What McClelland Consulting Engineers does

McClelland Consulting Engineers (MCE) is a full-service civil engineering consulting firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, founded in 1963 by James E. McClelland, Sr. The firm provides civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, landscape architecture, structural engineering, materials testing, and land surveying services organized across eight service lines: Aviation, Water & Wastewater, Land Development, Transportation & Stormwater Management, Construction Related Services, Surveying, Geotechnical Engineering, and Structural Engineering. Its technical platform centers on conventional engineering tools — CAD, ArcGIS, GPS/GNSS, robotic total stations, LIDAR, drone-based surveying, and owned drill rigs (CME-45B, Diedrich D-50 Turbo) — supported by an in-house materials testing laboratory certified to CTTP, AASHTO, and ASTM standards.

MCE serves primarily government clients — municipalities, counties, airports, and water/wastewater utilities across Arkansas — alongside private developers, architects, educational institutions, and select enterprise customers. The firm operates from five Arkansas offices (Little Rock, Benton, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Rogers) with water/wastewater work extending into Northeastern Oklahoma and Southwest Missouri. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements won via competitive bidding, RFPs, and direct client relationships; pricing is quote-based and project-specific, with fees determined by scope and complexity.

In 2026, MCE was acquired by ESP Associates, Inc. as a wholly-owned subsidiary, retaining its brand as an endorsed subsidiary. ESP is an ENR Top 500 firm with 900+ team members across 30+ U.S. locations, expanding MCE's access to geospatial, environmental, planning, and program/construction management capabilities beyond its standalone Arkansas footprint.

Name

McClelland Consulting Engineers

Legal name

McClelland Consulting Engineers, LLC, an ESP Company

Website

https://mce.us.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

McClelland Consulting Engineers is a full-service civil engineering firm in Little Rock, Arkansas, founded in 1963. It provides geotechnical, structural, surveying, water/wastewater, aviation, and land development services to municipalities, airports, developers, and institutions across Arkansas and neighboring states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD), Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Geotechnical engineering
• Land surveying
• Water wastewater engineering
• Transportation engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services revenue generated through project-based engagements including civil engineering design, geotechnical engineering, landscape architecture, structural engineering, construction observation, materials testing, and land surveying services for government and private clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

McClelland Consulting Engineers is a full-service civil engineering consulting firm providing civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, landscape architecture, structural engineering, materials testing, and land surveying services. The firm delivers integrated infrastructure design, planning, and construction-support services primarily for government entities, developers, architects, and educational institutions across Arkansas and surrounding states.

Product overview

McClelland Consulting Engineers is a full-service civil engineering firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of integrated engineering services organized into distinct service lines. The company's offerings include Aviation Services (airport engineering for over 25 airport clients), Water & Wastewater Engineering (treatment, distribution, and infrastructure), Land Development (site design and landscape architecture), Transportation & Stormwater Management (roadway and infrastructure design), Construction Related Services (observation, materials testing, and special inspections), Surveying (topographic, boundary, and subsurface utility mapping), Geotechnical Engineering (subsurface investigation and analysis), and Structural Engineering (structural design for various facilities). These services are delivered through five Arkansas offices and are designed to work together, allowing the firm to provide comprehensive project support from initial site assessment through construction completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aviation Services
• Water & Wastewater Engineering
• Land Development
• Transportation & Stormwater Management
• Construction Related Services
• Surveying
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Structural Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• Gentry Sports Complex Phase I opened June 2, 2022 - 27-acre facility with sports fields serving expanding community population
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 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

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Garver: Garver is a civil engineering consulting firm with major operations in Arkansas and across the South/Southwest, offering aviation, water/wastewater, transportation, and land development services. Directly comparable as a multi-disciplinary regional civil engineering firm competing for the same public-works RFPs in Arkansas.
• Olsson: Olsson is a privately held engineering and design firm providing civil engineering, water resources, transportation, and surveying services across the Midwest. Directly comparable mid-size professional services peer.
• Barge Design Solutions: Barge is a multi-discipline engineering, architecture, and planning firm with offices across the Southeast and Midwest, providing civil/water/transportation services. Comparable as a mid-sized full-service engineering consultancy.

Regional players

• Halff Associates: Halff is a Texas-headquartered multi-discipline engineering firm (water, transportation, land development, public works). Closely comparable business model and service mix, though primarily serving Texas and adjacent regions rather than Arkansas.

Broad incumbents

• Burns & McDonnell: Burns & McDonnell is a national ENR Top 25 engineering, construction, and architecture firm. Broad incumbent offering overlapping infrastructure services (water, aviation, transportation) at much larger scale.
• HDR Inc. HDR is a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with deep water, transportation, and infrastructure practices. Overlaps broadly with MCE's service portfolio at significantly greater scale.
• WSP USA: WSP is a global engineering professional services consultancy with major U.S. presence in transportation, water, and environmental infrastructure. Broad incumbent competitor for large public infrastructure contracts.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with extensive U.S. water, transportation, and community development practices. Overlaps as broad incumbent in MCE's core services.
• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is a privately held national planning and engineering design firm with strong land development, transportation, and water practices. Comparable private, employee-owned professional services competitor.

Emerging players

• Brown and Caldwell: Brown and Caldwell is an environmental engineering and water-focused consulting firm. Comparable as a specialized player in the water/wastewater segment that competes for the same municipal utility contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/McClellandConsultingEngineers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mcclelland-consulting-engineers-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/mce_us

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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