- Downtown Portland, Oregon at night. (Image by Tabitha Mort)
Company
We’re GeoEngineers,
A Firm Where Substance Matters
GeoEngineers Inc. is an employee-owned engineering and earth science consulting firm that cares about the important stuff. Born in Washington State in 1980, GeoEngineers was founded with a passion for building community, caring for people and personal ownership. This approach has grown the firm to more than 400 diverse experts in offices across the country. We find better ways to serve our clients by offering cutting-edge services in a down-to-earth package that will always put people first.
Our Core Values
- CommunityWe support each other as we learn and grow, working together to build a culture of belonging and shared purpose.
- CaringWe care about our clients and colleagues on a personal and professional level, practicing empathy and engaging in constructive dialog to identify and solve problems.
- OwnershipWe are committed to broad, accessible employee ownership, accountability to each other and our clients, and shaping our own destiny as a company.
Inclusive Contracting


We know that diversity can mean better project teams for our clients. Our Inclusive Contracting Program focuses on developing strong teaming partnerships with small, disadvantaged, women- and minority-owned businesses. It’s good for our clients, for these firms and for the world.
Latest News and Blogs

TOP NEWS
Talking Piles at 24th PDCA Conference
Construction Design Discipline Lead Steve Spencer will be presenting at the upcoming Pile Driving Contractor Association Annual Conference in San Diego from February 7-9. The 24th PDCA Conference provides a forum for experts from the driven pile community, private business, government and academia to network, conduct business and share best practices. Steve is joining partner Pacific...


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Walla Walla River Forks Restoration
The Walla Walla River winds through the traditional lands of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla people in Oregon and Washington, and supports a wide variety of salmon and trout species—the core of the Pacific Northwest’s lucrative fishing industry. Unfortunately, more than a century of human disturbance in the form of dams, irrigation systems, and...


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Webinar on Hammer-Induced Pipe Fatigue Coming March 7
Pipeline Webinar Episode 7: Don't Wear Your Pipe Out! GeoEngineers is continuing its series of free pipeline webinars with a March 7 presentation on the risks of pipe fatigue during pipeline installation. Join us as Urso Campos presents on the risks of hammer-induced fatigue in steel pipe, highlighting in particular how the duration of hammer use (cyclic...


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Construction Designs Keep Massachusetts Rail Expansion on Track
Our construction design team played a critical role in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s South Coast Rail program, an ambitious effort to extend commuter rail service from Boston to southeastern Massachusetts that is under construction right now. Miles of track once used to transport freight are being renovated and expanded for passenger use. Yelena Bronshvayg, Heidi...


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GeoEngineers Staff Teach UW Class for Second Year
For the second consecutive year, a group of GeoEngineers staff, led by Matt Smith, is team-teaching CM 432 Soils and Foundations, an upper-level construction management class at the University of Washington (UW). This unusual arrangement gives students a chance to learn directly from engineers and scientists in the industry and builds relationships among the next...


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Hyman-Rabeler Paper Examines Climate Change and Groundwater Recharge
Climate change is affecting countless natural systems in ways we are only beginning to understand, and Staff Water Resources Engineer Katrina Hyman-Rabeler’s recently published master’s thesis is an important addition to the growing body of research on how our shifting climate is impacting groundwater recharge. Hyman-Rabeler and Steven P. Loheide II published their research paper “Drivers...


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Popular Cookie Exchange Client Event Returns to Spokane and Boise
For the past eight years, GeoEngineers has hosted an annual holiday “cookie exchange” for partners and clients near our Spokane, Washington office. In addition to Spokane, this year GeoEngineers is partnering with KPFF to host a cookie exchange event in Boise, Idaho. It’s a great chance to see our friends in the A/E/C industry, share...


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NAIOP Recognizes GeoEngineers Development Projects
NAIOP Washington State, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, recognized exceptional regional projects during its annual Night of the Stars Gala earlier this month, and GeoEngineers played a role in several of them. GeoEngineers provided construction observation services for the citizenM Seattle Pioneer Square hotel, which won “Hospitality Development of the Year.” The project team overcame...
