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Top 50 engineers
Top 50 engineers, ranked by the number of UK chartered engineering staff employed by each firm. Click on the buttons below to sort the tiles and hover over each firm to to reveal more information.
1 -
Atkins
2015 rank: 1
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 3555
Civil engineers: 1664
Structural engineers: 359
Mechanical engineers: 566
Electrical engineers: 315
Other: 651
Non-chartered/technical engineers: -
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 4,138
2016: 4,260
Total UK staff
2015: 8,885
2016: 8,873
Offices
UK: 57
Worldwide: 190
2 ▲
Mott MacDonald
2015 rank: 3
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 2007
Civil engineers: 1073
Structural engineers: 166
Mechanical engineers: 277
Electrical engineers: 342
Other: 149
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 1742
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 3,033
2016: 3,349
Total UK staff
2015: 5,933
2016: 6,741
Offices
UK: 29
Worldwide: 180
3 ▼
Aecom
2015 rank: 2
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 1875
Civil engineers: 1205
Structural engineers: 229
Mechanical engineers: 193
Electrical engineers: 203
Other: 45
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 1029
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 3,527
2016: 3,021
Total UK staff
2015: 7,423
2016: 6,970
Offices
UK: 49
Worldwide: 634
4 -
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff
2015 rank: 4
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 1720
Civil engineers: 385
Structural engineers: 139
Mechanical engineers: 60
Electrical engineers: 64
Other: 1072
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 704
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 1,712
2016: 1,797
Total UK staff
2015: 4,984
2016: 5,100
Offices
UK: 29
Worldwide: c.500
5 -
Arup Group
2015 rank: 5
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 1487
Civil engineers: 684
Structural engineers: 288
Mechanical engineers: 254
Electrical engineers: 146
Other: 115
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 2217
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 1,561
2016: 1,656
Total UK staff
2015: 4,514
2016: 5,041
Offices
UK: 14
Worldwide: 92
6 -
Arcadis
2015 rank: 6
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 690
Civil engineers: 380
Structural engineers: 110
Mechanical engineers: 105
Electrical engineers: 90
Other: -
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 280
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 2,645
2016: 1,940
Total UK staff
2015: 3,700
2016: 3,676
Offices
UK: 41
Worldwide: 312
7 ▲
Waterman Group
2015 rank: 8
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 607
Civil engineers: 317
Structural engineers: 149
Mechanical engineers: 50
Electrical engineers: 23
Other: 68
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 417
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 591
2016: 607
Total UK staff
2015: 1,138
2016: 1,170
Offices
UK: 14
Worldwide: 19
8 ▲
Ramboll UK
2015 rank: 9
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 536
Civil engineers: 146
Structural engineers: 133
Mechanical engineers: 52
Electrical engineers: 30
Other: 175
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 404
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 578
2016: 557
Total UK staff
2015: 1,277
2016: 1,214
Offices
UK: 23
Worldwide: 300
9 ▲
BuroHappold Engineering
2015 rank: 11
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 342
Civil engineers: 34
Structural engineers: 87
Mechanical engineers: 42
Electrical engineers: 27
Other: 152
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 309
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 374
2016: 345
Total UK staff
2015: 1,007
2016: 993
Offices
UK: 6
Worldwide: 23
10 ▲
Peter Brett Associates
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 330
Civil engineers: 83
Structural engineers: 35
Mechanical engineers: 7
Electrical engineers: 3
Other: -
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 152
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 343
2016: 337
Total UK staff
2015: 693
2016: 581
Offices
UK: 18
Worldwide: 21
11 ▲
Hoare Lea
2015 rank: 12
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 321
Civil engineers: -
Structural engineers: -
Mechanical engineers: 206
Electrical engineers: 102
Other: 13
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 312
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 318
2016: 321
Total UK staff
2015: 754
2016: 803
Offices
UK: 12
Worldwide: 14
12 ▲
Pell Frischmann
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 231
Civil engineers: 106
Structural engineers: 64
Mechanical engineers: 3
Electrical engineers: 12
Other: 46
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 89
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 209
2016: 233
Total UK staff
2015: 454
2016: 457
Offices
UK: 7
Worldwide: 13
13 ▼
Mace
2015 rank: 10
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 299
Civil engineers: 56
Structural engineers: 9
Mechanical engineers: 234
Electrical engineers: 0
Other: 0
Non-chartered/technical engineers: -
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 1,408
2016: 1,260
Total UK staff
2015: 3,637
2016: 3,650
Offices
UK: 10
Worldwide: 30+
14 ▲
Hurley Palmer Flatt
2015 rank: 18
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 205
Civil engineers: 2
Structural engineers: 11
Mechanical engineers: 84
Electrical engineers: 92
Other: 16
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 42
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 135
2016: 205
Total UK staff
2015: 208
2016: 290
Offices
UK: 4
Worldwide: 9
15 ▲
Sweco*
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 183
Civil engineers: 100
Structural engineers: 8
Mechanical engineers: 15
Electrical engineers: 15
Other: 45
Non-chartered/technical engineers: c.450
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 165
2016: 184
Total UK staff
2015: 711
2016: 759
Offices
UK: 12
Worldwide: 100+
16 ▲
Cundall
2015 rank: 19
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 169
Civil engineers: 20
Structural engineers: 48
Mechanical engineers: 50
Electrical engineers: 31
Other: 20
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 320
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 123
2016: 169
Total UK staff
2015: 355
2016: 547
Offices
UK: 6
Worldwide: 20
17 ▼
Hilson Moran
2015 rank: 16
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 149
Civil engineers: -
Structural engineers: -
Mechanical engineers: 66
Electrical engineers: 49
Other: 34
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 45
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 145
2016: 149
Total UK staff
2015: 225
2016: 233
Offices
UK: 4
Worldwide: 6
18 ▲
WYG
2015 rank: 20
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 112
Civil engineers: 14
Structural engineers: 14
Mechanical engineers: 21
Electrical engineers: 37
Other: 36
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 21
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 208
2016: 233
Total UK staff
2015: 1,085
2016: 1,255
Offices
UK: 25
Worldwide: 54
19 ▼
TPS Consult
2015 rank: 17
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 109
Civil engineers: 65
Structural engineers: 33
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: -
Other: 11
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 34
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 183
2016: 158
Total UK staff
2015: 297
2016: 281
Offices
UK: 8
Worldwide: 8
20 ▲
ChapmanBDSP
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 92
Civil engineers: -
Structural engineers: -
Mechanical engineers: 49
Electrical engineers: 37
Other: 6
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 44
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 77
2016: 92
Total UK staff
2015: 184
2016: 196
Offices
UK: 3
Worldwide: 5
21 -
CampbellReith
2015 rank: 21
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 84
Civil engineers: 31
Structural engineers: 37
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: 0
Other: 16
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 45
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 81
2016: 84
Total UK staff
2015: 141
2016: 144
Offices
UK: 5
Worldwide: 6
22 -
NPS
2015 rank: 22
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 79
Civil engineers: 2
Structural engineers: 11
Mechanical engineers: 13
Electrical engineers: 43
Other: 13
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 44
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 358
2016: 320
Total UK staff
2015: 1,080
2016: 988
Offices
UK: 26
Worldwide: 26
23 ▲
Pick Everard
2015 rank: 26
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 78
Civil engineers: 21
Structural engineers: 13
Mechanical engineers: 23
Electrical engineers: 17
Other: 0
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 97
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 197
2016: 224
Total UK staff
2015: 468
2016: 472
Offices
UK: 10
Worldwide: 10
24 ▲
JNPGroup
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 77
Civil engineers: 33
Structural engineers: 38
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: -
Other: 6
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 14
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 70
2016: 77
Total UK staff
2015: 92
2016: 103
Offices
UK: 5
Worldwide: 5
25 ▼
AKT II
2015 rank: 24=
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 74
Civil engineers: 18
Structural engineers: 55
Mechanical engineers: 1
Electrical engineers: 0
Other: 0
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 139
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 71
2016: 74
Total UK staff
2015: 227
2016: 238
Offices
UK: 2
Worldwide: 2
26 ▼
BDP*
2015 rank: 23
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 72
Civil engineers: 1
Structural engineers: 15
Mechanical engineers: 37
Electrical engineers: -
Other: 19
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 56
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 362
2016: 368
Total UK staff
2015: 800
2016: 777
Offices
UK: 6
Worldwide: 11
27 ▲
BWB Group*
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 66
Civil engineers: 39
Structural engineers: 22
Mechanical engineers: 3
Electrical engineers: 2
Other: -
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 123
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 49
2016: 75
Total UK staff
2015: 200
2016: 248
Offices
UK: 7
Worldwide: 7
28 ▲
Ridge & Partners*
2015 rank: 29
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 59
Civil engineers: 5
Structural engineers: 29
Mechanical engineers: 12
Electrical engineers: 13
Other: 0
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 61
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 226
2016: 263
Total UK staff
2015: 434
2016: 486
Offices
UK: 10
Worldwide: 11
29 ▲
Price & Myers
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 55
Civil engineers: 5
Structural engineers: 50
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: 0
Other: 0
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 106
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 54
2016: 57
Total UK staff
2015: 165
2016: 187
Offices
UK: 3
Worldwide: 3
30 ▼
Clancy Consulting
2015 rank: 28
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 54
Civil engineers: 18
Structural engineers: 25
Mechanical engineers: 8
Electrical engineers: 3
Other: 0
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 78
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 54
2016: 54
Total UK staff
2015: 162
2016: 173
Offices
UK: 9
Worldwide: 12
31 -
Clarkebond (UK)
2015 rank: 31
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 49
Civil engineers: 17
Structural engineers: 21
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: 0
Other: 11
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 21
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 35
2016: 49
Total UK staff
2015: 73
2016: 80
Offices
UK: 3
Worldwide: 3
32 ▼
CBRE*
2015 rank: 27
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 46
Civil engineers: -
Structural engineers: -
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: 1
Other: 7
Non-chartered/technical engineers: -
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 1,082
2016: 1,269
Total UK staff
2015: 5,900
2016: 10,150
Offices
UK: 16
Worldwide: 400
33 ▼
Thomasons
2015 rank: 30
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 44
Civil engineers: 19
Structural engineers: 25
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: 0
Other: 0
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 47
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 47
2016: 52
Total UK staff
2015: 122
2016: 128
Offices
UK: 9
Worldwide: 9
34 ▲
Jenkins & Potter
2015 rank: 42=
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 42
Civil engineers: -
Structural engineers: 12
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: 0
Other: 0
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 30
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 51
2016: 50
Total UK staff
2015: 52
2016: 49
Offices
UK: 3
Worldwide: 3
35 ▲
Max Fordham
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 39
Civil engineers: -
Structural engineers: -
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: 0
Other: 39
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 124
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 34
2016: 39
Total UK staff
2015: 205
2016: 210
Offices
UK: 5
Worldwide: 5
36 ▲
TSP Projects
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 38
Civil engineers: 30
Structural engineers: 4
Mechanical engineers: 1
Electrical engineers: 1
Other: 5
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 91
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 64
2016: 62
Total UK staff
2015: 321
2016: 360
Offices
UK: 4
Worldwide: 4
37 ▲
Robert Bird and Partners
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 34
Civil engineers: 34
Structural engineers: -
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: -
Other: -
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 80
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 19
2016: 34
Total UK staff
2015: 134
2016: 150
Offices
UK: 1
Worldwide: 11
38 ▼
Hill International UK
2015 rank: 34
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 33
Civil engineers: 14
Structural engineers: 3
Mechanical engineers: 2
Electrical engineers: 6
Other: 8
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 38
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 83
2016: 91
Total UK staff
2015: 197
2016: 194
Offices
UK: 8
Worldwide: 100
39 ▼
Hulley & Kirkwood
2015 rank: 32
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 29
Civil engineers: -
Structural engineers: -
Mechanical engineers: 18
Electrical engineers: 11
Other: -
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 98
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 32
2016: 31
Total UK staff
2015: 138
2016: 145
Offices
UK: 8
Worldwide: 8
40 ▲
TUV SUD Wallace Whittle
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 25
Civil engineers: -
Structural engineers: -
Mechanical engineers: 13
Electrical engineers: 11
Other: 1
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 119
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 23
2016: 25
Total UK staff
2015: 164
2016: 168
Offices
UK: 6
Worldwide: 8
41 ▼
Walsh
2015 rank: 37=
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 23
Civil engineers: 4
Structural engineers: 19
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: 0
Other: 0
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 106
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 16
2016: 23
Total UK staff
2015: 109
2016: 137
Offices
UK: 1
Worldwide: 1
42 ▲
Gleeds
2015 rank: 42=
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 22
Civil engineers: 14
Structural engineers: 1
Mechanical engineers: 1
Electrical engineers: 3
Other: 3
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 16
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 477
2016: 630
Total UK staff
2015: 928
2016: 980
Offices
UK: 19
Worldwide: 59
43= ▲
Stride Treglown*
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 21
Civil engineers: 1
Structural engineers: -
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: -
Other: 20
Non-chartered/technical engineers: -
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 135
2016: 143
Total UK staff
2015: 304
2016: 326
Offices
UK: 9
Worldwide: 10
43= ▲
CalfordSeaden
2015 rank: 46
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 21
Civil engineers: 5
Structural engineers: 5
Mechanical engineers: 16
Electrical engineers: 16
Other: 78
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 83
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 235
2016: 245
Total UK staff
2015: 6
2016: 6
Offices
UK: -
Worldwide: -
43= ▲
Meinhardt UK
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 21
Civil engineers: 1
Structural engineers: 9
Mechanical engineers: 5
Electrical engineers: 1
Other: 5
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 32
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 11
2016: 21
Total UK staff
2015: 51
2016: 72
Offices
UK: 1
Worldwide: 42
46 ▼
Foster + Partners
2015 rank: 42=
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 20
Civil engineers: -
Structural engineers: 4
Mechanical engineers: 6
Electrical engineers: 5
Other: 5
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 82
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 413
2016: 450
Total UK staff
2015: 1,236
2016: 1,261
Offices
UK: 1
Worldwide: 11
47= ▼
Crofton Design
2015 rank: 42=
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 18
Civil engineers: 1
Structural engineers: 2
Mechanical engineers: 11
Electrical engineers: 4
Other: 0
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 19
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 15
2016: 18
Total UK staff
2015: 48
2016: 47
Offices
UK: 3
Worldwide: 3
47= ▲
QODA Consulting
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 18
Civil engineers: -
Structural engineers: -
Mechanical engineers: 8
Electrical engineers: 10
Other: -
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 18
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 14
2016: 18
Total UK staff
2015: 25
2016: 40
Offices
UK: 3
Worldwide: 3
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 18
Civil engineers: -
Structural engineers: -
Mechanical engineers: 8
Electrical engineers: 10
Other: -
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 18
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 14
2016: 18
Total UK staff
2015: 25
2016: 40
Offices
UK: 3
Worldwide: 3
49 ▲
Westlakes Engineering
2015 rank: 50=
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 17
Civil engineers: 10
Structural engineers: 5
Mechanical engineers: 1
Electrical engineers: 0
Other: 1
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 26
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 14
2016: 17
Total UK staff
2015: 39
2016: 50
Offices
UK: 3
Worldwide: 3
50= ▼
Frankham Consultancy Group
2015 rank: 41=
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 16
Civil engineers: 6
Structural engineers: 4
Mechanical engineers: 2
Electrical engineers: 3
Other: 1
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 29
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 71
2016: 71
Total UK staff
2015: 237
2016: 208
Offices
UK: 4
Worldwide: 4
50= ▼
Ellis and Moore
2015 rank: 33
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 16
Civil engineers: 5
Structural engineers: 11
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: 0
Other: 0
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 9
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 16
2016: 16
Total UK staff
2015: 25
2016: 26
Offices
UK: 1
Worldwide: 1
50= ▲
Scott White and Hookins
2015 rank: -
UK chartered engineering staff
Total: 16
Civil engineers: 10
Structural engineers: 11
Mechanical engineers: -
Electrical engineers: -
Other: -
Non-chartered/technical engineers: 35
Total UK chartered staff
2015: 15
2016: 16
Total UK staff
2015: 65
2016: 68
Offices
UK: 3
Worldwide: 3
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 filled the space with a “–” symbol.
Where the given total chartered staff number for a profession didn’t match the total staff numbers listed for types of that profession (eg. structural engineer, electrical engineer), then the total professional chartered number that was submitted has been used.
2016 revenue figures for these companies are approximate or forecast or unaudited:
- Arcadis (UK only)
- Arup
- Hilson Moran
- Jestico + Whiles
- Towereight
- Walsh Associates
- Walker Sime
- Rolton Group.
Firms with any questions about the survey, or that wish to be included in the 2016 survey, should contact Barbour ABI. (www.barbour-abi.com or by email to info@barbour-abi.com).