Browne

Name

Browne

Legal name

Browne Engineering & Construction

Website

https://brownee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Management & Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC), Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio) (IMAFAAAF), Well Construction & Completion Services (Cementing, Casing, Tubular Running) (EUALABAC)

Keywords

• Construction management services
• Owner's representation
• Engineering consulting
• Project controls
• Program management

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 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: Provides engineering consulting including master planning, cost and schedule analysis, field sampling, inspection, and engineering representation
2. Owner's Representation: Acts as the owner's representative advocating for the owner's goals and objectives, managing project budget, schedules, and vendor/contractor hiring
3. Project Controls: Provides project controls services including scheduling, cost analysis, quality assurance, and construction management
4. Program Management: Full program management services from conceptualization through environmental/permit processes, financing, design, procurement, construction, and operations

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Browne Engineering & Construction provides owner's representation, project controls, scheduling, engineering consulting, program management, and construction management services for institutional and corporate owners. The firm manages projects across all phases—from preconstruction planning through design, procurement, construction, and operations—primarily for sports venues, higher education facilities, municipal water/wastewater infrastructure, and nonprofit community projects.

Product overview

Browne Engineering & Construction is a construction management and engineering consulting firm offering a unified suite of project delivery services. The company's service portfolio centers on owner's representation, project controls, scheduling, engineering consulting, water services, program management, and community engagement. These services are delivered as integrated offerings across all project phases—from preconstruction planning through construction management and into operations—serving institutional and corporate owners in the Ohio and Kentucky region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Controls Comprehensive project management services providing efficiencies and quality assurance through technology, lean construction principles, and advanced project management practices to prevent delays, eliminate mistakes, and minimize rework. Designed for institutional and corporate project owners.
• Scheduling Services Project scheduling services using Primavera P6 Professional by Oracle and Microsoft Project to develop master project schedules, showing interfaces between consultants, client relationships, and concurrent tasks. For institutional and corporate owners needing detailed project scheduling.
• Engineering Consulting Engineering evaluation and documentation services including master planning, modeling, cost and schedule analysis, field sampling, inspection, and engineering representation. For institutional and corporate owners needing engineering expertise across project lifecycle.
• Water Services Planning and design support engineering services for wastewater and stormwater industries, including master planning, hydraulic modeling using SWMM, construction management, and regulatory negotiations. Serves metropolitan sewer districts and municipal water authorities.
• Program Management Full program management services from conceptualization through environmental/permit processes, financing, design, procurement, construction, and operations, including owner's representation, staff augmentation, and community engagement. For institutional and corporate owners with complex multi-phase projects.
• Community Engagement Community engagement services for major projects including direct outreach, communication materials development, public comment management, stakeholder meetings, and citizen advisory committee development. For public-sector and nonprofit clients needing stakeholder buy-in.
• Owner's Representation Advocacy services for building owners leveraging project experience across all phases to advocate for owner goals, manage transactions, issues, and disputes during construction. For institutional and corporate owners needing a dedicated advocate throughout construction.
• Preconstruction Services Early-stage planning services including feasibility assessment, scope definition, cost estimating, budgeting, scheduling, and team assembly before construction begins. For owners seeking to prevent project surprises through careful upfront planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center hosted USA and ACC Track and Field Championships bringing $6 million in economic impact to Louisville
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CMTAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 July 2022Strategic partnership with CMTA, a mechanical engineering firm, to grow Browne's MEP sector and Owner's Rep experience while helping CMTA meet their Edge/diversity requirements. Both firms share strong commitment to communities and excellence. Partnership has produced multiple Cincinnati projects including Pepper Construction's Net Zero Headquarters, Cincinnati Nature Center Sustainability Master Plan, Merit Theater Renovation, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Behavioral Health Center.
• Moody NolanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Project partnership on NKCAC multiple building renovation project. Moody Nolan provided project architecture capabilities for the accelerated federal funding application process. Both firms collaborated to complete design in 21-day sprint.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hill International: Hill International is a global construction-management and owner's-representation firm specializing in program/PMO services for complex infrastructure and building projects — directly comparable to Browne in service offering, customer base, and project-management focus.
• Turner & Townsend: Turner & Townsend is a global cost-management and project-management consultancy that delivers owner's rep, program management, and project controls for large real-asset and infrastructure programs — closely aligned with Browne's PM, cost, and scheduling services.
• Project Management Advisors Inc. (PMA): PMA is a U.S. owner's-representation and program-management firm serving universities, healthcare, and corporate clients — directly comparable to Browne's higher-education and nonprofit Owner's Rep practice.
• Burns & McDonnell: Burns & McDonnell is a U.S. engineering, program-management, and construction services firm with comparable owner-representation, project controls, and water/wastewater practices — competing with Browne for similar municipal and institutional work.
• CDM Smith: CDM Smith is an engineering and construction services firm with a large water/wastewater practice that overlaps directly with Browne's Water Services offering to municipal clients like Louisville MSD.
• Heery International: Heery International is an owner's-representation and construction-management firm serving public-sector, education, and cultural clients — comparable in customer mix and Owner's Rep model to Browne.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: AECOM is a global AEC services giant offering owner's-rep, program management, engineering consulting, and water services — competing with Browne for the same institutional and municipal clients but at vastly larger scale.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs is a global professional services firm spanning program management, engineering, and water infrastructure — directly competing for the airport, stadium, and water-program work Browne targets.
• WSP: WSP is a global engineering and professional-services consultancy with strong property, transportation, and water practices that compete with Browne across its core service lines.
• Black & Veatch: Black & Veatch is a major U.S. engineering, construction, and consulting firm with a flagship water business — a broad incumbent competing for the same municipal water/wastewater program work as Browne.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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