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Seattle, WA – Parametrix has ranked as one of the leading engineering and environmental firms in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and New Mexico. Rankings are based on the number of licensed engineers and environmental professionals in each market.  In Washington, the Puget Sound Business Journal ranked Parametrix the No. 3 largest engineering firm in the region, with 153 licensed engineers in King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.  In Oregon, the Portland Business […]

San Francisco, CA – The American Public Works Association (APWA) Silicon Valley Chapter awarded the City of Menlo Park and Parametrix the 2026 project of the year award in the transportation, less than $2 million, category for the Middle Avenue Complete Streets project. The award was presented during an event on May 8. The award

Bentonville, AR – Seabrook Land Company received the 2026 charter award from the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU). The award was presented during the annual congress in Northwest Arkansas on May 14.  The CNU Charter Awards “recognize exemplary work by CNU members and their allies who design and build places people love.” Seabrook received the grand prize for its rural-to-urban

Chicago, IL – Jake Weaver, PE, has joined Parametrix as a senior program manager with the firm’s advisory services practice. He has 25 years of experience in program management, advising owners, and delivering complex programs and projects.  Weaver comes to Parametrix from HNTB Corporation, where he served as deputy program manager for the Illinois Tollway

Portland, OR – Randy Arizmendiz, PE, PMP, has joined Parametrix as a senior principal engineer. He brings 20 years of experience planning, designing, and delivering advanced wastewater treatment systems for municipal and industrial clients throughout the West Coast.  Arizmendiz comes to Parametrix from Revida Water, where he served as the vice president of engineering and construction. His experience includes large-scale organics-to-energy facilities, anaerobic digestion and renewable natural gas (RNG) systems, advanced wastewater treatment, industrial water

Boise, ID – The 2026 Best Places to Work in Idaho list has been published. Parametrix ranked No. 7 for small employers in Idaho. The firm also placed No. 2 in the Southwest Idaho competition for small employers. These awards were announced during a live stream on May 7.  Rankings are based on employee feedback gathered from an anonymous survey. This is the third year that Parametrix has participated in the competition, ranking

Puyallup, WA – Parametrix Senior Consultant Jennifer Murphy, PE, CSE, has been appointed to serve as chair of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) Municipal Resource Recovery Design Community. She will serve a three-year term, beginning as second vice chair and culminating as chair in 2027-2028. WEF is an international not-for-profit technical and educational water quality

Seattle, WA – Engineering News-Record has released its annual “Top 500 Design Firms” list, which ranks firms by revenue from design services performed in the previous year. This year, Parametrix was ranked No. 137, up one spot from 2025. Parametrix has been ranked in the top 500 design firms for over 25 years.   In 2025, Parametrix generated $228 million in design revenue, with the largest share in the transportation sector, followed by sewer/waste and water supply.  Some of the firm’s largest projects in the last

San Diego, CA – Nirupa Kannan, PE, PMP, has joined Parametrix as the firm’s California engineering manager. She has over 20 years of experience in transit, highway, roadway, and active transportation projects.   Kannan comes to Parametrix from HNTB Corporation, where she served as an associate vice president, managing the firm’s San Diego transportation engineering department. There, she led a team

Silverdale, WA – The American Public Works Association (APWA) Washington Chapter awarded Quincy Square on Fourth Street the 2026 Project of the Year award in the transportation, less than $5 million category. The award was presented to the City of Bremerton at the Project of the Year Awards Banquet in Vancouver, WA, on April 16.