Every fact below carries a source link and an as-of date. Informational only. Ownership statements are limited to primary announcements and filings.
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, as listed by ENR in the 2026 Top 500 Design Firms; USAspending and the Texas board record also list San FranciscoSource: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
- Founded
- 1919: the Office of Clyde C. Kennedy opened in San Francisco, per the firm's history pageSource: kennedyjenks.com/about-kj/history · As of 2026-10-06
- Ownership type
- Employee-owned since 1972, per the firm's history pageSource: kennedyjenks.com/about-kj/history · As of 2026-10-06
- Website
- kennedyjenks.comSource: kennedyjenks.com · As of 2026-10-06
Legal name, DBA and former names
- Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc. (DOL Form 5500 sponsor name and Texas board record)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-10-10
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- SAM UEI DBYRSQDHXJF5 (as shown on the USAspending recipient record) and Texas TBPELS firm no. 1341.Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/eeedb2ef-3697-1468-f7… · As of 2026-10-06
Offices
- Offices in states including Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and Washington, per the firm's history page.Source: kennedyjenks.com/about-kj/history · As of 2026-10-06
Ownership type
- Employee-owned since 1972, per the firm's history page.Source: kennedyjenks.com/about-kj/history · As of 2026-10-06
Services and markets
- Design and engineering of water, utility and industrial projects for public entities and private companies.Source: kennedyjenks.com · As of 2026-10-06
Leaders
- Keith London, PE, President and CEO, Board of Directors.Source: kennedyjenks.com/leadership · As of 2026-10-06
- Gary M. Carlton, PE, Chair, Board of Directors.Source: kennedyjenks.com/leadership · As of 2026-10-06
Licences (board records)
- Texas TBPELS roster lists KENNEDY/JENKS CONSULTANTS INC (firm no. 1341, type NS, expires 2028-01-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
Federal awards (contracts)
- USAspending recipient record KENNEDY/JENKS CONSULTANTS INC (San Francisco, CA), contract award obligations: FY2021 $-23,795, FY2022 $-20,067, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $0, FY2025 $0 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/eeedb2ef-3697-1468-f7… · As of 2026-10-06
Public filings
- DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: KENNEDY/JENKS CONSULTANTS, INC. PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN (ACK_ID 20251010081621NAL0012631344001, 507 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-10-10
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
- 2026-08-07: firm welcomed Lindsey Hughes (firm news)Source: kennedyjenks.com/2026/08/07/k-j-welcomes-lindsey… · As of 2026-10-06
Sources of record
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
- https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/eeedb2ef-3697-1468-f760-a908be664764-P/latest
- https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-3
- https://www.kennedyjenks.com/about-kj/history/
- https://www.kennedyjenks.com/
- https://www.kennedyjenks.com/leadership/
- https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
- https://www.kennedyjenks.com/2026/08/07/k-j-welcomes-lindsey-hughes/
Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.
