What TKE Engineering & Design does

TKE Engineering & Design is a privately held consulting engineering firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, focused exclusively on the gas and pipeline industry. The company provides multidisciplinary engineering, project management, and construction management services to natural gas and oil facility operators across the continental United States, with the firm stating over 30 years of continuous service in the sector. Its engineering staff covers mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, and architectural disciplines, and is organized into corresponding departmental hiring tracks.

The firm's core service portfolio consists of three integrated lines: Project Management (quotes, scheduling, budget allocation, design-phase oversight, and site development), Engineering (multidisciplinary design and drafting using AutoCAD, including one-line and interconnecting diagrams, grounding and hazardous area plans, conduit routing, cable tray layout, and lighting layouts using the Cooper Photometric toolbox), and Construction Management (on-site scheduling, material tracking, field engineering, and daily reporting). All services are scoped in accordance with NEC and national industry standards, with the company also handling RFQ compilation, bid tabulation, bill of materials, and vendor-client equipment procurement coordination.

TKE operates a project-based professional services revenue model, engaging clients through direct sales via its website contact form, email ([email protected]), and phone. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific rather than published, consistent with B2B consulting engagements. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or subsidiaries, and the website is the primary digital touchpoint. Employee count is stated as 11–50, and the firm is actively recruiting for an Electrical Design Engineer role in Houston, indicating ongoing operational activity. No revenue, funding, M&A, partnership, or certification data is publicly disclosed.

Name

TKE Engineering & Design

Legal name

TKE Engineering & Design

Website

https://tke-engineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TKE Engineering & Design is a Houston-based consulting engineering firm providing project management, multidisciplinary engineering design, and construction management services to natural gas and oil facility clients across the continental United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services (Oil & Gas / Pipeline Infrastructure)

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD), Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

Keywords

• Gas pipeline engineering
• Consulting engineering services
• Electrical design engineering
• Construction management services
• Project management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Project-based engineering consulting services for the gas and pipeline industry. Includes project management, engineering design, and construction management. Revenue generated through project quotes with budget allocation, scheduling, and design phase services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

TKE Engineering & Design is a consulting engineering firm that provides project management, multidisciplinary engineering design, and construction management services for the natural gas and pipeline industry. The firm delivers AutoCAD-based engineering design across mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, and architectural disciplines for natural gas and oil facilities, alongside on-site construction oversight and full project lifecycle management from quotes and scheduling through site commissioning.

Product overview

TKE Engineering & Design is a medium-sized consulting engineering company providing comprehensive engineering and design services for the gas and pipeline industry across the continental United States for over 30 years. The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-based architecture. The core service portfolio consists of three integrated service lines: Project Management Services (handling quotes, scheduling, budget allocation, design phase, and site development), Engineering Services (multidisciplinary mechanical, electrical, civil engineering with CAD/drafting capabilities using AutoCAD), and Construction Management Services (on-site scheduling, material tracking, field engineering, and daily reporting). Additionally, the company offers specialized Electrical Design Engineering services for natural gas and oil facilities, including design of electrical subsystems, lighting layouts, and technical specifications in accordance with NEC standards. These services are offered to clients throughout the continental United States, with hiring conducted across multiple engineering disciplines including Estimating, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural, and Architectural departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Services Full project management package for gas and pipeline industry clients, including quotes, scheduling, budget allocation, oversight of the design phase, and site development. Delivered to operators and developers of natural gas and oil midstream infrastructure.
• Engineering Services Multidisciplinary engineering services spanning mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering, delivered by a full staff of design and drafting personnel using advanced computer-aided design (AutoCAD) technology for gas and pipeline industry projects.
• Construction Management Services On-site construction management for gas and pipeline facility installations, including scheduling, material tracking, field engineering, and daily reporting to streamline installation processes and address issues on-site.
• Electrical Design Engineering Discipline engineering design for natural gas and oil facilities, including one-line diagrams, interconnecting diagrams for medium to low voltage switchgear, electrical subsystem packages, lighting layouts, conduit routing, voltage drop calculations, cable tray layout, grounding and hazardous plans, and technical specifications in accordance with NEC and national standards.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Burns & McDonnell: Large multi-discipline engineering firm with a significant oil, gas, and pipeline practice serving utility and midstream clients, comparable to TKE in service offering but vastly larger in scale and geographic reach.
• GHD: Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with significant energy and pipeline infrastructure capabilities, overlapping with TKE's service lines in gas facility design and project management.
• Black & Veatch: Global engineering, procurement, and construction company with a strong gas and pipeline infrastructure practice, serving many of the same utility and midstream clients as TKE at substantially greater scale.
• Worley: Global energy, chemicals, and resources engineering firm delivering project management, engineering, and construction services for gas infrastructure projects, comparable to TKE at the project lifecycle level though at far greater scale.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a sizable energy and pipeline practice providing engineering, construction management, and program management services comparable to TKE's overall service portfolio.
• Tetra Tech: Engineering and consulting firm with expertise in energy infrastructure including oil, gas, and midstream projects, offering project management and multidisciplinary engineering services overlapping with TKE's offerings.

Direct peers

• Audubon Companies: Audubon provides engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction services for the energy sector, including gas processing and pipeline projects, overlapping with TKE's multidisciplinary engineering and construction management scope.
• EN Engineering: EN Engineering is a mid-sized consulting engineering firm focused on natural gas, pipeline, and utility infrastructure design and program management, directly comparable to TKE's niche vertical and service mix.
• TRC Companies: Engineering and consulting firm providing pipeline, gas, and energy infrastructure services including design, program management, and construction oversight, directly comparable to TKE's service mix and customer base.
• Kleinfelder: Engineering, consulting, and construction management firm with energy and pipeline infrastructure practice, comparable to TKE in offering integrated engineering and construction management for energy clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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