Roberts Civil Engineering

What Roberts Civil Engineering does

Roberts Civil Engineering is a privately-held civil engineering services firm founded in 2009 by Johnathan Roberts and headquartered in St. Simons Island, Georgia. The company provides four core service divisions: Program Management, Civil Design, Municipal Consulting, and Construction Services, working with clients from project conception through construction completion. Its primary technology stack consists of industry-standard civil engineering software augmented by GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for geographic analysis and CCTV technology for storm drain and sewer pipe inspection, supplemented by a curated partner network spanning surveying, architecture, environmental, geotechnical, structural, MEP, and marine engineering disciplines.

The firm serves two principal customer segments: private developers (commercial, industrial, resort, and subdivision projects) and municipal governments (towns, boroughs, cities, and counties) across Georgia and South Carolina. Notable clients include The Sea Island Company (hospitality/resort, engaged since 2012), McIntosh County, Brantley County, and Jekyll Island, with the firm claiming 1000+ completed projects and a 90% repeat customer rate. Differentiated capabilities include grant acquisition support for municipalities, value engineering that has saved clients hundreds of thousands in construction costs, and direct relationships with county permitting authorities that expedite approvals.

Roberts Civil Engineering operates a project-based professional services revenue model with custom, scope-based pricing delivered through a consultative sales motion. The company maintains four-to-five physical offices (St. Simons Island, Savannah, Baxley, and Blackshear in Georgia, plus Charleston, South Carolina), employs 11-50 staff, and distributes services through direct sales, website lead capture, and referral channels. The firm is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or acquisition activity, and the Roberts family name appearing in multiple leadership roles suggests family involvement in ownership and operations.

Name

Roberts Civil Engineering

Legal name

Roberts Civil Engineering

Website

https://robertscivilengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Roberts Civil Engineering is a privately-held civil engineering firm providing program management, civil design, municipal consulting, and construction administration services to private developers and municipal governments across Georgia and South Carolina, operating from four-to-five regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Civil engineering design
• Program management services
• Municipal engineering consulting
• Construction administration services
• Site development engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Simons Island

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering Consulting Services: Project-based professional services revenue from civil design, program management, municipal consulting, and construction services. Fees are generated through customized proposals for each project engagement, typically structured as one-time project fees with scope-based pricing.
2. Standard Engineering Services: Recurring revenue from ongoing client relationships including program management, rezoning, conceptual plans, site plans, construction plans, land disturbance permits, DNR permitting, permit expediting, bidding, construction observation, and general consulting services.
3. Municipal Engineering Services: Services to municipal clients including roads and drainage, water and wastewater analysis, and grant acquisition support for towns, boroughs, cities, and counties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Roberts Civil Engineering is a civil design firm providing program management, civil design, municipal consulting, and construction administration services for private developers, resorts, and municipal governments across Georgia and South Carolina. Engagements span conceptual plans, site plans, construction plans, permitting, rezoning, land disturbance permits, construction observation, value engineering, and grant acquisition. The firm coordinates a partner network to deliver multi-disciplinary solutions under a single project owner.

Product overview

Roberts Civil Engineering operates as a civil engineering services firm offering four core divisions: Program Management, Civil Design, Municipal Consulting, and Construction Services. These divisions work together to guide clients from project conception through completion. Program Management provides strategic planning and roadmap development; Civil Design handles site plans, construction plans, permitting, and consulting; Municipal Consulting serves local governments with roads, drainage, water/wastewater, and grant acquisition; and Construction Services provides hands-on administration and project oversight. The firm also offers Standard Services (rezoning, permits, GIS, assessments), Design Services (infrastructure design), and coordinates Partner Services through a network of specialized firms for surveying, architecture, environmental, and geotechnical engineering needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Program Management Strategic planning and program management services that translate complex civil engineering programs into actionable milestone roadmaps, providing clients with visibility into project progress from initiation through delivery.
• Civil Design Civil engineering design services delivered through each stage of development from conceptual design through full construction plan production, including roads, parking lots, pavement, detention ponds, underground chambers, storm drainage, water systems, sewer systems, pump stations, hydrology studies, and erosion control.
• Municipal Consulting Multi-disciplined municipal engineering services helping towns, cities, counties, and boroughs manage public works, roads and drainage, water and wastewater analysis, public works management, development review, and grant acquisition.
• Construction Services Hands-on construction administration and project guidance ensuring projects are completed on time and on budget, including bidding, construction observation, pavement and road paving, and storm drainage support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of clients are repeat customers, indicating high satisfaction and retention
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner Companies NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoberts Civil Engineering has assembled a network of elite partner companies to provide comprehensive solutions beyond their standard services. This partner network includes surveying, land planning, landscape architecture, architecture, environmental services, wetlands consulting, geotechnical engineering, materials testing, transportation engineering, structural engineering, MEP engineering, graphics, and marine engineering. When clients need services not listed, RCE coordinates with these partners to drive projects to completion.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Thomas & Hutton: Thomas & Hutton is a privately held civil engineering, surveying, and planning firm headquartered in Savannah, GA with offices across the Southeast. It competes head-to-head with Roberts on municipal consulting, civil site design, and land development in the same Georgia/South Carolina coastal corridor.
• Hussey Gay Bell: Hussey Gay Bell is a mid-size regional engineering and surveying firm based in Savannah with offices in Charleston and across the Southeast. Its full-service civil engineering, municipal, and construction administration practice closely mirrors Roberts' four-division model in overlapping geographies.
• Davis & Floyd: Davis & Floyd is a regional engineering firm founded in South Carolina with offices across the Carolinas and Georgia. It provides civil design, municipal infrastructure, and transportation engineering — directly comparable to Roberts' core service mix and customer segments.
• WK Dickson & Co. WK Dickson is a regional engineering firm headquartered in Augusta, GA with offices across the Southeast focused on civil, water/wastewater, and municipal infrastructure. It competes with Roberts for county and municipal engineering contracts in overlapping Georgia and South Carolina markets.
• Atwell Group: Atwell is a national consulting, engineering, and construction services firm with a strong Southeast regional presence in land development, civil engineering, and municipal infrastructure. Its multi-office platform and project lifecycle services are highly comparable to Roberts' structure and customer mix.
• Cranston Engineering Group: Cranston Engineering is a regional civil and municipal engineering firm operating across Georgia and the Southeast. It serves similar municipal and private development clients and competes for the same mid-size civil design and infrastructure opportunities as Roberts.

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is one of the largest privately held engineering consulting firms in the U.S., with offices in Atlanta, Charleston, Savannah, and across the Southeast. It competes with Roberts for municipal and site development work but operates at much larger scale and broader service breadth.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with significant presence in Georgia and South Carolina. It pursues the same municipal water, transportation, and land development work as Roberts but from a multinational platform with substantially deeper resources.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with offices in the Southeast delivering civil engineering, water, transportation, and program management services. It is a much larger incumbent competing for major public-sector programs in Roberts' core geographies.
• Woolpert: Woolpert is a national architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm with Southeast offices providing civil engineering, surveying, and infrastructure services to public and private clients. It is a broader incumbent competing with Roberts on regional municipal and development work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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