The integrated, multidisciplinary URS you see in Asia Pacific today is the product of a long history, which unites the traditions of engineering and environmental sciences.

URS Corporation's oldest heritage company was founded in 1904. The group itself was established in 1951 before being incorporated in 1957 as Broadview Research, a research group active in the areas of physical and engineering sciences.

Just over a decade later in 1968, Broadview Research acquired United Research Incorporated of Cambridge, Massachusetts and it was during this period that the company's name was changed to United Research Services, later shortened to URS.

Throughout the 1970s and 80s URS continued to expand through internal growth and strategic acquisitions to broaden its engineering, architectural, and environmental practices. Acquisitions included Madigan-Praeger, Coverdale and Colpitts, John A. Blume & Associates, and Dalton, Dalton, and Newport. In 1996 the company acquired Greiner Engineering, followed a year later by Woodward-Clyde Group. In 1998 URS acquired Thorburn Colquhoun, in 1999 the Dames & Moore Group and in 2002 EG&G Technical Services.

The 2007 acquisition of Washington Group International enhanced URS' ability to provide integrated engineering and construction services throughout the project life cycle—from planning, design and engineering through construction to operations and maintenance, and decommissioning and closure. The acquisition also expanded our capabilities and ability to compete in the power and nuclear management markets, as well as in the transportation, mining, defense, and industrial infrastructure and process markets

Today, URS is organised into three divisions: the URS Division, the EG&G Division and the Washington Division. Headquartered in San Francisco, URS operates in more than 30 countries with more than 47,000 employees.