What Lilker Associates does

Lilker Associates Consulting Engineers is a New York-based engineering design and consulting firm founded in 1985 that delivers full-service engineering, planning, and consulting across building and infrastructure projects. Its service portfolio spans civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing/piping, fire protection, technology design, security design, acoustic and noise control, architectural lighting, medical equipment planning, building intelligence and integration, parking planning and design, sustainability and energy planning, commissioning, automation and controls, chemical process, and bulk processing engineering — delivered through direct professional services engagement on a project basis. The firm serves more than 11 vertical markets, with healthcare accounting for nearly 40% of the practice, followed by federal government and education as primary segments; secondary verticals include corporate, hospitality, sports and recreation, gaming and entertainment, aviation, data centers, water/wastewater, and transportation.

The firm's go-to-market relies on content marketing (blog, guides, whitepapers, videos, podcast — "The Future Built Smarter"), direct enterprise sales to institutional and government clients, and recognized industry standing including the 12th ranking in Consulting-Specifying Engineer's 2024 MEP Giants and multiple ACEC Engineering Excellence National Recognition Awards. Pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed. As of 2025, Lilker Associates was acquired by IMEG, a larger engineering platform with nearly 3,000 team members across 100+ US locations, and now operates under the IMEG brand with its New York practice contributing to IMEG's national footprint and federal/qualifications depth.

Name

Lilker Associates

Legal name

Lilker Associates Consulting Engineers

Website

https://lilker.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lilker Associates is a New York-based consulting engineering firm founded in 1985, now operating under the IMEG brand after acquisition, delivering full-service MEP, structural, civil, and specialty engineering design for healthcare, federal, and institutional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lilker Associates is a New York-based multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm founded in 1985 that designs and engineers building systems for healthcare, federal, education, corporate, and public-sector clients. The firm provides civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, technology, security, acoustic, lighting, medical equipment planning, building intelligence, parking design, sustainability/energy, commissioning, urban design, infrastructure, and process engineering services. The company has been acquired by IMEG and now operates as part of the IMEG organization.

Product overview

Lilker Associates is now part of IMEG, a full-service engineering, planning, and consulting firm. IMEG offers a comprehensive portfolio of building design services (civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, technology, security, acoustics, lighting, medical equipment planning, building intelligence, and parking design), performance and energy services (sustainability planning, commissioning, system optimization), urban design and planning, infrastructure engineering, consulting and advisory services (healthcare HIT, security/CPTED), and process engineering (automation, chemical process, bulk processing). The firm also offers proprietary innovation tools including IMEG Rapid Analysis – Net Zero and IMEG EcoMeter for sustainability assessment. IMEG serves diverse markets including healthcare (accounting for nearly 40% of practice), education, federal, gaming, government, hospitality, housing, industrial, science & technology, sports, transportation, and water/wastewater sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Plumbing Engineering
• Fire Protection Engineering
• Technology Systems Design
• Security Systems Design
• Acoustic and Lighting Design
• Medical Equipment Planning
• Building Intelligence Services
• Parking Design
• Sustainability and Energy Planning
• Commissioning Services
• Urban Design
• Infrastructure Engineering
• Process Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked 12th among Consulting-Specifying Engineer's 2024 MEP Giants (moved up one spot from 2023)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: National engineering, planning, and design consulting firm with broad service offerings across land development, transportation, and infrastructure. Comparable in transportation, water, and land development engineering services to Lilker's infrastructure practice.
• HDR Inc. Employee-owned engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with deep healthcare and federal practices. Directly comparable in healthcare facility planning and design, transportation, and water engineering.
• WSP USA: Global engineering and professional services firm with a substantial US building and infrastructure practice. Competes with Lilker/IMEG in healthcare, federal, transportation, and sustainability services, but with much broader scope and scale.
• Stantec: International engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with strong US healthcare, education, and water/wastewater practices. Overlaps with Lilker on building engineering, infrastructure, and sustainability services.
• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned engineering, architecture, and construction firm with strong federal, aviation, and infrastructure practices. Overlaps with Lilker in federal facilities, aviation, water, and mission-critical building work.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm focused on water, environment, and infrastructure. Overlaps with Lilker's water/wastewater and infrastructure engineering practices, though with much heavier emphasis on environmental consulting.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering and professional services provider with significant federal, infrastructure, and building services exposure. Competes for federal design and infrastructure projects similar to Lilker's VA and military work, though at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Syska Hennessy Group: MEP and technology engineering consulting firm with strong presence in healthcare, higher education, and mission-critical facilities. Highly comparable to Lilker's core MEP, technology design, and healthcare-focused practice.
• ME Engineers: MEP and technology systems consulting engineering firm with a national footprint. Highly comparable in building-focused MEP services, sustainability/LEED expertise, and serving similar markets including healthcare, higher education, and cultural facilities.
• IMEG: National full-service engineering, planning, and consulting firm that acquired Lilker Associates. Now the parent operating entity, sharing identical service lines (MEP, structural, fire protection, sustainability, commissioning) and a virtually overlapping healthcare/federal/education client base—making it the most direct peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lilker-associates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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