Our Company

Hold It Right There!

This is why we do what we do

When Fran Hagen, Sr. opened Westwood’s doors in 1972, he and his team were eager to show clients how really smart engineering could enhance communities. That's the passion that got us going, keeps us ticking, and has us working across the country, and sometimes even overseas. When there is a big site challenge or a design that requires innovation, that's our sweet spot. Just ask one of our 10,000’s of happy clients or give us a call. We are here to help.

Westwood's mission is to provide Solutions for your Success.

Problems: Bring it on

There are big problems to solve on projects every day. Whether it’s maneuvering through seemingly impossible site approvals or designing the systems that make communities thrive, we help simplify the effort.

Solutions: Mix it up

That thing that makes a project better is within reach when you have really talented people putting their minds together. There is no shortage of professional expertise at Westwood to solve site issues and push the limits of creativity.

Values: Break it down

At the core, we do good business because we built a team of people who are honest and respectful. At Westwood, our team values relationships, innovation, dedication, initiative, and growth. The result? Success all around.

Safety

Protecting our greatest asset

Promoting a safe work environment with a goal of zero incidents is Westwood’s ultimate goal. Occupational injuries are avoidable, so we take proactive and preventative approaches to safety education and training. Establishing our safety management system (SMS) and effective incident, illness, and lifestyle programs help promote our strong safety culture.

Westwood’s concentrated and robust safety programs are why our incident rates are consistently below the industry average. We’re proud to have reached several durations of over one million consecutive working hours without a recordable incident.

Westwood Safety Associations:

National Safety Council (NSC)
ISNetworld
Veriforce
VERO
BROWZ/AVETTA
Pipeline Testing Consortium, Inc. (PTC)
Energy Coalition for Contractor Safety (ECCS)
Operator certifications through ISNetworld, Veriforce, BROWZ/Avetta, Energy WorkNet, NCCER, e Verify, BNSF, UPRR, Security Awareness, ROHVA, and Contractor Orientation
AXIOM Medical

Shiny Things

A few of our winning moments

2023 - 2018

Top 500 Design Firms

Engineering News Record (ENR)

2020

Top 10 Largest Engineering Firms

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

2022 - 2016

Best Firm to Work For

Zweig Group

2022 - 2020, 2019, 2016, 2015

Hot Firm List

Zweig Group

2022, 2021, 2019 - 2016, 2014

Marketing Excellence

Zweig Group

2022, 2021

Top Workplaces

Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Madison, Philadelphia

2018

Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award

Esri

Growth and Evolution

are in our DNA

Since we opened our doors in 1972, Westwood has continually grown and evolved, taking on challenges, and opportunities. One thing that has remained the same since then is our deeply held belief that we can accomplish much more when we work together as one team.

This “better together” principle has guided us for over 50 years of expanding our teams, expertise, geographic locations, and markets and services. We’ve honed our craft and built a team that provides solutions powerful enough to help our clients rise to their own challenges and opportunities. It is through these strong relationships that we take great pride in working together to make our world healthier, safer, and better for today, and for generations to come.

Watch the video to learn more about Westwood’s history.