Top 10: Construction Consulting Firms

Every bit of architecture relies on countless minds, weighing up the safety of each build or the cost-effectiveness of the materials used.

Though they often work behind-the-scenes, these firms ensure some of the world's most iconic builds meet the safety criteria and make a positive impact on its local community.

Whether they're checking local regulations or weighing up the sustainability benefits, these firms offer the best solutions for its clients.

Construction Digital looks at the Top 10 construction consulting firms ensuring these builds can be complete without any issues.

10. Turner & Townsend

Revenue: £1.5bn (US$1.9bn)
Employees: 22,000+
CEO: Vincent Clancy
Founded: 1946

Turner & Tonwnsend works as a collaborative consulting firm to deliver impactful projects across real estate, energy, natural resources and infrastructure. Through its operations, it drives transparency and predictability across its projects, ensuring that its clients do not get any surprises. 

The company pays attention to changing global trends, whether tariffs, digitalisation or rising prices, in order to ensure it offers its clients the best industry- and region-specific solutions for the optimal market outcome.

9. Mott MacDonald

Revenue: £2.52bn (US$3.2bn)
Employees: ~20,000
Chair of Executive Board: James Harris
Founded: 1989

Mott MacDonald is one of the largest wholly employee-owned firms of its kind. The engineering, management and development consultancy firm plans, designs, delivers and maintains the infrastructure and resources vital to daily living.

The firm works across a range of business types, including healthcare, aviation, offices, government and residential. As a result, it understands how to cater to its objectives, striking the balance between economics, science, aesthetic and ingenuity. Moreover, it helps maximise financial return for its clients.

8. Mace

Revenue: £2.79bn (US$3.49bn)
Employees: ~8,000
CEO: Jason Millett
Founded: 1990

Mace is a global company filled with consultants and construction experts. It has helped create some of the world’s most iconic skyscrapers and life science facilities which support its local communities, including work on The Shard and conservation work across Caerphilly Castle. 

For more than 30 years, its consultancy arm has helped shape its clients’ visions with practical and sustainable solutions. Through ongoing investments and learning, the company is constantly growing to offer the highest quality solutions.

7. Stantec

Revenue: US$5.9bn
Employees: ~32,000
CEO: Gord Johnston
Founded: 1954

With a focus in sustainable engineering, architecture and environmental consulting, Stantec brings together client relationships, community and creativity to offer innovative solutions.

It operates under a ‘Performance by Design’ mindset, where every choice is intentional, every outcome is measurable and every solution prioritises the people it is being developed for. 

The mindset drives innovation, energy and ideas in order to move the company and its clients forward into the future.

6. Jacobs

Revenue: US$11.5bn
Employees: ~43,000
CEO: Bob Pragada
Founded: 1947

Jacobs provides end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, energy, cities and places, environmental, life sciences and transportation. It oversees the entire lifecycle, from advisory and consulting to the finished product. 

As part of its consulting work, it partners with PA Consulting to provide high end advisory services. Through a global delivery platform, it ensures high-quality client solutions, alongside expanded capabilities. It brings together thinkers, innovators and problem solvers to provide custom strategic solutions.

5. WSP

Revenue: CAN $16.17bn (US$11.72bn)
Employees: ~70,000
CEO: Alexandre J. L'Heureux
Founded: 1969

WSP delivers solutions across more than 100 sectors and services, offering tailored and trusted solutions through developing a trusted partnership with its clients. It has an emphasis on technical know-how and future-focused thinking to deliver projects with a strong impact.

Its global skill merged with its local expertise allows it to make projects that deliver a real positive change to the communities. The company welcomes innovation with its visionary team members and collaboration with clients.

4. AECOM

Revenue: US$16.14bn
Employees: ~51,000
CEO: W. Troy Rudd
Founded: 1990

AECOM is built off a vision of delivering opportunity for everyone, bringing together ideas, technical expertise and high-skilled workers. It welcomes new ideas and innovative solutions in order to generate valuable solutions for its clients and anticipate its clients needs. 

AECOM also works to make a positive impact on the planet by working sustainably and developing solutions for future generations, working with those who share its goals of sustainability.

3. Fluor Corporation

Revenue: US$16.3bn
Employees: ~27,000
CEO: Jim Breuer
Founded: 1912

Fluor Corporation is a global engineering, procurement and construction company, working with leaders across life sciences, infrastructure, mining and government agencies. It operates across the project lifecycle, from conceptual design to facility maintenance.

Its global platform allows it to deliver complex and logistically challenging projects, meeting the quality and safety its clients expect. It works with considerations to the local communities and has experience managing culturally diverse workforces. 

It has capabilities in regional leadership, construction execution, commissioning and modularisation.

2. Turner Construction

Revenue: US$20bn
Employees: ~10,000
CEO: Peter Davoren
Founded: 1902

Turner is a North American based, international construction services company which celebrates innovation and looks towards emerging technologies. It works on projects that it believes will make a difference for its clients, employees and the surrounding communities.

It has offered consulting over a wide range of projects, from schools and offices, to stadiums, museums and data centres. As a company, it strives to ensure safety, integrity and the ability to deliver on complex projects.

Turner Construction has a rigid ESG strategy which strengthens the company and works to make a positive environmental impact through transparency and accountability. 

The company offers local construction expertise as well as national and global project management. It navigates contract delivery methods with expertise, paying attention to the project’s risk level, size and complexity.

1. Bechtel

Revenue: US$20.6bn
Employees: ~50,000
Chairman and CEO: Brendan Bechtel
Founded: 1898

Bechtel partners with its customers to deliver projects that will make a lasting and meaningful difference for communities around the world. Its projects are often ones which improve quality of life, promote sustainable development and foster economic growth. Bechtel has worked across sustainable transportation systems and national security systems, delivering high-quality solutions which solve critical challenges.

The company includes a range of engineers, project managers and skilled craft professionals to ensure it champions diverse and global perspectives in order to offer the best solutions.

Bechtel built the first nuclear power plant to produce electricity, as well as the first pipeline under the Arctic. Its team are constantly striving to innovate and help develop strategies to push past the boundaries within construction.