Professional Engineering Consultants

What Professional Engineering Consultants does

Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) is a privately held, employee-owned professional association founded in 1965 in Wichita, Kansas, providing multidisciplinary engineering consulting services across the United States. The firm operates through four core service lines—Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Energy Engineering, and Field Services (geotechnical, inspection, materials testing, survey)—delivered across eight market segments: Commercial, Education, Energy, Government, Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Mission Critical, and Transportation. PEC's 400+ professionals, holding PE licenses in all 50 states, are deployed from 10 offices spanning Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado, serving clients that include municipal governments, healthcare systems, educational institutions, energy providers, industrial operators, and nonprofits.

PEC's underlying capability is integrated engineering delivery rather than a technology platform: design, analysis, construction administration, and field services are coordinated under a single firm, allowing multidisciplinary teams to address complex infrastructure, facility, and site projects from concept through construction support. The firm's infrastructure includes dedicated materials testing labs in Wichita and Topeka, and a 2032 Strategic Plan-aligned organizational structure introduced in 2023 featuring a C-Suite (CEO, CSO, CMO, CPO, CTO), market-aligned SVP/VP leadership, and a Community Engagement division embedded in key growth markets.

PEC generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts, with pricing customized by scope and complexity. Its go-to-market relies on direct enterprise field sales and relationship-driven business development, particularly in the public sector where it has operated for over half a century. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, but the firm is ranked 306th on ENR's Top 500 Design Firms list (2026), reflecting its position as a mid-sized regional consultancy with national reach.

Name

Professional Engineering Consultants

Legal name

Professional Engineering Consultants, PA

Website

https://pec1.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) is a 400-person, employee-owned engineering consultancy founded in 1965, delivering civil, architectural, energy, and field engineering services across government, healthcare, education, transportation, and industrial markets from 10 offices in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Product Design & Mechanical Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAJ)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Structural engineering consulting
• Transportation engineering design
• Field engineering services
• Infrastructure design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: PEC generates revenue through professional engineering consulting services including project design, engineering analysis, construction administration, and field services. Projects are typically quoted based on scope and complexity, serving both public sector (government, municipal) and private sector (commercial, healthcare, industrial) clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) is a full-service engineering consulting firm providing holistic infrastructure and engineering solutions. The company operates four main service lines—Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Energy Engineering, and Field Services—delivered across eight market segments including Commercial, Education, Energy, Government, Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Mission Critical, and Transportation. Services span project design, engineering analysis, construction administration, and field inspection from concept through construction.

Product overview

Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) is a full-service engineering consulting firm providing holistic infrastructure and engineering solutions. The company operates as a unified service organization rather than a product platform, offering integrated engineering services across four main service lines: Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Energy Engineering, and Field Services. These services are delivered across eight market segments including Commercial, Education, Energy, Government, Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Mission Critical, and Transportation. PEC serves clients throughout the United States from 10 office locations spanning Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Engineering Comprehensive architectural engineering services including electrical, mechanical, structural engineering, sustainability solutions, and technology design for buildings and facilities, delivered to commercial, healthcare, education, and government clients.
• Civil Engineering Civil engineering services covering community planning, landscape architecture, site civil design, transportation engineering, water resources, and water/wastewater systems for municipalities, developers, and government agencies.
• Energy Engineering Energy engineering services including power engineering for energy initiatives, supporting utility and industrial clients with technical excellence and innovation in design capabilities.
• Field Services Field engineering services including geotechnical engineering, inspection services, owner representation, materials testing, and survey services supporting construction and infrastructure projects.
• Government Market Services Infrastructure and engineering services for federal, state, and municipal government clients, including roads, bridges, water/wastewater systems, and public facilities.
• Healthcare Market Services Comprehensive healthcare facility engineering and design services for hospitals, cancer centers, medical facilities, and healthcare campuses, enhancing staff effectiveness and patient experience.
• Transportation Market Services Transportation design and planning services covering roads, bridges, highways, and transportation infrastructure to connect communities safely and cost-effectively.
• Education Market Services Engineering solutions for schools, universities, and educational facilities, delivering innovative and sustainable designs rooted in local culture.
• Commercial Market Services Engineering solutions for commercial clients, developing flexible environments such as office buildings and commercial developments that adapt to rapidly-evolving consumer needs.
• Energy Market Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked 306th in ENR Top 500 Design Firms 2026 (up from 313th in 2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned, Kansas City-headquartered multi-discipline engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with energy, water, transportation, and government practices; most direct structural comparable to PEC given shared geography, ownership model, and integrated services.
• Black & Veatch: Overland Park-based infrastructure engineering and construction firm focused on energy, water, and communications; comparable to PEC across energy engineering, water/wastewater, and government work in the same regional market.
• Garver: Multi-discipline engineering firm headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas with offices across the South and Midwest serving transportation, water, environmental, and federal clients; closely mirrors PEC's vertical mix and size band.
• Olsson: Employee-owned engineering and design firm headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska with municipal, transportation, energy, and field services practices; comparable Midwest-based, employee-owned multi-discipline firm of similar scale and go-to-market.
• Kimley-Horn: Private, employee-owned multi-discipline planning and engineering design firm with strong transportation, land development, and environmental practices; comparable business model (private, professional-services) and broad-market service mix to PEC.
• TranSystems: Transportation-focused engineering and planning firm serving DOTs, transit agencies, airports, and rail clients; directly overlaps with PEC's Transportation market segment and field services offering for transportation infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. Large, broad-based architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with deep transportation, water, and healthcare practices and ENR Top 20 standing; an incumbent competitor for many of PEC's largest bids, though at materially greater scale.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global professional services firm spanning critical infrastructure, water, transportation, and energy; competes against PEC for larger municipal, federal, and industrial engineering mandates though at vastly greater scale and capital access.
• WSP: Global consulting engineering firm with major transportation, property, and environmental practices; competes for large municipal, transportation, and energy engineering contracts and dwarfs PEC in headcount and geographic reach.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with transportation, water, environment, and energy practices; an incumbent peer that competes on the largest programs in markets PEC also targets (government, transportation, energy).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/professionalengineeringconsultants

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles37 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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