Every fact below links to its source. Informational only. Ownership statements are limited to primary announcements and filings.
- Headquarters
- Columbus, Ohio (city on the USAspending recipient record)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/1f918fb9-a22e-e7b8-71…
- Founded
- Several DLZ divisions have provided professional services since 1916, per the firm's About page; DLZ Corporation's founder is named as Vikram (Raj) Rajadhyaksha on its leadership pageSource: dlz.com/about
- Sponsor or parent
- The firm says it graduated from the federal 8(a) Business Development Program and grew from two employees to one of the nation's larger A/E consulting firmsSource: dlz.com/about
- Website
- dlz.comSource: dlz.com/about
- Ownership type
- Ownership not published
Legal name, DBA and former names
- DLZ Corporation (name on the Form 5500 and USAspending records)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/1f918fb9-a22e-e7b8-71…
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- SAM UEI J57DJXEQALE5 (as shown on the USAspending recipient record)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/1f918fb9-a22e-e7b8-71…
Offices
- 30 offices, per the firm's About page.Source: dlz.com/about
Ownership type
- Described by the firm as a Family- and Minority-owned Business (certified Minority Business Enterprise); the DOL Form 5500 record also shows a DLZ Corporation Employee Stock Ownership and 401(k) Plan, so ESOP participation is documented but ownership shares are not published.Source: dlz.com/about
Sponsor, parent or transaction
- The firm says it graduated from the federal 8(a) Business Development Program and grew from two employees to one of the nation's larger A/E consulting firms.Source: dlz.com/about
Employee count or band
- Over 900 people in 30 offices, per the firm's About page.Source: dlz.com/about
Services and markets
- Architecture, engineering, surveying, environmental, geotechnical, transportation, landscape architecture and planning, clean energy and industrial engineering services.Source: dlz.com
Leaders
- Vikram (Raj) Rajadhyaksha, PE, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.Source: dlz.com/leadership
Federal awards (contracts)
- USAspending recipient record DLZ CORPORATION (Columbus, OH), contract award obligations: FY2021 $400,579, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $171,256, FY2024 $0, FY2025 $0 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/1f918fb9-a22e-e7b8-71…
ESOP plan data (Form 5500)
- DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-01-01: DLZ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP AND 401(K) PLAN (ACK_ID 20251014122021NAL0001365923001), 752 active participants and total plan assets of $169,839,908 at year end.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac…
Public filings
- DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: DLZ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP AND 401(K) PLAN (ACK_ID 20251014122021NAL0001365923001, 752 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac…
Rankings and awards
- Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi…
Sources of record
- https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/1f918fb9-a22e-e7b8-7105-b8774983d80e-P/latest
- https://dlz.com/about/
- https://dlz.com/
- https://dlz.com/leadership/
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
- https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-2
Ownership tag: Ownership not published. Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.
