Stroud Engineering

What Stroud Engineering does

Stroud Engineering, PA is a privately held professional engineering and land surveying firm headquartered in Greenville, North Carolina, founded in 1972 by Linwood E. Stroud, PE, PLS. The firm operates three offices across eastern North Carolina (Greenville, Morehead City, Wilmington) and delivers eight integrated service lines: Site Development, Environmental Services, Water & Wastewater, Storm Water Management, Land Planning & Design, Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing (MEP) engineering, Surveying & GPS, and Construction Services. Its technical stack is standard for the sector — AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GPS surveying equipment, and SCADA-based process control — rather than proprietary technology, with competitive differentiation grounded in regulatory expertise (CAMA, NPDES, Corps of Engineers, Neuse River Rules) accumulated over 50+ years in coastal North Carolina.

The firm serves four primary customer segments: real estate developers (residential subdivisions, condominiums, commercial sites), municipalities and utilities (water/wastewater infrastructure, storm water), universities and institutional clients (campus facilities, healthcare), and architecture firms/building contractors (as subconsultant). Notable project references include the $126.5 million Sanderson Farms processing complex in Kinston, the $12.1 million Wallace Regional WWTP (delivered under a value-engineered scope reduced from $22.1M), the 152-acre Langston Farms subdivision (426 lots over 15+ years with Bill Clark Homes), and a 112,000 SF hospital expansion for Carteret Health Care.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements with custom, quote-based pricing tied to scope, complexity, and permitting requirements, typically structured as multi-year contracts. The firm reports that 88% of revenue comes from repeat business, indicating high client retention. GTM is sales-led via direct client engagement and relationship-based business development with regional developers, municipalities, and architecture/contractor partners. Ownership is founder/management-held (Linwood E. Stroud and L. Michael Stroud among named principals) with no disclosed institutional investors or acquisition history.

Name

Stroud Engineering

Legal name

Stroud Engineering, PA

Website

https://stroudengineer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stroud Engineering is a privately held professional engineering and land surveying firm founded in 1972, headquartered in Greenville, NC, with three offices serving real estate developers, municipalities, utilities, universities, and architecture firms across eastern North Carolina through eight integrated service lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering and Land Surveying Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Storage & Conveyance Structures (Reservoirs, Tanks, Culverts, Tunnels) (IMAFAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE), Breakwaters, Seawalls & Coastal Defense Structures (IMAFAJAC)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying
• Site development
• Environmental permitting
• Water wastewater design

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: Professional services revenue generated through civil engineering, land surveying, environmental permitting, water and wastewater design, MEP engineering, storm water management, and construction administration services. Projects range from residential subdivisions to commercial developments to municipal infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Stroud Engineering is a professional civil engineering and land surveying firm that delivers turnkey land development services across eastern North Carolina. Its core offering combines surveying, environmental permitting, site design, water and wastewater engineering, storm water management, land planning, MEP design, and construction administration into project-based engagements for developers, municipalities, utilities, universities, and contractors. The firm operates as a single integrated practice rather than a productized platform.

Product overview

Stroud Engineering is a professional engineering and land surveying firm providing turnkey services as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company operates eight core service areas—Site Development, Environmental Services, Water & Wastewater, Storm Water Management, Land Planning & Design, Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing (MEP), Surveying & GPS, and Construction Services—that work together to take land development projects from planning to completion. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Greenville, North Carolina with branch offices in Morehead City and Wilmington, the company serves real estate developers, utilities, universities, municipalities, architecture firms, and building contractors across eastern North Carolina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Development Complete infrastructure design services for site development projects including surveying, permitting, storm drainage design, utility design, and project management, delivered to real estate developers, utilities, universities, and municipalities in eastern North Carolina.
• Environmental Services Environmental engineering services including wetland mapping, delineations and mitigation, soils and groundwater assessments, CAMA permitting, Corps of Engineers permitting, NPDES permitting, and nutrient export assessment and compliance for coastal North Carolina projects.
• Water & Wastewater Engineering Full array of water and wastewater engineering services ranging from water supply, treatment and distribution system design to wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal, including gravity sewer systems, pump stations, and treatment plant design for municipalities and utilities.
• Storm Water Management Storm water management services ensuring environmental integrity through addressing flooding, water quality, and erosion control, including storm water collection, retention/detention, erosion and sedimentation control plans, and nutrient export studies for eastern North Carolina projects.
• Land Planning & Design Land planning and design process bringing client visions into reality within budget, including site analysis, conceptual planning, zoning compliance, design development, technical specifications, cost estimates, and bid solicitation and review for real estate developers and institutional clients.
• Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Engineering Design of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems for buildings, including HVAC, commercial and industrial power distribution, emergency power systems, interior and exterior lighting, process control and monitoring (including SCADA), and plumbing design.
• Surveying & GPS Complete surveying services including ALTA Land Title Surveys, boundary surveys, subdivision surveys, topographic surveys, hydrographic surveys, wetlands mapping, GPS surveys, and as-built surveys to support engineering design projects for developers, municipalities, and institutional clients.
• Construction Services Construction administration and inspection services including construction planning, cost estimating and tracking, bidding and contracting, contract administration, and construction inspections to support land development and infrastructure projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 88% revenue from repeat business demonstrates exceptional client satisfaction and retention
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Chas N. Clark Associates, Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStroud Engineering served as sub consultant to Chas N. Clark Associates, Ltd. for the Sanderson Farms Processing Plant project, providing design surveys, site civil engineering, and environmental permitting services for $126.5 million in facilities across three sites.
• Todd & Sargent, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStroud Engineering served as consultant to Todd & Sargent, Inc., a design-build contractor, for the Sanderson Farms Processing Plant project providing civil engineering and permitting services.
• Burnette-Chalk Architecture and PlanningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStroud Engineering served as consultant to Burnette-Chalk Architecture and Planning for the Carteret Community College Hospitality & Culinary Arts Building project, providing design surveys and site civil, MEP, and construction services.
• Burnette Architecture & PlanningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStroud Engineering served as consultant to project architect Burnette Architecture & Planning for the Parker Honda dealership project, providing MEP, site civil, surveying, and construction inspection services.
• Earl Architects, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStroud Engineering provided design and permitting services as consultant to Earl Architects, LLC for the Carteret Health Care hospital expansion project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WithersRavenel: NC-headquartered multi-discipline engineering and surveying firm providing site civil, water resources, surveying, and land development services — a closely comparable mid-size regional peer in the same core service categories as Stroud.
• Timmons Group: Virginia-headquartered civil engineering and surveying firm with land development, water/wastewater, and environmental practices serving private developers and municipalities — closely comparable mid-size East Coast peer.
• Davis & Floyd: SC-based multi-discipline engineering firm with civil/site development, water/wastewater, surveying, and environmental permitting capabilities serving public and private clients in the Carolinas — a near-direct regional competitor.
• McKim & Creed: Southeast US-based engineering firm offering civil, environmental, surveying, water/wastewater, and MEP services. Comparable scale, geographic overlap in NC, and similar mix of municipal and private developer clients.
• Barge Design Solutions: Mid-size Southeast/Southeastern US engineering and architecture firm offering civil, environmental, water resources, surveying and construction services to public and private clients — similar scale and multidisciplinary model.
• WK Dickson + Co. Southeast-based (NC, SC, GA) infrastructure consulting and engineering firm focused on water/wastewater, stormwater, and surveying for municipal clients — directly comparable to Stroud's water/wastewater and stormwater service lines.

Broad incumbents

• TRC Companies: US infrastructure-focused engineering and consulting firm with strong water, environmental, and energy practice areas serving utility and municipal clients — a broad incumbent with overlap in Stroud's water/wastewater and environmental permitting work.
• Kimley-Horn: National multi-discipline engineering firm with a large NC presence covering land development, water resources, transportation, and environmental services — a much larger incumbent that competes for the same developers, municipalities, and institutional clients.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with significant NC presence in water/wastewater, environmental, and civil engineering services — a broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities to municipal and private clients.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm operating across the US Southeast in water, environmental, infrastructure, and land development — a broad incumbent that overlaps Stroud's service portfolio at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stroud-engineering-p.-a.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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