Overview
Bartlett & West designs infrastructure for public agencies, utilities and private businesses, combining engineering with architecture and technology services. Its projects range from water treatment and road improvements to building design, with a history that includes designing Kansas' first rural water system. Clients hire the firm to plan projects, prepare designs and manage construction, while its operations teams also support utility systems after facilities are built. The firm combines technical disciplines within project teams so clients can coordinate site, building and infrastructure work through one organization. Bartlett & West was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Topeka, Kansas.
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What believers are saying
- Retirement matching vests immediately: Bartlett & West matches one-quarter of employee deferrals up to six percent of pay.
- Bartlett & West's team leaders and field staff have completed at least ten hours of workplace safety training.
- Florida work gains local leadership: Bartlett & West reported adding transportation project manager Todd Ziegler in October 2026.
What critics are saying
- Ownership rewards require tenure: Bartlett & West's employee stock plan vests over six years.
- Bartlett & West's full-time Architect Designers in Springfield/Jefferson City/Overland Park/Topeka face 10-25% travel, including occasional overnights.
- Bartlett & West applicants face screening: the group requires pre-employment drug tests unless prohibited by law.
What makes Bartlett & West unique
- Employees hold Bartlett & West's equity: the company is entirely employee-owned.
- Bartlett & West builds railroad workflow tools: its own application manages utility access permits for railroad land.
- Bartlett & West uses underwater drones for inspections, reducing employees' exposure to confined spaces and deep water.
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