Allen & Major Associates

What Allen & Major Associates does

Allen & Major Associates, Inc. (A&M) is a privately held, multi-disciplinary professional services firm headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Lakeville, MA and Manchester, NH. Founded in 1971 by Larry Allen and Ara Demurjian, the firm delivers an integrated suite of site development services across the Northeast corridor (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island), including civil engineering, commercial and residential land surveying, environmental consulting, and landscape architecture. Project delivery is led by three principals — Carlton Quinn, Nicholas Dellacava, and Phil Cordeiro — who assumed ownership of the firm in 2025 after two decades of tenure each, and who collectively oversee a bench of senior project managers, surveyors, and technical staff totaling approximately 40 employees.

The firm operates a project-based professional services model with custom pricing scoped to each engagement; there are no standardized pricing tiers, and revenue is generated through billable hours and deliverables tied to specific development projects. Technology is conventional surveying and CAD tooling — GPS/RTK equipment, robotic total stations, differential levels, data collectors, 3D drafting software, and drone/aerial photo control — deployed to support accuracy and constructability rather than as a differentiated platform. The value proposition rests on five decades of regulatory relationships with municipal boards and state/federal agencies, an integrated under-one-roof delivery model that reduces coordination friction across disciplines, and direct principal involvement on complex projects.

The client base spans enterprise real estate developers (Trammell Crow Residential, Broadstone), Fortune 500 end users (Walmart, Marriott, MGM Resorts, Fidelity Investments, Dave & Buster's), institutional users (Lexington Labs), and public sector entities (Cambridge Housing Authority, Town of Wellesley, City of Chelsea). Demand is driven by Northeast commercial, multifamily, life sciences, hospitality, and municipal development cycles, with no external equity backing and growth funded through operating cash flow and a $4.95M Northern Bank facility closed in February 2025.

Name

Allen & Major Associates

Legal name

Allen & Major Associates, Inc.

Website

https://allenmajor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Allen & Major Associates is a privately held, multi-disciplinary civil engineering, land surveying, environmental consulting, and landscape architecture firm founded in 1971, serving enterprise developers, Fortune 500 companies, and public sector clients across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island from three offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering and Land Development Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying services
• Environmental consulting
• Landscape architecture
• Site development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Woburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Revenue is generated through billable professional services including civil engineering, land surveying, environmental consulting, and landscape architecture. Projects are delivered across multiple sectors including residential, commercial, municipal, and hospitality with fees based on project scope, complexity, and service requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Allen & Major Associates is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm delivering civil engineering, commercial and residential land surveying, environmental consulting, and landscape architecture services for site development projects across the Northeast. Services span site planning, permitting, stormwater management, utility infrastructure, ALTA/NSPS and boundary surveys, wetland delineation, and construction support, with integrated project delivery combining all four disciplines under one roof.

Product overview

Allen & Major Associates (A&M) is a multi-disciplinary civil engineering and land surveying firm offering an integrated suite of professional services centered on site development. The core offerings are Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Environmental Consulting, and Landscape Architecture, delivered as complementary services that can be engaged individually or in combination. The firm provides these services across residential, commercial, industrial, hospitality, healthcare, sports/recreation, and municipal/government market segments throughout the Northeast (primarily Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island). A&M integrates these disciplines under one roof to provide seamless coordination from site evaluation and permitting through design and construction support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced permitting timelines through established regulatory relationships and expertise in Massachusetts 40B Comprehensive Permit process
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global professional services firm with a substantial New England presence offering civil engineering, environmental services, surveying, and landscape architecture under one umbrella. It is comparable to Allen & Major on integrated service mix but operates as a much larger incumbent spanning multiple geographies and end markets.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a global consulting and engineering firm with deep roots in water, environment, and infrastructure consulting. It is comparable to Allen & Major's environmental consulting and civil engineering lines, particularly for site-development permitting and stormwater work, though it operates at significantly larger scale.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with substantial New England presence across civil, environmental, and survey practice areas. It competes with Allen & Major on larger complex engagements as a broad incumbent with deeper bench depth and geographic reach.
• Kleinfelder: Kleinfelder is a national engineering, environmental, and construction services firm with strong civil and environmental practice areas serving real estate, infrastructure, and energy clients. It is comparable to Allen & Major on civil site engineering, environmental consulting, and survey-adjacent work.
• WSP: WSP is a global professional services firm with a sizable New England practice that delivers integrated engineering, environmental, and design services for real estate and infrastructure clients. It is comparable to Allen & Major on integrated delivery but competes as a much larger incumbent.

Direct peers

• VHB: VHB is a multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, and design firm headquartered in the Northeast that delivers civil engineering, environmental services, surveying, and landscape architecture for real estate and infrastructure clients. It is the closest like-for-like competitor to Allen & Major across service mix, customer profile, and regional footprint.
• Nitsch Engineering: Nitsch Engineering is a Massachusetts-based civil and structural engineering firm offering land surveying, transportation, and site-development services across New England. It is a direct regional competitor to Allen & Major on civil engineering, surveying, and site-permitting engagements for private developers and municipalities.
• Tighe & Bond: Tighe & Bond is a New England-based engineering and environmental consulting firm serving municipal, industrial, and private-sector clients with civil, environmental, and water-resource capabilities. It is a strong regional peer to Allen & Major on integrated civil/environmental work for site development.
• Haley & Aldrich: Haley & Aldrich is a national environmental and geotechnical engineering firm with significant New England roots focused on site assessment, environmental permitting, and development support. It is comparable to Allen & Major's environmental consulting line and the integrated delivery model for site development.
• BSC Group: BSC Group is a New England-based multi-disciplinary firm offering civil engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, and environmental permitting for development clients. It is a like-for-like regional peer to Allen & Major across the integrated service offering and customer profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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