Every fact below carries a source link and an as-of date. Informational only. Ownership statements are limited to primary announcements and filings.
- Headquarters
- Mobile, Alabama, as listed by ENR in the 2026 Top 500 Design Firms; the Texas board record also lists MobileSource: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
- Founded
- 1925Source: volkert.com · As of 2026-10-06
- Ownership type
- Employee-owned: the firm states that as an employee-owned company all associates have a stake in its growthSource: volkert.com · As of 2026-10-06
- Employees
- Over 1,700 employeesSource: volkert.com/about · As of 2026-10-06
- Website
- volkert.comSource: volkert.com · As of 2026-10-06
Legal name, DBA and former names
- Volkert, Inc. (Texas board record and USAspending recipient record)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- SAM UEI Q8F6NMVJJD98 (as shown on the USAspending recipient record) and Texas TBPELS firm no. 12679.Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/8c592aee-debe-6f5b-75… · As of 2026-10-06
Offices
- More than 60 offices.Source: volkert.com/about · As of 2026-10-06
Ownership type
- Employee-owned: the firm states that as an employee-owned company all associates have a stake in its growth.Source: volkert.com · As of 2026-10-06
Employee count or band
- Over 1,700 employees.Source: volkert.com/about · As of 2026-10-06
Services and markets
- Planning and environmental, design and engineering, and program and construction management services.Source: volkert.com · As of 2026-10-06
Leaders
- Thomas Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (named in 2022)Source: volkert.com/about/leadership · As of 2026-10-06
- Leon Barkan, CCM, President (2022) and Chief Operating Officer (2020)Source: volkert.com/about/leadership · As of 2026-10-06
- Mike Sampson, Chief Financial Officer (2018)Source: volkert.com/about/leadership · As of 2026-10-06
Licences (board records)
- Texas TBPELS roster lists Volkert, Inc. (firm no. 12679, type NS, expires 2028-07-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
DOT prequalification
- TxDOT Active Precertified Firms lists VOLKERT, INC. with 83 areas of certification, renewal status JANUARY 15, 2024 ( ACTIVE )Source: dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt13.htm · As of 2026-10-05
Federal awards (contracts)
- USAspending recipient record VOLKERT, INC. (Daphne, AL), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $1,417,227, FY2025 $1,703,393 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/8c592aee-debe-6f5b-75… · As of 2026-10-06
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
- 2026-08-31: Nick Rose named to Alabama AGC's 2026 40 Under 40; 2026-05-28: firm attended the 2026 ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards.Source: volkert.com · As of 2026-10-06
Sources of record
- https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
- https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/8c592aee-debe-6f5b-759c-3c89aec5b557-P/latest
- https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-1
- https://volkert.com/about/
- https://volkert.com/
- https://volkert.com/about/leadership/
- https://www.dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt13.htm
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.
