What AMT Engineering does

AMT Engineering (legal name A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc.) is a 100% employee-owned multidisciplinary civil engineering firm founded in 1953 and headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. The firm operates 23 offices across 9 states and Washington DC, with a 251-500 employee base concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic region. Its service portfolio spans eight core practice areas: Site/Civil Engineering, Survey/SUE/GIS, Landscape Architecture, Environmental & Water Resources, Transportation, Water/Wastewater & Utilities, CM/CEI (Construction Management & Inspection), and Alternative Project Delivery (design-build, P3, GEC services). Underlying technology includes industry-standard hydrologic/hydraulic modeling software (SWMM, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, XPSWMM, HydroCAD), Leica survey hardware, Pix4D photogrammetry processing, DJI Phantom 4 Pro drones operated by 8 FAA-licensed pilots, and VacMaster 4000 vacuum excavation equipment for subsurface utility engineering performed to ASCE 38-02 standards.

The firm serves government and private-sector clients primarily through qualification-based selection, on-call consultant contracts, design-build partnerships, and P3 arrangements. Marquee clients include VDOT, MDOT SHA, WVDOT/WVDOH, DDOT, Fairfax County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, City of Virginia Beach, and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. AMT is a recognized leader in Mid-Atlantic stormwater management and Chesapeake Bay TMDL compliance, with 85+ stream assessments, 50+ dam projects, and 21+ miles of pipe designed in the past three years. The firm also operates a notable education vertical serving 40+ K-12 school districts and 30+ university/community college campuses.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services contracts rather than disclosed pricing tiers, with engagements ranging from individual task orders to multi-year programmatic agreements. The firm is privately held with no institutional investors, no disclosed parent company, and no recent M&A activity. Operating geographies span the Mid-Atlantic and select Southeast markets, with stated focus areas in transportation infrastructure, water resources, environmental compliance, and public facility design.

Name

AMT Engineering

Legal name

A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc.

Website

https://amtengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

AMT Engineering is a 100% employee-owned multidisciplinary civil engineering firm operating 23 offices across 9 states and DC, serving federal, state, municipal, and education clients with site/civil, survey/SUE, environmental, transportation, water/wastewater, landscape architecture, and CM/CEI services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAE)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Site civil engineering
• Transportation engineering
• Construction management inspection
• Subsurface utility engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: AMT generates revenue through professional engineering consulting services including civil engineering design, environmental services, landscape architecture, construction management, and inspection services. Revenue comes from project-based contracts with government agencies, municipalities, and private clients, including on-call consultant contracts, design-bid-build projects, design-build partnerships, and P3 arrangements. Services are rendered on a project basis with varying contract values from individual task orders to multi-year programmatic agreements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AMT Engineering (A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc.) is a 100% employee-owned multidisciplinary civil engineering firm providing site/civil engineering, surveying, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), GIS, landscape architecture, environmental and water resources, transportation, water/wastewater/utilities, construction management/inspection (CM/CEI), and alternative project delivery (design-build, P3, GEC) services. The firm serves federal, state, and local government agencies, municipalities, school districts, and private developers across 23 offices in 9 states and Washington, DC.

Product overview

AMT Engineering (A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc.) is a 100% employee-owned multidisciplinary civil engineering firm with 70+ years of experience. The company operates as a services-based engineering consultancy rather than a software product company. Its portfolio includes eight core service areas: Site/Civil Engineering, Survey/SUE/GIS, Landscape Architecture & Design, Environmental & Water Resources, Transportation, Water/Wastewater & Utilities, CM/CEI (Construction Management/Construction Engineering Inspection), and Alternative Project Delivery (Design-Build, Public-Private Partnerships, GECs). These services are delivered through integrated teams of professional engineers, surveyors, landscape architects, environmental specialists, and construction managers serving government and private-sector clients across 23 offices in 9 states plus DC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site / Civil Engineering Full range of site and civil engineering services for private development, federal/defense facilities, state/local government buildings, higher education, K-12 schools, parks and recreation, and sports facilities.
• Survey / SUE / GIS Licensed surveying, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), and GIS services including topographic surveys, boundary surveys, construction stakeout, utility test hole excavation, 3D scanning and modeling, and drone/UAV operations for government and private clients.
• Landscape Architecture & Design Award-winning landscape architecture including civic/urban design, multi-modal facilities, green infrastructure, recreation/parks, academic/civic institutions, and community outreach.
• Environmental & Water Resources Stormwater and water quality solutions including watershed management plans, drainage improvement plans, stormwater management/BMPs, stream restoration, dams and floodplains, and environmental services.
• Transportation Transportation planning and design including bike/pedestrian/multi-modal facilities, maintenance of traffic, roadway/highway engineering, structural engineering, traffic/signal studies, and transit planning for DOT and municipal clients.
• Water, Wastewater & Utilities

Quantifiable outcome

• 65+ years of successful project delivery with thousands of completed projects
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMT has extensive experience working with VDOT on transportation projects, acting as lead designer and providing survey, environmental, inspection, safety management, civil rights reporting, public relations and administrative services. Notable projects include I-495 HOT Lanes and various design-build highway projects.
• MDOT SHA (Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMT provides highway design, drainage improvements, and infrastructure services for SHA projects including MD 16, MD 335, US 219, and various regional improvements.
• VDOT PPTA (Public-Private Transportation Act) ProjectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMT provides independent assurance and independent verification inspection for VDOT Public-Private Transportation Act (PPTA) projects, including GEC contracts with 20 Mid-Atlantic region offices providing relevant expertise.
• Design-Build ContractorscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAMT partners with contractors using integrated project delivery methods. Their design-build approach incorporates collaboration, integrated service, communication, creativity, and responsiveness. Notable projects include the Southwest Waterfront development in DC and I-495 HOT Lanes project.
• Utility Companies (BGE, Private Utilities)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMT coordinates directly with utility companies for utility relocation design and SUE services, including BGE (Baltimore Gas & Electric) and various private utility providers for water, gas, cable, telecommunications, and cable television line coordination.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn: 100% employee-owned multidisciplinary civil engineering and planning firm with similar ESOP structure, multi-office regional model, and B2G/public-sector orientation. Most direct structural and operational comparable to AMT, though significantly larger in scale.
• Pennoni: Philadelphia-headquartered civil engineering consultancy serving Mid-Atlantic state DOTs, counties, and private developers across site/civil, transportation, water resources, and surveying — closely overlapping AMT's core services and geography.
• Whitman, Requardt & Associates (WRA): Maryland-based multidisciplinary engineering firm providing civil, structural, environmental, and CM/CEI services to government clients across the Mid-Atlantic — a direct regional peer competing for the same state and local contracts.
• Clark Nexsen: Mid-Atlantic and Southeast architecture/engineering firm delivering civil, structural, transportation, and environmental services to public-sector clients — directly comparable in scale and service mix.
• Burgess & Niple: Employee-owned (ESOP) Midwest-rooted civil engineering firm delivering water, transportation, environmental, and site development services — comparable in ownership structure and B2G/government service profile.
• Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT): Employee-owned Mid-Atlantic engineering consultancy headquartered in Maryland providing transportation, water, environmental, and CM/CEI services to DOTs and counties — among the closest regional peers to AMT.
• Michael Baker International: Infrastructure-focused engineering consultancy with deep Mid-Atlantic presence spanning transportation, water, environmental, and federal services — comparable service mix and government client profile.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global publicly traded engineering consultancy with significant transportation, water, environmental, and site/civil practices competing with AMT on larger Mid-Atlantic DOT and federal opportunities.
• WSP: Global engineering services firm with substantial transportation, water, and environmental practices competing for the same MDOT/VDOT/DDOT megaprograms AMT supports as a subconsultant.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm especially strong in water resources, environmental, and federal infrastructure — directly overlaps with AMT's environmental and water resources practice areas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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