What Sunrise Engineering does

Sunrise Engineering is a privately-held civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1978 in Fillmore, Utah, by James Cox. As of the most recent data, the company employs approximately 500 professionals across 25 offices in six western U.S. states (Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho), with a headquarters at 25 East 500 North, Fillmore, UT. The firm operates as a multi-discipline professional services organization rather than a technology company, generating revenue through project-based engineering consulting, training, and inspection contracts with municipalities, state and federal agencies, utilities, and private developers. Greg Potter, PE serves as President and CEO.

The company's service portfolio spans core civil engineering (water, wastewater, drainage/flood control, irrigation, land development, structural, transportation, construction engineering, and environmental), survey services (including high-definition laser scanning and drone-based aerial surveying), GIS/mapping services across multiple western states, natural gas distribution and high-pressure transmission design, building code inspection and plan review, and community development planning. Sunrise also operates a Training Services division that provides Operator Qualification (OQ) training and plastic fusion qualification services to natural gas pipeline operators under federal 49 CFR Part 192/195 regulations, serving major utilities including Southwest Gas, PG&E, SoCalGas, SDG&E, and Dominion Energy. The firm maintains a digital project portal (Sunrise Plan Room) for client document collaboration. A related but legally separate entity, Utah Testing and Engineering (spun off in 2011), handles construction materials testing under AASHTO accreditation.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market model is direct enterprise field sales targeting government entities and utilities via RFP participation, contract-bid processes, and long-term relationship management; Sunrise maintains multi-decade relationships with Southwest Gas (25+ years) and serves as the contracted city or district engineer for numerous municipalities. Key enterprise customers include Zion National Park ($18 million sewer contract), Costco (land development), Rio Tinto Kennecott (mining surveys), and state DOTs including UDOT and WYDOT. The firm's largest strategic moves in recent years include the January 2023 acquisition of Savage Associates Engineering, the addition of 38 employees (~9% headcount growth) to the Natural Gas Inspection and Special Services department in 2023, and a 2026 technology partnership with AeroMod for Sequox-process wastewater treatment design.

Name

Sunrise Engineering

Legal name

Sunrise Engineering

Website

https://sunrise-eng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sunrise Engineering is a private civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1978, employing approximately 500 professionals across 25 offices in six western U.S. states, serving municipalities, utilities, and private developers with water, wastewater, transportation, natural gas, survey, GIS, and building code services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental & Permitting Compliance During Construction (Erosion Control, Wildlife Mitigation, Monitoring) (EUAMAFAM)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Municipal infrastructure consulting
• Water and wastewater engineering
• Natural gas pipeline design
• Surveying and GIS services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fillmore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices23 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services provided to municipalities, government agencies, utilities, and private developers for infrastructure projects including water, wastewater, transportation, natural gas, surveying, and community development.
2. Training and Qualification Services: Operator qualification training and evaluation services for natural gas pipeline operators, including plastic fusion training, pipe joining qualifications, and OQ program management.
3. Building Code and Inspection Services: Building inspection, plan review, and third-party inspection services for DFCM projects and municipal clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sunrise Engineering is a professional civil engineering consulting firm that designs and delivers infrastructure solutions across water, wastewater, drainage, transportation, irrigation, natural gas, and land development. It also provides land surveying, GIS mapping, building code inspection, community development planning, and pipeline operator qualification training services to municipalities, government agencies, utilities, and private developers across the western United States.

Product overview

Sunrise Engineering is a civil engineering consulting firm operating 25 offices across Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho. The company offers professional engineering services organized around core disciplines: civil/municipal engineering (water, wastewater, drainage, irrigation, transportation, structural), survey services, GIS/mapping services, natural gas system design, building code services, and community development/planning. The Engineering Services division encompasses water, wastewater, drainage/flood control, irrigation, land development, electrical instrumentation, structural, transportation, construction engineering, environmental, city engineering, and parks/recreation/trails. A complementary Training Services division provides operator qualification training, plastic fusion training, and OQ management services. The company also maintains a digital platform (Sunrise Plan Room) for project document access. Sunrise serves municipal, private, and industrial clients across the Intermountain West with master planning, design, construction management, GIS mapping, and specialized training services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Utah Testing and Engineering: Sister company specializing in construction materials testing and special inspection services in Utah and the Intermountain area. Accredited by AASHTO and approved by UDOT.

Products and services

• Engineering Services
• GIS Services
• Survey Services
• Natural Gas Services
• Building Code Services
• Community Development Services
• Operator Qualification Training
• Plastic Fusion Training
• OQ Management
• Sunrise Plan Room

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 160 million gallons in storage tank projects completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AeroModcoreTechnology or Integration · 8 January 2026Sunrise Engineering designed a wastewater treatment facility for the City of Victor, Idaho utilizing AeroMod's Sequox Process technology, modeled after a successful plant in Garland, Utah.
• Savage Associates EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Sunrise Engineering acquired Savage Associates Engineering in January 2023, adding their survey team to the new Richfield Service Center, expanding capabilities in central Utah.
• Utah Testing and EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company specializing in materials testing services. Created September 26, 2011. Performs construction materials testing and special inspection services. Accredited by AASHTO and approved by UDOT in soils, aggregate, and concrete.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global, multi-discipline engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with deep water, community development, and infrastructure practices across North America. Competes head-to-head with Sunrise on larger municipal and transportation pursuits.
• Tetra Tech: Large engineering and consulting firm providing water, environment, and infrastructure services globally. Competes in Sunrise's water/wastewater and environmental markets with significantly greater scale.
• NV5 Global: Technical engineering and consulting firm providing infrastructure, environmental, and geospatial services to public and private clients in the western U.S. Comparable in western regional focus and survey/GIS capabilities.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive water, transportation, and environmental practices serving municipal, state, and federal clients. Competes for the largest infrastructure pursuits in Sunrise's geographies.
• HDR Inc. Employee-owned engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with strong transportation, water, and environmental practices across the U.S. Competes with Sunrise for state DOT, municipal, and federal work in the Mountain West.

Emerging players

• Brown and Caldwell: National consulting firm specializing in water, wastewater, and environmental engineering for municipal utilities. Comparable to Sunrise's water/wastewater consulting core, though broader nationally and without Sunrise's general civil/survey breadth.
• Carollo Engineers: Specialty water and wastewater engineering firm focused exclusively on wet infrastructure for municipal clients. Strong overlap with Sunrise's largest service line but without the general civil, gas, or survey practices.

Direct peers

• J-U-B Engineers: Regional full-service engineering firm founded in Idaho, providing municipal, transportation, water/wastewater, and survey services across the Mountain West. Comparable in size (~500+ staff), regional concentration, and civil engineering consulting model.
• Horrocks Engineers: Multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm headquartered in Pleasant Grove, Utah, serving municipal, transportation, water, and survey clients across the western U.S. — directly comparable to Sunrise in geography, service mix, and government client base.
• Keller Associates: Mid-sized civil engineering firm based in the Pacific Northwest with strong municipal water, wastewater, and transportation practices across Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Similar regional scale and municipal-client orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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