Welcome to DLZ! We take a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to professional services. This allows us to build and lead successful project teams dedicated to providing solutions that save money, improve operations, and solve problems.

Our vision is simple: Create successful partnerships with our clients that facilitate trust, commitment, and communication.

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    Architecture

    We are dedicated to creating responsive, memorable architecture. Exceptional design is the result of strong leadership and teamwork. Furthermore, DLZ’s design process includes the use of the latest design software and a focus on sustainable design principles.

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    Transportation

    We keep communities moving. We design complex interchanges, restore historic bridges, and develop traffic solutions. In addition, our team creates trails, educates the public on roundabouts, and advances transit systems.

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    Water

    We have been assisting clients in solving their public works projects for nearly a century. As a leading design and consulting firm, DLZ is skilled in all water/wastewater services.

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    Construction

    A leader in design and construction of public infrastructure, our construction services division provides construction management, construction observation, scheduling, claims analysis, document control, risk analysis, value engineering, field quality control, and laboratory testing for the construction and rehabilitation of transportation and utility projects.

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    We’re here

    We understand. These are unprecedented times. While DLZ’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak is evolving and changing daily, we want you to know that we’re here when you need us. Please understand, DLZ remains fully operational and also adjusts to remote work arrangements and social distancing practices on job sites.

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Recent DLZ News

DLZ Recognized at CAF & NWIBRT Awards

DLZ is ecstatic to be recognized in three categories at the CAF & NWIBRT awards this year! We were selected to receive the CAF 2023 Professional / Engineering Contractor of the Year for the fourth year in a row and would love to recognize the DLZ Industrial team. This accomplishment is owing to their continued…

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DLZ Welcomes Senior Construction Manager Peter McHugh to the Firm

DLZ is pleased to welcome Peter McHugh, PE to the firm’s Ohio team. As a Senior Construction Manager based out of the Cleveland office, Mr. McHugh will primarily focus on expanding our Field Services operation throughout northern Ohio. As a recent Ohio Department of Transportation retiree, Mr. McHugh brings a vast array of contributions to…

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Gary Bowen Named Senior Vice President of DLZ’s Ohio Operations

Mr. Bowen helps manage the Ohio operations and builds and nurtures client relationships. In his 25-year tenure, Gary has been instrumental in overseeing DLZ’s Field Services for Ohio and Pennsylvania and offers a wealth of experience managing the firm’s surveying and construction management services. In the past year, Gary has led some of DLZ’s largest…

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The DLZ Difference

A Multidisciplinary Service Approach to Meet Your Goals

Our ownership structure offers us the flexibility to autonomously make efficient and swift business decisions. Our project managers and client-facing teams have a thorough grasp on the needs and requirements of the communities that we serve. This not only serves as a competitive advantage to DLZ and ensures we are readily available to meet to rising needs of our clients.

Latest Awards

  • Top 500 Design Firms #139 Engineering News-Record, 2023

  • Midwest Top Design Firms #14 Engineering News-Record Midwest, 2022

  • Building Design+Construction’s Giants 400 Report #38 Top  Engineering/Architecture Firms, 2023

  • Largest Central Ohio Minority-Owned Business #2 Columbus Business First, 2022

  • Building Design+Construction’s Giants 400 Report #3 Top Justice Facility/Public Safety, 2023

  • Building Design+Construction’s Giants 400 Report #31 Federal Government Engineering + E/A Firms, 2023

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