What CSRS does

CSRS is a Louisiana-based professional services firm specializing in civil engineering, planning, disaster recovery, and infrastructure program management for government, education, and industrial clients. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Baton Rouge, the firm operates eight offices across Louisiana, Texas, and California and serves a client base spanning federal, state, and municipal agencies, K-12 school districts, economic development organizations, and private industrial developers. CSRS delivers services through approximately 51-100 employees including licensed Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, Project Management Professionals, and American Institute of Certified Planners, with notable deep expertise in flood resilience, FEMA disaster recovery program management, and bond program delivery for educational facilities. The firm pioneered the Floodplain Conveyance Zone (FCZ) and Offsite Drainage Assessment (ODA) methodology using 2D hydraulic modeling and GIS-based site suitability tools, and has managed disaster recovery programs exceeding $5 billion in cumulative value across events including Hurricane Katrina school reconstruction for the Louisiana Recovery School District.

The firm's business model is professional services delivery under time-and-materials or fixed-fee engagements, accessed by government clients through pre-qualified procurement vehicles including the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (federal), TXShare (Texas cooperative purchasing), and Florida Management Consulting Services (Florida state contract). CSRS monetizes across five primary verticals — government (federal/state/local), education institutions, economic development organizations, and industrial/manufacturing clients — with named engagements spanning the $1.8 billion FEMA Recovery School District settlement, a $150M+ bond program for Dallas Independent School District, Amazon fulfillment center site development, and the $350M Capchem Technology USA lithium-ion battery electrolyte manufacturing facility in Ascension Parish. On June 30, 2025, CSRS was acquired by Westwood Professional Services and now operates as 'CSRS, a Westwood company,' with active geographic expansion into Texas and California and increasing private-sector industrial client work as diversification away from its historical Louisiana government base.

Name

CSRS

Legal name

CSRS, LLC

Website

https://csrsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CSRS is a Louisiana-based engineering, planning, and disaster recovery program management firm serving government agencies, school districts, and industrial developers across the U.S. Southeast, Texas, and California. Now operating as a subsidiary of Westwood Professional Services following its June 2025 acquisition, the firm delivers civil engineering, grant administration, and resilience planning through eight regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Management Consulting Services (54161), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consulting
• Disaster recovery services
• Program management consulting
• Infrastructure planning
• Grant administration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Engineering, planning, disaster recovery, and program management consulting services billed on time and materials or fixed-fee basis for government and institutional clients.
2. Program Management Services: Providing program and project management services for large-scale infrastructure and construction programs including bond programs and disaster recovery initiatives.
3. Grant Management and Administration: Grant application preparation, subrecipient agreement development, performance reporting, and compliance monitoring for economic development and disaster recovery grants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CSRS is a professional engineering and consulting firm that delivers civil engineering, program management, disaster recovery, planning, hydrology and hydraulics, site selection, economic development advisory, and grant administration services to government, education, and industrial clients. The firm also maintains government contract vehicles (GSA Multiple Award Schedule, TXShare, Florida Management Consulting Services) that enable streamlined procurement of its services by federal, state, and local agencies.

Product overview

CSRS is a professional engineering and consulting firm that provides a comprehensive suite of infrastructure-related services organized around core disciplines including civil engineering, program management, disaster recovery, and planning. The firm operates as a services-based company rather than a software product company, offering its expertise through various government contract vehicles including GSA Multiple Award Schedule, TXShare (Texas), and Florida Management Consulting Services. Services are delivered across multiple markets including education, healthcare, transportation, water resources, resilience, and real estate development. The company was acquired by Westwood Professional Services on June 30, 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Services Engineering services for infrastructure projects including design, planning, and implementation of civil works for government, institutional, and industrial clients.
• Program Management Comprehensive program management services for delivering complex capital improvement projects from inception through completion, including large bond programs and disaster recovery initiatives.
• Disaster Recovery Services Disaster recovery program management helping clients navigate FEMA funding, develop recovery strategies, and rebuild infrastructure after natural disasters.
• Grant Management Grant writing, administration, and compliance services to help clients secure and manage federal, state, and local funding for infrastructure projects.
• Planning Services Strategic planning services including urban planning, land use planning, and community development planning for municipalities and institutional clients.
• Hydrology and Hydraulics Water resource engineering services including flood risk assessment, drainage analysis, and hydraulic modeling using 2D hydraulic models for resilience planning and flood risk communication.
• Site Selection Site analysis and selection services for industrial, commercial, and economic development projects, utilizing GIS technology for site suitability analysis.
• Economic Development Advisory Consulting services for economic development organizations at state, regional, and local levels to support economic growth initiatives.
• Stormwater Solutions Stormwater management services including design of drainage systems, detention facilities, and stormwater best management practices.
• Environmental Planning Environmental assessment and planning services to ensure regulatory compliance and sustainable development practices.
• Resilience Planning Community resilience planning services including flood resilience strategies, climate adaptation, and disaster mitigation planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.8B FEMA settlement secured for Recovery School District, the largest single settlement in FEMA history before Hurricane Sandy
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• Jacobs Project Management Co.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint venture partnership for Recovery School District post-Katrina restoration program. CSRS and Jacobs teamed together to deliver the largest school reconstruction program in Louisiana history.
• McKissack & McKissackcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCSRS collaborates with McKissack & McKissack as program management partner for Dallas Independent School District 2020 Bond Program, working together to deliver over $150M in school additions and renovations.
• South Central Planning and Development Commission (SCPDC)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional planning organization leading economic development efforts in Terrebonne Parish. CSRS supported grant application coordination for EDA water infrastructure grant.
• Ducks UnlimitedmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative resilience projects. Collaboration on natural flood storage initiatives and wetland restoration for flood risk reduction.
• Quantified VenturesmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerOutcomes-based capital firm supporting MRCTI Infrastructure Facility. Partner in outcomes-based financing initiatives for resilience and environmental improvement projects.
• Arnold & PorterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMRCTI Infrastructure Facility partner providing general strategy and priority-setting expertise for competing for federal infrastructure funding.
• Two Degrees AdaptminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMRCTI Infrastructure Facility partner providing data analysis, science, and knowledge-based approaches for resilience planning.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Jacobs: Jacobs is a global professional services firm with extensive program management, disaster recovery, and infrastructure capabilities — overlaps significantly with CSRS's service portfolio and was previously CSRS's JV partner on the Recovery School District program.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with broad capabilities in engineering, program management, disaster recovery, and environmental services — overlaps with CSRS's core offerings but operates at much larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• HDR Inc. HDR is a large employee-owned engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with significant government infrastructure, water resources, and program management practices — a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities and target clients.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, consulting, and program management firm with a strong North American government infrastructure practice — comparable in service offering mix but operates at substantially larger scale than CSRS.

Direct peers

• Waggoner Engineering: Waggoner Engineering is a Louisiana-based professional services firm offering civil engineering, planning, program management, and disaster recovery services to government clients — directly comparable to CSRS in geography, service mix, and target customer base.
• Burk-Kleinpeter: Burk-Kleinpeter is a Louisiana-headquartered engineering and program management firm serving public and private clients in infrastructure, transportation, and disaster recovery — a direct regional peer with overlapping service offerings and customer segments to CSRS.
• Neel-Schaffer: Neel-Schaffer is an engineering and program management firm specializing in infrastructure, water resources, and disaster recovery for state, local, and federal government clients — a closely comparable peer in scale, service portfolio, and government focus to CSRS.
• Michael Baker International: Michael Baker International provides engineering, planning, consulting, and program management for federal, state, and local government clients — directly comparable to CSRS in serving disaster recovery and large-scale capital programs, though at substantially larger scale.
• Halff Associates: Halff Associates is a Texas-based engineering and planning firm serving public and private clients with capabilities in infrastructure, water resources, and program management — a regional peer with directly comparable service offerings to CSRS.

Emerging players

• Brown and Caldwell: Brown and Caldwell is an environmental engineering and consulting firm focused on water and wastewater infrastructure for municipal and utility clients — overlaps with CSRS's water resources and stormwater solutions practices, particularly relevant following the Westwood acquisition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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