What Wier & Associates does

Wier & Associates, Inc. is a privately held civil engineering, land surveying, and land planning consulting firm founded in 1978 by John Wier, P.E., R.P.L.S., and headquartered in Arlington, Texas, with a secondary office in Plano. The firm serves public agencies, private developers, and institutional clients across North Central Texas, with a cumulative track record of more than $220 million in construction projects for public sector clients and civil improvement designs delivered in over 60 cities. Its client base spans master-planned communities (Green Meadows, Craig Ranch), healthcare (THR Mansfield, Texas Health Orthopedic), education (UME Preparatory), religious institutions (Hope Fellowship), industrial/retail (Summit Racing, Frost Bank), multi-family (Lakeside Tower, Wellington), hospitality (Fairfield Inn Decatur), and emerging energy and digital infrastructure (Longbow Solar Farm) — with most major clients retained for over a decade.

The firm operates a project-based professional services model organized into four core practice areas: civil engineering (site design, utilities, grading, drainage, flood control), land planning (feasibility, entitlements, zoning), land surveying (boundary, topographic, ALTA, construction staking, drone surveying), and construction phase administration, augmented by a specialized Trimble X9 LiDAR laser scanning service. Revenue is generated through custom-quoted consulting fees based on project scope and complexity; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. New client acquisition is almost exclusively referral-driven from public agencies, design professionals, and existing clients — reflecting a reputation-led go-to-market reinforced by deep municipal relationships across the DFW metroplex. Technically, the firm employs modern surveying and data acquisition technology (Civil3D, drones, robotic total stations, GPS/RTK, Trimble X9 LiDAR), but its primary competitive moat is professional credentials (10 Texas PEs, 3 RPLSs), regulatory standing (TxDOT SBE certification; Texas Engineering Firm No. F-2776; Texas Land Surveying Firm No. 10033900), and 45+ years of embedded regional relationships.

The firm employs 40+ staff, including ten Texas-registered Professional Engineers and three registered Professional Land Surveyors, with one-third of employees averaging 12 years of tenure. Leadership is in active generational transition: Carlo Silvestri (intern 1993) serves as President since 2014, founder John Wier as Vice President, Gregg Madsen as COO since 2015, with three additional VPs (Madsen, Eardely, Acharya) supporting operations. The firm is an equal opportunity employer offering profit sharing, 401(k), health benefits, and an endowed scholarship at UT Arlington for civil engineering students — supporting a documented intern-to-Principal career pipeline. No external equity, debt, or M&A activity is disclosed.

Name

Wier & Associates

Legal name

Wier & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://wierassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Wier & Associates is a Texas-based civil engineering, land surveying, and land planning firm serving municipal, private developer, and institutional clients across North Central Texas with comprehensive site design, surveying, and construction administration services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying services
• Land planning consulting
• Municipal infrastructure design
• Land development engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering Services: General civil engineering services concentrating on residential and commercial land development and governmental engineering services. Revenue is generated through professional consulting fees for engineering design, construction administration, and project management.
2. Land Planning Services: Complete planning and consulting services ranging from due diligence and master planning to government approvals. Services include feasibility studies, development cost opinions, and regulatory coordination.
3. Land Surveying Services: Full range of surveying services including boundary, topographic, tree, control, and pipeline surveys along with construction staking. Utilizes modern technology including drones, robotic stations, GPS, and LiDAR equipment.
4. Construction Phase Services: Assistance in contractor selection, pre-qualifications, construction phase administration, and construction layout services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wier & Associates is a professional consulting firm that delivers civil engineering, land surveying, and land planning services for residential, commercial, municipal, and institutional clients. The firm provides full project lifecycle support from due diligence, feasibility studies, and entitlements through detailed design, surveying, construction staking, and construction administration. Headquartered in Arlington, Texas, the firm has been the Engineer/Surveyor/Planner on over $220 million of construction projects and operates primarily in North Central Texas.

Product overview

Wier & Associates provides a unified suite of civil engineering, land surveying, and land planning professional consulting services for residential, commercial, municipal, and institutional clients. The core service offering consists of four interconnected divisions: Consulting Engineering Services (civil site design, utilities, drainage), Land Planning Services (feasibility, entitlements, zoning), Land Surveying Services (boundary, topographic, construction staking), and Construction Phase Services (administration, layout). The firm also offers specialized advanced technology services including drone surveying, LiDAR scanning via the Trimble X9 Laser Scanner, and GPS/RTK technology. Services are provided to private developers, municipal agencies, and institutional clients throughout North Central Texas, with a focus on land development projects spanning from initial concept through construction completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Engineering Services Civil engineering services for residential and commercial land development and governmental engineering, including water supply, wastewater, grading, roadway infrastructure, flood plain control, and storm water management.
• Land Planning Services Comprehensive planning and consulting services ranging from due diligence and master planning to government approvals, including site evaluation, feasibility studies, and zoning representation.
• Land Surveying Services Full-range surveying services including drone surveying, laser scanning, ALTA boundary surveys, topographic surveys, metes and bounds descriptions, final and preliminary plats, and construction staking.
• Construction Phase Services Construction phase administration including contractor selection assistance, pre-qualifications, construction layout, and project oversight.
• Trimble X9 Laser Scanner Survey Service Advanced 3D laser scanning service using Trimble X9 LiDAR technology for precision scanning, rapid data acquisition, and comprehensive data analysis for construction projects and industrial facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed over $220 million in construction projects for public sector clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Halff Associates: Texas-headquartered multi-discipline engineering and surveying firm with similar land development, municipal, and survey practices serving DFW, Houston, San Antonio, and beyond. One of the most direct comparables in size and service mix in the Texas civil engineering market.
• Teague Nall and Perkins (TNP): Dallas/Fort Worth-based civil engineering, surveying, and planning firm serving municipal and private developer clients with a comparable land-development focus and similar regional footprint.
• Pacheco Koch: Texas-based civil engineering and land surveying firm providing land development, municipal infrastructure, and site design services that directly overlap with Wier & Associates' core offerings.
• BGE (Brown & Gay Engineers): Texas civil engineering firm offering land development, municipal, transportation, and surveying services that mirrors Wier & Associates' practice, particularly within the DFW and broader Texas markets.
• Quiddity Engineering: Texas-based civil engineering and surveying firm with comparable land development and municipal service offerings, competing for similar developer and public-sector clients in the region.
• Huitt-Zollars: Texas-headquartered engineering, planning, and surveying firm with direct overlap in land development, municipal infrastructure, and site design for both public and private clients.
• Dunaway: Texas-based civil engineering, structural, and surveying firm based in Fort Worth, directly competing for land development and municipal engineering work in the North Central Texas region that Wier & Associates serves.

Broad incumbents

• Freese and Nichols: Larger, established Texas engineering and planning firm with overlapping capabilities in water, wastewater, transportation, and land development. Represents a scaled incumbent against which Wier competes for municipal work.
• Kimley-Horn: Large national engineering and land development consulting firm that competes for the same municipal and developer engagements in DFW, particularly on larger master-planned communities and infrastructure programs.
• LJA Engineering: Texas-headquartered multi-discipline engineering firm with civil, surveying, planning, and construction services for land development and infrastructure. Comparable service mix and Texas concentration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WierAssociates

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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