Every fact below carries a source link and an as-of date. Informational only. Ownership statements are limited to primary announcements and filings.
- Headquarters
- Bellevue, Wash., as listed by ENR in the 2026 Top 500 Design FirmsSource: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
- Founded
- 1962Source: dowl.com/company · As of 2026-10-11
- Employees
- 560-person firm, per the firm's siteSource: dowl.com/company · As of 2026-10-11
- Ownership type
- Ownership not published
Legal name, DBA and former names
- DOWL.Source: dowl.com · As of 2026-10-11
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- SAM UEI G51EQ3EJ89A4 (as shown on the USAspending recipient record) and Texas TBPELS firm no. 15714.Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/c4cb8040-687a-2a50-90… · As of 2026-10-11
Employee count or band
- 560-person firm, per the firm's site.Source: dowl.com/company · As of 2026-10-11
Services and markets
- DOWL provides planning, surveying, transportation, civil, structural, water resources and geotechnical engineering, environmental services, and other support services.Source: dowl.com · As of 2026-10-11
Leaders
- Amy Essig, Water and Environmental Services Practice Area Leader.Source: dowl.com/people · As of 2026-10-11
Licences (board records)
- Texas TBPELS roster lists DOWL, LLC DBA DOWL (firm no. 15714, type NS, expires 2027-01-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
Federal awards (contracts)
- USAspending recipient record DOWL, LLC (Bellevue, WA), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $237,326, FY2025 $1,562,362 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/c4cb8040-687a-2a50-90… · As of 2026-10-11
Public filings
- DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: DOWL LLC RETIREMENT SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN (ACK_ID 20250708183003NAL0006747376001, 528 active participants); DOWL LLC (ACK_ID 20250722151412NAL0006469506001, 487 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-07-08
Rankings and awards
- Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
News timeline
- 2026-02-04: Brent Farr is stepping down as Practice Area Leader and Amy Essig will lead DOWL’s Water & Environmental Services Practice Area.Source: dowl.com/news · As of 2026-10-11
Sources of record
- https://www.dowl.com/
- https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/c4cb8040-687a-2a50-90ca-2bd2c70702df-P/latest
- https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-2
- https://www.dowl.com/company/
- https://www.dowl.com/people/
- https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
- https://www.dowl.com/news/
Ownership tag: Ownership not published. Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.
