RTS

What RTS does

Rubicon Technical Services (RTS) is a privately held professional services firm headquartered in Kennesaw, Georgia, that delivers specialized commissioning, testing, optimization, and maintenance services for critical-facility infrastructure. It serves data centers, telecommunications hubs, financial centers, healthcare facilities, and power plants, with named enterprise customers including Amazon, Microsoft, Equinix, Facebook, JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, eBay, PayPal, Verizon Wireless, Aligned Energy, Global Power Technologies, and Bluewater Energy. The company operates seven wholly-owned entities across the United States, Ireland, Japan, Sweden, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Spain, executing projects in 15 countries.

RTS offers seven core service lines: comprehensive commissioning (electrical, mechanical, fire, building envelope, sound, security, controls); electrical testing (power-quality verification, infrared thermography, ground-system testing, QA/QC); control-system optimization including vendor-neutral BAS integration; root-cause analysis; probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) for probability-of-failure modeling; operations and maintenance program development and oversight; and dedicated technical writing for procedures, training materials, test scripts, and asset-tagging programs. Delivery is performed by field engineers and certified technicians, including NETA-certified personnel, master electricians, UPS technicians, certified controls programmers, and navy nuclear engineers, with 68% of the workforce composed of U.S. military veterans and a structured pipeline via the DoD SkillBridge program.

The business is project-based professional services sold through direct enterprise engagement and relationship-driven sales, with no public pricing tiers. RTS traces its origins to Rubicon Integration (founded 2006, sold to Fortress International Group in 2007), was reacquired by current management in December 2009 as Rubicon Professional Services, spun out as a stand-alone affiliate in January 2016, and rebranded in July 2020. The firm has held a Top-10 ranking on Consulting-Specifying Engineer's Commissioning Giants list in 2022 (#9), 2024 (#10), and 2025, and has received seven consecutive HIRE Vets Medallion Platinum Awards from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Name

RTS

Legal name

Rubicon Technical Services LLC

Website

https://rubicontechservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

RTS is a privately held professional services firm providing commissioning, testing, optimization, and maintenance services for critical-facility infrastructure, serving enterprise hyperscale data centers, financial institutions, telecom hubs, healthcare facilities, and power plants globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Critical Facilities Commissioning Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Commissioning & Energization Services (T&C) (IMAFAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial I/O, Signal Conditioning & Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) (IMAGABAD), T&D maintenance, refurbishment & uprating services (reconductoring, life extension) (EUADAKAH)

Keywords

• Critical facilities commissioning
• Electrical testing services
• Building automation optimization
• Data center commissioning
• Mission critical infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Kennesaw

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commissioning Services: Comprehensive commissioning services for new construction, LEED certifications, and existing facility/retro commissioning. Includes electrical, mechanical, fire, building envelope, sound, security and controls commissioning. Revenue generated through project-based professional services contracts.
2. Electrical Testing Services: Third-party electrical testing including power quality verification, infrared thermography, ground system testing, and QA/QC verifications. Unbiased approach identifying equipment issues while ensuring accuracy and operational quality of electrical equipment.
3. Control System Optimization: Building automation system optimization services including custom controls strategy, vendor-neutral specifications, BAS integration, and controls commissioning. Revenue from consulting and implementation services.
4. Operations & Maintenance Support: Ongoing operations and maintenance services including procedures development, training programs, maintenance program oversight, and staffing assistance. Can be short-term or long-term engagements.
5. Technical Writing Services: Professional technical writing services for creating documentation, manuals, operating procedures, and training materials. Includes development of standardized templates and asset tagging programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

RTS provides specialized commissioning, testing, quality control, optimization, operations, and maintenance services for mission-critical facilities. Services span the full facility lifecycle including electrical and mechanical infrastructure, building automation systems, fire protection, and controls. The company delivers these services on-site to enterprise clients through field engineers and technicians specializing in data centers, telecom hubs, financial centers, healthcare facilities, and power plants.

Product overview

Rubicon Technical Services (RTS) offers a suite of professional technical services for critical facilities infrastructure. The company provides seven core service offerings: Commissioning, Electrical Testing Services, Control System Optimization, Root Cause Analysis, Probability of Failure & Risk Analysis, Operations and Maintenance Programs, and Technical Writing Services. These services work together to ensure the integrity, reliability, and optimal performance of electrical and mechanical infrastructure in mission-critical facilities such as data centers, telecommunications facilities, power plants, and healthcare facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commissioning

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) SkillBridge ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2022RTS became a member of the DoD SkillBridge program, providing transitioning service members with real-world civilian work experience through apprenticeships during their last 180 days of military service. The program helps RTS access experienced veterans while providing career opportunities for military personnel transitioning to civilian life.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Syska Hennessy Group: Syska Hennessy is a major MEP and critical facilities engineering firm with significant commissioning and critical environments practices. It competes head-to-head with RTS in data center, healthcare, and telecom infrastructure commissioning.
• Salas O'Brien: Salas O'Brien is a fast-growing engineering and commissioning firm with strong data center and critical facilities practices. It competes with RTS for commissioning, electrical testing, and BAS optimization work.
• Holder Construction: Holder Construction is a top mission-critical general contractor and commissioning provider for hyperscale data centers. It is a direct competitor in commissioning and integrated critical facility delivery for cloud and colocation customers.
• ME Engineers: ME Engineers is a specialized MEP and commissioning firm serving data centers, sports, and cultural facilities. It is a direct peer in commissioning and MEP services for mission-critical environments.
• EYP Mission Critical Facilities (Part of Page): EYP Mission Critical specializes in data center and critical facility planning, design, and commissioning. It is a direct competitor in commissioning services for hyperscale and colocation data center clients.
• Faith Technologies: Faith Technologies is an electrical and specialty systems contractor with significant mission-critical and data center electrical testing, commissioning, and integration services. It overlaps directly with RTS's electrical testing and commissioning offerings.
• Commissioning Agents Inc. (CAI): CAI is one of the largest pure-play commissioning and qualification services firms in North America, serving life sciences, data centers, and critical facilities. It directly competes with RTS in third-party commissioning for mission-critical infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with a dedicated mission-critical and data center practice. It overlaps with RTS in commissioning and critical infrastructure consulting for enterprise and utility clients.
• Burns & McDonnell: Burns & McDonnell is a large U.S. engineering, construction, and consulting firm with a substantial critical facilities and data center practice. It competes with RTS for commissioning and QA/QC engagements at enterprise and utility customers.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs is a global engineering and technical services giant with a critical mission solutions and facilities practice. It competes with RTS for large enterprise and government critical facilities commissioning, testing, and O&M programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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