Company Profile
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Company Overview
KPFF Consulting Engineers provides structural and civil engineering services to architects, government agencies, developers, and contractors for projects with a wide range of functions. Established in 1960, KPFF is headquartered in Seattle with offices in Seattle, Tacoma, Lacey, Washington; Boise, Idaho; Portland, Eugene, Oregon; Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Irvine, San Diego, California; St. Louis, Missouri; Louisville, Kentucky; and New York, New York. The firm is comprised of over 1,200 employees, including a staff of over 300 in the Washington Division.
Capabilities include master planning, project management, preparation of contract documents and construction support services, and surveying. KPFF has experience managing the permitting process, and the acquisition of all project development permits, such as wetlands, grading, drainage, building and flood plain permits.
Structural Engineering
Our structural engineers place emphasis on continually improving their expertise in the design of structures. Our work with architectural firms, developers and public clients provides motivation to conceive more economical, efficient and constructible structural systems. KPFF designs low-, mid- and high-rise office and corporate headquarters buildings, residential and retail facilities, and industrial building, educational, health care and high-tech facilities, as well as bridges and waterfront structures, using all types of construction techniques and materials. The firm is recognized as a leader in structural design for multi-use buildings including seismic analysis and curtain wall design.
Civil Engineering
KPFF's civil engineering staff accomplishes projects for site development, parks and recreation facilities, and the improvements to existing city streets, urban arterials and highways. Scope of services may include site planning, environmental analysis, storm drainage studies, wetlands enhancement, permit coordination, surveying, and design of site grading, drainage, storm detention, utilities, access roads, parking facilities and public street improvements. In addition to typical site development engineering, KPFF's civil group serves as a prime consultant to government clients for management and design of transportation, waterfront, site improvements and major utility projects.
Company History
KPFF was founded by Albert Kelly in Seattle in 1960. Albert Kelly and Associates became Kelly, Pittelko, Fritz, and Forssen, then was renamed KPFF in 1976.
Notable Clients
Microsoft, University of Washington, City of Seattle, Washington State Ferries, King County, Callison Architects, NBBJ
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
I-405 Bellevue Direct Access Project - 2006 Gold Award - Transportation, American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington; Seattle City Hall - 2006 American Institute of Steel Construction; Issaquah Library - 2005 American Institute of Architects and American Library Association Library Building Awards; Amgen Helix Pedestrian Bridge - Excellence in Structural Engineering, National Council for Structural Engineering Associations; and many more!
Benefits
We have annual summer events, holiday party, pool tournament, ski trip, and monthly socials.
Over 80% of our employees take advantage of using our subsidized annual ORCA bus/rail pass, which can be used on most regional transportion systems.
Founder Al Kelly believed that engineers should be able to practice with a minimum of organizational restriction. He felt this would allow each engineer to work directly and independently with his or her clients while drawing upon the experience and resources of all other professionals in the firm. KPFF still subscribes to this ideal. At KPFF, we believe that each employee is motivated to do his or her best.
We are passionate about developing great engineers and providing opportunity for our staff to pursue their passions as engineers in a supportive business structure.