HMB Professional Engineers, Inc.

What HMB Professional Engineers, Inc. does

HMB Professional Engineers, Inc. is a multi-disciplinary civil engineering firm founded in 1979 and headquartered in Frankfort, Kentucky. The company provides engineering and consulting services across eleven service lines: Construction Inspection, Cultural Resources, Environmental, Highways & Roads, Highway Safety, Site Development, Structures, Support Services, Survey, Traffic & Planning, and Water Resources. Since September 2023, HMB has operated as an independent brand within Trilon Group, a private-equity-backed (Alpine Investors) family of infrastructure consulting firms, and has used that capital to acquire Corn Island Archaeology (December 2023) and Wiser Consultants (June 2024), the latter more than tripling the firm's Nashville metro presence.

The firm serves state Departments of Transportation in Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, and Indiana, federal clients including the US Army Corps of Engineers, and a long list of municipal and county governments across the Southeast. HMB generates revenue through professional services contracts awarded on a qualification-based selection basis, including multi-year statewide service contracts (such as the ALDOT TSS contract held continuously since 2010) and General Engineering Consultant program management roles on large corridor projects such as the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor, Mountain Parkway Expansion, and Bridging Kentucky Program. The firm employs 150+ professionals across six offices in Kentucky, Alabama, Indiana, and Tennessee, and recently expanded into a sixth location in Lexington, KY.

HMB's competitive position rests on six decades of incumbency in government procurement, a licensed-professional bench covering every service discipline, in-house survey and field-data technology (drones, 3D laser scanning, mobile LIDAR), and a Trilon-backed M&A pipeline. The business model is professional services with no software or product revenue; growth is driven by headcount expansion, geographic and capability acquisitions, and continued capture of public infrastructure spending.

Name

HMB Professional Engineers, Inc.

Legal name

HMB Professional Engineers, LLC

Website

https://hmbpe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HMB Professional Engineers is a multi-disciplinary civil engineering firm founded in 1979, serving state DOTs, federal agencies, and municipal governments across the Southeast with roadway, bridge, water, environmental, and surveying services. The 150+ employee firm operates six offices in KY, AL, IN, and TN as a Trilon Group partner.

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)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Transportation engineering
• Water resources engineering
• Environmental consulting
• Infrastructure design

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfort

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering and consulting services for public infrastructure projects. Revenue generated through fee-for-service contracts with government agencies and private sector clients. Projects range from environmental assessments and design services to construction inspection and program management.
2. Statewide Services Contracts: Annual statewide design and services contracts with state Departments of Transportation for roadway design, bridge design, environmental studies, traffic signal design, surveying, and construction inspection. Revenue from repeated contract awards through qualification-based selection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HMB Professional Engineers is a multi-disciplinary civil engineering firm providing planning, design, construction inspection, and program management services for public infrastructure projects. The firm delivers roadway and bridge design, water and wastewater systems, environmental and cultural resource services, surveying, traffic engineering, and structural design to state DOTs, local governments, and federal agencies across the southeastern United States.

Product overview

HMB Professional Engineers is a multi-disciplinary civil engineering firm providing a comprehensive range of engineering and consulting services. The company operates as a unified service organization with multiple specialized divisions rather than a software product platform. Core service divisions include Construction Inspection, Environmental, Highways & Roads, Highway Safety, Site Development, Structures, Support Services, Survey, Traffic & Planning, and Water Resources. The firm has expanded through strategic acquisitions including Wiser Consultants (roadway design and mobile LIDAR services) and Corn Island Archaeology (archaeological and cultural historic services).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Inspection Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services for roadways, bridges, pedestrian transportation systems, materials testing, and erosion prevention and sediment control. Targeted at state DOTs and local government clients.
• Cultural Resources Archaeological and cultural historic services including Phase I-III archaeological surveys, National Register of Historic Places nominations, architectural history, and viewshed analyses for federally-funded projects.
• Environmental Environmental services including 401 and 404 permitting, environmental impact assessments, biological assessments, wetland delineation, and NEPA compliance for government and private clients.
• Highways & Roads Roadway design services for interstate highways, parkways, toll roads, and urban and rural roadways, with capabilities in structure design, surveying, right-of-way services, and transportation planning.
• Highway Safety Safety analysis and engineering design services rooted in Highway Safety Manual procedures, supporting federally-funded safety initiatives with state Departments of Transportation.
• Site Development Site development planning and design for build-ready sites, institutions, commercial office parks, and industrial parks including grading, utilities, stormwater management, and construction permitting.
• Structures Structural design services for bridges, box culverts, retaining walls, noise walls, water storage tanks, and water/wastewater treatment facility structures.
• Support Services Support services including asset management, drone/sUAS services, GEC management, project funding, railway coordination, signage inventory, and streetscape design.
• Survey Survey services using conventional, GPS, drone, and 3D laser scanning equipment for boundary surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA surveys, route surveys, and construction staking.
• Traffic & Planning Transportation planning and traffic engineering services including traffic forecasting, safety analysis, traffic impact studies, and corridor studies.
• Water Resources Water and wastewater treatment plant projects ranging from 2,000 GPD to 10 MGD including facility rehabilitation, upgrades, expansions, and design of new facilities, including SCADA systems for water storage tank monitoring.

Quantifiable outcome

• $266,000 saved on stormwater detention through modified grading design for Richmond Industrial Development Corporation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Wiser ConsultantscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2024Strategic add-on acquisition more than tripling HMB's presence in Nashville metro area. Wiser is a Tennessee-based premier roadway design, site development, CE&I, and surveying services provider with 30 years of experience. Adds mobile LIDAR services and strong Tennessee client relationships.
• Corn Island Archaeology, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 December 2023Strategic add-on acquisition giving HMB cultural historic and archaeological services. Kentucky-based woman-owned small business established in 2005, making HMB's environmental division a full-service enterprise for turnkey environmental solutions.
• Qk4minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Qk4 to develop conceptual alternatives and identify environmental concerns for KY-461/KY-80 interchange project in Pulaski County.
• Community Transportation Solutions (CTS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMB is one of three prime firms forming CTS, a General Engineering Consultant overseeing the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges project - a massive joint transportation initiative by Kentucky and Indiana.
• US Army Corps of Engineers Louisville DistrictmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination with US Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District on New Albany Flood Control Pump Plant Repair project.
• Cottages of Governors Landing, LLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided archaeological services to Cottages of Governors Landing, LLC for Phase III mitigation of site 40KN305 on the Holston River in Knox County, Tennessee.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Burgess & Niple: Burgess & Niple is a privately held civil engineering firm providing transportation, water, and environmental services to public agencies across the eastern US. Comparable to HMB in service portfolio and government client orientation, with similar mid-size scale.
• Strand Associates: Strand Associates is a mid-size multi-disciplinary civil/environmental/transportation engineering consulting firm operating across the Midwest and Southeast. Highly comparable to HMB in service mix (water resources, transportation, environmental), employee scale, and government client orientation.
• GRW Engineers: GRW Engineers is a Kentucky-based multi-disciplinary engineering firm offering transportation, water, structural, and environmental services. Direct regional peer with overlapping Kentucky presence, similar service mix, and comparable headcount.
• TranSystems: TranSystems is a transportation-focused engineering and architecture consulting firm serving DOTs, transit agencies, and airports. Strong direct peer to HMB given transportation engineering concentration and similar government contract model, though larger in scale.
• Palmer Engineering Company: Palmer Engineering is a Kentucky-based civil engineering consulting firm with similar focus on transportation, water resources, and structural services for state DOTs. Most direct regional peer to HMB given overlapping Kentucky presence and comparable service offerings.
• American Structurepoint: American Structurepoint is a large multi-disciplinary engineering firm specializing in transportation, structural, water resources, and surveying for state DOTs and municipalities. Direct peer to HMB given similar service lines and DOT-focused client base, though larger in scale.
• Garver: Garver is a privately held engineering consulting firm specializing in transportation, water, and aviation infrastructure for state DOTs and municipalities. Comparable to HMB in transportation-heavy mix and government client base.

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is one of the largest privately held engineering consulting firms in the US, providing transportation, water, environmental, and land development services. Comparable service lines but vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint make it an incumbent peer rather than direct competitor.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with extensive transportation, water, and infrastructure practices. Larger incumbent peer competing for similar state DOT and municipal contracts, though operating at much greater scale.
• WSP USA: WSP is a global engineering consulting firm with major US transportation, water, and environmental practices that compete for the same large GEC and statewide contracts as HMB. Broader incumbent peer operating at national/global scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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