The top 50 Engineers of 2017.

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Top 150 Consultants

Top 50 QSs

Top 50 Project Managers

Top 50 Engineers

Top 50 Architects

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Top 50 engineers 2017
Rank = 2017Rank = 2016FirmUK chartered engineering staff - TotalUK chartered engineering staff - Civil engineersUK chartered engineering staff - Structural engineersUK chartered engineering staff - Mechanical engineersUK chartered engineering staff - Electrical engineersUK chartered engineering staff - OtherNon-chartered / technical engineersTotal UK chartered - 2016Total UK chartered - 2017Total UK staff - 2016Total UK staff - 2017Offices - UKOffices - Worldwide
1 2 Mott MacDonald 2,278 1,142 248 269 420 199 1,867 3,349 3,693 6,741 7,108 30 176
2 3 Aecom 1,855 1,195 233 199 181 47 1,008 3,021 3,003 6,970 6,962 45 634
3 5 Arup Group 1,616 794 284 250 161 127 2,260 1,656 1,801 5,041 5,308 14 92
4 4 WSP11 1,106 394 116 69 72   995 1,319 1,887 5,265 7,261 60+ 500
5 6 Arcadis 775           80 1,940 1,923 3,676 3,464 27 350
6 8 Ramboll UK 588 118 127 67 38 238 313 557 617 1,214 1,171 22 300+
7 11 Hoare Lea 438 0 0 242 167 29 346 321 438 803 849 12 14
8 9 BuroHappold Engineering 394 58 95 50 27 164 419 376 394 996 1,071 5 21
9   RPS Group 351 151 92 25 23 60 44 496 534 2,595 2,675 42 111
10   Peter Brett Associates 312 72 23 8 3   271 337 315 581 674 16 19
11 15 Sweco 221 100 8 25 25 61 460 184 222 759 812 14 >100
12 12 Pell Frischmann6 209 85 42 23 19 40 199 178 211 452 539 10 19
13 16 Cundall 183 21 49 56 35 22 323 169 183 547 584 6 21
14 17 Hilson Moran 156 0 0 69 51 36 47 149 156 233 237 4 6
15 18 WYG 112 66 28 5 13 0 0 293 180 1,225 1,318 25 50
16 13 Mace 104 44 9 51     0 1,260 1,173 3,650 3,546 10 30+
17 19 TPS Consult 100 64 28     8   158 155 281 252 8 8
18   Curtins Consulting 96 38 52 0 0 6 172 80 96 323 368 12 1
19   Royal HaskoningDHV 95 73 0 7 4 11 129 261 235 497 485 13 79
20 21 CampbellReith 84 30 36 0 0 18 58 84 84 144 160 5 7
21 26 BDP 76 2 17 37   20 53 368 377 782 807 6 11
22 25 AKT II 74 16 56 0 0 0 147 74 74 238 248 1 1
23 23 Pick Everard 69 21 12 20 16 0 120 198 207 472 511 11 11
24   Elliott Wood Partnership 58 7 51 0 0 0 38 62 58 127 131 3 3
25 30 Clancy Consulting 57 21 25 6 5   87 54 57 173 184 9 9
26= 31 Clarkebond (UK)  49 17 21 0 0 11 22 49 49 128 128 3 3
26= 33 Thomasons 49 19 30 0 0 0 46 52 56 80 80 9 9
28   Price & Myers 48 5 43 0 0 0 111 51 49 187 184 3 3
29 28 Ridge & Partners7 41 9 9 10 13 0 105 263 196 486 559 10 11
30 37 Robert Bird & Partners 40 1 39 0 0 0 104 36 40 148 163 1 10
31 22 NPS Group5 36 3 4 3 11 15 34 320 224 988 924 24 24
32 24 JNPGroup  35 26 11     6 52 34 40 99 104 5 5
33 43= Stride Treglown 32 1           143 149 326 323 9 9
34 36 TSP Projects 30 16 4 0 1 9 231 38 37 390 427 4 4
35   DSSR 29 0 0 19 7 3 61 24 29 126 119 4 4
36 43= Meinhardt (UK)  26 1 14 3 2 2 33 21 26 72 81 1 45
37= 42 Gleeds 25 17 1 2 2 3 23 630 626 980 1,098 20 67
37= 40 TÜV SÜD Real Estate9 25     12 9 4 142 19 25 200 215 15 20
39   Silcock Leedham Group 22     9 6 7 11 20 22 33 36 2 4
40   Butler & Young 21 0 3 0 0 18 0 137 142 145 152 15 15
41= 46 Foster + Partners 20 0 5 6 4 5 55 450 402 1,262 1,058 1 16
41=   Lyons O’Neill Civil & Structural Engineers 20 3 17       0 17 20 21 21 1 1
43=   Mason Clark Associates 19 8 11 0 0 0 15 24 25 54 55 3 3
44   Elementa Consulting 18 0 0 11 5 2 40 60 66 14 18    
45=   AKS Ward 17 5 13 0 0 0 33 25 21 248 257 6 6
45= 46 CalfordSeaden 17 1 3 5 8 0 32 83 85 77 61 6 6
45= 20 ChapmanBDSP 17 0 0 5 6   112 19 19 180 180 3 5
48=   Bryden Wood 16 6 1 5 4 0 53 43 52 129 154 2 3
48=   Harley Haddow (Edinburgh)  16 0 6 4 6   70 17 16 100 93 3 3
50   Baily Garner 14 0 0 6 4 4 7 75 74 156 155 2 2

Postscript

* see methodology and notes below

Methodology

Barbour ABI, provider of construction intelligence services and Building’s sister company, contacted more than 500 firms for this year’s Building Top Consultants’ Survey. 

They were sent a survey form asking for details on the number of chartered staff, non-chartered and technical staff, and domestic and worldwide fee incomes. 

Firms are ranked according to total UK chartered staff, and for QSs, architects, engineers and project managers by chartered staff in each respective discipline. Practices were also asked questions relating to: staff recruitment, wage patterns, margins, areas of work, and work expectations.

The survey relies upon firms completing and returning the annual survey form. For a variety of reasons firms sometimes decide not to take part. 

Only those firms that complete and return the survey form are included in the survey. Where firms have made two submissions, we have used data from the most complete submissions. Where firms have omitted answers from their response, we have left the space blank.

Where the given total chartered staff number for a profession did not match the total staff numbers listed for types of that profession (such as structural engineer or electrical engineer), then the total professional chartered number that was submitted has been used.

Firms with any questions about the survey, or that wish to be included in the 2018 survey, should contact Barbour ABI. 

(www.barbour-abi.com or by email to info@barbour-abi.com)

 

Notes

1. Atkins did not provide figures this year. A spokesperson said: “Atkins has recently been acquired by SNC-Lavalin and the two businesses are currently going through the process of integrating their systems, processes and people. This has coincided with the collation of data for Building’s Top Consultants and it has not been possible for the merged organisation to provide the information required for this year’s rankings.”  Based on last year’s staff numbers, Atkins would have remained the largest UK consultant by number of chartered staff. Other large businesses that failed to provide figures this year included CBRE, Deloitte Real Estate, Hurley Palmer Flatt and Waterman.

2. Chaplin Farrant Design Group figures reflect the departure from the group of engineering company CBL. 2016/17 turnover not yet available.

3. Currie & Brown figures reflect the acquisition of Sweett Group in September 2016.

4. JLL figures reflect the acquisition of M&E property maintenance firm Integral UK in August 2016.

5. NPS Group figures reflect NPS North East ceasing trading on

3. 1 October 2016 after TUPE transfer to an alternative provider. 

6. Pell Frischmann figures reflect the acquisition of M&E specialist Desco (Design and Consultancy) in August 2016.

7.  Ridge and Partners figures reflect the acquisition of PH Warr in December 2016.

8.  Turner & Townsend figures relate to the UK and Ireland.

9.  TÜV SÜD Real Estate figures include TÜV SÜD Dunbar Boardman (Lift Consultants), which became part of the UK business in 2016.

10. Whittam Cox Architects  rebranded from WCEC Architects this year.

11. WSP figures reflect the acquisition of Mouchel in October 2016.

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