GSE Engineering & Consulting

Name

GSE Engineering & Consulting

Legal name

GSE Engineering & Consulting, Inc.

Website

https://gseengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Geotechnical engineering consulting
• Structural engineering services
• Environmental site assessment
• Construction materials testing
• Civil engineering consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

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: Project-based consulting fees for geotechnical, structural, and environmental engineering services. Revenue generated through professional service engagements with clients including the University of Florida and Florida Department of Transportation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GSE Engineering & Consulting provides multi-disciplinary civil engineering consulting across geotechnical, structural, and environmental disciplines, complemented by Construction Materials Testing (CMT) services performed through a CMEC-certified in-house laboratory. Services span subsurface investigation, sinkhole investigation, foundation design, structural design and inspection, environmental site assessments, brownfields rehabilitation, and certified field and laboratory testing of soil, concrete, masonry, and asphalt. Deliverables are produced by licensed professional engineers and certified technicians for institutional, governmental, and private-sector clients.

Product overview

GSE Engineering & Consulting is a services-based engineering firm offering four core disciplines: Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Construction Materials Testing (CMT) Services. These services are delivered through an integrated team of licensed professional engineers and certified technicians operating from a CMEC-certified in-house laboratory specializing in soil, concrete, and masonry testing. The four service lines work together to provide comprehensive engineering solutions for construction and development projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geotechnical Engineering Engineering discipline covering subsurface investigation and evaluation, sinkhole investigation, soil classification laboratory services, pavement evaluation, construction monitoring and inspection, subsurface remediation design, stormwater drainage design, and foundation design recommendations (shallow and deep). Delivered to institutional, government, and private-sector clients for site characterization and foundation engineering.
• Structural Engineering Engineering discipline providing structural design and analysis, threshold inspections, cause and origin assessments, structural damage assessments of existing structures, structural repair design and monitoring, contract management, and firestopping inspections. Provided to institutional, governmental, and private construction clients across Florida.
• Environmental Engineering Engineering discipline encompassing Phase I and II environmental site assessments, soil and groundwater site assessment and restoration, brownfields site rehabilitation, NEPA environmental assessments, hazardous material and waste assessment and management, regulatory compliance, risk assessments, SPCC plans, site development environmental business risk characterization, and background and anthropogenic conditions characterization. Served to institutional, governmental, and private-sector clients needing environmental due diligence and compliance.
• Construction Materials Testing (CMT) Services Laboratory and field testing services including grout, mortar, and masonry field and lab testing, field density testing, standard and modified Proctor testing, compressive strength testing, limerock bearing ratio (LBR) testing, chemical and physical soil property analysis, asphalt and concrete coring/sampling/testing, paving inspections, QC management services, and aggregates testing. Operated through a CMEC-certified in-house laboratory with certified engineering technicians.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistently exceeds client expectations through timely delivery of proven engineering solutions

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Gainesville Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLocal business organization membership providing networking and community visibility opportunities.
• Alachua Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLocal chamber membership supporting business community engagement in Alachua County.
• Builders Association of North Central Florida (BANCF)minorOthersIndustry association membership for construction and building professionals in North Central Florida region.
• Urban Land Institute (ULI)minorOthersActive membership by CEO Joakim Nordqvist in this land use and real estate development institute.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)coreOthersProfessional engineering society membership. Key staff members are active members ensuring industry standards and trends awareness.
• Florida Engineering SocietycoreOthersState-level professional engineering society membership for Florida engineers.
• ASTM CommitteecoreOthersActive participation in ASTM International standards committees, demonstrating commitment to industry standards in materials testing.
• Florida Brownfields AssociationcoreOthersActive membership supporting environmental site rehabilitation and brownfields redevelopment services. CEO is active in this association.
• United WayminorOthersPhilanthropic partnership supporting community initiatives. Company participates in United Way campaigns and community support programs.
• Matheson MuseumminorOthersLocal museum partnership supporting arts and culture in the Gainesville community.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tierra Inc. Florida-headquartered geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing firm. Directly comparable to GSE on geotechnical and CMT service lines and on serving Florida transportation, municipal, and private development clients.
• Nodarse & Associates: Florida-based engineering firm specializing in geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials testing services. Highly comparable to GSE in service offering, Florida footprint, and project types (public infrastructure, commercial, and institutional).
• Universal Engineering Sciences: Florida-headquartered geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials testing firm with comparable service mix (geotechnical, CMT, environmental, threshold inspection) and overlapping public- and private-sector clients across the state. Closest direct competitor to GSE on service line and geography.
• Ardaman & Associates: Florida-based geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and environmental services firm (now part of Tetra Tech) with a long operating history in the state. Direct overlap with GSE on geotechnical, CMT, and environmental scopes, and similar public-sector (FDOT) client base.

Broad incumbents

• S&ME: Southeast U.S. engineering firm with deep geotechnical, environmental, and CMT practices and Florida operations. Closely comparable service mix to GSE, with broader geographic reach and larger project capacity.
• Kimley-Horn: Major U.S. engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Florida with broad civil, structural, environmental, and geotechnical capabilities. Comparable in offering and Florida footprint, but vastly larger and more diversified than GSE.
• ECS Group of Companies: Large national engineering consulting firm offering geotechnical, environmental, CMT, and facilities engineering services with established Florida offices. Same core disciplines as GSE but at materially greater scale and geographic reach, often competing for the same Florida public-sector work.
• Terracon: National engineering consulting firm providing geotechnical, environmental, CMT, and facilities services across the U.S. with a strong Florida presence. Competes for the same anchor client types (universities, DOTs, private developers) as GSE, but at significantly greater scale.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with a sizeable Florida presence across geotechnical, structural, environmental, and infrastructure disciplines. Competes for the same anchor clients (UF, FDOT, private developers) at much larger project scale than GSE.

Emerging players

• GeoSyntec Consultants: Specialty geotechnical and environmental engineering consultancy with a national and Florida presence. Comparable to GSE on geotechnical and environmental services, particularly on brownfields, site assessment, and remediation work where GSE's environmental practice overlaps.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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