Cleary Zimmermann

What Cleary Zimmermann does

Cleary Zimmermann Engineers, LLC is a privately held Texas-based consulting engineering firm founded in 2006 that delivers Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) design and related services to complex building projects. The firm operates through five principal-led offices — San Antonio (headquarters), Bryan/College Station, Houston, Austin, and Dallas/Plano — with professional engineers licensed across dozens of states, giving it multi-jurisdictional project delivery capacity. Its service portfolio spans five integrated practice areas: Building MEP, Industrial MEP, IT/Security (structured cabling, data networking, AV, access control, surveillance), Commissioning, and Water/Wastewater facility design.

The firm generates project-based professional services revenue through direct enterprise and institutional client engagements, with quote-based pricing determined by project complexity, scope, and size. Its customer base is concentrated in Texas and diversified across healthcare (650+ projects, 18 years), K-12 education (400+ projects, 18 years), higher education (550+ institutions, 20 years), municipal/government, corporate, hospitality, and non-profit segments. Named institutional clients include University Health, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa, Texas Tech HSC El Paso, Texas A&M University System, University of Texas at Dallas, multiple Texas ISDs, City of San Antonio, City of Bryan, Driskill Hotel, Jefferson Bank, Security Service Federal Credit Union, Holt Caterpillar, and the San Antonio Spurs training facility.

Cleary Zimmermann is certified as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) by the South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency and maintains a Mentor/Protégé agreement with VetHUB firm Moose Engineers, providing access to veteran-owned business contracting opportunities. The company is independently owned, organized as a Texas LLC, reports headcount in the 101–250 range, does not disclose revenue, and has not raised institutional funding or executed disclosed M&A. Its go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise and institutional sales, supported by a multi-channel digital presence (LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok) and an extensive project portfolio.

Name

Cleary Zimmermann

Legal name

Cleary Zimmermann Engineers, LLC

Website

https://clearyzimmermann.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cleary Zimmermann Engineers is a privately held Texas-based MEP consulting engineering firm founded in 2006, operating from five offices and serving healthcare, K-12, higher education, municipal, and commercial clients across the state with licensed professional engineers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE), High-Voltage Electrical Systems (Switchgear, Transformers, Protection & Control) (EUAEAFAA)

Keywords

• MEP engineering design
• Building systems commissioning
• HVAC engineering consulting
• Electrical plumbing design
• Water wastewater engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 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 services revenue from MEP design, IT/Security, Commissioning, and Water/Wastewater engineering consulting for building projects. Revenue is earned through direct project engagements with clients across commercial, institutional, and government sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cleary Zimmermann Engineers is a Texas-based consulting engineering firm that delivers Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) engineering design services across five practice areas: Building MEP, Industrial MEP, IT/Security, Commissioning, and Water/Wastewater. The firm provides licensed professional engineering design, consulting, and project management for new construction and renovation projects in healthcare, K-12, higher education, municipal, corporate, hospitality, and industrial sectors throughout Texas.

Product overview

Cleary Zimmermann Engineers is a consulting engineering firm offering MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) design and commissioning services through five integrated service lines: Building MEP, Industrial MEP, IT/Security, Commissioning, and Water/Wastewater. Their Building MEP division provides comprehensive mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering including HVAC design, fire protection, emergency power, lighting, building controls, central plants, and utility infrastructure. The IT/Security division offers structured cabling, data networking, voice systems, audio/visual systems, access control, surveillance, and physical security design. Commissioning services verify system performance across all MEP disciplines. Water/Wastewater services cover treatment plant design including headworks, lift stations, clarifiers, and disinfection systems. These services are delivered across diverse market sectors including healthcare, higher education, K-12, municipal, corporate, hospitality, and industrial throughout Texas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 650+ healthcare projects completed over 18 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Moose EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCleary Zimmermann has a Mentor/Protégé agreement with Texas VetHUB firm Moose Engineers. This relationship provides access to veteran-owned business contracting opportunities and enables collaboration on projects requiring VetHUB participation. The partnership is part of Cleary Zimmermann's strategy to serve government and institutional clients through certified business programs.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Salas O'Brien: National MEP and structural engineering consulting firm serving healthcare, education, and commercial building clients; comparable as a direct MEP design peer with similar project-based professional services model.
• Affiliated Engineers: MEP engineering consultancy focused on complex building projects including healthcare, higher education, and science & technology; directly comparable in service mix and vertical specialization.
• ME Engineers: Specialized MEP and technology systems consulting firm with deep healthcare, higher education, and performing arts expertise; mirrors Cleary Zimmermann's domain specialization and IT/security integration model.
• EEA Consulting Engineers: Texas-headquartered MEP engineering firm with strong K-12 and higher education portfolio; directly competes for Texas school district and university system MEP commissions.
• Heapy Engineering: MEP and commissioning-focused consulting firm with significant healthcare, higher education, and government exposure; comparable in commissioning-led service model and project-based delivery.
• RWB Consulting Engineers: Texas-based MEP engineering firm with comparable service lines and Texas institutional client base; one of the closest regional direct peers competing for the same K-12, higher ed, and healthcare commissions.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: International engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm; pursues Texas water/wastewater, healthcare, and higher education projects at a larger scale than Cleary Zimmermann.
• Jacobs: Global engineering and professional services firm with significant buildings, water, and infrastructure practices; competes for the largest Texas public-sector and institutional commissions.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a substantial buildings practice pursuing large Texas institutional commissions; competes on size and integrated service offerings beyond pure MEP.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large multi-discipline engineering firm with a substantial building MEP practice competing for major Texas institutional and healthcare projects; offers broader portfolio including infrastructure and energy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtiktok.com/@clearyzimm
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ClearyZimmermann
• Facebookfacebook.com/ClearyZimmermann
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cleary-zimmermann-engineers
• Instagraminstagram.com/clearyzimm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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