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Founded by William Barclay Parsons in 1885.1
Private company
WSP USA
Logo: WSP, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Engineering and design firm founded 1885
WSP USA, formerly Parsons Brinckerhoff, is an American multinational engineering and design firm. The firm operates in the fields of strategic consulting, planning, engineering, construction management, energy, infrastructure and community planning.2 It was founded by William Barclay Parsons.1 It is part of WSP Global.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1885Founded1
- HeadquartersOne Penn Plaza1
- Websitewww.wsp.com
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WSP USA, formerly Parsons Brinckerhoff, is an American multinational engineering and design firm. The firm operates in the fields of strategic consulting, planning, engineering, construction management, energy, infrastructure and community planning.2
Corporate structure
WSP USA is part of a group headed by WSP Global. 7 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- WSP Global Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- WSP USA One Penn Plaza
- WSP Finland Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
- WSP Nederland B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Breda, Netherlands
- PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
- WSP CONSULTANTS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Noida, India
- WSP GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led WSP USA, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderWilliam Barclay Parsons1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- WSP Global since 2014
Former owners and parents
- Balfour Beatty 2009 to 2014
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal grants $6.6M
- Federal contracts $383.3M
- Federal grants $6.6M
Figures by year
| Year | Federal grants | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | $17.5M | $17.5M |
| 2025 | – | $30.6M | $30.6M |
| 2024 | – | $42.4M | $42.4M |
| 2023 | $5.0M | $35.7M | $40.7M |
| 2022 | – | $16.1M | $16.1M |
| 2021 | – | $11.1M | $11.1M |
| 2020 | – | $25.8M | $25.8M |
| 2019 | – | $18.1M | $18.1M |
| 2018 | – | $15.4M | $15.4M |
| 2017 | – | $18.7M | $18.7M |
| 2016 | – | $23.5M | $23.5M |
| 2015 | $74.9K | $9.9M | $10.0M |
| 2014 | – | $21.7M | $21.7M |
| 2013 | – | $6.5M | $6.5M |
| 2012 | – | $10.2M | $10.2M |
| 2011 | $1.1M | $14.7M | $15.8M |
| 2010 | – | $40.3M | $40.3M |
| 2009 | $400.4K | $17.7M | $18.1M |
| 2008 | – | $7.5M | $7.5M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for 3 registered units. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest grants
- Jul 24, 2023$5.0M from Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation: Thriving Communities Program Capacity Builders Cooperative Agreements5 To WSP USA INC. Award 69A6212350005
- Aug 17, 2011$700.0K from Federal Transit Administration: Public Transportation Research6 To WSP USA INC. Award NY-26-7010-00
- Apr 1, 2009$400.3K from Federal Highway Administration: Highway Research And Development Program7 To WSP USA INC Award DTFH6109G00005
- Jul 27, 2011$400.0K from Federal Transit Administration: Public Transportation Research8 To WSP USA INC. Award NY-26-7011-00
- Dec 10, 2014$75.0K from Federal Transit Administration: Transit Planning And Research9 To WSP USA INC. Award NY-26-7010-01
Largest contracts
- Feb 11, 2010$36.1M from Department of the Navy: P-990 expolosive handling wharf 2 at naval base kistap at bangor, silverdale, wa, clin 0001 phase i10 To WSP USA INC Award N4425510C8005
- Sep 30, 2023$27.8M from Department of the Navy: Bpa preliminary design for fy 26 mcon project p-472 pier 2, nbk bangor, silverdale, wa11 To WSP USA INC Award N4425523F4362
- Nov 25, 2019$19.6M from Department of the Navy: Ae services for the concept design workshop (cdw) for p-64912 To WSP USA INC. Award N6274220F0306
- Jun 26, 2024$13.9M from Department of the Navy: Dry dock 1 & 2 trf seismic studies psns13 To WSP USA INC Award N4425524F4143
- Sep 24, 2024$10.6M from Department of the Navy: Fy27 rm23-1151 ae seismic repair dry dock 4, b704, puget sound na14 To WSP USA INC Award N4425524F4289
Links
- Websitewww.wsp.com1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/wspusa1
- WikipediaWSP USA
- WikidataQ16912277
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataWSP USA on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaWSP USA on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsWSP USA logo by WSP, Public domain
- 4USAspending.govUSAspending.gov recipient profile: WSP USA INC
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- 6USAspending.govNY-26-7010-00: Federal Transit Administration
- 7USAspending.govDTFH6109G00005: Federal Highway Administration
- 8USAspending.govNY-26-7011-00: Federal Transit Administration
- 9USAspending.govNY-26-7010-01: Federal Transit Administration
- 10USAspending.govN4425510C8005: Department of the Navy
- 11USAspending.govN4425523F4362: Department of the Navy
- 12USAspending.govN6274220F0306: Department of the Navy
- 13USAspending.govN4425524F4143: Department of the Navy
- 14USAspending.govN4425524F4289: Department of the Navy