C.T. Male Associates

What C.T. Male Associates does

C.T. Male Associates is a 100% employee-owned, multidiscipline consulting firm headquartered in Latham, New York, that has operated continuously since 1910. The firm provides integrated engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, geology, environmental, surveying, mechanical/electrical/plumbing, and municipal grants services to public and private clients in municipal, state, federal, commercial, and industrial markets across New York State. Its core technology stack is built around industry-standard instrumentation and software rather than proprietary platforms, including Leica HDS 3600 high-definition laser scanning, FAA-licensed UAV drones for topographic and infrastructure inspection, EasyPower for electrical system modeling and arc flash calculations, and Trimble Connect for real-time survey data transfer. Employees are the sole shareholders, giving the firm structural independence from external capital and aligning incentives with client outcomes.

The firm generates revenue on a fee-for-service basis through project-based consulting engagements scoped with defined deliverables and billed on completion or milestone terms. Its go-to-market is sales-led, centered on direct relationship-building with municipal, state, and federal agencies, higher education institutions, utilities, and industrial customers — most notably a 25+ year relationship with GlobalFoundries on semiconductor fab planning and recurring work with National Grid, AVANGRID, the New York Power Authority, and multiple towns and cities across upstate New York. A dedicated Municipal Grants practice has documented outcomes of $2.5M secured for Rensselaerville water systems, $2.5M for ADK Gateway Homeownership, and $3.4M in federal CDBG funding for Fort Edward water infrastructure, illustrating how the firm converts regulatory and funding navigation into billable engagements.

C.T. Male holds 101–250 employees and competes as a regional multidisciplinary prime rather than a national consolidator. Differentiation is anchored in longevity, employee ownership, integrated in-house delivery across eight technical disciplines, and deep expertise in New York-specific permitting and grant programs. Recent recognition includes an APWA Public Works Project of the Year Award (2026) for the Luzerne Road Culvert Replacement and an ENR New York Best Project Award (K-12 Education, 2025) for the Emma Willard School Chapel Renovation and Arts Wing Expansion. The firm has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, no external funding, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity; expansion signals are organic and concentrated in new service lines such as Lifting & Rigging Engineering and continued penetration of utility-scale transmission and clean energy programs.

Name

C.T. Male Associates

Legal name

C.T. Male Associates Engineering, Surveying, Architecture, Landscape Architecture & Geology, D.P.C.

Website

https://ctmale.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

C.T. Male Associates is a 100% employee-owned, multidiscipline civil engineering, architecture, surveying, environmental, and MEP consulting firm based in Latham, New York, serving municipal, state, federal, utility, higher education, and industrial clients across New York State since 1910.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Architectural design services
• Environmental consulting
• Land surveying services
• Municipal infrastructure engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Latham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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: Fee-for-service consulting engagements for engineering projects including civil, structural, and environmental engineering. Projects are typically scoped with defined deliverables and billed on project completion or milestone basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

C.T. Male Associates is a multidiscipline consulting firm that delivers integrated Engineering, Architecture, Environmental, Surveying, Geology, Landscape Architecture, Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing, and Municipal Grants services. The firm takes projects from conception to completion using in-house technical capabilities and serves a diversified mix of public and private clients across municipal, state, federal, commercial, and industrial markets in New York State.

Product overview

C.T. Male Associates is a 100% employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of integrated professional services. The firm provides Engineering, Architecture, Environmental, Surveying, Geology, Landscape Architecture, Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing (MEP), and Municipal Grants services. These services are offered as an integrated multidisciplinary practice, allowing the firm to take projects from conception to completion with in-house capabilities spanning civil and structural engineering, architectural design, environmental compliance, land surveying, geological assessments, and grant administration. The company serves diverse markets including public infrastructure, higher education, healthcare, energy, water resources, industrial manufacturing, adaptive reuse, and supportive housing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped secure $2.5M in state funding for Town of Rensselaerville water system improvements
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments7 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

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HWKN ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative design partnership on the Bard College Hessel Museum & Library expansion. HWKN and C.T. Male worked together in frequent client work sessions with rapid concept prototyping and 3D visualization, supported by cost estimating from concept phase. Final design delivers modern, open, light-filled space fostering student engagement.
• Annum ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Emma Willard School project where C.T. Male delivered civil, geotechnical, structural, and survey services under Annum's architectural leadership. The project received ENR New York's Best Project award in K-12 Education category.
• Martin ElectricminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership on Airgas Arc Flash Study where Martin Electric electricians partnered with C.T. Male for on-site data collection during the electrical system verification process.
• Coates Field Service IncorporatedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerC.T. Male serves as subcontractor to Coates on AVANGRID's STAR (Southern Tier Area Reliability) initiative. Coates is the land title agent responsible for deed recovery and title research, while C.T. Male delivers right-of-way surveys and encroachment mapping.
• AVANGRIDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerC.T. Male supports AVANGRID's STAR initiative for Southern Tier Transmission Upgrade, providing surveying services for approximately 52 miles of transmission line upgrades to improve grid capacity and reliability in support of New York's clean energy strategy.
• Erdman AnthonyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSubconsultant to C.T. Male on City of Kingston East O'Reilly Street New Fire Station project, providing mechanical and electrical services while C.T. Male provided architectural design, structural engineering, asbestos and lead paint testing, and surveying.
• One Church (formerly YMCA building)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSt. John's Church partnered with adjacent YMCA building to create One Church, expanding facilities for community service programs while preserving historic downtown structure.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Barton & Loguidice: New York-based, employee-influenced multidiscipline engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm serving municipal and private clients across the Northeast — directly comparable size, geography, service mix, and ownership ethos.
• LaBella Associates: Rochester, NY-headquartered engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with similar mid-market scale, employee ownership culture, and diversified municipal/industrial client base in the Northeast.
• CHA Consulting: Albany, NY-based full-service engineering and consulting firm with comparable service breadth (civil, structural, environmental, surveying) and overlapping public-sector clients in New York State.
• VHB: Northeast-rooted engineering, planning, and environmental consultancy with parallel municipal infrastructure, transportation, and higher education market exposure, though larger and broader geographically.
• Colliers Engineering & Design: Engineering services firm (formerly Maser Consulting) with strong Northeast presence and similar municipal, energy, and infrastructure client profile; offers overlapping civil, surveying, and environmental services.
• Bergmann (now IMEG): Architecture, engineering, and planning firm with longstanding New York presence serving public infrastructure, higher education, and energy clients comparable to C.T. Male's strategic markets.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting giant that competes for the same municipal, energy, and infrastructure RFPs but operates at vastly greater scale across North America.
• Tetra Tech: Large international consulting and engineering firm with deep water resources and environmental practices directly overlapping C.T. Male's strategic Water Resources and Environmental service lines.
• WSP: Global professional services firm offering property, infrastructure, and environmental consulting that competes for larger transportation, energy, and public-sector engagements across New York.
• AECOM: Multinational infrastructure consulting firm with full-service engineering and environmental capabilities that competes for major public infrastructure and advanced manufacturing projects in the Northeast.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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