Excellence and Awards

At AECOM, we continuously strive for excellence. We maintain our successful track record by retaining the industry’s most talented professionals. We are driven by a well-defined set of Core Values, including Excellence and Innovation. This fuels our intense focus on continuous improvement, which leads to repeated commendation by our industry, clients and others.

Company-wide Recognition

We are proud to be recognized by major awards programs – sponsored by professional associations, government agencies, civic organizations and industry publications – for our excellence and innovation. Their commendations range from “Outstanding Achievement in Bridge Engineering” and “Low Carbon New Build Project of the Year” to a “24-Month Incident Free Safety Award” and an “Award for History Preservation.”Our selection for these prestigious industry honors reflects our commitment to enhance and sustain the world’s built, natural and social environments. 

• AECOM listed on America's Fortune 500 at #352.
• Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine ranks AECOM No. 1.
• Financial Times names AECOM Best Workplaces.
• 2009 “Best of the Best” winner by Black EOE Journal, Hispanic Network Magazine andProfessional Woman’s Magazine for its commitment to diversity and its excellence in fostering an inclusive environment for employees, clients and business partners.
• Newsweek includes AECOM on its list of Greenest Big Companies.
• Women’s Transportation Seminar recognizes AECOM as International Employer of the Year.
• AECOM named Best Diversity company 2008 and 2009 by readers of Diversity/Careers inEngineering and Information Technology Magazine.
• 2009 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award (recognizing those companies which best support employees who are members of the National Guard and Reserve)

Some of AECOM’s recent projects and accompanying external awards are below:

2010

• Sutong Bridge Project, Jiangsu Province,China -- Selected as the world’s 2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in its annual Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) awards program.
  “The Sutong Bridge pushed the technological frontier of long-span bridge construction”

2009

• Interstate-95 Mainline Widening Project, Delaware – Recognized by the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO) as one of the Top 10 Transportation Projects in the Nation, also recognized by the National Partnership for Highway Quality for a National Achievement Award
• Sprinter Rail Line, North County Transit District, San Diego, California – Recognized by the American Public Works Association (APWA) as the National Project of the Year
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge, Virginia – Recognized by the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSCA) with a Merit Award in the 2009 Prize Bridge Competition

2008

• Pasadena City Hall Seismic Upgrade and Rehabilitation, Pasadena, California – Recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) with an Award of Merit in the Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award competition
• Marquette Interchange, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Recognized by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) with the America’s Transportation Award
• I-70/E-470 Fly By Interchange Complex, Denver, Colorado – Recognized by the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) with a National Design Build Award
• Wichita Wastewater Treatment Plant Taste and Odor Improvement Program, Wichita, Kansas – Recognized by the DBIA with a National Design Build Award
• Carillion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Consolidation, Roanoke, Virginia – Recognized by the DBIA with a Design Build Excellence Award

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