Civil engineering firm focused on municipal and airport infrastructure design
Century West Engineering is a 51–200-person civil engineering firm serving public agencies across the Pacific Northwest, with nearly all revenue from municipal clients. The hiring mix is heavily skewed toward senior engineers (44 of 75 active roles) rather than junior staff, and the pain-point list—long-term profitability, client capture, project selection—reveals an organization scaling client acquisition and margins rather than pure headcount.
Century West Engineering, founded in 1969 and based in Lake Oswego, Oregon, designs infrastructure for cities, counties, ports, and other public agencies. The firm spans licensed civil engineers, airport planners, CAD drafters, construction inspectors, and support staff. Core service areas include municipal water and stormwater systems, airport development (particularly FAA-funded projects), and transportation and utilities infrastructure. The company is employee-owned and operates as a private firm.
AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bluebeam Revu, ETAP, HEC-RAS, Microsoft 365, and Adobe Acrobat. The stack reflects standard civil engineering CAD and hydraulic modeling workflows.
Municipal water systems, stormwater infrastructure, airport design (FAA-funded), transportation and utilities, and local public infrastructure. Active focus areas include long-range planning and client capture strategy implementation.
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