Collins Engineers

Collins Engineers
IndustryEngineering
Founded1979
FounderThomas J. Collins
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Key peopleElizabeth Collins (President)
Websitecollinsengr.com

Collins Engineers, Inc. is an ENR Top 500 Design Firm and provides water resources, waterfront, program management and underwater engineering services to government agencies, contractors, and private sector clients. The firm was founded by Thomas J. Collins in April 1979. It is a privately held company with eighteen offices in the United States, United Kingdom, and Ireland. Collins Engineers, Inc. is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Collins Engineers, Inc. was an early advocate for the use of professional engineers as diving inspectors in the evaluation of underwater structures. The firm provides underwater engineering services performed by in-house engineer-divers around the world to clients including the United States Navy and state departments of transportation. Reference manuals were developed on the subject for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Highway Institute (NHI).

In 2006, Collins Engineers, Inc. acquired MacIntosh Engineering and Development Co. located in Auburn, California. In 2008, Collins Engineers, Inc. acquired Charles Keim & Associates, Inc. located in Boulder, Colorado.

Projects

Bridge Engineering

Construction

Dams

Manual and Course Development

Program Management Oversight/Infrastructure Management

Seismic Engineering

Structural Engineering

Waterfront Facilities

References

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