Bechtel

Bechtel Corporation
TypePrivate
IndustryEngineering and construction
Founded1898 (1898)
FounderWarren A. Bechtel
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
RevenueIncrease $58.2 billion (2024)
OwnerBechtel family
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websitebechtel.com

Bechtel Corporation (/ˈbɛktəl/) is an American company providing engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and project management services and founded in San Francisco, California, in 1898. It is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, in the Washington metropolitan area. As of 2022, the Engineering News-Record ranked Bechtel as the second largest construction company in the United States, following Turner Construction. Bechtel has over 50,000 employees as of May 2025.