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Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Envision a world resilient to all forces. We engineer the important and treasured structures of a community for today’s needs and future realities.

Because bold visions require bold thinking.

Because bold visions require bold thinking.

At Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH), we guide superior performance through unparalleled experience. Our collective knowledge provides us with a unique lens to investigate and explain failures, help codify standards today, and innovate the future. By leveraging our diverse technical expertise, we deliver integrated engineering solutions to address our clients’ most daunting challenges.

In 1956, Howard Simpson, Werner Gumpertz, and Frank Heger founded Simpson Gumpertz & Heger. The MIT professors and renowned engineers used their passion and expertise to build the guiding philosophies SGH lives by to this day. They established a foundation that would guide the firm’s future generations—an unwavering commitment to excellence and integrity.

Today, we have 700 employees in nine office locations throughout the United States. Our industry-leading teams remain committed to these founding values, striving to be outstanding in everything we do.

SGH. PERFORMANCE BEYOND EXPECTATION.

Our history timeline.

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Atlanta office opened
2020

Atlanta office opened

Downtown Boston location opened
2018

Downtown Boston location opened

SGH tops 500 employees
2015

SGH tops 500 employees

Houston office opened
2015

Houston office opened

Chicago office opened
2014

Chicago office opened

Oakland location opened
2012

Oakland location opened

Newport Beach location opened
2008

Newport Beach location opened

New York office opened
2005

New York office opened

Los Angeles office opened
2003

Los Angeles office opened

Washington, DC, office opened
2000

Washington, DC, office opened

 San Francisco office opened
1975

San Francisco office opened

Vehicle Assembly Building, NASA
1966

Vehicle Assembly Building, NASA

Brazos River Bridge
1960

Brazos River Bridge

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger is incorporated
1958

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger is incorporated

Boston office opened
1956

Boston office opened

Our responsibility.

Our responsibility.

At SGH, we embrace our obligation to improve the neighborhoods where we live and work, protect our planet, and make society a place where all individuals are welcome and included.

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Meet our people.

Our diverse capabilities, unwavering character, and ongoing commitment to each other and our clients make us who we are. Together, we bring pride and passion to everything we do.

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