About Us

What We Offer

Complete engineering, environmental science, and architectural services, with an unusually strong commitment to tailored solutions.

The Water Environment: Water • Wastewater & Watersheds • Recycled Water

Transportation: Airports • Railroads • Maritime Ports

Industry: Food & Beverage • Aerospace & Other Manufacturing • Redevelopment

Serving: Public agencies • Institutions • Industry • Select commercial clients

For every project, we strive to:

  • Find the right mix of innovative and proven solutions
  • Improve operations and reduce costs
  • Deliver engineering and scientific excellence
  • Protect the environment

Why You Need Us >>

The wisdom to innovate

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants has a history as industry pioneers. This opens our thinking to possibilities, while drawing on the wisdom gained from decades of excellent work.

Allow us to take a fresh look at your situation.
With more than 85 years of experience, we know how to combine proven processes and innovative techniques.

The integrity to do the job right

Since our founding, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants has placed the highest value on honesty and integrity.
The fact that we?re still independently operated and employee-owned keeps us bias-free.

Our old-fashioned candor and trustworthiness have earned us unusual loyalty from our clients: repeat business comprises 90 percent of our work.

The experience to deliver sustainable solutions

Founded in San Francisco by Clyde C. Kennedy in 1919, our company helped pioneer consulting engineering in the western United States. With about 4,000 completed projects, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants can target the right solutions for you.

Seeing your unique challenges and big-picture solutions. Supply, quality, reliability, existing systems, budget ? our professionals know how to weigh the factors unique to each client. Then we help you navigate options to:


  • Assess and meet long-term needs

  • Comply with changing regulations

  • Choose the best technology for your organization


Regulatory effectiveness. Our history gives us a thorough knowledge of the region?s varying environmental conditions and regulations ? along with effective working relationships with regulatory agencies on behalf of clients.

Sustainability. In designing solutions, we strive for environmental sustainability: meeting the needs of the present while preserving the quality of life for future generations and our planet.