E N G I N E E R I N G Page 10C February 25-March 3, 2011 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE
ATLANTAS TOP 25 ENGINEERING FIRMS
Ranked by Atlanta gross engineering billings * Refers to work done from the Atlanta office, regardless of where the projects were located. ** Refers to projects in the 20-county metro Atlanta area only. ~ Professional engineers and engineers-in-training. ^ Firm submitted a statement of verification supporting figures. In Feb. 2010, Jordan, Jones & Goulding Inc. (No. 6 last year) was acquired by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (No. 13 last year). NA - Not available or not applicable NR - Not ranked or not relevant ARCADIS U.S. Inc. qualifies for this listing but did not reply. SOURCES: Atlanta Business Chronicle research and the firms It is not the intent of this list to endorse the participants or to imply that the listing of a company indicates its quality. Although every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of Atlanta Business Chronicle charts, omissions sometimes occur. All information listed is based on responses from the firms to Atlanta Business Chronicle surveys. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to Patsy Conn, Research Director, Atlanta Business Chronicle, 3423 Piedmont Road, Suite 400, Atlanta, Ga. 30305, or e-mail pconn@bizjournals.com. This year Last year Firm 2010 Atlanta gross engineering billings* / 2010 Atlanta net engineering revenue* 2010 engineering net revenue nationwide Number of PE and EIT in Atlanta ~ / Companywide Total staff in Atlanta / Companywide Partial listing of areas of specialty Managing principal(s) Year est. in Atlanta 1. (1) CH2M Hill Inc. 1000 Abernathy Road, Northpark 400, Suite 1600 Atlanta, Ga. 30328 (770) 604-9095 www.ch2m.com $266,026,240 $207,735,389 $6,100,000,000 97 3,140 940 23,500 program management; wastewater and water resources; municipal operations; energy and sustainability, chemicals and power; civil infrastructure and facilities Greg Wilson, Gerri Dickerson, Pat Corleto, Bill Whalen 1975 2. (2) Parsons Corp. 3577 Parkway Lane, Suite 100 (770) 446-4900 Norcross, Ga. 30092 www.parsons.com $98,097,459 $100,311,599 $2,725,000,000 76 2,232 270 10,599 engineering and construction for water/ wastewater, transportation, infrastructure, education, energy, environmental and facilities for local and federal government Michele Nanna, Kevin Kelly, Bob Gilbert, Kenneth Stockwell, Joseph Cudney, Aykut Urgen 1974 3. (NR) AECOM Technology Corp. 1360 Peachtree St. N.E., Suite 500 Atlanta, Ga. 30309 (404) 965-9600 www.aecom.com $92,200,000 $65,400,000 $3,800,000,000 45 7,500 159 55,000 environment, planning, design and development, transportation, water Mack Astorga, Tim Jackson, Bijoy Ghosh, Richard Markwith NA 4. (3) Enercon Services Inc. 500 TownPark Lane (770) 919-1930 Kennesaw, Ga. 30144 www.enercon.com $87,354,445 $74,567,690 $153,989,108 130 284 309 1,133 power plant engineering, power delivery engineering, environmental engineering, licensing and permitting Robert Bryan, Jerry Curreri 1987 5. (4) MACTEC Inc. 1105 Lakewood Parkway, Suite 300 Alpharetta, Ga. 30009 (770) 360-0600 www.mactec.com $68,303,377 $50,010,127 $284,886,335 99 540 520 2,529 environmental engineering, design/build, civil engineering, construction engineering Ann E. Massey, Kendall H. Sherrill, Lawrence J. White, Keith C. Groen, Keith McGuinn 1946 6. (6) (13) Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 6801 Governors Lake Parkway (770) 455-8555 Norcross, Ga. 30071 www.jacobs.com $58,322,956 $53,364,971 $9,915,517,000 115 10,900 262 55,000 water, wastewater, transportation, civil infrastructure, construction services, environmental Paul Wagner, Don Allen, Chuck Button 1963 7. (7) AMEC Inc. 1979 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 400 Tucker, Ga. 30084 (770) 688-2500 www.amec.com $51,400,000 NA NA 65 NA 404 23,000 pulp and paper, power, cement, biofuels, solar, wind, process Tim Gelbar 1958 8. (5) PBS&J, an Atkins company 1600 RiverEdge Parkway N.W., Suite 600 Atlanta, Ga. 30328 (770) 933-0280 www.pbsj.com $50,000,000 $35,800,000 $564,000,000 92 1,448 254 3,756 transportation planning and design; civil; structural; environmental engineering and sciences; construction services; emergency management Douglas Hooker 1973 9. (9) URS Corp. 1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 900 Atlanta, Ga. 30328 (678) 808-8800 www.urscorp.com $43,000,000 NA $9,200,000,000 41 3,500 225 46,500 civil design; traffic and transportation planning and engineering; environmental planning and engineering; construction services Don Harris 1954 10. (12) Moreland Altobelli Associates Inc.^ 2211 Beaver Ruin Road, Suite 190 Norcross, Ga. 30071 (770) 263-5945 www.maai.net $29,385,457 $26,588,142 $30,138,832 41 49 189 301 program and construction management, highway design, transportation and environmental planning, design and inspection services, water and wastewater Thomas D. Moreland, Buddy Gratton, Vickie Moreland 1987 11. (14) J. M. Waller Associates Inc. 100 Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Suite 610 Atlanta, Ga. 30354 (404) 443-2777 www.jmwaller.com $29,321,351 $29,321,351 $44,615,769 9 26 264 446 environmental, facilities, logistics, asset management, construction management Wendell Newton 1998 12. (17) Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. Inc. 3650 Mansell Road, Suite 300 (770) 587-4776 Alpharetta, Ga. 30022 www.burnsmcd.com $27,740,000 $16,305,000 $619,800,000 44 2,677 50 3,050 aviation design, transmission and substation design, water/wastewater facility design and construction, architecture and building design Arnold Olender 1999 13. (10) Pond & Co. 3500 Parkway Lane, Suite 600 (678) 336-7740 Norcross, Ga. 30092 www.pondco.com $27,700,000 $21,600,000 $24,800,000 40 40 144 161 federal and municipal government facilities; military and commercial aviation and fueling; transportation; planning; landscape architecture; urban design J. Al Pond, Tony Parker, Roseana Richards, Jeff Meier, John Cassidy, Brian Bolick, Kip Stokes, Christopher Farnie, Kerry Blind 1965 14. (11) Applied Technical Services Inc. 1049 Triad Court (770) 423-1400 Marietta, Ga. 30062 www.atslab.com $26,100,000 $26,100,000 $55,400,000 26 32 200 435 materials testing, nondestructive inspections, consulting engineering, forensic/fire investigations, chemical analysis, calibration services Jim J. Hills, Semih Genculu 1967 15. (16) GDS Associates Inc. 1850 Parkway Place, Suite 800 (770) 425-8100 Marietta, Ga. 30067 www.gdsassociates.com $22,413,210 $22,237,490 $32,350,382 17 32 83 165 electric, gas, water, wastewater, utilities; IT, market research and statistical services Richard Spellman, Steven Shurbutt, James Daniel, David Brian, Jack Madden, Kevin Mara, Robert Smith 1986 16. (15) Newcomb & Boyd 303 Peachtree Center Ave. N.E., Suite 525 Atlanta, Ga. 30303 (404) 730-8400 www.newcomb-boyd.com $20,113,282 $19,326,469 $19,326,469 77 77 166 166 mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, acoustics, audiovisual, security, telecommunications, commissioning, lighting design Steven Bruning, James Costley, William Dean, Andrew Dymeck, Robert Howell, Christopher Rousseau, Stephen Sessler 1923 17. (18) ATC Associates Inc. 1841 West Oak Parkway, Suite F (770) 427-9456 Marietta, Ga. 30062 www.atcassociates.com $19,000,000 $18,500,000 $185,000,000 18 100 130 1,450 geotechnical, environmental, construction materials testing and special inspections, training and building envelope testing Alex Goharioon, Adam Hayes, Jay Franklin, John Lawrence 1973 18. (20) Brown and Caldwell Inc.^ 990 Hammond Drive, Suite 400 (770) 394-2997 Atlanta, Ga. 30328 www.brownandcaldwell.com $16,000,000 $11,500,000 $202,000,000 47 500 90 1,400 wastewater treatment, infrastructure design, water resources, business consulting and capacity management, operations and maintenance Gregg Mooney, Phil Feeney 1977 19. (24) EMC Engineers Inc. 4550 North Point Parkway, Suite 300 Alpharetta, Ga. 30022 (678) 254-1200 www.eaton.com/energy $13,970,000 $11,490,000 $27,190,000 12 59 38 145 building energy use studies, building systems design, commissioning building HVAC systems Mike Hardy, Jerry Spaulding, Dick Hatcher 1981 20. (NR) Merrick & Co. 229 Peachtree St. N.E., Suite 600 Atlanta, Ga. 30303 (404) 739-5100 www.merrick.com $13,526,000 $9,468,000 $78,900,000 24 141 45 478 engineering, architecture, design-build, surveying, and geospatial technologies David Luke 2000 21. (25) (tie) Golder Associates Inc. 3730 Chamblee-Tucker Road (770) 496-1893 Atlanta, Ga. 30341 www.golder.com $12,500,000 $9,500,000 $750,000,000 34 480 125 7,000 geotechnical and environmental engineering, remediation Joe Volpe, Terry McClean, Randy Sullivan 1970 22. (22) Wolverton & Associates Inc.^ 6745 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 100 Duluth, Ga. 30097 (770) 447-8999 www.wolverton-assoc.com $12,487,015 $9,458,488 $9,702,144 26 28 64 67 civil/site engineering, transportation, land surveying, traffic engineering, structural engineering, subsurface utility engineering, landscape architecture Jerry C. Jay Wolverton, Jr., Joseph R. Macrina, David Buckel, Mark Woolridge,Douglas Dahlberg 1989 23. (23) Kimley-Horn & Associates Inc. 817 West Peachtree St. N.W., Suite 601 Atlanta, Ga. 30308 (404) 419-8700 www.kimley-horn.com $12,000,000 $8,600,000 $250,100,000 40 867 59 1,545 land development, traffic/transportation, urban planning/landscape architecture, LEED consulting, environmental sciences, intelligent transportation systems Ed Ellis, Emmy Montanye, David Stricklin, Debbie Wilson 1994 24. (NR) Morrison Hershfield Corp.^ 66 Perimeter Center E. (770) 379-8500 Atlanta, Ga. 30346 www.morrisonhershfield.com $11,600,000 $7,200,000 $101,000,000 13 18 56 715 architectural, mechanical, electrical, structural, fire commissioning and telecom/tower engineering Edward Gazzola, Eva Schug, Jon McCarthy, Scott Steiding, Sean Smith, Shylesh Moras 1996 25. (21) United Consulting 625 Holcomb Bridge Road (770) 209-0029 Norcross, Ga. 30071 www.unitedconsulting.com $11,000,000 $8,000,000 $9,000,000 9 10 81 85 geotechnical engineering, environmental services, subsurface utility engineering, geophysical services, construction materials testing services, inspections Reza Abree, Donald E. Hill, Chris L. Roberds, Scott D. Smelter 1990 Rank