What United Engineers & Constructors does

United Engineers & Constructors (United) is a private, US-incorporated engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm founded in 1905 and headquartered in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, with regional offices in Charlotte (NC), Milford (MA), Schaumburg (IL), and Kincardine (Ontario). The company delivers integrated project solutions across the full power-generation lifecycle—planning, design, engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, modification, and decommissioning—for nuclear utilities, conventional generation operators, and distributed energy resource developers. Its core offerings are organized around three service categories: Nuclear Services (major component replacement, SMR support, outage services, and decommissioning), Power Generation Services (combined-cycle gas, coal environmental retrofits, water/wastewater), and Distributed Energy Resources Services (battery storage, solar, hydrogen, EV charging, microgrids). The company maintains specialized capabilities through its wholly-owned subsidiary Imperia Engineering Partners, which operates a materials engineering laboratory for failure analysis and corrosion assessment.

United generates revenue primarily through professional services contracts—project-based EPC engagements, master services agreements, and long-term engineer-of-choice (EOC) alliances—priced via custom quotes rather than published tiers. Customer relationships are concentrated among large North American investor-owned utilities and nuclear fleet operators, including Bruce Power, Duke Energy, DTE Energy, Tennessee Valley Authority, Luminant/Vistra, Southern Company, Arizona Public Service, We Energies, Alliant Energy, Southern California Edison, and PSE&G. Strategic nuclear component-replacement work is delivered through consortium-style joint ventures: SGRT (with Framatome and Aecon) and Shoreline Power (with AtkinsRéalis and Aecon) on Bruce Power units 3-8, and the Steam Generating Team with Framatome for TVA Watts Bar Unit 2. In January 2025, Aecon Group Inc. acquired United from affiliates of CriticalPoint Capital to scale its nuclear and power-generation footprint across North America.

Name

United Engineers & Constructors

Legal name

United Engineers & Constructors, Inc.

Website

https://ueci.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

United Engineers & Constructors is a US-based EPC firm, founded in 1905 and now a subsidiary of Aecon Group, providing integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance services to nuclear utilities, conventional power generators, and distributed-energy developers across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Power Generation Engineering & Construction Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nuclear Plant EPC & Construction (EUAEAAAC), Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Integration & Commissioning Support (EUAKAAAH), T&D project/program management & owner’s engineering (EPCM/PMC) (EUADAKAF), Solar PV Power Plant EPC (Utility-Scale) (EUAEAAAG)

Keywords

• Power generation EPC
• Nuclear engineering services
• Steam generator replacement
• Distributed energy resources
• Utility construction services

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, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. EPC Contract Services: Engineering, procurement, and construction contracts for power generation projects, including new construction, retrofits, modifications, and decommissioning services. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with utilities and power generators.
2. Engineering and Consulting Services: Technical and engineering consulting services provided under master services agreements and engineer-of-choice (EOC) alliance relationships. Services include design, licensing, studies, analyses, and calculation recalculations.
3. Maintenance and Modification Services: Ongoing maintenance, modifications, and outage services for nuclear and conventional power plants, often delivered through long-term alliance relationships with utility clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

United Engineers & Constructors provides integrated engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for the power generation industry, covering nuclear, conventional generation, and distributed energy resources. Service delivery spans the full project lifecycle, from concept, licensing, and design through procurement, construction, maintenance, modifications, major component replacement, and decommissioning. The firm operates through direct utility alliances, engineer-of-choice relationships, and joint ventures with technology partners such as Framatome, AtkinsRéalis, and Aecon.

Product overview

United Engineers & Constructors provides comprehensive EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) solutions as a fully integrated contractor serving the power industry. The company offers Total EPC Solutions spanning project lifecycles from design through construction, maintenance, modification, and decommissioning. The portfolio includes core EPC services, specialized offerings through its Imperia Engineering Partners subsidiary, and targeted service categories for Nuclear, Power Generation, and Distributed Energy Resources markets. The company operates through various joint ventures including SGRT (with Framatome and Aecon) and Shoreline Power (with AtkinsRéalis and Aecon) for specific nuclear component replacement projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Total EPC Solutions Comprehensive engineering, procurement, and construction services that interface with clients at any point within a project's lifecycle, from planning and execution to commissioning, maintenance, and decommissioning, delivered as an integrated contractor for utility, power generation, and industrial clients.
• Nuclear Services Nuclear industry services including technical and engineering services, materials sciences, failure analysis and investigative laboratory work, maintenance and modifications, large component replacements, advanced and small modular reactors (SMRs), and decommissioning, offered to nuclear utility operators and power generators.
• Power Generation Services EPC services for conventional power generation including combined and simple cycle natural gas turbines, combined heat and power (CHP), fuel conversion, coal combustion residuals (CCR), environmental compliance, clean air systems, and water and wastewater solutions, delivered to utilities and power generators operating conventional plants.
• Distributed Energy Resources Services Clean energy solutions supporting projects throughout the energy lifecycle including energy storage, distributed generation, solar, wind, hydro, hydrogen, electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, and microgrids, for utilities and energy providers deploying distributed and renewable technologies.
• Imperia Engineering Partners Specialty Engineering Services Specialty engineering services and custom analytical solutions, including failure analysis, materials consulting, corrosion assessments, and product development through a materials engineering laboratory, offered to customers with critical specifications and schedules (operated as a United Engineers & Constructors subsidiary).

Quantifiable outcome

• 0.00 TRIR / 0.00 LTIR - Industry-Leading Safety Record
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Aecon Group Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 January 2025Aecon Group Inc. completed acquisition of United Engineers & Constructors in January 2025. The acquisition aims to enhance Aecon's nuclear and power generation capabilities across North America. United was reorganized and expanded under prior ownership before this strategic transaction.
• FramatomecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGRT (Steam Generator Replacement Team) joint venture with Framatome and Aecon for replacing steam generators at Bruce Power units 3-8. Also partnership for TVA Watts Bar Unit 2 Steam Generator Replacement project.
• AtkinsRéaliscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShoreline Power joint venture with AtkinsRéalis and Aecon executing fuel channel and feeder replacement (FCFR) projects on Bruce units 3-8 CANDU reactors.
• Imperia Engineering PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary company providing specialty engineering services and custom analytical solutions to customers, particularly addressing critical customer specifications and schedules. Includes materials engineering laboratory services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Westinghouse Electric Company: Westinghouse is a leading global nuclear technology and services provider (now owned by Brookfield/Cameco), offering reactor services, fuel, and major component support. It competes with United in nuclear outage services, modification work, and reactor-life-extension programs.
• Black & Veatch: Black & Veatch is an employee-owned engineering, construction, and consulting company with a significant Power Generation and Nuclear Services business. It directly competes with United on conventional generation EPC, environmental retrofits, and BESS/renewable integration for North American utilities.
• AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin): AtkinsRéalis operates a major nuclear business (through the legacy Candu Energy) and is United's JV partner in the Shoreline Power FCFR venture on Bruce units 3-8. It is both a direct nuclear-services competitor and a collaborator on key Canadian nuclear programs.
• Kiewit: Kiewit is one of North America's largest construction and engineering organizations with a power and industrial group delivering EPC services for fossil, nuclear, and renewable generation. It competes with United on conventional generation builds and large capital projects for utilities.
• Burns & McDonnell: Burns & McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned U.S. engineering, architecture, and construction firm with a major Power division serving utilities on generation EPC, transmission, and environmental compliance. It is a head-to-head competitor for United's conventional and distributed energy work.
• Framatome: Framatome is a global nuclear reactor and services company that competes with United in steam generator replacement and nuclear services while also serving as its JV partner in SGRT and SGT for Bruce Power and TVA. The relationship is simultaneously collaborative and competitive.
• Fluor Corporation: Fluor is a major global EPC contractor with significant nuclear services (Fluor Nuclear) and power-generation capability. It competes with United on large nuclear modification projects, conventional power EPC, and government energy work across North America.
• Bechtel Corporation: Bechtel is one of the largest global EPC firms with a long-standing nuclear and power-generation business (Bechtel Nuclear, Security & Environmental). It competes directly with United on nuclear component replacement, conventional generation EPC, and environmental retrofits for U.S. utilities.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs (formerly Jacobs Engineering) operates a Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence business plus a People & Places Solutions line serving power and utilities. It is a broad competitor for United's engineering services, outage support, and environmental compliance work.

Emerging players

• Holtec International: Holtec is a privately held nuclear technology and services company with growing decommissioning, SMR, and spent-fuel storage capabilities. It is an emerging competitor for United's decommissioning and SMR support work, particularly with U.S. utilities exiting nuclear sites.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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