About Us
Who We Are
RW Consulting Engineers, Inc. is a structural engineering firm located in West Sacramento, California. The RW team is comprised of eight full-time engineers, including four licensed Structural Engineers and three licensed Civil Engineers.
RW Structural Engineers is a trusted structural engineering firm dedicated to creating safe, resilient, and innovative spaces across California. With decades of experience, we specialize in public school facilities, residential projects, commercial buildings, healthcare, and public parks, delivering solutions that meet the highest standards of safety, sustainability, and design excellence.
Our team’s expertise include: extensive experience with DSA approvals; advanced seismic retrofit and structural upgrade design; and commitment to energy-efficient and sustainable building practices. Our experience encompasses not only traditional materials such as wood, steel, concrete, and masonry, but also light-gage steel, structural insulated panels, log homes, and the development of modular prefabricated systems.
This broad experience allows RW to provide the innovative, cost-effective solutions needed in today’s competitive market.
What We Do
Public Schools
RW Structural Engineers is a trusted partner in shaping safe, innovative, and cost-effective learning environments across California. With decades of experience, we specialize in structural engineering solutions tailored to the unique requirements of public-school facilities.
Our team collaborates with architects, contractors, and school districts to deliver innovative solutions that balance functionality, compliance, and budget efficiency. From modernizing aging campuses to creating new learning environments, we ensure every structure supports the educational mission while meeting the highest standards of safety and durability.
At RW Structural Engineers, our mission is simple: to create structures that inspire learning and stand the test of time.
Residential Design
At RW Structural Engineers, we bring the same precision and innovation that define our public projects to the residential sector. Our team has extensive experience designing custom homes, multi-family developments, and structural retrofits that meet California’s stringent building codes and seismic safety requirements.
We offer custom home designs, seismic retrofits & additions, multi-family & mixed-use projects, and sustainable solutions.
We understand that residential projects demand a balance of aesthetics, functionality, and cost-efficiency. Our collaborative approach ensures that homeowners, architects, and builders achieve their goals without compromise.
Commercial Buildings
We deliver robust, code-compliant designs for office spaces, retail centers, and mixed-use developments, ensuring structural integrity and long-term value.
Healthcare
We bring extensive experience working with OSHPD/HCAI on healthcare project types including new construction, rehabilitations and modernizations, and specialized tenant improvements.
Public Parks & Community Spaces
We engineer pavilions, recreational facilities, and park structures that enhance community engagement while prioritizing safety and sustainability.
What People Say
RW Engineers have been an exceptional partner on our K-12 educational projects, providing consistent expertise and reliability from concept through construction. Their team demonstrates a proactive, solutions-oriented approach—always timely in their responses, collaborative in meetings, and receptive to new ideas and design input.
Their attention to detail and commitment to thorough coordination across all disciplines has been a key component in our design process and reduced potential field conflicts. RW Engineers consistently bring a level of professionalism, technical depth, and responsiveness that make them a valued and trusted partner in delivering successful projects for our clients.
What I love about the RW team is how calm and composed they always are and truly a pleasure to work with. The icing on the cake is their amazing attention to detail, thoroughness in everything they do, and their positive, can-do attitude. And honestly, whenever you ask a question or need something, they come back with an answer almost in the blink of an eye.
RW Consulting Engineers has consistently provided exceptional structural engineering design services to the Roseville Joint Union High School District. Throughout our collaboration, RW has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to professionalism, quality, and responsiveness. Their team of engineers brings a depth of expertise and a proactive approach to every project, ensuring that our facilities are not only structurally sound but also designed with long-term performance and safety in mind.
We have partnered with RW on several successful projects, ranging from modernization efforts to new construction. In each case, their attention to detail, clear communication, and ability to meet tight deadlines have been instrumental in delivering projects on time and within budget. Their responsiveness to field conditions and evolving project needs has made them a trusted and valued partner in our district’s improvement efforts.
I am particularly impressed by their collaborative spirit and ability to work seamlessly with architects, contractors, and district staff. Their professionalism and integrity have earned the respect of everyone involved in our projects, and their contributions have had a lasting positive impact on our school facilities. They are a firm of outstanding character and capability, and I am confident they will continue to deliver excellence wherever they are engaged.
It is a real pleasure working with Greg Richards and RW Consulting Engineers on a wide range of project types and scales. They are excellent listeners and I have been particularly impressed with their flexibility and creative problem-solving, helping us find efficient and effective solutions for complex problems.
Working with Greg, Rob, and the entire RW team has been one of the most rewarding partnerships we’ve had at FLINT. From the very beginning, they helped us develop our modular Hummingbird system — turning early design ideas into elegant, buildable, and cost-effective solutions for our school district clients.
Their creativity, deep understanding of DSA, and practical grasp of construction realities make them exceptional engineers for all project types. RW doesn’t just design great systems — they design things that actually work in the field. They are responsive, collaborative, and truly care about delivering the best outcome for everyone involved.
I can’t recommend RW highly enough. They are smart, kind, and genuinely invested partners who make every project better.
RW Engineers have been an exceptional partner on our K-12 educational projects, providing consistent expertise and reliability from concept through construction. Their team demonstrates a proactive, solutions-oriented approach—always timely in their responses, collaborative in meetings, and receptive to new ideas and design input.
Their attention to detail and commitment to thorough coordination across all disciplines has been a key component in our design process and reduced potential field conflicts. RW Engineers consistently bring a level of professionalism, technical depth, and responsiveness that make them a valued and trusted partner in delivering successful projects for our clients.
What I love about the RW team is how calm and composed they always are and truly a pleasure to work with. The icing on the cake is their amazing attention to detail, thoroughness in everything they do, and their positive, can-do attitude. And honestly, whenever you ask a question or need something, they come back with an answer almost in the blink of an eye.