportation
6 General Building 3 Water Supply |
209.73
|
|
4/7
|
Gensler San Francisco | gensler.com Andrew P. Cohen, Co-CEO |
85 General Building
12 Transportation 3 Master Plan/Site |
167.83
|
|
5/5
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Stantec Irvine | stantec.com Alfonso Rodriguez, VP, U.S. California North |
33 General Building
20 Transportation 20 Petroleum |
147.82
|
|
6/4
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ARCADIS U.S. Highlands Ranch, Colo. | arcadis-us.com Thomas Johnson, Expert/Scientist |
85 Hazardous Waste
14 Sewerage/Solid Waste 1 Water Supply |
143.41
|
|
7/9
|
Arup New York City | arup.com Mahadev Raman, Chairman Americas |
57 General Building
42 Transportation 1 Petroleum |
116.83
|
|
8/10
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Michael Baker International Irvine | mbakerintl.com Rick Rubin, Regional Executive Vice President |
23 Transportation
22 Master Plan/Site 21 General Building |
98.80
|
|
9/-
|
Cardno* Portland, Ore. | cardno.com Paul Gardiner, President |
39 Petroleum
19 Hazardous Waste 19 Water Supply |
88.59
|
|
10/6
|
HNTB Corp. Santa Ana | HNTB.com Phillip V. Petrocelli, President, West Division |
93 Transportation
7 General Building |
86.85
|
|
11/8
|
MWH Global Inc. Broomfield, Colo. | mwhglobal.com Alan Krause, CEO |
52 Water Supply
35 Sewerage/Solid Waste 11 Power |
80.94
|
|
12/11
|
HMC Architects Los Angeles | hmcarchitects.com Brian Staton, CEO |
100 General Building
|
70.02
|
|
13/-
|
Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. Orange | kimley-horn.com George Fares, Regional Leader |
73 Transportation
22 General Building 3 Master Plan/Site |
65.67
|
|
14/13
|
Geosyntec Consultants Huntington Beach | geosyntec.com Thierry Sanglerat, Executive Vice President |
50 Hazardous Waste
23 Sewerage/Solid Waste 7 Petroleum |
60.77
|
|
15/15
|
Carollo Engineers Inc. Walnut Creek | carollo.com Ken Wilkins, Client Services Director |
67 Sewerage/Solid Waste
33 Water Supply |
58.78
|
|
16/16
|
HOK San Francisco | hok.com Russ Drinker, Management Principal |
94 General Building
6 Transportation |
56.99
|
|
17/14
|
Psomas Culver City | psomas.com Blake Murillo, CEO |
31 Transportation
26 General Building 18 Power |
55.39
|
|
18/-
|
SCS Engineers Long Beach | scsengineers.com James J. Walsh, President & CEO |
74 Sewerage/Solid Waste
26 Hazardous Waste |
54.69
|
|
19/35
|
Burns & McDonnell California | burnsmcd.com Renita Mollman, Vice President/General Mngr. |
97 Power
2 General Building 1 Hazardous Waste |
52.80
|
|
20/17
|
BKF Engineers Redwood City | bkf.com David LaVelle, President & CEO |
71 General Building
26 Transportation 3 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
51.57
|
|
21/19
|
LPA Inc. Irvine | lpainc.com Dan Heinfeld, President |
100 General Building
|
47.52
|
|
22/18
|
T.Y. Lin International San Francisco | tylin.com Alvaro J. Piedrahita, President & CEO |
99 Transportation
1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
44.89
|
|
23/21
|
NV5 Inc. Sacramento | nv5.com Dickerson Wright, CEO |
42 Transportation
39 Other 7 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
40.21
|
|
24/24
|
SPEC Services Inc. Fountain Valley | specservices.com Kim R. Henry, President & CEO |
98 Petroleum
1 Telecommunications 1 Water Supply |
39.43
|
|
25/26
|
TJ Cross Engineers Inc. Bakersfield | tjcross.com Lisa Wong, President |
98 Petroleum
1 Power 1 Water Supply |
37.64
|
|
26/20
|
TTG Pasadena | ttgcorp.com Zareh Astourian, President & CEO |
87 General Building
6 Transportation 3 Water Supply |
37.23
|
|
27/12
|
SmithGroupJJR San Francisco | smithgroupjjr.com Bill Diefenbach, Sr. Vice Pres./Office Director |
100 General Building
|
36.44
|
|
28/23
|
Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical and Environmental Sciences Consultants San Diego | ninyoandmoore.com Avram Ninyo, Principal Engineer |
22 Hazardous Waste
19 General Building 13 Transportation |
35.34
|
|
29/27
|
ZGF Architects LLP Los Angeles | zgf.com Ted A. Hyman, Managing Partner |
96 General Building
3 Transportation 1 Master Plan/Site |
35.00
|
|
30/22
|
Hatch Mott MacDonald Pleasanton | hatchmott.com John W. Townsend, Executive Vice President |
65 Transportation
26 Petroleum 5 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
32.69
|
|
31/32
|
Perkins+Will San Francisco | perkinswill.com Peter Busby, Fellow/Mg. Director/Principal |
100 General Building
|
31.00
|
|
32/28
|
Atkins North America* Tampa | northamerica.atkinsglobal.com Joe Boyer, CEO, North America |
29 General Building
27 Transportation 26 Water Supply |
30.97
|
|
33/36
|
CO Architects Los Angeles | coarchitects.com Scott Kelsey, Managing Principal |
100 General Building
|
29.96
|
|
34/31
|
CannonDesignLos Angeles | cannondesign.com Michael J. Smith, Exec. Director, West Region |
100 General Building
|
29.12
|
|
35/41
|
RMC Water and Environment Walnut Creek | rmcwater.com Randy Raines, President |
64 Water Supply
36 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
28.09
|
|
36/37
|
DLR Group* Santa Monica | dlrgroup.com Adrain Cohen, Senior Principal |
100 General Building
|
28.08
|
|
37/29
|
HGA Architects and Engineers Roseville | hga.com John Justus, Vice President/Principal |
100 General Building
|
26.73
|
|
38/40
|
Geocon Inc. San Diego | geoconinc.com Joseph Vettel, CEO |
48 General Building
23 Transportation 19 Master Plan/Site |
26.50
|
|
39/-
|
Leighton Group Inc. Irvine | leightongroup.com Terry Brennan, President |
46 General Building
19 Transportation 15 Master Plan/Site |
26.10
|
|
40/39
|
GEI Consultants Inc. Rancho Cordova | geiconsultants.com Stephen W. Verigin, Sr. V.P./West Region Mgr. |
90 Water Supply
7 Other 1 Industrial Process |
24.55
|
|
41/-
|
DES Architects + Engineers Redwood City | des-ae.com C. Thomas Gilman, President |
100 General Building
|
21.80
|
|
42/46
|
Syska Hennessy Group Culver City | syska.com Gary Brennen, Co-President |
64 General Building
30 Telecommunications 6 Transportation |
20.41
|
|
43/42
|
Dokken Engineering Folsom | dokkenengineering.com Richard Liptak, President |
100 Transportation
|
20.39
|
|
44/-
|
WRNS Studio San Francisco | wrnsstudio.com Jeff Warner, President & CEO |
96 General Building
4 Transportation |
19.40
|
|
45/-
|
WSP Global Inc. San Francisco | wspgroup.com Steve Burrows, Exec. V.P./Dir. of Buildings |
88 General Building
12 Transportation |
18.00
|
|
46/25
|
Fentress Architects Los Angeles | fentressarchitects.com Curtis W. Fentress, Founder/Principal in Charge |
55 General Building
45 Transportation |
17.88
|
|
47/52
|
Steinberg Architects San Jose | steinberg.us.com Isaac Zamora, Principal/CFO |
90 General Building
10 Other |
17.60
|
|
48/57
|
Harley Ellis Devereaux Los Angeles | harleyellisdevereaux.com J. Peter Devereaux, President |
100 General Building
|
17.36
|
|
49/47
|
RBB Architects Inc. Los Angeles | rbbinc.com Jospeph A. Balbona, CEO |
100 General Building
|
16.74
|
|
50/50
|
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services San Francisco | langan.com Philip T. Tringale, Western Regional Director |
84 General Building
5 Industrial Process 5 Master Plan/Site |
16.32
|
|
51/52
|
Penfield & Smith Santa Barbara | penfieldsmith.com Hady Izadpanah, President |
43 Master Plan/Site
30 Transportation 20 Water Supply |
16.00
|
|
52/-
|
Carrier Johnson + Culture San Diego | carrierjohnson.com Gordon Carrier, Chairman & CEO |
86 General Building
14 Other |
15.80
|
|
53/45
|
Earth Systems Inc.* San Luis Obispo | earthsystems.com Craig S. Hill, President & CEO |
54 General Building
15 Power 11 Transportation |
15.65
|
|
54/-
|
LBL Architects Los Angeles | lblarch.com Kenneth Lee, Principal |
84 General Building
16 Master Plan/Site |
15.50
|
|
55/63
|
BAR Architects San Francisco | bararch.com Chris Haegglund, President & CEO |
93 General Building
4 Master Plan/Site 3 Other |
15.43
|
|
56/51
|
RMW Architecture & Interiors San Francisco | rmw.com Russ Nichols, President |
99 General Building
1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
14.66
|
|
57/56
|
Mazzetti San Francisco | mazzetti.com Walter Vernon, CEO |
99 General Building
1 Telecommunications |
14.30
|
|
58/33
|
KMD Architects San Francisco | kmdarchitects.com Ryan Stevens, CEO |
99 General Building
1 Other |
13.73
|
|
59/-
|
Solomon Cordwell Buenz San Francisco | scb.com Chris Pemberton, Principal |
100 General Building
|
13.59
|
|
60/-
|
Quattrocchi Kwok Architects* Santa Rosa | qka.com Mark Quattrocchi, Principal |
100 General Building
|
13.50
|
|
61/54
|
David Evans and Associates Inc.* Portland, Ore. | deainc.com Al Barkouli, Chairman & CEO |
47 Transportation
26 General Building 25 Master Plan/Site |
13.20
|
|
61/66
|
Ratcliff Emeryville | ratcliffarch.com Christopher P. Ratcliff, Principal |
100 General Building
|
13.20
|
|
63/-
|
Callison Los Angeles | callison.com Bill Lacey, Principal |
100 General Building
|
13.17
|
|
63/58
|
STUDIOS Architecture San Francisco | studios.com Thomas Yee, Chairman |
100 General Building
|
13.17
|
|
65/48
|
Allana Buick & Bers Inc. Palo Alto | abbae.com Karim P. Allana, CEO/Principal |
100 General Building
|
13.01
|
|
66/62
|
Nichols, Melburg & Rossetto Architects Redding | nmrdesign.com Dan Rossetto, President |
100 General Building
|
12.30
|
|
67/-
|
Taylor Irvine | WeAreTaylor.com Gary Davidson, CFO |
100 General Building
|
11.90
|
|
68/82
|
RS&H Inc. San Francisco | rsandh.com Joseph Jackson, Vice President |
100 Transportation
|
11.62
|
|
69/60
|
Quad Knopf Inc. Visalia | quadknopf.com Michael D. Knopf, CEO |
21 Transportation
20 Power 17 General Building |
11.16
|
|
70/59
|
Thornton Tomasetti Inc. Los Angeles | thorntontomasetti.com Bruce Gibbons, Managing Principal |
83 General Building
15 Transportation 1 Telecommunications |
11.14
|
|
71/-
|
Salas O'Brien Engineers San Jose | salasobrien.com Darin Anderson, CEO |
100 General Building
|
11.09
|
|
72/55
|
Hawley Peterson Snyder Mountain View | hpsarch.com Alan E. Turner, President |
100 General Building
|
11.00
|
|
73/75
|
Integral Group Oakland | integralgroup.com Kevin Hydes, Founder/CEO |
94 General Building 6 Other
|
10.78
|
|
74/-
|
Partner Assessment Corp. Inc. DBA Partner Engineering and Science Inc. Torrance | partneresi.com Joseph Derhake, President |
95 General Building
4 Hazardous Waste 1 Telecommunications |
10.73
|
|
75/49
|
Langdon Wilson International Los Angeles | langdonwilson.com Asad M. Khan, President |
100 General Building
|
10.50
|
|
76/-
|
Affiliated Engineers Inc.* San Francisco | aeieng.com Mike Bove, Principal |
90 General Building
9 Industrial Process 1 Power |
10.43
|
|
77/68
|
LEE & RO Inc.* City of Industry | lee-ro.com M. Steve Ro, CEO |
52 Sewerage/Solid Waste
48 Water Supply |
9.90
|
|
78/-
|
Tait & Associates Inc. Santa Ana | tait.com Thomas F. Tait, CEO |
81 General Building
16 Master Plan/Site 3 Transportation |
9.50
|
|
79/-
|
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc. San Francisco | wje.com Kent Sasaski, Principal |
93 General Building
5 Transportation 1 Water Supply |
9.49
|
|
80/66
|
Perkowitz+Ruth Architects Long Beach | prarchitects.com Steve Ruth, President & CEO |
100 General Building
|
9.40
|
|
81/-
|
Huitt-Zollars Inc.* Dallas | huitt-zollars.com Bob McDermott, Exec. Vice President |
46 Transportation
34 General Building 12 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
9.17
|
|
82/-
|
Mead & Hunt Inc.* Sacramento | meadhunt.com Jon Faucher, Vice President |
75 Transportation
24 Water Supply 1 Other |
8.21
|
|
83/64
|
SWCA Environmental Consultants Pasadena | swca.com Joseph J. Fluder III, Vice President |
31 Power
30 Transportation 14 Other |
7.80
|
|
84/69
|
Project Design Consultants San Diego | projectdesign.com Greg Shields, COO |
32 General Building
21 Master Plan/Site 20 Power |
7.17
|
|
85/71
|
Terracon Consultants Inc. Olathe, Kan. | terracon.com Swaminathan Srinivasan, Western Operating Group Manager |
66 General Building
17 Power 6 Other |
6.64
|
|
86/-
|
The Engineering Enterprise* Alameda | engent.com Chuck Shalley, Principal |
93 General Building
7 Transportation |
6.40
|
|
87/-
|
Wilson & Co. Inc., Engineers and Architects San Bernardino | wilsonco.com James Brady, COO |
72 Transportation
24 Petroleum 4 Other |
6.06
|
|
88/-
|
SGPA Architecture and Planning San Diego | sgpa.com David G. Reinker, President |
100 General Building
|
5.81
|
|
89/-
|
Darden Architects Inc. Fresno | dardenarchitects.com Martin E. Dietz, President |
96 General Building
4 Other |
5.60
|
|
90/-
|
Polytech Associates Inc. San Francisco | polytechae.com Mehrnoush Arsanjani, Managing Principal |
100 General Building
|
5.00
|
|
91/85
|
Walker Parking Consultants Los Angeles | walkerparking.com Dan Johns, Vice President |
100 General Building
|
4.34
|
|
92/76
|
Dreyfuss & Blackford Architects Sacramento | dreyfussblackford.com John C. Webre, President |
100 General Building
|
3.73
|
|
93/78
|
Perkins Eastman San Francisco | perkinseastman.com Leslie Moldow, Principal |
100 General Building
|
3.47
|
|
94/-
|
Architectural Nexus Sacramento | archnexus.com Charlie Downs, Senior Principal |
100 General Building
|
3.18
|
|
95/81
|
Sugimura Finney Architects Campbell | sugimura.com Mark C. Finney, President |
92 General Building
8 Master Plan/Site |
3.10
|
|
96/-
|
FreemanWhite Charlotte | Freemanwhite.com Franklin Brooks, President & CEO |
100 General Building
|
2.81
|
|
97/77
|
RNL Los Angeles | rnldesign.com Jeffrey Anglada, Director |
56 General Building
44 Other |
2.76
|
|
98/-
|
Forsgren Associates Inc. Salt Lake City | forsgren.com Alan Driscoll, Division Manager |
64 Other
27 Water Supply 9 Master Plan/Site |
2.72
|
|
99/-
|
Willbros Group Inc. Tulsa | willbros.com Edward Wiegele, President, Professional Services |
100 Petroleum
|
2.40
|
|
100/84
|
CSHQA Inc. West Sacramento | cshqa.com J. Michael Brady, Principal/Director-Sacramento Office Manager |
99 General Building
1 Transportation |
2.09
|
|
101/-
|
The Jerde Partnership Inc.* Los Angeles | jerde.com John Simones, Co-CEO/Design Director |
100 General Building
|
1.50
|
|
102/86
|
TR Design Group Architecture Riverside | trdesigngroup.com Thomas Riggle, President |
59 General Building
41 Transportation |
1.47
|
|
103/-
|
SB Architects San Francisco | sb-architects.com Scott A. Lee, President/Principal |
100 General Building
|
1.45
|
|
104/-
|
CASCO Diversified Corp. Laguna Niguel | cascocorp.com Mario Tutino, Project Manager |
100 General Building
|
1.43
|
|
105/83
|
McCall Design Group San Francisco | mccalldesign.com Michael McCall, President |
100 General Building
|
1.42
|
|
106/87
|
R.M. Byrd and Associates Inc. Ontario | rmbyrd.com Rick Byrd, President |
100 General Building
|
1.41
|
|
107/-
|
AZTEC Engineering Group Inc. Phoenix | aztec.usRobert L. Lemke Jr., CEO |
100 Transportation
|
0.92
|
|
108/88
|
Collins Engineers Inc. Auburn | collinsengr.com Glenn Gerschke, Division Manager |
58 Transportation
35 Petroleum 4 Water Supply |
0.82
|
|
109/-
|
SODA Inc. Los Angeles | sodaism.com Derrick Flynn, Principal |
100 General Building
|
0.45
|