The engineers, planners and surveyors at RBF Consulting (RBF) design and plan the things that make living in communities possible. We develop water systems to bring water to homes, businesses and agriculture, including recycled water systems from wastewater for irrigation and conservation. The professionals at RBF design roads, plan communities and determine where homes will be located, where shopping areas and parks should be and where hotels, golf courses and similar areas will work in a land area. We help cities determine their plans for the future of their environment, engineer systems to clean runoff from roadways and other areas to keep our lakes, rivers and oceans free of pollutants. RBF engineers design bridges, levees, dams and utility systems. RBF planners and environmental specialists restore wetlands, design liveable communities and build consensus to balance competing objectives within communities to bring a common vision for their futures.

RBF provides civil engineering, planning and surveying services including Public Works, Water Resources, Transportation, Land Development, Structures, Storm Water, Planning, Environmental, Surveying & Mapping, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Construction Management / Inspection, and Geographic Information Systems. The firm’s diversity allows us to serve our clients during each phase of a project, including advance/preliminary planning services, design and final construction oversight.

The firm is a privately held corporation established in 1944. The Company Executive Committee members are as follows:

Robert Kallenbaugh, PE, President
James McDonald, PE, President
Douglas Frost, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Michael P. Rudinica, Executive Vice President, Water Resources
J. Robert Crawford, PLS, Executive Vice President, Surveying / Information Services and Secretary
Michael J. Burke, Executive Vice President, Planning

Size:
RBF has a staff of over 900 professionals ready to serve our public and private sector clients.

Office Locations:
RBF has fifteen offices located in Irvine, Carlsbad, Camarillo, Monterey Bay, Oakland, Ontario, Palm Desert, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, Temecula, and Walnut Creek, California; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; and Las Vegas, Nevada.

ENR Ranking:
RBF is currently ranked #70 in the ENR “Top 500 Engineering Design Firms” in the United States by Engineering News Record Magazine.

Our Mission at RBF Consulting is to:

Make the world a better place through the application of the principle of sustainable development by providing professional design services that enhance the quality of life and the environment.

Provide development, infrastructure, planning and environmental services to private and public clients in local, regional, and global markets.

Lead as professionals specializing in planning, design, and construction.

Look forward to the future with a commitment to building opportunities and value for our clients and ourselves.