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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.

Tacoma, WA – Jim Dugan has been promoted to division manager, overseeing the firm’s Tacoma owner’s representative office. Dugan has been with Parametrix for over 20 years and was a founding member of the firm’s Tacoma office.   His experience includes managing the planning, design, engineering, and construction of industrial, commercial, and institutional projects across the public and private sectors. He has managed the design and construction of multiple

Portland, OR – Parametrix has ranked the No. 11 best large company to work for in Oregon by Oregon Business. This is up six spots from 2025, when the firm ranked No. 17. Large companies are those that have 100 or more employees in Oregon. The ranking is based on employee survey responses, which include