Awards & Rankings

  • Popular Choice Winner (2024)
    Architecture +Wood, A+ Awards
    Architizer

Douglas County Justice Center

Omaha, NE
United States

  • Honor Award (2024)
    Engineering Excellence Awards
    American Council of Engineering Companies of Nebraska

HDR, Canada

Canada

  • Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2024)
    Mediacorp Canada Inc.
  • Innovation by Design Honorable Mention (2024)
    Learning Category
    Fast Company
  • Special Mention (2024)
    Architecture +Light, A+ Awards
    Architizer
  • Special Mention (2024)
    Architecture +Facades, A+ Awards
    Architizer
  • Winner (2024)
    Large Buildings, BC Embodied Carbon Awards
    Carbon Leadership Forum
  • Award of Distinction (2024)
    Ontario Engineering Project Awards
    Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Ontario
  • Project of the Year Award (2024)
    Transportation, $25-$75 Million Category
    American Public Works Association
  • Award of Excellence (2024)
    Urban Land Institute Americas
  • Award of Excellence (2024)
    American Concrete Institute, Nebraska Chapter
  • Grand Award (2024)
    Engineering Excellence Awards
    American Council of Engineering Companies of Nebraska
  • Grand Prize (2024)
    Environmental Sustainability
    American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists
  • Innovation by Design Best Project Award (2024)
    Urban Design Category
    Fast Company
  • Merit Award (2024)
    Congress for New Urbanism
  • National Recognition Award (2024)
    Engineering Excellence Awards
    American Council of Engineering Companies
  • Project of the Year Award (2024)
    Structures, Greater Than $75 Million Category
    American Public Works Association
  • Honor Award (2024)
    Engineering Excellence Awards
    American Council of Engineering Companies of Nebraska
  • National Recognition Award (2024)
    Engineering Excellence Awards
    American Council of Engineering Companies
All industry rankings for 2024 have not been announced yet. For the most recent rankings that aren't listed below, visit our 2023 Rankings.
  • Engineering News-Record
    ENR Top 500 Design Firms

    No. 6

    No. 3 - Top 100 Pure Designers

    No. 4  - Top 100 Architecture Firms

    No. 5 - Top 20 in Transportation 
    No. 1 - Top 25 in Bridges
    No. 5 - Top 25 in Highways
    No. 5 - Top 25 in Mass Transit & Rail
    No. 6 - Top 15 in Marine & Port Facilities
    No. 15 - Top 25 in Airports

    No. 6 - Top 20 in Water 

    No. 7 - Top 20 in General Building
    No. 2 - R&D
    No. 3 - Top 25 in Health Care
    No. 3 - Top 10 in Correctional Facilities
    No. 6 - Top 25 in Government Offices

    No. 7 - Top 20 in Telecommunications 

    No. 8 - Top 50 Designer in International Markets 

    No. 12 - Top 20 in Power
    No. 2 - Top 10 in Hydro Plants
    No. 6 - Top 25 in Fossil Fuel
    No. 12 - Top 25 in Transmission & Distribution

    No. 31 - Top Design Firms in Petroleum
    No. 4 - Maintenance, Including Turnarounds
    No. 13 - Top 25 in Pipelines

    Top Design Firms in Environment
    No. 4 - Top 15 Dams & Reservoirs
    No. 4 - Top 10 in Solid Waste
    No. 4 - Top 25 in Wastewater Treatment
    No. 4 - Top 20 in (Water) Transmission Lines & Aqueducts
    No. 5 - Top 25 in Sanitary & Storm Sewers
    No. 6 - Top 50 in Water Supply
    No. 6 - Top 50 in Sewer & Waste
    No. 8 - Top 20 in Water Treatment & Desalination Plants
    No. 39 - Top 50 in Hazardous Waste

    Top Design Firms in Manufacturing, Telecom
    No. 4 - Top 15 in Data Centers
    No. 7 - Top 20 in Telecommunications

    Top Professional Services Firms Rankings
    No. 8 - Top 50 Program Management Firms
    No. 8 - Top 20 Firms in Combined Design and CM-PM
    No. 14 - Top 100 Construction Management/PM-for-Fee Firms

    ENR Regional Awards
    No. 1 - Colorado-Wyoming Top Design Firms
    No. 1 - Northwest Top Design Firms
    No. 2 - California Top Design Firms
    No. 2 - Intermountain Top Design Firms
    No. 3 - Midwest Top Design Firms
    No. 4 - Southeast Top Design Firms
    No. 6 - Texas-Louisiana Top Design Firms 
    No. 7 - Mid-Atlantic Top Design Firms 
    No. 7 - Southwest Top Design Firms
    No. 10 - New England Top Design Firms
    No. 12 - New York Top Design Firms