What Nexus Engineering Group, LLC does

Nexus Engineering Group is a full-service EPCm (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management) firm serving industrial clients across the Midwest United States. Founded in 2005 by Jeff Herzog and Marianne Corrao, the company is 100% employee-owned through an ESOP and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with regional offices in Maumee (OH), Midland (MI), and Oak Brook/Chicago (IL). The firm has grown to 250+ employees and has delivered more than 5,000 projects over 20+ years for enterprise clients in refining, chemicals, power and energy, renewable energy, manufacturing, and midstream markets, with named customers including BP Husky Refining, Lubrizol, and Nutrien.

Nexus delivers its work through six integrated service modules: Engineering & Design, Strategic Planning & Consultancy, Project Management, Project Services & Controls, Procurement, and Construction Management — the last of which was added in 2024 to complete the full EPCm offering. The business model is project-based and quote-based, with multi-year contracts anchored in long-term industrial clients in the Midwest. Revenue grew 12% in 2025, and the firm debuted at #422 on the ENR Top 500 Design Firms list in 2026, alongside a Top Workplaces USA (2025) employer recognition. Geographic expansion has progressed from Cleveland into Maumee (OH), Midland (MI), and Oak Brook/Chicago (IL), with senior hires strengthening bench depth across project controls, regional operations, and emerging end markets such as AI infrastructure and data centers.

Name

Nexus Engineering Group, LLC

Legal name

Nexus Engineering Group, Inc.

Website

https://nexusegroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Nexus Engineering Group is a Cleveland-based, ESOP-owned full-service EPCm firm delivering engineering, procurement, and construction management services to enterprise industrial clients in refining, chemicals, power, renewables, manufacturing, and midstream across the Midwest US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ)

Keywords

• Engineering procurement construction
• Industrial engineering services
• Construction management services
• Project management consulting
• Procurement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EPCM Professional Services: The company generates revenue through providing integrated engineering, procurement, and construction management services on a project basis. Services include engineering & design, strategic planning & consultancy, project management, project services & controls, procurement, and construction management. Revenue is generated through professional services fees for consulting, design, and project delivery engagements with industrial clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nexus Engineering Group is a full-service EPCm (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management) firm delivering integrated engineering design, strategic planning and consultancy, project management, project services and controls, procurement, and construction management services to industrial clients. The firm operates across six vertical markets: Refining, Chemicals, Power & Energy, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing, and Midstream, with multidisciplinary engineering spanning process, instrumentation, structural, electrical, mechanical, and piping disciplines.

Product overview

Nexus Engineering Group is a full-service EPCm (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management) firm that offers six integrated service modules. The core portfolio includes Engineering & Design Services (multidisciplinary engineering across process, instrumentation, structural, electrical, mechanical, and piping disciplines), Strategic Planning & Consultancy (feasibility assessment and project lifecycle planning), Project Management Services (disciplined leadership and execution), Project Services & Controls (earned value management and scheduling), Procurement Services (strategic sourcing and expediting), and Construction Management Services (oversight and turnaround services). These services are delivered across six industry markets: Refining, Chemicals, Power & Energy, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing, and Midstream. The company operates as a professional services firm rather than a software product company, providing owner-side expertise as an extension of client teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering & Design Services Multidisciplinary engineering design services including process, instrumentation, structural, electrical, mechanical, and piping disciplines for industrial facility owners in refining, chemicals, power & energy, renewable energy, manufacturing, and midstream markets.
• Strategic Planning & Consultancy Early-stage project lifecycle services including objective definition, feasibility assessment, scope development, risk identification, and budget planning for industrial capital projects.
• Project Management Services Project leadership using industry best practices and proven methodologies aligned with client business needs, covering scoping, quality assurance, project controls, and documentation for industrial capital projects.
• Project Services & Controls End-to-end project support including project controls, estimating cost engineering, earned value management, and project scheduling services for on-time, within-budget delivery.
• Procurement Services Strategic procurement consulting and execution including procurement strategy development, sourcing, contracting, material expediting, and contract management for industrial projects.
• Construction Management Services Construction management and turnaround (TAR) services operating as an extension of client teams, covering pre-construction, construction consultancy, and full construction management for industrial facilities.

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global publicly traded engineering, consulting, and project management firm serving energy, chemicals, and industrial clients. Overlaps with Nexus in industrial engineering design and EPC-adjacent services, with broader geographic and service reach.
• KBR, Inc. Global engineering and government services firm with major refining, chemicals, and energy transition practices. Competes for larger industrial EPCM programs in similar end markets to Nexus.
• Jacobs Solutions: Large publicly traded professional services firm with major energy, chemicals, refining, and advanced manufacturing practices. Competes for many of the same enterprise EPCM programs but at significantly greater scale.
• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with substantial energy, property, and industrial engineering practices. Overlaps with Nexus in industrial EPCM consulting and project management for enterprise clients.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with energy and industrial engineering practices. Competes for large EPCM-style engagements across refining, chemicals, and power markets that Nexus also pursues.

Direct peers

• GHD: Employee-owned global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with strong energy, chemicals, and manufacturing practices. Closely comparable multidisciplinary engineering and project delivery model.
• Burns & McDonnell: 100% employee-owned EPCm firm headquartered in Kansas City with strong power, refining, chemicals, and manufacturing practices. Closest peer in ownership structure (ESOP), service mix, and relationship-driven GTM, but at substantially larger scale.
• HDR, Inc. 100% employee-owned architecture, engineering, and consulting firm serving power, oil & gas, industrial, and infrastructure markets. Closely comparable in size, ownership structure, and multidisciplinary EPC-adjacent delivery.
• Black & Veatch: Employee-owned global engineering, procurement, and construction firm with deep power, water, renewables, and oil & gas practices. Directly comparable EPCM delivery model serving enterprise industrial and utility clients.

Regional players

• S&B Engineers and Constructors: Privately held Houston-based EPC firm serving refining, chemicals, and midstream clients. Comparable EPCM-style delivery and customer profile to Nexus, primarily competing in Gulf Coast and Southern U.S.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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