What Reid Engineering does

Reid Engineering Co., Inc. (REC) is a privately held environmental and civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1977 by John H. Reid, P.E., headquartered in a single strategic office in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The firm specializes in the planning, design, permitting, and construction administration of wastewater treatment systems, with additional capabilities in water/sewer infrastructure, water reuse, and renewable energy/beneficial reuse (anaerobic treatment with biogas collection). Its technical toolkit includes BioWin process simulation for biological nutrient removal systems (5-stage Bardenpho, MLE, MBBR, membrane bioreactors, and DAF), and the firm operates both traditional design-bid-build and integrated design-build delivery models. Engineering staff are licensed in 37 states, enabling the firm to serve clients nationwide from its centralized location.

Reid Engineering serves three primary verticals: Municipal Government (wastewater treatment plant upgrades, nutrient removal, design-build public-private partnerships such as the Caroline County, VA PPEA project), Industrial/Food Processing (meat, poultry, dairy, and rendering clients including Tyson, Foster Farms, JBS, Pilgrim's, Perdue, Smithfield, Koch Foods, Butterball, Cargill, Campbell's, Frito-Lay, and Dairy Farmers of America), and Federal Government (design-build infrastructure at Fort A.P. Hill and Fort Belvoir). The firm's go-to-market is sales-led and consultative, driven by direct engagement, referral relationships, and consultation requests via its website and phone channel. The sales process follows a three-step Evaluate-Design-Done methodology, with pricing structured as project-specific professional services fees determined by scope, complexity, and market. Documented client outcomes include cost savings of $10M-$14M+ on major projects versus prior designs and regulatory compliance achievements such as Total Nitrogen reduction to less than 10 mg/l.

The firm is founder/family-owned with no disclosed institutional investment, operates from a single office location near Washington D.C., and has maintained strategic focus on its wastewater treatment niche for over four decades. Its competitive positioning emphasizes regulatory expertise (EPA Effluent Limit Guidelines, TMDL compliance), multi-state licensure breadth, and a lean cost structure that translates into client cost savings. The firm has completed over 20 design-build projects since 2008 and has documented over $31 million in cumulative client cost savings across named reference projects.

Name

Reid Engineering

Legal name

Reid Engineering Co., Inc.

Website

https://reideng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Reid Engineering Co., Inc. is a privately held environmental and civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1977, specializing in wastewater treatment system design and integrated design-build delivery for municipal, industrial food processing, and federal government clients across 37+ U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wastewater Treatment Engineering Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Reuse & Reclamation Infrastructure Construction (Recycled Water Systems) (IMAFAGAH)

Keywords

• Wastewater treatment design
• Environmental engineering consulting
• Design-build services
• Biological nutrient removal
• Water reuse systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Fredericksburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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: Reid Engineering generates revenue through professional engineering fees for wastewater treatment planning, design, permitting, and construction administration services. The firm charges for evaluation, design drawings, specifications, permitting assistance, bid phase services, and construction oversight.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Reid Engineering Co. (REC) is an environmental and civil engineering consulting firm that designs wastewater treatment systems and water/sewer infrastructure for municipal, industrial, and federal clients. Services include process design, BioWin modeling, hydraulic calculations, permitting assistance, bid-phase services, construction administration, and integrated design-build project delivery, with specialized expertise in food processing, protein, rendering, dairy, municipal, and federal markets.

Product overview

Reid Engineering Co. (REC) is an Environmental and Civil Engineering consulting firm that has operated for over 40 years serving the Municipal, Industrial, and Federal markets. The company offers a portfolio of engineering service products centered on wastewater treatment planning, engineering, design, and design-build delivery. Core offerings include Wastewater Treatment Design Services (covering process design, BioWin modeling, hydraulic calculations, and technical specifications), Water Reuse Systems (including treatment, disinfection, storage, and pumping/conveyance), Design Build Services (integrated project delivery with value engineering and accelerated schedules), and Water/Sewer Infrastructure Services (planning, hydraulic modeling, and pumping station design). These services are delivered through traditional design-bid-build and design-build delivery methods across water, wastewater, renewable energy, and beneficial reuse sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wastewater Treatment Design Services Engineering design services for wastewater treatment systems, including process design, BioWin modeling, hydraulic calculations, mechanical piping and pumping design, and technical specifications. Delivered for municipal, industrial, and federal clients needing compliant wastewater infrastructure.
• Water Reuse Systems Engineering solutions for water reuse including treatment and disinfection, storage, pumping and conveyance, planning, feasibility studies, cross-connection control programs, and industrial reuse analysis for irrigation, industrial processes, or groundwater recharge applications.
• Design-Build Services Integrated project delivery approach combining design and construction, offering value engineering, guaranteed pricing, reduced risk, accelerated schedules, and sole-source responsibility for wastewater treatment and infrastructure projects.
• Water/Sewer Infrastructure Services Engineering solutions for water and sewer infrastructure including system-wide planning, hydraulic modeling, conveyance design, and pumping stations for large and small lift and booster systems, serving municipal and federal clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved clients over $6 million on wastewater pretreatment system (Confidential Client, Paris, Texas)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Carollo Engineers: Pure-play water and wastewater engineering consulting firm with comparable EPA process design, BNR expertise, and municipal/industrial client mix; one of the closest direct analogs to Reid's service offering.
• Brown and Caldwell: Specialized environmental engineering firm focused on water, wastewater, and reuse for utilities and industrial clients, with similar process design and nutrient removal capabilities.
• Hazen and Sawyer: Water and wastewater engineering consulting firm serving municipal and industrial clients with comparable treatment plant design and regulatory navigation expertise.
• GHD: Engineering consultancy with strong water, wastewater, and environmental practices serving municipalities and industrial customers across North America and globally.

Broad incumbents

• CDM Smith: Large environmental and water infrastructure engineering firm with broad municipal and federal client reach; overlaps Reid in wastewater design but at meaningfully greater scale.
• Black & Veatch: Global engineering firm with a substantial water and wastewater practice serving utilities and industrial clients; competes for similar design-build mandates in food processing and municipal markets.
• Stantec: Multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with a large water and environmental practice addressing municipal and industrial wastewater needs similar to Reid's focus areas.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with deep water resources and environmental remediation practices; competes across municipal water, federal, and industrial wastewater mandates.
• Arcadis: International design and consultancy with a sizable water and environmental practice serving utilities, federal agencies, and industrial clients similar to Reid's segments.
• Wood (Environment & Infrastructure): Global engineering firm with environment and infrastructure capabilities relevant to water, wastewater, and federal installations, often competing for similar programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reid-engineering

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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