What Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc. does

Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc. (HHPR) is a Pacific Northwest-based, employee-owned civil engineering and multi-disciplinary professional services firm headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1990, HHPR operates five offices across Oregon and Southwest Washington (Portland, Salem, Eugene, Bend, Vancouver WA) and employs between 101 and 250 staff, including 39+ civil engineers. The firm has completed more than 5,500 projects spanning transportation, public works, water resources, land development, structural engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, environmental permitting, and visual communications.

The firm's core deliverable is integrated, multi-disciplinary engineering services delivered to public agencies, private developers, and architectural firms on a project-by-project basis. Underlying capabilities include laser scanning, UAV/drone imaging, and BIM-compatible data capture for surveying and construction quality control, plus an in-house Visual Communications practice producing renderings, UAV flyovers, public involvement materials, and project websites. HHPR also develops and markets Civil Tools PRO, a proprietary mobile/desktop software product that performs calculations for roughly 50 common civil engineering and surveying problems and is sold externally to other firms.

HHPR generates revenue through negotiated professional services fees on bespoke engagements. There is no subscription, platform, or marketplace model; no publicly disclosed pricing; and no recurring SaaS-style contracts visible in the data. The firm is employee-owned (with a stock ownership and profit sharing program), with no parent company, no external PE or VC ownership, and no public listing. Customer mix is dominated by Oregon and Washington public-sector clients (ODOT, City of Portland/PBOT, Clackamas County, City of Beaverton, City of Camas, Port of Ridgefield), supplemented by named private enterprise work (Nike, Daimler, SAIF) and healthcare/education clients (Salem Hospital, Beaverton School District). Revenue, funding, and headcount growth figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc.

Legal name

Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc.

Website

https://hhpr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HHPR is an employee-owned, multi-disciplinary civil engineering firm in the Pacific Northwest, founded in 1990 and operating from five Oregon and SW Washington offices. It delivers integrated civil, structural, surveying, planning, landscape architecture, environmental, and visual communications services to public agencies, private developers, and architects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Project-Based Fees: HHPR generates revenue by providing civil engineering, structural engineering, land surveying, planning, landscape architecture, natural resources/environmental permitting, and visual communications services on a project-by-project basis for public agencies, private-sector clients, and architects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc. (HHPR) is an integrated multi-disciplinary civil engineering and surveying firm that delivers civil engineering, structural engineering, land surveying, planning, landscape architecture, natural resources/environmental permitting, and visual communications services on a project-by-project basis to public agencies, private developers, and architects. The firm also develops and sells Civil Tools PRO, a proprietary calculation software for common civil engineering and surveying problems.

Product overview

Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc. (HHPR) is a multi-disciplinary civil engineering and surveying firm offering integrated professional services. The company's primary product is Civil Tools PRO, a proprietary calculation software for civil engineering and surveying problems. Beyond software, the firm provides eight core service disciplines: Civil Engineering (public and private), Structural Engineering, Land Surveying, Planning, Landscape Architecture, Natural Resources and Environmental Permitting, and Visual Communications. The services are delivered through an integrated multi-disciplinary approach, allowing teams to tailor expertise to project needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Tools PRO

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,500 projects completed since 1990
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• KPFF Consulting Engineers: Pacific Northwest-headquartered civil and structural engineering consulting firm with offices across the western US. Direct competitor to HHPR for transportation, public works, and land development commissions in Oregon and Washington.
• Otak (now DKA): Portland-based multi-discipline firm offering civil engineering, structural engineering, surveying, planning, and landscape architecture. Head-to-head competitor on PNW public infrastructure and private development projects.
• David Evans and Associates (DEA): PNW-origin employee-owned engineering firm delivering transportation, water, civil, and surveying services across the western US. Closely comparable in ownership model and service mix to HHPR.
• Parametrix: Employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental sciences firm headquartered in the Pacific Northwest. Competes directly with HHPR on ODOT, county, and municipal infrastructure work.
• PBS Engineering and Environmental (now part of AKS Engineering & Forestry): PNW-based consulting firm providing civil engineering, surveying, and environmental services. Regional competitor with similar public-sector client base in Oregon and Washington.

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: Large US engineering consulting firm with growing PNW presence, offering transportation, land development, and environmental services. Increasingly competing for Oregon and Washington public works RFPs against HHPR.
• WSP Global: Global engineering and professional services firm with significant PNW operations following acquisitions. Competes with HHPR on larger state DOT and municipal infrastructure scopes, often via design-build or program management delivery.
• Jacobs Engineering: Global professional services firm covering transportation, water, and environmental infrastructure. Wins large-scale PNW public-sector contracts that HHPR typically cannot pursue alone due to bonding and scale requirements.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm covering transportation, water, and environmental engineering. Competes for Oregon and Washington DOT, transit, and municipal programs at the program-management scale.
• Stantec: Global engineering and architecture firm with North American infrastructure practices. Has expanded Pacific Northwest presence via acquisitions and competes with HHPR on public water, transportation, and land development projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hhprinc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCweDqclgWYyudV4ULSbpMFg
• Facebookfacebook.com/harperhoufpetersonrighellis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harper-houf-peterson-righellis-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/harperhoufpetersonrighellis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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