on experience. We keep our feet and our work firmly grounded,
working collaboratively to solve important challenges.
employee-owned firm. Collaborate on meaningful
projects across the country.
We care deeply about our clients, colleagues,
communities and the projects we work on together.
employee-owned firm. Learn from us. Teach us.
Collaborate on meaningful projects across the country.
on experience. We keep our feet and our work firmly grounded,
working collaboratively to solve important challenges.
We care deeply about our clients, colleagues,
communities and the projects we work on together.
We’re GeoEngineers, Earth Science and Engineering Experts
GeoEngineers Inc. is an employee-owned engineering and earth science consulting firm that cares about the important stuff. Our technical work is built on a foundation of community, caring for people and broad employee ownership. We can’t wait to get to know you and discover what we can accomplish together.
Expertise
We’ve assembled a diverse team of more than 400 technical experts across the United States—and they’re all here for you. By drawing from our deep bench of experienced professionals in engineering and earth science specialties, we can bring together the perfect team for your project. Together we can build your dream team.
FEATURED PEOPLE
Fiona McNairPWS
Associate Environmental Scientist | Employee since 2008
I get a kick out of wowing our clients by how good we are at anticipating their needs.
Being in the great outdoors and thinking about ecology are two of Fiona’s favorite things, and she gets to do them both at GeoEngineers. She is a biologist who combines project management, site assessment, mitigation/restoration design, regulatory/permitting support, document research and production and field work on small and large projects.Fiona derives job satisfaction from the...
FEATURED PEOPLE
Nathan Van WinklePE
Senior Geo-Structural Engineer | Construction Design Assistant Group Lead | Employee since 2018
Nathan is an experienced geo-structural engineer who plays a pivotal role in leading GeoEngineers’ construction design work on the West Coast. He balances technical and business management responsibilities and guides clients through from site exploration to project execution. Nathan's varied background in geotechnical engineering, geo-structural engineering, and construction has given him the right mix of...
FEATURED PEOPLE
Neal KellyLSP
Principal Environmental Scientist | Employee since 2026
I truly enjoy my environmental career. I’ve been privileged to work on the remediation and construction of properties and projects that are part of our communities and lives: public transportation and infrastructure, private and brownfields development, homes, schools, and parks. Our team works to improve environmental conditions for current and future generations, something we can all take pride in.
Neal Kelly is a Principal Environmental Scientist based in GeoEngineers' Boston office. With more than three decades of experience, Neal specializes in environmental site assessment, remediation, and regulatory compliance, helping clients navigate complex environmental challenges while keeping projects moving forward. As a Massachusetts Licensed Site Professional (LSP), Neal specializes in the state’s unique framework of environmental regulation. He provides technical leadership on projects ranging from redevelopment...
FEATURED PEOPLE
Deb Landi
Design Services Manager | Employee since 2021
I love puzzles. Every project I tackle is basically one big puzzle. There are many different types of puzzles in this world, but one thing they all have in common is the satisfaction you get watching something you have helped create come to life.
As design services manager and assistant leader of our construction design team, Deb wears a lot of hats. In addition to her own technical drafting, she manages CAD and BIM design services and works with her colleagues across the company to bring our client’s projects to life visually.With more than three decades of experience in...
GeoEngineers in Action
FEATURED PROJECT
Go East Landfill Closure and Alpine Estates Subdivision
In 2009, private investors P&GE, LLC purchased the Go East Landfill property, a contaminated and long-abandoned landfill. The landfill was allowed to accept “wood, mineral, and concrete solid materials,” but eventually also accepted other waste, including metal dust (magnesium, phosphate, and aluminum) in 1974. This waste later caught fire, resulting in aboveground and underground fires...
FEATURED PROJECT
Mountain View Business Center
The Mountain View Business Center in Everett, Washington represents the successful transformation of a former sand and gravel mine into a major industrial and community asset. Over nearly three decades, the 350-acre site evolved from an active mining operation into a thriving business center supported by modern infrastructure, large-scale industrial development, and new public amenities....
FEATURED PROJECT
Summit Excavation Support
The Seattle Convention Center is a major economic stimulus for Seattle, Washington, drawing as many as 400,000 people to town each year for conferences and events. In 2008, the convention center’s owners embarked on an ambitious $2 billion expansion to double the facility’s available space and better meet the needs of the rapidly growing city.GeoEngineers...
FEATURED PROJECT
Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal Containment Wall Remediation
After more than 20 years of planning and preparation, the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) completed a new state-of-the-art shipping terminal near Charleston Harbor. The Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal significantly expanded South Carolina Ports’ capacity with three massive ship berths, a 47-acre container yard and five 169-foot cargo cranes—among the tallest on the East...
FEATURED PROJECT
Coffee Creek Fish Barrier Removal
A small culvert beneath U.S. Route 101 near Shelton, Washington was obstructing flow and blocking critical fish species from accessing more than 13 miles of upstream spawning habitat in Coffee Creek. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) hired GeoEngineers and partner firms to design and build a new culvert and sustainable stream alignment that...
FEATURED PROJECT
Direct Pipe Installation Under Sabine Neches Levee
The City of Port Arthur, Texas needed to install a pipeline under the Sabine Neches Waterway to carry water from Port Arthur to an industrial facility 12 miles away in Louisiana. This crossing was complicated by the proximity of the Sabine Neches waterway hurricane flood protection levee, an active railroad, busy highway and residential area.Originally...
FEATURED PROJECT
Loyola Drive / I-10 Interchange Design-Build
This critical infrastructure initiative for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) was meant to ease traffic congestion and provide drivers with direct access to a new terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. GeoEngineers provided comprehensive geotechnical services as a member of the Gilchrist- and Stantec-led design-build team, completing geotechnical investigations, analyses,...
FEATURED PROJECT
Historic Columbia River Highway Trail
The Historic Columbia River Highway was one of the country’s first purposefully built scenic routes. Samuel Hill, a leading advocate for transportation in the Pacific Northwest in the early part of the 20th Century, imagined a road bringing the era’s Model T drivers to the natural beauty of Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge. In 1922 the...
TOP NEWS
Intisar Ahmed Named ASCE Seattle Young Engineer of the Year
Congratulations to Intisar Ahmed, who has been recognized as the 2026 Young Engineer of the Year by the ASCE Seattle Section!The award honors early-career engineers who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement, leadership, and service to the engineering community. Since joining GeoEngineers in 2024, Intisar has made an impact not only through his project work, but also through his dedication...
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LOCEA Honor Award for 124th Avenue NE Corridor Improvements
The City of Bellevue, Washington’s 124th Avenue NE Corridor Improvements project was recognized with a 2026 Honor Award from the ASCE Seattle Section during its recent Local Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievements (LOCEA) Awards Night. GeoEngineers has been working alongside the city through every major phase of this project, beginning in 2013, providing geotechnical and environmental...
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Lookout Mountain Landslide Repair Wins ASCE Seattle LOCEA Award
GeoEngineers’ Lookout Mountain Landslide Repair project has been recognized with a Local Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (LOCEA) Award from the ASCE Seattle Section in the category of Outstanding Geotechnical Project. GeoEngineers partnered with Whatcom County Parks & Recreation to restore and stabilize two failed segments of the LM 2000 access road at Lookout Mountain Forest Preserve. The steep, forested...
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Ryan Cole Co-Instructs AE Oregon Field Course
GeoEngineers was proud to be a sponsor of the Oregon Chapter of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists’ two-day Field-Developed Cross Section Course, co-instructed by GeoEngineers Senior Engineering Geologist Ryan Cole. GeoEngineers Lab Manager Walter Schoen provided samples for the soil laboratory and field classification portions of the course and GeoEngineers pitched in some note pads and pens.The Field-Developed Cross Section method...
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Sobhbidari and Caneday Landslide Modeling Research at ARMA Symposium
GeoEngineers was in Tucson in late June for the American Rock Mechanics Association's 60th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. Our own Farnood Sobhbidari presented his research, "Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling of Creep Phase of Landslides," co-authored with Andy Caneday. Using the 2017 Mud Creek landslide in California, their multi-block model captures the slow "creep" movement that precedes catastrophic slope failure—pointing to frictional...
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GeoEngineers Ranked in 2026 ENR Top 500
Engineering News-Record (ENR) once again included GeoEngineers in its list of the top 500 design firms in the United States. The 2026 ranking places GeoEngineers at #228, with more than $115 million in total billings during 2025. The ENR Top 500 Design Firms list, published annually by ENR, ranks the 500 largest architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms...
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Free Webinar on Plastic Pipe (FPVC) on June 2
Pipeline Webinar Episode 14: Pushing Plastic PipeJune 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM (CST) Exploring the Possibilities of Using FPVC as Jacking PipePlease join us as we share an overview of our ongoing research and development on Fusible PVC (FPVC) and how it could potentially be installed in compression (i.e. Direct Pipe(R) or Microtunneling). We will...
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I-86 / I-15 Interchange Wins Idaho ACEC Award
Ryan Carnie, Morgan McArthur, April Smith, and Ryan Olsen pose with ITD partners, and the award!GeoEngineers won 1st place in the 2026 ACEC of Idaho Engineering Excellence Award (EEA) Structural Systems Category for our hard work on the I-86/I-15 System Interchange project in Pocatello, Idaho. April Smith, Ryan Carnie, Ryan Olsen, Morgan McArthur, and partners from the Idaho Transportation...
Pushing Boundaries
Our experts are leaders in their fields. We design the literal foundations on which our society is built. We use performance-based engineering and advanced numerical modeling to predict how structures will behave before construction begins. We set the standard for trenchless pipeline design. And we leverage technology and software development to creatively solve problems. We’re always looking ahead at the frontier of engineering and earth science—there’s plenty of work to be done.