CALYX Engineers + Consultants

What CALYX Engineers + Consultants does

CALYX Engineers + Consultants is a full-service engineering and environmental firm founded in 1993 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since 2018 it has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of NV5 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVEE), doing business as "CALYX, an NV5 Company," while retaining its regional brand identity across five Southeast offices (Raleigh, Charlotte, Metro Atlanta, Columbus, and Rock Hill). The firm employs 240+ professionals delivering multidisciplinary engineering and consulting services across three categories aligned with the parent platform: Infrastructure Support (roadway and bridge design, transportation planning, water resources, utility services, geotechnical, surveying, land development, environmental), Buildings & Technology (data centers, clean energy, commissioning and digital buildings, MEP, fire protection, pharmaceutical design), and Geospatial Solutions (defense/intelligence, electric utilities, GIS, hydrospatial, transportation analytics).

The company's customer base spans state departments of transportation, municipalities, private developers, higher education institutions, and healthcare systems, with primary reliance on public-sector infrastructure work. CALYX's business model is professional services fee-for-project delivery, with qualifications-based procurement for government contracts and negotiated or quoted engagements for private developers and institutions; pricing is not publicly disclosed. GTM is sales-led enterprise field sales with dedicated team integration into client projects. Distribution is direct via regional offices, augmented by NV5's national footprint of 100+ offices for cross-sell. The offering is positioned as "planning through approvals" full-lifecycle service, with geospatial and digital-building capabilities layered onto legacy civil engineering to create higher-value, data-enabled engagements. CALYX does not market a standalone software product; monetization is purely via professional service hours and project fees.

Name

CALYX Engineers + Consultants

Legal name

NV5 Global, Inc.

Website

https://calyxengineers.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

CALYX Engineers + Consultants is a Charlotte-based multidisciplinary engineering and environmental firm founded in 1993 and now operating as a subsidiary of NV5 Global (NASDAQ: NVEE). With 240+ professionals across five Southeast offices, it delivers infrastructure, building, and geospatial engineering services to state DOTs, municipalities, developers, and institutional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC), Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Transportation planning
• Environmental consulting
• Infrastructure design
• Land surveying

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: Professional services including roadway and structure design, transportation planning, water resources, construction services, utility services, building structure design, land development, traffic services, cultural resources, surveying, and environmental services for public and private sector clients

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CALYX Engineers + Consultants is a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm providing roadway and structure design, transportation planning, water resources, construction services, utility services, building structure design, land development, traffic services, cultural resources, surveying, and environmental services for public and private sector clients. Founded in 1993 and now operating as a brand under NV5 Global, Inc., the firm serves state departments of transportation, municipalities, developers, higher education institutions, and healthcare systems primarily across the Southeast United States with over 240 professionals.

Product overview

CALYX Engineers + Consultants, now operating as an NV5 Company, is a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm providing a comprehensive portfolio of services across three main categories: Infrastructure Support Services, Buildings & Technology, and Geospatial Solutions. The company offers specialized services including bridge and structure design, building structures, construction services, cultural resources, environmental services, site/civil engineering, surveying, traffic services, transportation planning, utility services, and water resources. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in the Southeast, CALYX serves public and private clients including state departments of transportation, municipalities, developers, higher education institutions, and healthcare systems with over 240 professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Infrastructure Support Services Engineering and consulting services supporting utility services and power, roadways and bridges, water infrastructure, geotechnical engineering, land development, landscape architecture, surveying and mapping, resiliency and sustainability, and environmental services for public and private sector clients.
• Buildings & Technology Comprehensive building services including data center and mission critical facilities, clean energy solutions, commissioning and smart building solutions, digital buildings, fire protection and life safety, MEP engineering, owner's representative services, technology and acoustics, real estate transaction services, and pharmaceutical design.
• Geospatial Solutions Geospatial data analytics and services covering defense and intelligence, electric utilities, geospatial software, GIS services, hydrospatial analysis, natural and water resources, and transportation applications.
• Bridge and Structure Design Engineering design services for bridge and structural design projects for state departments of transportation and other public sector clients.
• Building Structures Structural engineering services for building construction and renovation projects.
• Construction Services Construction phase engineering and consulting services.
• Cultural Resources Cultural resource assessment and management services.
• Environmental Services Environmental assessment, compliance, and remediation services.
• Site/Civil Engineering Site development and civil engineering design services.
• Surveying Land surveying and mapping services.
• Traffic Services Traffic engineering and transportation planning services.
• Transportation Transportation planning and design services including roadway and corridor studies.
• Planning Urban and regional planning services.
• Utility Services Utility infrastructure engineering and consulting services.
• Water Resources Water resource engineering and management services.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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.

• NV5 Global, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCALYX was acquired by NV5 Global, Inc. and now operates as CALYX, an NV5 Company. NV5 is a leading provider of tech-enabled engineering, testing, inspection, and consulting solutions for the built environment with more than 100 offices nationwide and abroad. The acquisition provides CALYX with expanded resources and national reach while maintaining its regional identity and expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP USA: Global engineering professional services firm with a large US transportation, buildings, water, and environmental practice. Competes with CALYX on state DOT, municipal, and developer work, particularly on larger multi-disciplinary pursuits.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with a major US footprint. Overlaps directly with CALYX in transportation, water, environmental, and land development services but operates at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with full-service transportation, water, environmental, and buildings practices. Competes with CALYX on large public-sector and developer pursuits, often as prime contractor on mega-programs.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering and professional services firm with significant transportation, water, environmental, and buildings capabilities. Targets many of the same state DOT, federal, and municipal clients that CALYX serves, but at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn: One of the largest privately held engineering consulting firms in the US, with deep Southeast presence and a multidisciplinary service portfolio spanning transportation, water, land development, and environmental services — directly comparable to CALYX's offering and regional focus.
• TranSystems: Engineering and professional services firm specializing in transportation infrastructure — including roadway, bridge, and structure design — with substantial Southeast presence and direct overlap with CALYX's core service lines.
• HDR, Inc. Employee-owned engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with strong transportation, water, and environmental practices. HDR competes head-to-head with CALYX on state DOT and municipal infrastructure work across the Southeast.
• Gannett Fleming: Employee-owned engineering and consulting firm with strong transportation, water, and environmental practices. Comparable in size and multidisciplinary scope to CALYX, with overlapping Southeast presence.

Regional players

• SEPI Engineering & Construction: Southeast US engineering and construction services firm with transportation, environmental, and land development practices. Comparable regional competitor for state DOT and developer work in NC and surrounding states.
• WithersRavenel: North Carolina-based engineering and consulting firm focused on land development, water resources, surveying, and environmental services. Highly comparable to CALYX in regional focus, size, and service mix within the Carolinas.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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