Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  WHITELAW PAUL MILTON
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/14/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Willdan Group, Inc. [WLDN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2401 E. KATELLA AVE, SUITE 300		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Business Development
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ANAHEIM, CA 92806		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 7,257 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 03/26/2022 Common Stock 1,000 $ 3.84 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 05/05/2026 Common Stock 15,000 $ 10.81 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 11/02/2026 Common Stock 20,000 $ 16.09 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 03/08/2027 Common Stock 6,670 $ 28.19 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 10/31/2027 Common Stock 6,670 $ 30.06 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WHITELAW PAUL MILTON
2401 E. KATELLA AVE
SUITE 300
ANAHEIM, CA 92806		       SVP, Business Development  

Signatures

/s/ Stacy McLaughlin, Attorney-in-fact for Paul Milton Whitelaw 03/20/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes (i) 889 shares of restricted stock that vest in two substantially equal installments on each of March 8, 2019 and March 8, 2020 and (ii) 1,333 shares of restricted stock that vest in three substantially equal installments on each of October 31, 2018, October 18, 2019 and October 18, 2020.
(2) The option became exercisable in three substantially equal installments on each of March 26, 2013, March 26, 2014 and March 26, 2015.
(3) The option is exercisable in three substantially equal installments. The first installment became exercisable on May 5, 2017, and the next two installments will become exercisable on each of May 5, 2018 and May 5, 2019.
(4) The option is exercisable in three substantially equal installments. The first installment became exercisable on November 2, 2017, and the next two installments will become exercisable on each of November 2, 2018 and November 2, 2019.
(5) The option is exercisable in three substantially equal installments. The first installment became exercisable on March 8, 2018, and the next two installments will become exercisable on each of March 8, 2019 and March 8, 2020.
(6) The option becomes exercisable in three substantially equal installments on each of October 31, 2018, October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2020.
 
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Exhibit List - Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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