KPFF Consulting Engineers

KPFF's engineers practice with a minimum of organizational restriction. This allows us to work directly and independently with our clients, while drawing upon the resources of other professionals in the firm.

KPFF's Seattle office is home to approximately 200 employees, organized into three engineering groups: Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Bridge/Waterfront Engineering. These disciplines are complemented by CAD drafting, marketing, graphics and administrative staff.…

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KPFF's engineers practice with a minimum of organizational restriction. This allows us to work directly and independently with our clients, while drawing upon the resources of other professionals in the firm.

KPFF's Seattle office is home to approximately 200 employees, organized into three engineering groups: Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Bridge/Waterfront Engineering. These disciplines are complemented by CAD drafting, marketing, graphics and administrative staff.

Located in the heart of downtown Seattle, we offer an exciting work environment and easy access to the many amenities that make Seattle one of the most livable cities in the United States.

Services | Civil Engineering






Civil engineers at KPFF have worked on over 100 significant site development projects in the last 15 years.
We offer complete design services from evaluation, master planning, and design to construction support. Our experience ranges from the master planning and design of a 200-acre park to some of the most innovative and exciting commercial and retail and mixed-use/residential developments. We work on roads, trails, and transit.



Nearly 50 years experience in the Puget Sound - we understand the impact of decisions made during planning.

Our engineers understand current regulations. We work with you to develop concepts and alternatives that are permittable and constructable for storm drainage, earthwork, utilities street improvements and erosion control. We have an in-depth knowledge of what is required for LEED® credits.



We promote sustainable design through early project involvement and active cross-disciplinary coordination.

Early involvement and collaboration with team members gets the best ideas on the table to deliver sustainable design elements in the most cost-effective and efficient way. We look for opportunities to reuse the maximum of material when we are designing a site for redevelopment.



Typical Services:

• Planning
• Storm detention
• Design
• Permitting
• Utilities
• Site grading
• Access roads
• Street improvements
• Parking facilities
• Drainage
• Site evaluation
• Multi-use trails
• Pedestrian improvements
• Preliminary design reports
• Permit coordination
• Environmental analysis
• Wetland enhancement
• Street and road improvements
• Utilities

KPFF provides superior utility engineering, with full-service planning, design, and construction management.



We excel at strategic thinking - finding the best way to work with site constraints, regulatory requirements, access issues, and accelerated schedules.

We have been in the Northwest since 1960.

We know the contractors, the developers, and all the local agencies.

We bring unmatched experience designing new developments, including new infrastructure for very large, multi-acre developments.

We are skilled at working effectively - We have exceptional breadth and depth of experience in the design of utilities in extremely tight and constrained urban settings.

We offer full-service planning for new developments and for upgrades and improvements. Our people bring local experience, highly skilled engineering, and project delivery resources that directly support your projects. Categories:   Engineers | Surveyors

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