What Larson Engineering does

Larson Engineering, Inc. is a U.S. full-service engineering design consulting firm founded in 1979 and headquartered in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, with 13 offices spanning the Midwest, West Coast, Northeast, and Southeast, and registration across all 50 states. The firm is 100% employee-owned via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and employs between 101 and 250 people. It serves enterprise clients across 14 market verticals including agriculture, critical facilities, cultural and civic, commercial real estate, education, energy, government, healthcare, hospitality, pulp and paper, restoration, special structures, and sports and entertainment.

Larson Engineering operates six core service lines: Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Design, Façade Engineering (curtain wall and cladding), Forensic and Expert Witness Services, and Reality Capture (3D laser scanning and digital twin technology). Its technical stack is built on CAD, BIM, finite element analysis programs, and 3D laser scanning, with the firm accumulating over 1TB of point cloud data since 2014. Marquee projects include Marina Bay Sands, Sphere at the Venetian Resort, Smithsonian Institution buildings, the United Nations Secretariat façade work, Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music, Rady Children's Hospital, and the Shell Rock Soy Processing Plant, alongside multiple AISC, ENR Midwest, and ACEC Wisconsin award recognitions.

The business model is a traditional professional services consulting model: project-based engagements delivered through direct enterprise field sales to architects, developers, contractors, property owners, and government agencies, spanning master planning through construction administration. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, with revenue generated as professional services fees rather than product or platform revenue. The firm expanded its industrial engineering capacity in February 2025 through the acquisition of Fagen Engineering.

Name

Larson Engineering

Legal name

Larson Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://larsonengr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Larson Engineering is a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) U.S. engineering design consulting firm operating across 13 offices and 14 market verticals, delivering structural, civil, façade, industrial, forensic, and 3D laser scanning services to enterprise, institutional, and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Design Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Drafting Services (541340)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF), Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM), Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

Keywords

• Structural engineering consulting
• Civil engineering design
• Façade engineering services
• Industrial process engineering
• 3D laser scanning

Headquarters

HQ city

White Bear Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 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: Project-based professional engineering services revenue generated through consulting engagements for civil, structural, industrial, façade, and forensic engineering services. Projects range from site design and construction administration to complex multi-discipline industrial facility engineering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Larson Engineering is a full-service engineering design consulting firm delivering structural, civil, façade (curtain wall), industrial, and forensic engineering services, plus reality capture through 3D laser scanning. The firm serves enterprise clients including architects, developers, contractors, property owners, and government agencies across 14 market verticals such as healthcare, education, hospitality, energy, pulp and paper, and sports/entertainment. Engagements span from master planning and design through construction administration, executed through direct consulting relationships.

Product overview

Larson Engineering is a full-service engineering design consulting firm offering six core service lines: Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Design, Façade Engineering, Forensic and Expert Witness Services, and Reality Capture (3D laser scanning and digital twin technology). The company operates as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Reality Capture integrates directly with CAD and BIM environments to deliver precision scanning services, while the engineering services span structural, civil, industrial, and façade disciplines across 14 market sectors including commercial, education, healthcare, energy, and pulp and paper industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering Structural engineering solutions using steel, concrete, wood, and specialty materials covering building services, historic preservation, industrial services, prefabricated building services, specialty structures, and structural component design. Targeted at enterprise owners, developers, architects, and contractors across 14+ market verticals.
• Civil Engineering Civil engineering services including athletic facilities, pavement rehabilitation, site design and land development, and stormwater management delivered across multiple market sectors. For enterprise owners, developers, municipalities, and institutional clients.
• Façade Engineering Curtain wall engineering and façade design services including blast-resistant design, glass structures, skylights, specialty structures, and unitized/stick curtain wall systems using finite element design programs. For architects, developers, and building owners on iconic and complex building envelopes.
• Forensic and Expert Witness Services Licensed professional engineers deliver objective, evidence-based investigations in forensic and legal disputes involving structural failures, defects, building code compliance, façade systems, and structural design review. For attorneys, insurers, property owners, and litigation clients.
• Industrial Engineering and Design Multi-discipline engineering solutions for industrial facilities including process mechanical engineering, piping engineering, electrical and instrumentation, material handling, HVAC systems, pipe stress analysis, and tank/vessel design. For operators of pulp and paper mills, ethanol plants, agricultural processing, and other industrial facilities.
• Reality Capture Precision engineering through 3D laser scanning that generates high-fidelity digital twins with millimeter-level accuracy, enabling engineers to design confidently and verify constructability before construction. Applied across industrial, commercial, and infrastructure projects for owners, contractors, and design teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Near 20% reduction in energy use achieved through Amway Grand Plaza Hotel curtain wall recladding project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments14 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fagen EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2025Larson Engineering acquired Fagen Engineering in February 2025 to strengthen its position in the industrial engineering sector. This acquisition represents a strategic expansion of capabilities in the industrial engineering space.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SSOE Group: Employee-owned engineering, procurement, and construction management firm specializing in industrial process facilities. Directly comparable to Larson's industrial engineering and design offering, particularly following the Fagen Engineering acquisition.
• Black & Veatch: 100% employee-owned global engineering, construction, and consulting company with strong water, power, and industrial process capabilities. Comparable to Larson in employee ownership and overlap in industrial process, energy, and critical facilities markets.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): Employee-owned engineering firm specializing in structural, façade, and forensic investigation services. Directly comparable to Larson's façade engineering and Forensic and Expert Witness service lines, with a similar specialist-leaning business model.
• Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA): Structural and civil engineering consulting firm known for complex, high-rise, and signature-building projects. Highly comparable to Larson's structural engineering practice and curtain wall/façade expertise on architecturally ambitious structures.
• Kimley-Horn: Privately held, employee-focused planning and engineering consulting firm offering services across transportation, land development, and environmental markets. Comparable to Larson as a privately-held, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with strong regional-to-national reach.
• HDR Inc. Large employee-owned engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with services spanning buildings, infrastructure, and industrial markets. Directly comparable in ESOP ownership, multi-discipline model, and vertical breadth (healthcare, education, civic, transportation).
• Mead & Hunt: Employee-owned (ESOP) engineering and architecture consulting firm with Midwest roots serving markets including transportation, infrastructure, food and beverage, and government. Comparable to Larson in ownership structure, multi-vertical approach, and regional-to-national growth trajectory.
• Burns & McDonnell: 100% employee-owned (ESOP) multi-discipline engineering, architecture, and consulting firm headquartered in Kansas City with thousands of engineers serving industrial, infrastructure, and commercial clients. Closely comparable to Larson in ownership structure, multi-discipline integration, and Midwest roots, but at materially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• WSP Global: Global publicly-traded professional services firm providing engineering, design, and strategic consulting across property, transportation, environment, and energy. A large incumbent with overlapping service capabilities in structural, façade, civil, and industrial engineering.
• Stantec: Global publicly-traded professional services firm in design, engineering, and environmental services. A larger incumbent operating across many of the same verticals as Larson (buildings, water, energy, industrial) with overlapping service capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/larsonengr
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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