The Top 150 Global Design Firms list, published annually in July, ranks the 150 largest world designs firms, both publicly and privately held, based on total design-specific revenue regardless of where the projects were located.
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| RANK | FIRM NAME & LOCATION | TYPE OF FIRM |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2008 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Jacobs, Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A. | EAC |
| 2 | 4 | AECOM Technology Corp., Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.A.† | EA |
| 3 | 1 | URS Corp., San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A.† | EAC |
| 4 | 5 | Fluor Corp., Irving, Texas, U.S.A.† | EC |
| 5 | 7 | WorleyParsons, North Sydney, NSW, Australia† | EC |
| 6 | 6 | CH2M Hill, Englewood, Colo., U.S.A.† | EAC |
| 7 | 11 | AMEC plc, London, U.K.† | E |
| 8 | 9 | Fugro NV, Leidschendam, The Netherlands† | E |
| 9 | 10 | The Shaw Group Inc., Baton Rouge, La., U.S.A.† | EC |
| 10 | 3 | SNC-Lavalin International Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada† | EC |
| 11 | 8 | WS Atkins PLC, Epsom, Surrey, U.K.† | EA |
| 12 | 13 | ARCADIS NV, Arnhem, The Netherlands† | E |
| 13 | 12 | Bechtel, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A.† | EC |
| 14 | 14 | Tetra Tech Inc., Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A.† | E |
| 15 | 16 | KBR, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.† | EC |
| 16 | 17 | Mott MacDonald Group Ltd., Croydon, Surrey, U.K.† | E |
| 17 | 20 | Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc., New York, N.Y., U.S.A.† | EAC |
| 18 | 21 | ARUP Group Ltd., London, U.K.† | E |
| 19 | 25 | Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair & Partners), Cairo, Egypt | EA |
| 20 | 22 | WSP Group plc, London, U.K.† | E |
| 21 | 24 | Hatch Group, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada† | E |
| 22 | 15 | Parsons, Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A.† | EC |
| 23 | 19 | Saipem, San Donato Milanese, Italy† | EC |
| 24 | 28 | HDR, Omaha, Neb., U.S.A.† | EA |
| 25 | 18 | Foster Wheeler AG, Clinton, N.J., U.S.A.† | EC |
| 26 | ** | Grontmij NV, De Bilt, The Netherlands† | E |
| 27 | 29 | Poyry, Vantaa, Finland† | E |
| 28 | 35 | Stantec Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada† | EALP |
| 29 | 27 | Black & Veatch, Overland Park, Kan., U.S.A. | EC |
| 30 | 31 | Ramboll Gruppen A/S, Virum, Denmark† | E |
| 31 | 34 | China Communications Construction Group (Ltd.), Beijing, China† | EC |
| 32 | 23 | Tecnicas Reunidas, Madrid, Spain† | EC |
| 33 | 26 | MWH Global, Broomfield, Colo., U.S.A.† | EC |
| 34 | 41 | Mustang Engineering, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.† | EC |
| 35 | 33 | Louis Berger Group, Morristown, N.J., U.S.A.† | EAP |
| 36 | 58 | Sinclair Knight Merz, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia† | E |
| 37 | 36 | Golder Associates Corp., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada† | E |
| 38 | ** | Hydrochina Corp., Beijing, China† | EC |
| 39 | 44 | HOCHTIEF AG, Essen, Germany† | EC |
| 40 | 40 | Halcrow Group Ltd., London, U.K.† | E |
| 41 | 42 | HNTB Cos., Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A.† | EA |
| 42 | 48 | GHD Pty Ltd., Sydney, NSW, Australia | E |
| 43 | 65 | China Chengda Engineering Co. Ltd., Chengdu, Sichuan, China† | E |
| 44 | 54 | China Metallurgical Group Corp., Beijing, China† | EA |
| 45 | 47 | Gensler, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. | A |
| 46 | 46 | HOK, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A.† | AE |
| 47 | 59 | Sinopec Engineering Inc., Beijing, China | EC |
| 48 | 49 | China Power Engineering Consltg. Group Co., Beijing, China† | EC |
| 49 | 45 | Egis, Saint Quentin en Yvelines, France† | EC |
| 50 | 62 | China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Beijing, China† | EC |
| 51 | 51 | CDM, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.† | EC |
| 52 | ** | Aurecon, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | E |
| 53 | 43 | CDI Engineering Solutions, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A.† | EC |
| 54 | 60 | S&B Holdings Ltd. and Affiliates, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.† | EC |
| 55 | 56 | DHV Group, Amersfoort, The Netherlands† | E |
| 56 | 91 | McDermott International Inc., Houston, Texas, U.S.A.† | EC |
| 57 | 53 | Scott Wilson, Basingstoke, Hampshire, U.K.† | E |
| 58 | 55 | COWI A/S, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark† | E |
| 59 | 64 | Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. | EAC |
| 60 | 57 | The PBSJ Corp., Tampa, Fla., U.S.A.† | EA |
| 61 | 50 | JGC Corp., Yokohama, Japan | EC |
| 62 | 66 | Royal Haskoning, Nijmegen, The Netherlands† | E |
| 63 | 73 | Dessau Inc., Laval, Quebec, Canada† | E |
| 64 | 75 | ENGlobal Corp., Houston, Texas, U.S.A.† | EC |
| 65 | 67 | MACTEC Inc., Alpharetta, Ga., U.S.A.† | EAC |
| 66 | 71 | Sargent & Lundy LLC, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.† | EA |
| 67 | 63 | Nippon Koei Group, Tokyo, Japan† | E |
| 68 | 74 | China Railway Group Ltd., Beijing, China† | EC |
| 69 | 68 | Nikken Sekkei Group, Tokyo, Japan† | AEP |
| 70 | 88 | TRC Cos. Inc., Lowell, Mass., U.S.A.† | EG |
| 71 | 61 | Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc., Raleigh, N.C., U.S.A. | E |
| 72 | 110 | UniversalPegasus, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.† | E |
| 73 | 52 | Environmental Resources Management (ERM), Exton, Pa., U.S.A.† | ENV |
| 74 | 37 | Balfour Beatty plc, London, U.K.† | EC |
| 75 | 72 | HKS Inc., Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. | AE |
| 76 | 78 | INECO-TIFSA Group, Madrid, Spain | E |
| 77 | 77 | Michael Baker Corp., Moon Twp., Pa., U.S.A.† | EA |
| 78 | 76 | Malcolm Pirnie Inc., White Plains, N.Y., U.S.A. | E |
| 79 | 83 | Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. | AE |
| 80 | ** | Aedas, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.† | A |
| 81 | ** | SYSTRA, Paris, France† | E |
| 82 | 128 | Zachry Group, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.† | EC |
| 83 | ** | Trow Global, Brampton, Ontario, Canada† | E |
| 84 | 84 | Dewberry, Fairfax, Va., U.S.A.† | EA |
| 85 | 86 | Royal BAM Group nv, Bunnik, The Netherlands† | E |
| 86 | 81 | Terracon Consultants Inc., Olathe, Kan., U.S.A.† | E |
| 87 | 87 | CTI Engineering Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan† | E |
| 88 | 115 | Shanghai Xian Dai Arch’l Design (Group) Co., Shanghai, China† | AE |
| 89 | ** | Ausenco, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia† | E |
| 90 | 96 | China National Machinery Industry Corp., Beijing, China† | EC |
| 91 | 85 | The Kleinfelder Group Inc., San Diego, Calif., U.S.A.† | E |
| 92 | 117 | Oriental Consultants (ACKG Ltd.), Shibuyaku Tokyo, Japan† | E |
| 93 | 104 | Bureau Veritas, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., U.S.A.† | E |
| 94 | 82 | Norconsult AS, Sandvika, Norway | E |
| 95 | 95 | STV Group Inc., New York, N.Y., U.S.A.† | EA |
| 96 | 93 | Brown and Caldwell, Walnut Creek, Calif., U.S.A.† | E |
| 97 | 97 | Conestoga-Rovers & Assoc., Niagara Falls, N.Y., U.S.A.† | ENV |
| 98 | 100 | Burns and Roe Group Inc., Oradell, N.J., U.S.A.† | E |
| 99 | 92 | Kajima Corp., Tokyo, Japan† | AEC |
| 100 | 105 | Stanley Consultants Inc., Muscatine, Iowa, U.S.A. | E |
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