Mission We believe that unique projects deserve unique and thoughtful solutions. We are a listening partner to our clients and to our design team peers. We base our project solutions on tried-and-true methods and extensive industry research and experience, but we look at each project holistically—from an owner-user-team perspective rather than just as a discipline—to result in buildings that are meaningful to users for years to come.
Description Established in 1960, Rutherford + Chekene (R+C) is one of California’s foremost engineering practices providing structural and geotechnical engineering. R+C’s staff provides cost-effective solutions that address unique project challenges rather than overdesigns. We look at projects holistically and strive to work with the owner and the design team as a real partner to optimize each project.
R+C provides new design, advanced structural analysis, seismic evaluations and retrofits, peer review and plan review, and full geotechnical services.
Rutherford + Chekene is a leader in the field of structural engineering and design. Our engineers collaborate with some of the world’s most respected architectural firms to produce dramatic, technologically advanced and practical designs for new and historic structures. We have a large staff of engineers with expertise in areas ranging from structural system development, to seismic risk evaluation and upgrade, to base isolation.
Rutherford + Chekene has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rutherford + Chekene employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 77% of employees would recommend working at Rutherford + Chekene to a friend. This is based on 19 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
25% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Rutherford + Chekene as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Rutherford + Chekene.