AKS Engineering and Forestry

What AKS Engineering and Forestry does

AKS Engineering and Forestry is a Pacific Northwest multidisciplinary civil engineering, surveying, and forestry consulting firm headquartered in Tualatin, Oregon, founded in 1996 by Keith Jenke. The firm employs over 360 people across seven offices in Oregon (Tualatin, Hood River, The Dalles, Medford, Vancouver) and Washington (Kirkland, Kent), and operates across three core markets — Land Development, Infrastructure, and Power — serving municipal governments, large private developers, utilities, institutions, and mission-driven housing developers. Service offerings span the full project lifecycle from feasibility through construction, including civil engineering, land surveying, construction support, land use planning, natural resources, BIM, landscape architecture, electrical and mechanical engineering, structural engineering, water resources, traffic engineering, GIS, hydrographic surveying, aerial (sUAS) surveying, materials testing, special inspections, and forestry management.

The business operates on a fee-for-service professional services model with project-based, quote-driven pricing and multi-year contract cadences. Revenue is generated through RFP responses, qualifications-based selection on public work, and long-term relationship-based engagements with private developers and institutions. Technology differentiation is concentrated in specialized surveying and inspection capabilities — multibeam echosounder hydrographic surveys, sUAS lidar and photogrammetry, integrated bathymetric-topographic DEM workflows, GIS-based asset and inventory systems, and certified non-destructive testing methods — rather than in software products or AI systems. The firm has no public APIs, software platforms, or developer-facing products.

In February 2025, Align Capital Partners acquired AKS as a platform investment, and the firm has since executed four add-on acquisitions (Marquess & Associates, Majid Engineering Consultants, Lanktree Land Surveying, and Klein & Associates) to expand materials testing, electrical engineering/BIM, and geographic coverage. The current CEO is Blair Carlson, who succeeded founder Keith Jenke following Jenke's 2019 retirement.

Name

AKS Engineering and Forestry

Legal name

AKS Engineering & Forestry

Website

https://aks-eng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

AKS Engineering and Forestry is a Pacific Northwest multidisciplinary civil engineering, surveying, and forestry consulting firm with 360+ employees across seven Oregon and Washington offices, serving governments, developers, utilities, and institutions across land development, infrastructure, and power markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering & Surveying Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Forestry (800)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAIAA

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

SECONDARYAFAMAAAI

Timberland Asset Management & Consulting

Agriculture & Food Production/Forestry & Logging/Forest Management & Silviculture

SECONDARYIMAMAAAD

Forest Management & Silviculture Services (Cruising, Planning, Compliance)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Forestry & Logging

Keywords

• Civil engineering consulting
• Land surveying services
• Natural resources forestry
• Infrastructure design services
• Land development planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Tualatin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Engineering and Surveying: Fee-for-service professional consulting including civil engineering, land surveying, construction support, environmental services, landscape architecture, natural resources, and materials testing. Revenue is project-based with engagements ranging from specific task assignments to full multidisciplinary project delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AKS Engineering and Forestry is a multidisciplinary civil engineering, land surveying, and forestry consulting firm that plans, designs, and delivers infrastructure projects across the Pacific Northwest. The firm sells project-based professional services spanning civil engineering, land surveying, construction support, land use planning, natural resources, environmental, GIS, hydrographic and aerial surveying, BIM, landscape architecture, materials testing, and structural, mechanical, electrical, traffic, and water-resources engineering to developers, municipalities, utilities, and institutional clients in Oregon and Washington.

Product overview

AKS Engineering & Forestry is a multidisciplinary civil engineering and surveying consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services organized around three core markets: Land Development, Infrastructure, and Power. The firm's core services include civil engineering, land surveying, construction support, land use planning, natural resources, BIM (Building Information Modeling), and landscape architecture. Specialized capabilities span aerial surveying, arborist and urban forestry, construction surveying, electrical engineering (added May 2026 via MEC partnership), environmental services, forest engineering, forestry management, GIS mapping, hydrographic surveying, materials testing (expanded November 2025 via Marquess & Associates partnership), mechanical engineering, plumbing design, special inspections and materials testing, structural engineering, traffic engineering, and water resources/hydraulic engineering. Recent partnerships have expanded geographic coverage: Lanktree Land Surveying (May 2026) added Puget Sound survey presence, and Klein & Associates (June 2026) added Columbia Gorge coverage. The company operates as a unified multidisciplinary team serving clients from feasibility through construction across Oregon and Washington.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering
• Land Surveying
• Construction Support
• Land Use Planning
• Natural Resources
• BIM (Building Information Modeling)
• Environmental Services
• Forestry
• GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
• Hydrographic Surveying
• Landscape Architecture
• Materials Testing
• Special Inspections & Materials Testing
• Structural Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Water Resources / Hydraulic Engineering
• Traffic Engineering
• Aerial Surveying
• Forest Engineering
• Construction Surveying
• Arborist & Urban Forestry

Quantifiable outcome

• Restored approximately 1,200 feet of fish-bearing stream habitat and removed 16 barriers to aquatic organism passage in Mill Creek project
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Klein & AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Founded in 1983 by Anthony Klein, based in Hood River, Oregon. KA provides surveying, civil engineering, construction support, and materials testing services. Led by Jim Klein and Leo Sandoval with 30+ years surveying experience and Elizabeth Betts with 27 years in civil engineering. Partnership strengthens AKS' presence in Columbia River Gorge, adds materials testing to local service mix, and reinforces power, land development, and public infrastructure markets.
• Majid Engineering Consultants (MEC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Founded in 2005, MEC provides electrical engineering and BIM services for data centers, industrial, high-tech, commercial, institutional, water/wastewater, and pump station projects. Team brings design-through-prefab BIM capabilities and experience with world's largest semiconductor manufacturer and leading data center owner. MEC team joins AKS in hybrid working model from Tualatin and Vancouver offices.
• Lanktree Land SurveyingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Founded in 2012 by Trevor Lanktree, based in Kent, Washington with 12 team members and 2-3 field crews. Specializes in boundary, topographic, subdivision, construction, and land title surveying for residential, private development, infrastructure, and military projects. Natural fit with existing Kirkland office positions AKS to grow survey presence in Puget Sound.
• Marquess & Associates Inc (MAI)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Based in Medford, Oregon. Strategic partnership expanded AKS' materials testing capabilities which had previously been offered only through their The Dalles office. MAI brings special inspections, welding inspection, and non-destructive testing capabilities.
• Habitat for HumanitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Partnership since 2006 supporting multiple projects annually across Portland and Salem metropolitan areas. Services include planning, engineering, surveying, arboriculture, landscape architecture, condo platting, and construction management. Notable projects include former church property transformation to Trillium Court (7 affordable homes) and Cully Place affordable housing development.
• Hacienda Community Development CorporationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for affordable housing development in Portland area. AKS provides multidisciplinary services including land use planning, civil engineering, surveying, and arboriculture to support affordable housing delivery.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• David Evans and Associates: Pacific Northwest-headquartered multidisciplinary civil engineering, surveying, planning, and environmental consulting firm. Closely comparable in scale, geography, and integrated delivery model to AKS.
• Otak: Pacific Northwest engineering, planning, landscape architecture, and surveying firm serving public and private clients across Oregon and Washington. Overlaps directly with AKS's land development, infrastructure, and multidisciplinary service portfolio.
• Parametrix: PNW-rooted engineering, planning, and environmental sciences firm with comparable municipal infrastructure, transportation, water, and land development practices serving the same Pacific Northwest client base.
• Harper Houf Peterson Righellis (HHPR): Pacific Northwest civil/structural engineering and surveying firm focused on land development, public works, and structural design. Similar size, geography, and service mix to AKS.
• Mason, Bruce & Girard: Forestry and natural resource consulting firm serving timberland owners and public agencies in the Pacific Northwest. Directly comparable to AKS's forestry, forest engineering, and natural resources practice.
• PBS Engineering and Environmental: Pacific Northwest engineering, environmental, surveying, and materials testing firm with overlapping land development, infrastructure, and environmental services. Comparable in size and regional focus.

Broad incumbents

• KPFF Consulting Engineers: Larger PNW-headquartered civil/structural engineering firm with broad public infrastructure, building, and transportation practices. Overlaps with AKS on civil, structural, and surveying services at greater scale.
• Brown and Caldwell: Large environmental and water-focused engineering consultancy with significant PNW presence serving utilities like Portland Water Bureau. Comparable to AKS's water resources, environmental, and municipal infrastructure work.
• Stantec: Global engineering, environmental, and infrastructure consulting firm with substantial Pacific Northwest operations across land development, water, and power. Represents the broader incumbent tier against which AKS competes for larger programs.
• HDR: Large multi-discipline engineering firm with active transportation, water, and power practices across the PNW. Competes for the same public-sector and infrastructure programs AKS targets.

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

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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