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THE TOP 500

DESIGN FIRMS SOURCEBOOK

THE
TOP 500
DESIGN
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 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP., ranked

#01 first in transportation overall, sees an

uptick in business due to more use of alter-
native approaches.

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KEY TO TYPE OF FIRM
A architect, E engineer, EC engineer-
contractor, AE architect-engineer,
EA engineer-architect, ENV environmen-
tal, GE geotechnical engineer, L landscape
architect, P planner and O other.
Other combinations are possible.
Firms classified themselves.
Companies are ranked according to
revenue for design services performed in
2011 in $ millions (*). Those with subsidiar-
ies are indicated by (). For information on
subsidiaries and where each firm worked
outside of the U.S., see www.ENR.com.
**Firms not ranked last year. Some markets
may not add up to 100% due to omission
of other miscellaneous market category
and rounding. NA=Not available.
General Building as a category includes
commercial buildings, offices,
stores, educational facilities, government
buildings, hospitals, medical facilities,
hotels, apartments, housing, etc.
Hazardous Waste includes
chemical and nuclear waste treatment,
Industrial Process comprises pulp
and paper mills, steel mills, non-ferrous
metal refineries, pharmaceutical plants,
chemical plants, food and other processing
plants, etc.
Manufacturing includes auto,
electronic assembly, textile plants, etc.
Petroleum includes refineries,
petrochemical plants, offshore facilities,
pipelines, etc.
Power comprises thermal and hydro-
electric powerplants, waste-to-energy
plants, transmission lines, substations,
cogeneration plants, etc.
Sewerage / Solid Waste includes
sanitary and storm sewers, treatment
plants, pumping plants, incinerators,
industrial waste facilities, etc.
Telecommunications comprises
transmission lines and cabling, towers
and antennae, data centers, etc.
Transportation includes airports,
bridges, roads, canals, locks, dredging,
marine facilities, piers, railroads,
tunnels, etc.
Water Supply includes dams, reservoirs,
transmission pipelines, distribution mains,
irrigation canals, desalination and potability
treatment plants, pumping stations, etc.

The Top 500 Design Firms

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1 1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP., Los Angeles, Calif. EA 6,875.2 3,027.0 36 0 7 7 8 0 31 12 0

2 2 URS CORP., San Francisco, Calif. EAC 5,334.0 1,353.9 12 3 6 7 5 19 30 16 0
3 3 JACOBS, Pasadena, Calif. AEC 5,222.7 2,434.2 10 10 6 1 1 53 14 3 1
4 5 FLUOR CORP., Irving, Texas EC 4,029.4 3,462.7 0 0 3 0 0 91 0 5 0
5 4 CH2M HILL, Englewood, Colo. EAC 3,903.0 1,563.6 5 4 8 14 15 19 22 13 0

The Top Design Firms in Transportation

TRANSPORTATION $ MIL.
HIGHWAYS $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2,102.9 1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 803.5

2 URS CORP. 1,596.1 2 URS CORP. 601.7
3 PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 1,042.9 3 HNTB COS. 474.7
4 CH2M HILL 852.4 4 PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 420.1
5 HNTB COS. 813.9 5 CH2M HILL 398.8

MASS TRANSIT AND RAIL $ MIL.

AIRPORTS $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 585.4 1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 284.1

2 PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 497.0 2 URS CORP. 248.3
3 URS CORP. 330.4 3 HNTB COS. 67.1
4 JACOBS 320.8 4 JACOBS 64.2
5 STV GROUP INC. 196.1 5 BECHTEL 64.0

MARINE AND PORT FACILITIES $ MIL.

BRIDGES $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 158.8 1 URS CORP. 365.6

2 CH2M HILL 86.8 2 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 271.2
3 MOFFATT & NICHOL 71.4 3 HNTB COS. 120.6
4 LOUIS BERGER GROUP 55.7 4 CH2M HILL 112.6
5 URS CORP. 50.1 5 MICHAEL BAKER CORP. 107.4

*BASED ON 2011 DESIGN REVENUE FROM TRANSPORTATION SECTORS AS REPORTED IN ENRS LEADING CONTRACTORS AND DESIGN FIRMS SOURCEBOOK SURVEY. SEE ENR.COM FOR EXPANDED LISTINGS.

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The Top Design Firms in Environment
SITE ASSESSMENT AND COMPLIANCE $ MIL.
SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 431.8 1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 186.1

2 CH2M HILL 401.6 2 URS CORP. 111.6
3 ARCADIS U.S./RTKL/RISE 270.0 3 TETRA TECH INC. 89.0
4 URS CORP. 235.8 4 MWH GLOBAL 83.0
5 TETRA TECH INC. 157.0 5 CDM SMITH 81.4

SEWERAGE AND SOLID WASTE $ MIL.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 CH2M HILL 597.8 1 CH2M HILL 486.8

2 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 536.2 2 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 350.1
3 MWH GLOBAL 399.0 3 MWH GLOBAL 307.0
4 CDM SMITH 264.3 4 CDM SMITH 152.5
5 URS CORP. 260.4 5 ARCADIS U.S./RTKL/RISE 141.0

TRANSMISSION LINES AND AQUEDUCTS $ MIL.

HAZARDOUS WASTE $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 TETRA TECH INC. 187.0 1 URS CORP. 860.6

2 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 184.6 2 ARCADIS U.S./RTKL/RISE 827.0
3 MWH GLOBAL 154.0 3 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 801.9
4 URS CORP. 56.6 4 CH2M HILL 489.7
5 HDR 51.7 5 TETRA TECH INC. 394.0

WATER SUPPLY $ MIL.

CHEMICAL AND SOIL REMEDIATION $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 TETRA TECH INC. 800.0 1 URS CORP. 568.9

2 CH2M HILL 542.4 2 ARCADIS U.S./RTKL/RISE 469.0
3 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 468.6 3 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 322.9
4 MWH GLOBAL 466.0 4 TETRA TECH INC. 140.0
5 URS CORP. 353.6 5 PARSONS 114.4

WATER TREAT. AND DESALINATION PLANTS $ MIL.

RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 CH2M HILL 542.4

2 TETRA TECH INC. 462.0
3 MWH GLOBAL 278.0
4 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 157.0
5 CDM SMITH 139.7

*BASED ON 2011 DESIGN REVENUE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SECTORS AS REPORTED IN ENRS LEADING CONTRACTORS AND DESIGN FIRMS SOURCEBOOK SURVEY. SEE ENR.COM FOR EXPANDED LISTINGS.

TOP 25 U.S. ARCHITECTURE FIRMS OF 2012

Companies are ranked by revenue (in millions of dollars) for architectural services performed in 2011. This data also appears in Engineering News-Records Top
500 Design Firms list, which, unlike our ranking, also includes engineering-exclusive firms.
RANK TYPE TOTAL
OF ARCHITECTURAL
2012 2011 FIRM, U.S. HEADQUARTERS FIRM REVENUE Key to firm types
A Architect EAL Engineer Architect Landscape
1 2 Gensler, San Francisco A 764.08
AE Architect Engineer AEC Architect Engineer Contractor
2 1 AECOM, Los Angeles EA 445.40 (not all combinations listed)
AP Architect Planner
3 3 Perkins+Will, Chicago A 365.40
4 84 CH2M HILL, Englewood, CO EAC 365.10
See the entire Top 250 Architecture Firms list at
5 4 HDR Architecture, Omaha EA 364.10 architecturalrecord.com/practice.

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 The Top Design Firms in General Building
GENERAL BUILDING $ MIL.
COMMERCIAL OFFICES $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2,484.8 1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 654.2

2 GENSLER 708.3 2 GENSLER 402.2
3 URS CORP. 646.9 3 HOK 131.9
4 JACOBS 543.5 4 JACOBS 102.7
5 HOK 386.7 5 CH2M HILL 97.8

GOVERNMENT OFFICES $ MIL.

HEALTH CARE $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 637.2 1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 314.3

2 JACOBS 248.1 2 HDR 205.2
3 URS CORP. 169.6 3 PERKINS+WILL 162.4
4 AMEC 144.3 4 CANNON DESIGN 146.6
5 TETRA TECH INC. 106.5 5 HKS INC. 124.7

HOTELS, MOTELS & CONVENTION CENTERS $ MIL.

SPORTS $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 296.4 1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 217.2

2 GENSLER 51.5 2 POPULOUS 75.9
3 HKS INC. 32.2 3 HNTB COS. 21.9
4 HOK 17.2 4 URS CORP. 20.8
5 URS CORP. 14.8 5 HKS INC. 16.4

RETAIL $ MIL.
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 136.0 1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 88.8

2 KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES INC. 98.8 2 HDR 39.2
3 GENSLER 84.7 3 HOK 27.4
4 TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC. 70.7 4 URS CORP. 25.1
5 HENDERSON ENGINEERS INC. 44.8 5 STV GROUP INC. 20.8

MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL $ MIL.

EDUCATION $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 36.1 1 PARSONS 113.3

2 PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 32.6 2 URS CORP. 106.8
3 URS CORP. 18.7 3 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 104.7
4 KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES INC. 17.4 4 JACOBS 96.3
5 WSP USA 17.3 5 PERKINS+WILL 76.5

*BASED ON 2011 DESIGN REVENUE FROM GENERAL BUILDING SECTORS AS REPORTED IN ENRS LEADING CONTRACTORS AND DESIGN FIRMS SOURCEBOOK SURVEY. SEE ENR.COM FOR EXPANDED LISTINGS.

The Top 50 Program Construction Manage-

Management Firms ment-for-Fee/PM Firms
2011 REVENUE IN $ MIL. 2011 REVENUE IN $ MIL.
RANK RANK FIRM TOTAL INT'L
DOMESTIC INT'L TOTAL
2012 REVENUE REVENUE REVENUE 2012 2011 TYPE REVENUE REVENUE

1 CH2M HILL, Englewood, Colo. 1,982.8 217.5 2,200.3 1 1 BECHTEL, San Francisco, Calif. EC 3,979.0 428.0
2 BECHTEL, San Francisco, Calif. 1,433.0 4.0 1,437.0 2 2 CH2M HILL, Englewood, Colo. EAC 2,200.3 217.5
3 JACOBS, Pasadena, Calif. 1,323.5 0.0 1,323.5 3 3 JACOBS, Pasadena, Calif. AEC 1,788.9 212.3
4 URS CORP., San Francisco, Calif. 1,126.4 46.5 1,172.9 4 4 URS CORP., San Francisco, Calif. EAC 1,553.4 46.5
5 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP., Los Angeles, Calif. 651.7 512.1 1,163.8 5 5 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP., Los Angeles, Calif. EA 1,163.8 512.1

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The Top Design Firms in Power
HYDROPLANTS $ MIL.
COGENERATION $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 182.7 1 JACOBS 83.6

2 TETRA TECH INC. 70.0 2 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 43.3
3 MWH GLOBAL 68.0 3 ZACHRY HOLDINGS INC. 41.4
4 HDR 48.5 4 PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 36.6
5 AMEC 33.1 5 THE BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. 28.3

TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PLANTS $ MIL.

WIND POWER $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 BURNS & MCDONNELL 205.1 1 TETRA TECH INC. 110.0

2 POWER ENGINEERS INC. 166.2 2 STANTEC INC. 25.2
3 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 158.7 3 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 14.4
4 BLACK & VEATCH 146.4 4 ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTS INC. 11.0
5 TRC COS. INC. 99.8 5 SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 11.0

POWER $ MIL.
SOLAR POWER $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 THE SHAW GROUP INC. 707.1 1 BECHTEL 38.0

2 BLACK & VEATCH 591.2 2 FLUOR CORP. 35.3
3 SARGENT & LUNDY LLC 510.4 3 ZACHRY HOLDINGS INC. 26.9
4 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 480.8 4 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 24.0
5 BECHTEL 444.0 5 CH2M HILL 21.8
*BASED ON 2011 DESIGN REVENUE FROM POWER SECTORS AS REPORTED IN ENRS LEADING CONTRACTORS AND DESIGN FIRMS SOURCEBOOK SURVEY. SEE ENR.COM FOR EXPANDED LISTINGS.

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1 1 URS CORP., San Francisco, Calif. 645 611.40 11 8 11 14 6 0 3 1 11 48

2 2 GENSLER, San Francisco, Calif. 1117 390.37 51 69 4 4 1 4 0 10 4 3
3 3 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP., Los Angeles, Calif. 914 236.41 3 48 24 10 11 7 0 0 0 0
4 5 HOK, St. Louis, Mo. 865 164.71 37 26 15 9 31 2 1 1 13 1
5 8 HDR, Omaha, Neb. 784 137.22 9 0 66 2 16 0 0 0 16 0

COMMERCIAL OFFICES RETAIL

$ MIL. $ MIL.
RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 GENSLER 244.1 1 GENSLER 26.7

2 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 89.8 2 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 23.6
3 HOK 42.0 3 URS CORP. 16.9
4 URS CORP. 32.4 4 STANTEC INC. 8.5
5 TETRA TECH INC. 31.5 5 RNL 4.7

GOVERNMENT OFFICES EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

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RANK FIRM REVENUE RANK FIRM REVENUE

1 HDR 90.9 1 URS CORP. 83.5

2 TETRA TECH INC. 74.5 2 PERKINS+WILL 41.9
3 URS CORP. 65.8 3 LPA INC. 27.1
4 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 56.7 4 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 23.6
5 JACOBS 48.2 5 EYP ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING 23.3

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1 1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP., Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.A. EA 6,875.2 3,027.0 36 0 7 7 8 0 31 12 0

2 2 URS CORP., San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. EAC 5,334.0 1,353.9 12 3 6 7 5 19 30 16 0
3 3 JACOBS, Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A. AEC 5,222.7 2,434.2 10 10 6 1 1 53 14 3 1
4 4 WORLEYPARSONS LTD., North Sydney, NSW, Australia EC 4,459.1 3,413.8 0 0 11 1 0 69 4 0 0
5 7 FLUOR CORP., Irving, Texas, U.S.A. EC 4,029.4 3,462.7 0 0 3 0 0 91 0 5 0

The Top 10 by Market

7 SEWER / WASTE
Top 10 Revenue: $1,323.8 Mil.
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Sectors Revenue: $2,351.8 Mil.
2012 2011
2 TRANSPORTATION
Top 10 Revenue: $4,848.3 Mil.
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Sectors Revenue: $10,649.7 Mil.
2012 2011
3 BUILDING 8 HAZARDOUS WASTE 6 WATER
Top 10 Revenue: $4,576.3 Mil. Top 10 Revenue: $2,045.8 Mil. Top 10 Revenue: $1,742.8 Mil.
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Sectors Revenue: $9,384.9 Mil. Sectors Revenue: $2,211.9 Mil. Sectors Revenue: $3,367.8 Mil.
2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011

1 1 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 2 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 2 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 1 ARCADIS NV 1 1 ARCADIS NV
2 2 MWH GLOBAL 2 8 ATKINS 2 1 DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS 2 2 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2 4 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP.
3 3 CH2M HILL 3 4 DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS 3 3 ARUP GROUP LTD. 3 3 URS CORP. 3 2 GRONTMIJ NV
4 5 GOLDER ASSOCIATES CORP. 4 5 EGIS 4 5 ARCADIS NV 4 4 STANTEC INC. 4 3 MWH GLOBAL
5 ** URS CORP. 5 7 MOTT MACDONALD GROUP LTD. 5 4 WSP GROUP PLC 5 6 TETRA TECH INC. 5 ** CH2M HILL
6 4 MOTT MACDONALD GROUP LTD. 6 6 ARUP GROUP LTD. 6 8 RAMBOLL GROUP A/S 6 5 CH2M HILL 6 10 TETRA TECH INC.
7 8 GHD PTY LTD. 7 ** PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 7 6 FUGRO NV 7 9 CONESTOGA-ROVERS & ASSOC. 7 6 MOTT MACDONALD GROUP LTD.
8 ** POYRY 8 ** URS CORP. 8 9 GRONTMIJ NV 8 8 AMEC PLC 8 ** ATKINS
9 ** DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS 9 ** CH2M HILL 9 7 ATKINS 9 10 ATKINS 9 ** SMEC
10 9 BLACK & VEATCH 10 9 COWI 10 ** SWECO 10 ** GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS 10 ** BLACK & VEATCH

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