What Falcon Engineering does

Falcon Engineering, Inc. is a privately held, woman-owned geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing (CMT), and special inspections firm headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. Founded in 2008 and certified as a Woman-Owned Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (W/DBE) in March 2015, the firm serves government and municipal agencies, higher education institutions, healthcare systems, airport authorities, and private developers across North Carolina's Research Triangle region and on a project-mobilization basis statewide.

The company's core offerings span the full project lifecycle and are delivered as an integrated in-house portfolio rather than modular products: geotechnical engineering (subsurface investigations, soil borings, and foundation recommendations), construction materials testing (concrete, asphalt, soil, aggregate, and structural steel/masonry testing), special inspections, environmental services (Phase I/II assessments, wetland delineations, 401/404 permitting, threatened/endangered species surveys), and laboratory services. The technical platform is anchored by an AASHTO-accredited in-house laboratory with NCDOT certification and mobile on-site lab capability, including a dedicated onsite lab at Raleigh-Durham International Airport supporting continuous quality assurance work since 2017.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue earned through direct contracts and on-call/task order agreements with public and institutional clients. Marketing is primarily sales-led via direct relationships, a company website, Instagram, and a blog/news section, supplemented by industry event participation and community involvement. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; projects are scoped individually based on complexity and duration, with field staffing costs benchmarked at $23-$35 per hour for technical roles. Named customers include RDU Airport Authority (sole-source QA provider), Parsons (Owner Representative partner), NC State University, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Pembroke, UNC School of the Arts, Campbell University, Duke Private Diagnostic Clinic, WakeMed, FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Town of Cary, City of Durham, Durham County, Wake Public Schools, and Capitol Broadcasting Company. The firm has earned multiple ACEC North Carolina Engineering Excellence Awards and a 2019 ABC Carolinas Eagle Award.

Name

Falcon Engineering

Legal name

Falcon Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://falconengineers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Falcon Engineering is a woman-owned geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and special inspections firm based in Cary, NC, serving government, higher education, healthcare, aviation, and private clients across the Research Triangle and broader North Carolina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cary

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnical engineering services including subsurface investigations, soil borings, laboratory testing, and foundation recommendations. Provided during design phase of construction projects.
2. Construction Materials Testing (CMT): Materials testing and special inspections during construction to identify unforeseen issues and reduce costs over the life of a building or structure. Includes testing of concrete, asphalt, soils, structural steel, and masonry.
3. Environmental Services: Environmental consulting including Phase I/II assessments, wetland delineations, 401/404 permitting, and threatened/ endangered species surveys.
4. Quality Assurance Services - RDU Airport: Ongoing sole source provider of Quality Assurance Testing Services at RDU Airport since 2017, including runway rehabilitations, taxiway work, and terminal improvements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Falcon Engineering provides geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing (CMT), and special inspections for public infrastructure, higher education, healthcare, and commercial construction projects. The firm operates an AASHTO-accredited in-house laboratory and a mobile on-site testing lab to support quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) on transportation, aviation, institutional, and private development sites.

Product overview

Falcon Engineering is a geotechnical engineering and construction quality assurance firm offering a unified suite of integrated services centered on its core service lines: Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Materials Testing (CMT), Special Inspections, Environmental Services, and Laboratory Services. These services are provided throughout the project lifecycle—from early due diligence and design through construction—serving clients across the Research Triangle region of North Carolina. The company operates an in-house AASHTO-accredited laboratory to support its testing capabilities. As a single-office operation, Falcon delivers these services as a coordinated portfolio rather than separate modular products, enabling consistent, high-quality results across all service lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geotechnical Engineering Subsurface investigation, soil and rock analysis, foundation design recommendations, slope stability, and geotechnical consulting for transportation, aviation, institutional, healthcare, and commercial construction projects.
• Construction Materials Testing (CMT) QA/QC laboratory and field testing of construction materials including concrete, soil, aggregate, asphalt, and masonry for public and private construction projects.
• Special Inspections Code-required structural and architectural inspections during construction for IBC and local code compliance, covering structural steel, concrete, masonry, and other building systems on institutional, healthcare, and commercial projects.
• Environmental Services Environmental site assessments and related environmental consulting supporting real estate and infrastructure development projects, led by the firm's Environmental Services Manager.
• AASHTO-Accredited Laboratory Testing In-house AASHTO-accredited laboratory providing accredited soil, aggregate, concrete, and asphalt testing, supporting internal projects and external clients that require AASHTO-accepted QA/QC results.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces unexpected fees associated with environmental remediation and permitting through early due-diligence
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 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

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ParsonscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 July 2017Falcon has been partnered with Parsons since 2017 as the sole source provider of Quality Assurance Testing Services at RDU Airport. Parsons serves as RDU's Owner Representative, and Falcon provides testing services for airport improvement projects including runway and taxiway rehabilitations.
• Tri PropertiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHired by Tri Properties to provide geotechnical engineering and testing services for Churchill Hall, the first new development project in Durham's Imperial Center since Quintiles. Falcon worked alongside the design and construction team.
• Delta Airport ConsultantsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFalcon provided geotechnical engineering and inspection services at Roanoke Regional Airport for over five years under projects involving complex phasing and night work.
• NCDOTcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFalcon performed geotechnical investigation for PTI BOOM project supporting Piedmont Triad International Airport infrastructure for BOOM Supersonic manufacturing facility. NCDOT selected Construction Manager/General Contractor delivery method.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• S&ME: Employee-owned geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials testing firm headquartered in the Southeast with strong NC presence. Closely comparable multi-disciplinary service mix and similar institutional/government client base.
• GeoTechnology Associates: Mid-sized geotechnical and environmental engineering firm with similar service portfolio targeting public-sector and institutional clients in the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast.
• Froehling & Robertson: Mid-Atlantic/Southeast geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials testing firm with comparable service mix and institutional/government client base.

Broad incumbents

• Terracon: National geotechnical, environmental, and materials testing firm competing for the same institutional and public-sector RFPs as Falcon, with deeper resources and broader geographic reach.
• Kleinfelder: Large national engineering, geotechnical, and construction services firm pursuing similar government, transportation, and higher-education projects across the Southeast.
• Engineering Consulting Services (ECS Group): National geotechnical, environmental, and CMT firm competing directly with Falcon on institutional, municipal, and private development work in North Carolina.
• Braun Intertec: Employee-owned engineering, geotechnical, and environmental consulting firm operating across the central and eastern U.S., pursuing similar institutional and public-sector engagements.

Regional players

• WithersRavenel: North Carolina-headquartered engineering and consulting firm offering geotechnical-adjacent planning, civil, and surveying services to municipal and institutional clients across the state.
• Summit Design and Engineering Services: NC-based engineering firm delivering civil, structural, and geotechnical-related services to public and private clients across the Research Triangle and broader Carolinas.
• McKim & Creed: Carolinas-based engineering firm offering geotechnical-adjacent civil, structural, and surveying services to municipalities and institutions with overlapping client relationships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/falcon_engineering
• Xx.com/falcon_engineer

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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