Awards & Recognition
Award-Winning Impact
Shimmick is recognized by our customers and the broader industry for our work in the water and other critical infrastructure space. Our awards for safety, innovation, environmental sustainability, and more are a testament to our company’s dedication to excellence.
Recent Awards
2026
ENR West 2026 California Contractor of the Year
This recognition highlights the company’s strategic growth, expanding self-perform capabilities, and commitment to delivering critical infrastructure across the West.
Brackish Water Desalination Project
2026 ASCE Golden Gate Branch Outstanding Environmental Engineering Project Award
2025
National Safety Council - Corporate Hazard Recognition Crystal Award
- This national recognition underscores the effectiveness of our Hazard Recognition Program and our enduring commitment to proactive safety management.
2024
Foster City Levee Improvements Project
- California Trails and Greenways Program – Merit Award (Development Category)
- Construction Management Association of America, NorCal Chapter – Project Achievement Award (Infrastructure $50M–$99M)
- American Public Works Association, Silicon Valley – Project of the Year (Environment Category)
- Floodplain Management Association – Award of Excellence
- Engineering News-Record (ENR) – Best Project Award of Merit (Water/Environment Category)
- American Society of Civil Engineers, San Francisco Section – Outstanding Flood Management Project
BART Transbay Tube Seismic Safety Upgrade Project
- International Partnering Institute (IPI) – John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year Award
2023
Groundwater Replenishment System Expansion Project
- American Society of Civil Engineers Orange County (ASCE OC) – Outstanding Water/Wastewater Treatment Project
- ASCE OC – Project of the Year
- Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) –Excelling in Innovation Award
- America Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) –Grand Prize of Design (Headworks Facility)
2022
Transbay Transit Center Below Grade Concrete Package Project
- ENR California – Best Project Award (Specialty Construction)
2020
Top 10 Bridges
#4 for the Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach, CA
Roads & Bridges: Second-tallest cable-stayed bridge in the US and first such bridge for vehicles in CA
Project of the Year by California Transportation Foundation
Gerald Desmond Bridge; Long Beach, CA