Bechtel

Bechtel Corporation is one of the world's largest and most respected engineering, construction, procurement, and project management companies, having completed more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries across all seven continents since its founding in 1898. Based in Reston, Virginia, the privately held company employs over 50,000 people and generated approximately $1.8 billion in annual revenue as of 2025. Bechtel has built some of the world's most iconic infrastructure projects, from the Hoover Dam in the 1930s to modern nuclear reactors and high-speed rail systems.

Founded by Warren A. Bechtel, a cattle farmer who moved from Kansas to Oklahoma Territory in 1898 to construct railroads with his team of mules, the company grew from humble beginnings into a global powerhouse. Warren, his sons (Warren Jr., Stephen, and Kenneth), and his brother Arthur formally incorporated as W.A. Bechtel Company in 1925, by which time it had become the leading construction company in the western United States. The company's breakthrough came with the Hoover Dam project in the 1930s, which established Bechtel's reputation for managing complex megaprojects.

Bechtel serves five primary markets: Energy (oil, gas, and LNG); Infrastructure (transportation, aviation, rail); Manufacturing & Technology (semiconductors, EVs, data centers); Mining & Metals; and Nuclear, Security & Environmental. The company operates globally with major offices in Reston, Houston, London, Santiago, and Brisbane. As a fifth-generation family-owned business led by CEO Brendan Bechtel, the company maintains a long-term perspective focused on legacy projects that shape the world's infrastructure for generations. Notable projects include the Trans-Arabian Pipeline, Channel Tunnel, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), and the recently completed first new nuclear reactors in the U.S. in over 30 years.