Design Branch
Mailing Address
Design Branch
Portland District
P.O. Box 2946
Portland, OR 97208-2946
Street Address
Robert Duncan Plaza
333 S.W. First Ave.
Portland, OR 97204-3495
Design Branch FAX: (503) 808-4905
Mission Statement
Design Branch provides engineering services to support the District in the investigation, planning, design, construction, and operation & maintenance of flood damage reduction, fish passage facilities, navigation, and hydro-electric projects. Design Branch consists of four sections: Geotechnical, Civil & Environmental Design Section, Electrical Design Section, Mechanical Design Section, and Structural & Architectural Design Section. The Branch is an exceptionally diverse, interdisciplinary professional workforce including Structural Engineers, Civil Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Geotechnical Engineers, Environmental Engineers, Engineering Geologists, Geologists, Physical Scientists.
Technical Expertise
- Structural Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Engineering Geology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Architectural and Landscape Design
- Levees and Bank Protection
- Site Engineering (site grading, utilities, paving, and drainage)
- Embankment Dams & Remediations
- Fish Passage & Monitoring Facilities
- Coastal Structures
- Civil Works Projects (dams, underground structures, spillways, outlet works, project facilities)
- Navigation Locks
- Sediment Retention Structures
- Seismic Analysis
- Soils Engineering
- Geology (Local and Regional)
- Groundwater Analysis
- Seepage
- Excavation & Foundation