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Latest industry recognition reinforces the firm's market-leading position following a year of top rankings across the U.S. construction and program management sectors
Turner & Townsend has earned the No. 1 position in Building Design + Construction's 2026 Giants 400 Report, ranking as the nation's top construction management (as agent) and program/project management firm for non-residential buildings. The accolade highlights the firm's continued growth and market-leading position in delivering complex capital programs across North America.
Turner & Townsend was ranked No. 1 in the Top 80 Construction Management Firms ranking, which covers:
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Construction Management (as Agent) for non-residential buildings and multifamily housing work.
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Program/Project Management services for non-residential buildings and multifamily housing work.
Nearly 600 architecture, engineering, and construction firms submitted data for the annual BD+C's 2026 Giants 400 Report. The final report includes 137 rankings across 25 building sectors and specialty categories.
Turner & Townsend’s top placements reflect the firm’s sustained growth across the United States strong delivery of complex capital programs, and continued investment in its people, innovation, and market - leading intelligence.
Since becoming a majority-owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc. in November 2021, Turner & Townsend – now a US$7.55b business – has accelerated its growth and increased its investment, expanding its ability to support clients across its three core segments: real estate, infrastructure, and energy and natural resources.
Turner & Townsend supports public and private sector clients with end-to-end solutions across the project lifecycle – from early strategy through to execution and close-out. This includes asset and building consultancy, construction management, controls and performance, cost and commercial management, digital, procurement and supply chain, program advisory, project management, and sustainability.
This growth reflects increasing demand for integrated, data-driven program delivery across complex capital projects.
“Achieving the No. 1 position in Building and Design Construction s Giants 400 ranking reflects the scale of our business, the trust clients place in us, and the continued demand for program, project and construction management expertise across the U.S.
“Combined with our recent performance across several ENR rankings, this recognition highlights the momentum of our business and the strength of our teams as we continue to support clients in delivering increasingly complex capital programs.”
James Corrigan
USA Managing Director
Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend is a global program management company with over 23,000 people in 64 countries.
Working with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, Turner & Townsend specializes in major programs, project, cost and commercial management, project controls and performance, net zero and digital solutions, in markets around the world.
Turner & Townsend is majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm and a premier provider of critical infrastructure services, with its partners holding a significant non-controlling interest.
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