Schnabel Engineering

Schnabel Engineering is an employee-owned engineering and consulting firm founded in 1956 by Jim Schnabel. It specialises in geotechnical, geostructural, tunnel and dam engineering, addressing earth and environment-related problems for critical infrastructure projects. The firm employs more than 700 people across 31 offices in the United States and has operated for nearly seven decades. It is listed in the ENR Top 500 Design Firms.

The firm's service lines cover subsurface investigations and soil mechanics, earth retention systems and deep foundations, underground and tunneling engineering, and dam engineering delivered by civil, hydraulic and geotechnical teams. Schnabel was the first geotechnical firm in the Mid-Atlantic region to offer subsurface investigation and soil mechanics services. It also undertakes complex design-build delivery for public and private sector clients nationwide.

Schnabel is owned by its employees and describes its approach as combining small-firm responsiveness with big-firm capabilities. The firm states commitments to quality, business ethics and community stewardship, and has been named by CE News as one of the Best Engineering Firms to Work for.