Southeast Top Design Firms 2015
May 2015
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.According to the latest Top Design Firms survey, most Southeast design firms reported revenue gains in 2014.
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Southeast Top Design Firms
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Rank 2015/2014 |
Company / Location / Website Top Officer |
Top Three Market Sectors By % of Revenue** |
Regional Rev. 2014($ Mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
1/1
|
AECOM* Morrisville, N.C. | aecom.com Tim H. Keener, Executive Vice President, Southeast Region |
46 Transportation 30 General Building 6 Hazardous Waste |
533.32 |
2/3 |
Kimley-Horn
Cary, N.C., and West Palm Beach, Fla. | kimley-horn.com Jon Wilson (N.C.) and Russell Barnes (Fla.), Regional Leaders |
41 Transportation 40 General Building 10 Water Supply |
173.53 |
3/2 |
ARCADIS US/RTKL/Callison
Highlands Ranch, Colo. | arcadis-us.com John Jastrem, CEO |
47 Hazardous Waste 26 Transportation 15 Water Supply |
158.43 |
4/6 |
HNTB Corp.
Arlington, Va. | hntb.com J. Michael Inabinet, Southeast Division President |
96 Transportation 4 General Building |
133.26 |
5/5 |
Atkins North America*
Tampa | atkinsglobal.com/en-GB/north-america/ Joe Boyer, CEO |
74 Transportation 17 General Building 7 Water Supply |
127.10 |
6/8 |
Cardno* Lone Tree, Colo. | cardno.com Paul Gardiner, President, Americas Region |
30 Transportation 25 Water Supply 20 Petroleum |
123.80 |
7/7 |
RS&H Inc.
Jacksonville, Fla. | rsandh.com Brian P. Reed, CEO |
74 Transportation 26 General Building |
117.60 |
8/10 |
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Tampa | wspgroup.com; parsonsbrinckerhoff.com George Walton, Southeast Regional Business Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff |
84 Transportation 11 General Building 4 Water Supply |
109.16 |
9/9 |
Stantec Tampa | stantec.com Mike Kennedy, Senior Vice President |
45 Transportation 23 General Building 10 Master Plan/Site |
107.71 |
10/12 |
Terracon Consultants Inc.
Olathe, Kan. | terracon.com Jamal Najm, Principal, Eastern Operating Group Manager |
50 General Building 24 Transportation 5 Water Supply |
83.29 |
11/11 |
Zachry Group
Charlotte | zachrygroup.com Jeff Ramsey, Director |
100 Power |
78.94 |
12/17 |
Perkins+Will
Atlanta | perkinswill.com Willard Lariscy, Principal/Managing Director |
99 General Building 1 Master Plan/Site |
58.51 |
13/13 |
Michael Baker international
Virginia Beach, Va. | mbakerintl.com Dave Thompson, Senior Vice President, MidAtlantic Region Director |
84 Transportation 8 Water Supply 5 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
56.44 |
14/15 |
Dewberry Raleigh | dewberry.com Pamela B. Townsend, Senior Vice President |
29 General Building 24 Water Supply 21 Transportation |
56.15 |
15/16 |
LS3P Charleston, S.C. | ls3p.com Thompson E. Penney, President & CEO |
95 General Building 4 Transportation 1 Other |
53.21 |
16/19 |
Universal Engineering Sciences Inc.
Orlando | UniversalEngineering.com Mark Israel, President |
56 General Building 14 Other 13 Transportation |
43.97 |
17/23 |
Gensler Washington, D.C. | gensler.com Kenneth Baker, Regional Principal |
98 General Building 1 Telecommunications 1 Transportation |
41.52 |
18/22 |
HKS Inc.
Miami | hksinc.com David M. Harper, Principal & Managing Director |
70 General Building 30 Transportation |
39.84 |
19/24 |
DRMP Inc.*
Orlando | drmp.com Wayne D. Chalifoux, President & CEO |
62 Transportation 29 Surveying 6 General Building |
38.84 |
20/18 |
McKim & Creed Inc.
Raleigh | mckimcreed.com John T. Lucey Jr., President & CEO |
25 Sewerage/Solid Waste 21 Transportation 18 General Building |
38.23 |
21/21 |
KCI Technologies Inc.
Tampa | kci.com Bryan R. Lawson, Vice President, Reg. Practice Leader |
53 Transportation 22 Telecommunications 13 General Building |
38.00 |
22/14 |
STV* Charlotte | stvinc.com J. Edward Jenkins, Senior Vice President, Deputy Division Manager |
99 Transportation 1 Petroleum |
37.94 |
23/27 |
Little Charlotte | littleonline.com Phil Kuttner, CEO |
98 General Building 2 Other |
37.82 |
24/37 |
Wantman Group Inc.
West Palm Beach, Fla. | wantmangroup.com David Wantman, President |
76 Transportation 12 Master Plan/Site 9 General Building |
34.00 |
25/31 |
TLC Engineering for Architecture Inc.
Orlando | tlc-engineers.com Michael P. Sheerin, CEO |
84 General Building 15 Transportation 1 Industrial Process |
33.41 |
26/25 |
O'Neal Inc.
Greenville, S.C. | onealinc.com Kevin Bean, President & CEO |
63 Industrial Process 25 Manufacturing 12 General Building |
32.30 |
27/29 |
Gannett Fleming
Orlando | gannettfleming.com Paul D. Nowicki, Senior Vice President |
54 Transportation 17 Master Plan/Site 10 Water Supply |
31.73 |
28/26 |
Kisinger Campo & Associates Corp.
Tampa | kisingercampo.com Stephen McGucken, CEO |
100 Transportation |
31.56 |
29/- |
Clark Nexsen
Virginia Beach, Va. | clarknexsen.com Christopher Stone, President |
84 General Building 12 Industrial Process 3 Transportation |
30.92 |
30/30 |
BRPH Melbourne, Fla. | brph.com Brad Harmsen, CEO |
56 General Building 44 Manufacturing |
28.27 |
31/32 |
CPH Inc.
Sanford, Fla. | cphcorp.com David Gierach, President; Kamran Khosravani, CEO |
40 Master Plan/Site 20 Water Supply 20 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
26.61 |
32/28 |
Jones Edmunds
Gainesville, Fla. | jonesedmunds.com Stanley F. Ferreira Jr., President & CEO |
34 Sewerage/Solid Waste 31 Transportation 26 Water Supply |
26.45 |
33/39 |
ESP Associates P.A.
Fort Mill, S.C. | espassociates.com Joseph W. Hendrick, President |
29 Public Safety 23 Master Plan/Site 20 General Building |
26.41 |
34/35 |
Burns & McDonnell
Alpharetta, Ga. | burnsmcd.com Arnold Olender, Vice President, General Manager |
64 Power 14 General Building 13 Manufacturing |
25.50 |
34/36 |
England-Thims & Miller Inc.
Jacksonville, Fla. | etminc.com N. Hugh Mathews, President & CEO |
35 General Building 29 Transportation 20 Master Plan/Site |
25.50 |
36/40 |
Pond & Co.
Norcross, Ga. | pondco.com Anthony W. Parker, President |
77 General Building 11 Transportation 10 Petroleum |
24.65 |
37/38 |
Cooper Carry Inc.
Atlanta | coopercarry.com Kevin R. Cantley, President & CEO |
100 General Building |
24.16 |
38/33 |
Affiliated Engineers Inc.*
Chapel Hill, N.C. | aeieng.com Jerry Schuett, Principal |
55 General Building 31 Industrial Process 8 Power |
24.06 |
39/47 |
Nova Engineering and Environmental
Kennesaw, Ga. | usanova.com Randall Bagwell, President & CEO |
69 General Building 11 Master Plan/Site 8 Transportation |
23.24 |
40/- |
GAI Consultants Inc.
Orlando | gaiconsultants.com Richard A. Cima, Vice President |
63 Transportation 15 General Building 12 Master Plan/Site |
22.77 |
40/- |
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
Greenville, S.C. | mcmillanpazdansmith.com Chad Cousins, COO |
97 General Building 2 Other 1 Transportation |
22.77 |
42/50 |
Hatch Mott MacDonald
Pensacola, Fla. | hatchmott.com Kendall L. Kilpatrick, Vice President |
71 Transportation 13 Water Supply 9 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
22.46 |
43/- |
VHB Orlando | vhb.com Michael J. Carragher, President |
42 Transportation 39 General Building 19 Master Plan/Site |
21.20 |
44/45 |
Morrison Hershfield*
Atlanta | morrisonhershfield.com Jon McCarthy, Senior Vice President |
89 Telecommunications 11 General Building |
19.98 |
45/42 |
WK Dickson & Co.
Charlotte | wkdickson.com David L. Peeler, President & CEO |
29 Stormwater Mgmt 28 Transportation 21 Water Supply |
19.50 |
46/34 |
Woolpert Inc.
Dayton, Ohio | woolpert.com Steve Phipps, Chairman |
54 Sewerage/Solid Waste 44 Geospatial 1 Water Supply |
19.28 |
47/58 |
Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio LLC
Atlanta | rjtrdesign.com Rob Rule, Dan Joy, Joe Trammell, Ann Rubio, Principals |
100 General Building |
19.10 |
48/- |
Harvard Jolly Architecture
St. Petersburg, Fla. | harvardjolly.com William B. Harvard Jr., CEO & Chairman |
100 General Building |
18.75 |
49/48 |
Stevens & Wilkinson
Atlanta | stevensandwilkinson.com Ronald V. Stang Jr., Chairman |
95 General Building 3 Manufacturing 2 Transportation |
18.62 |
50/- |
Withers & Ravenel Inc.
Cary, N.C. | withersravenel.com James Canfield, President |
54 General Building 23 Master Plan/Site 14 Transportation |
18.04 |
51/98 |
Power Grid Engineering LLC
Winter Springs, Fla. | powergridengineering.com Michael Wright, President |
100 Power |
17.49 |
52/52 |
Stewart Raleigh | stewartinc.com Willy E. Stewart, Chairman & CEO |
65 General Building 24 Transportation 8 Master Plan/Site |
17.15 |
53/46 |
Schenkel & Shultz Inc.*
Orlando | schenkelshultz.com J. Thomas Chandler, President & COO |
53 Transportation 47 General Building |
15.57 |
54/- |
Metric Engineering Inc.
Miami | metriceng.com Manuel A. Benitez |
100 Transportation |
13.68 |
55/59 |
VOA Associates Inc.*
Orlando | voa.com Jonathan Douglas, Managing Principal |
100 General Building |
13.22 |
56/56 |
RMF Engineering Inc.
Charleston, S.C. | rmf.com Dave Crutchfield, Principal |
100 General Building |
13.16 |
57/53 |
A&P Consulting Transportation Engineers Corp. Doral, Fla. | apcte.com Carlos M. Gil-Mera, Principal |
70 Telecommunications 19 Water Supply 11 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
12.55 |
58/66 |
Zyscovich Architects
Miami | zyscovich.com Bernard Zyscovich, CEO |
76 General Building 20 Transportation 3 Master Plan/Site |
11.99 |
59/65 |
Carollo Engineers Inc.
Sarasota, Fla. | carollo.com Russ Wachter, Client Services Director |
66 Water Supply 34 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
11.70 |
60/- |
Fentress Architects
Denver | fentressarchitects.com Curtis Fentress, Founder & Principal in Charge |
64 General Building 36 Transportation |
11.66 |
61/55 |
Wakefield Beasley & Associates
Alpharetta, Ga. | wakefieldbeasley.com Lamar Wakefield, CEO |
100 General Building |
10.74 |
62/75 |
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services Inc. Miami Lakes, Fla. | langan.com Cristina M. Gonzalez, Senior Principal/Senior Vice President |
88 General Building 6 Petroleum 4 Master Plan/Site |
10.37 |
63/51 |
Lord Aeck Sargent
Atlanta | lordaecksargent.com Joe Greco, President |
100 General Building |
10.16 |
64/72 |
Alliance Consulting Engineers Inc.
Columbia, S.C. | allianceCE.com Deepal Eliatamby, President |
35 Master Plan/Site 24 Water Supply 18 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
10.10 |
65/62 |
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates Inc.
Atlanta | srssa.com Howard H. Stewart, President |
100 General Building |
9.89 |
66/76 |
Seamon Whiteside*
Mount Pleasant, S.C. | SeamonWhiteside.com Kenneth R. Seamon, President |
45 Master Plan/Site 44 General Building 10 Transportation |
9.82 |
67/93 |
Phillips Partnership
Atlanta | phillipspart.com Jerry Phillips, President |
100 General Building |
9.70 |
68/- |
Robins & Morton
Birmingham, Ala. | robinsmorton.com Bill Morton, President & CEO |
99 Industrial Process 1 Power |
9.50 |
69/86 |
The Beck Group
Tampa | beckgroup.com Bryan Wilson, Principal |
99 General Building 1 Transportation |
9.06 |
70/- |
Reiss Engineering Inc.
Winter Springs, Fla. | reisseng.com C. Robert Reiss, President |
60 Sewerage/Solid Waste 40 Water Supply |
8.89 |
71/70 |
Syska Hennessy Group
Atlanta | syska.com James Coe, Senior Vice President |
64 Telecommunications 35 General Building 1 Power |
8.36 |
72/69 |
GEL Engineering LLC
Charleston, S.C. | gel.com Keith McCullock, Director |
35 Manufacturing 22 Industrial Process 17 Power |
8.09 |
73/77 |
Bowman Consulting Group Ltd.
Charleston, S.C. | bowmanconsulting.com Jeffrey Blair, Branch Manager & Principal |
67 General Building 24 Master Plan/Site 8 Transportation |
8.01 |
73/96 |
Mead & Hunt Inc.*
Charleston, W. Va. | meadhunt.com Richard Plymale, Vice President |
84 Transportation 15 General Building 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
8.01 |
75/57 |
CDH Partners Inc.
Marietta, Ga. | cdhpartners.com William E. Chegwidden, President |
100 General Building |
7.83 |
76/74 |
Perkins Eastman
Charlotte | perkinseastman.com David J. Segmiller, Managing Principal |
100 General Building |
7.72 |
77/60 |
Smith Seckman Reid Inc.
Sarasota, Fla. | ssr-inc.com Randy Rogers, Senior Principal |
100 General Building |
7.66 |
78/71 |
Stanley Consultants
West Palm Beach, Fla. | stanleyconsultants.com John Downes, West Palm Beach Office Manager |
59 Transportation 15 General Building 15 Power |
7.39 |
79/67 |
Robert and Co.
Atlanta | robertandcompany.com Michael Kluttz, Chairman & CEO |
74 General Building 15 Transportation 10 Master Plan/Site |
7.25 |
80/81 |
Wetherill Engineering Inc.*
Raleigh | wetherilleng.com Debora B. Wetherill, President |
91 Transportation 3 Master Plan/Site 3 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
7.07 |
81/- |
PGAL Boca Raton, Fla. | pgal.com Ian Nestler, Principal |
82 General Building 18 Transportation |
6.79 |
82/82 |
CEMS Engineering/Architecture
Ladson, S.C. | cemsengineering.com Stephen Mahaffey, President |
100 General Building |
6.41 |
83/80 |
Chen Moore and Associates
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | chenmoore.com Peter Moore, President |
100 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
6.10 |
84/84 |
R.J. Behar & Co.
Pembroke Pines, Fla. | rjbehar.com Robert J. Behar, President & CEO |
100 Transportation |
5.90 |
85/- |
RDK Engineers
Charlotte and Durham, N.C. | rdkengineers.com Christopher Cummings, CEO |
95 General Building 5 Transportation |
5.85 |
86/- |
ACAI Associates Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | acaiworld.com Adolfo J. Cotilla Jr., President |
75 General Building 17 BIM Services 7 Transportation |
5.55 |
87/87 |
CJMW Architecture
Winston-Salem, N.C. | cjmw.com Tom Calloway, Principal & CEO |
100 General Building |
5.51 |
88/85 |
Connelly & Wicker Inc.*
Jacksonville, Fla. | cwieng.com Richard C. Welch, President |
79 Transportation 12 General Building 9 Master Plan/Site |
5.39 |
89/94 |
Ramey Kemp & Associates Inc.
Raleigh | rameykemp.com Stephen Greene, Vice President |
86 General Building 14 Transportation |
4.66 |
90/115 |
Primus Design Services LLC
Woodstock, Ga. | primusbuilders.com Michael Jones, President |
86 General Building 14 Industrial Process |
4.42 |
91/104 |
Cherokee Enterprises Inc.
Miami Lakes, Fla. | cherokeecorp.com Gabino Cuevas, CEO |
66 Petroleum 25 Hazardous Waste 6 Transportation |
4.01 |
92/92 |
Alley, Williams, Carmen & King Inc.
Burlington, N.C. | awck.com Franz K. Holt, President |
90 Civil/Surveying 10 General Building |
4.00 |
92/95 |
FINFROCK
Apopka, Fla. | finfrock.com Robert D. Finfrock, President |
100 General Building |
4.00 |
94/79 |
Ayres Associates
Tampa | AyresAssociates.com Hisham Sunna, Vice President |
82 Transportation 12 Hazardous Waste 5 Water Supply |
3.66 |
95/100 |
Davis-Martin-Powell & Associates Inc.
High Point, N.C. | dmp-inc.com Michael Slusher, President |
34 General Building 21 Sewerage/Solid Waste 19 Water Supply |
3.44 |
96/99 |
GREELEY AND HANSEN
Tampa | Greeley-Hansen.com Federico Maisch, EVP, Eastern Operations |
73 Sewerage/Solid Waste 27 Water Supply |
3.33 |
97/83 |
Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood Inc.
Greenville, S.C. | gmcnetwork.com Steve Cawood, Regional President |
100 General Building |
3.09 |
98/- |
Adache Group Architects
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | adache.com George Fletcher, President & CEO |
100 General Building |
3.00 |
99/101 |
AHA Consulting Engineers Inc.
Roswell, Ga. | aha-engineers.com Conleth O’Flynn, Vice President, SE Region |
86 General Building 10 Other 4 Telecommunications |
2.88 |
100/107 |
Florida Engineering Group Inc.
Orlando | feg-inc.us Sam J. Sebaali, President & CEO |
64 General Building 14 Master Plan/Site 14 Other |
2.69 |
101/- |
Gallo Herbert Architects
Deerfield Beach, Fla. | GalloHerbert.com Willaim J. Gallo, CEO |
85 General Building 8 Master Plan/Site 6 Industrial Process |
2.45 |
102/109 |
api(+)
Tampa | apiplus.com Juan Romero, President & CEO |
100 General Building |
2.15 |
103/103 |
CASCO
St. Louis | cascocorp.com Daniel E. Cutter, President |
100 General Building |
2.04 |
104/102 |
Collins Engineers Inc.
Charleston, S.C. | collinsengr.com Charles Conrad, Division Manager |
66 Transportation 31 General Building 2 Master Plan/Site |
2.01 |
105/- |
Weston & Sampson
Charleston, S.C. | westonandsampson.com Robert L. Horner, Vice President |
100 General Building |
1.94 |
106/109 |
Douglas Wood Associates
Coral Gables, Fla. | douglaswood.biz Douglas Wood, President |
100 General Building |
1.63 |
107/112 |
GRAEF
Maitland, Fla. | graef-usa.com Scott D. Hinrichs, Principal, Office Manager |
78 Transportation 21 General Building 1 Other |
1.40 |
108/68 |
GLE Associates Inc.
Tampa | gleassociates.com Robert B. Greene, President |
92 General Building 6 Industrial Process 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
1.11 |
109/- |
Parkway Construction & Architecture
Lewisville, Texas | parkwayconstruction.com Rick Wojciechowski, CEO & President |
100 General Building |
1.04 |
110/- |
ARTEFACT studio inc.
Naples, Fla. | artefactinc.com Fabian Behague, Principal |
100 General Building |
1.00 |
111/- |
Carlson Associates
Dallas | carlson-dc.com Hal Adams, Vice President |
100 Telecommunications |
0.67 |
112/- |
Epsten Group Inc.
Atlanta | epstengroup.com Dagmar B. Epsten, President & CEO |
100 General Building |
0.55 |
113/- |
Finley Engineering Group Inc.
Tallahassee, Fla. | finleyengineeringgroup.com Craig Finley, Jr. President |
100 Transportation |
0.22 |