W&A Engineering

What W&A Engineering does

W&A Engineering is a privately held, multidisciplinary civil engineering firm headquartered in Athens, Georgia, founded in 1999 by Jon Williams as Williams & Associates. The firm operates across five core technical departments — Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Transportation & Traffic Engineering, and Economic Development Consulting — and delivers site development, infrastructure, planning, and entitlement services to government municipalities, private developers, higher education institutions, healthcare systems, and industrial clients. Project experience spans 46 U.S. states, with offices in Athens, Cumming, Atlanta, and Augusta (Georgia), Huntersville/Charlotte (North Carolina), and Nashville (Tennessee); the Charlotte office was added in 2023 through the acquisition of HensonFoley. The firm is GDOT and TDOT prequalified and holds staff credentials spanning PE, RLS, LA, PTOE, LEED AP, ISA Certified Arborist, and NPDES Level II. W&A Engineering operates as a portfolio company of Better Communities Collaborative, a holding entity founded in April 2021 by Jon Williams.

The firm generates revenue through project-based professional services fees tied to scope, complexity, and contract length, with multi-year on-call service agreements common for municipal clients and competitive bidding for private developer work. Distribution is relationship-driven and regional — direct contracting with municipalities, RFP responses, and referrals within the U.S. Southeast — supplemented by a content-and-credentialing marketing posture (Zweig Best Firm to Work For 2022–2025, Titan 100, Bulldog 100). Technical differentiation rests on advanced geospatial capture — survey-grade LiDAR capable of scanning 500+ acres daily, terrestrial laser scanning, and SLAM-based mapping in GPS-denied environments — rather than on a software or AI platform. W&A does not offer a public API or SDK and has no disclosed AI/ML capability.

Name

W&A Engineering

Legal name

W&A Engineering

Website

https://waengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

W&A Engineering is a privately held, multidisciplinary civil engineering firm founded in 1999 and headquartered in Athens, GA, serving government municipalities, developers, healthcare, higher education, and industrial clients across the U.S. Southeast with civil engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, traffic engineering, and economic development services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAIAA

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

SECONDARYEUADAKAG

Engineering design services (line design, substation design, civil/structural)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Electric Transmission & Distribution (T&D)/T&D Construction, Engineering & EPC Services

SECONDARYBPAHAIAI

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying
• Landscape architecture
• Economic development consulting
• Traffic engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services: Project-based professional services revenue from civil engineering, traffic engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture services. Fees are based on project scope, complexity, and service requirements for government and private sector clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

W&A Engineering is a multidisciplinary civil engineering and site development firm that delivers professional engineering services spanning civil engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, transportation/traffic engineering, LiDAR & remote sensing, program management, and municipal/economic development services. The firm supports development projects from planning through construction for government municipalities, private developers, and institutional clients across the United States.

Product overview

W&A Engineering is a multidisciplinary civil engineering and site development firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services. The core offerings include Civil Engineering (site development, stormwater management, utility infrastructure), Land Surveying (boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS surveys, construction staking), Landscape Architecture (site design, master planning, amenity design), Transportation & Traffic Engineering (traffic studies, signal design, DOT coordination), Economic Development Services (on-call services, industrial park design, due diligence), LiDAR & Remote Sensing (drone-based scanning, photogrammetry, SLAM technology), Program Management (entitlements, rezoning, construction management), and Municipal Services (code writing, grant administration, parks design). These services work together to support development projects from planning through construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Civil engineering services including site development, stormwater management, utility infrastructure design, subsurface utility engineering, grading, erosion control, NPDES permitting, and local, state, and federal permitting for development projects.
• Transportation & Traffic Engineering Traffic studies, roadway and intersection design permitting, traffic signal studies, and DOT coordination for public and private sector transportation projects.
• Economic Development Services On-call general services, industrial park design, site evaluations and due diligence, preliminary engineering, and opinions of probable cost for economic development projects in communities.
• Land Surveying Complete land surveying services including precision property surveying, boundary analysis, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, and construction staking.
• LiDAR & Remote Sensing Drone-based LiDAR scanning, terrestrial laser scanning, SLAM technology, photogrammetry, and 360-degree imaging for survey-grade data capture.
• Landscape Architecture Site design, master planning, planting design, amenity design, entrance design, graphic services, and planning services for residential, commercial, and municipal projects.
• Program Management Due diligence, sub-consultant management, rezoning, annexation, land entitlements, LEED certification coordination, and project and construction management.
• Municipal Services Comprehensive municipal support including code writing, grant writing and administration, industrial park design, parks and recreational facilities, streetscape design, and utility infrastructure planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached $1 million in philanthropic impact in Q2 2021 within 5 years of tracking (started 2016)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• goBeyondProfitminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Georgia-based non-profit organization launched by Georgia business leaders in 2017, devoted to giving businesses investing within Georgia communities a platform to share their stories to inspire other business owners to adopt corporate generosity programs. W&A has partnered since 2019 and received the Champion Award in 2021.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• VHB: East Coast-based multidisciplinary engineering, planning, surveying, and landscape architecture firm with comparable service mix and target customers (municipalities, developers, institutions). Closest size-and-scope analog to W&A's integrated model.
• McAdams: Southeast-headquartered civil engineering, land planning, landscape architecture, and surveying firm serving developers and municipalities. Highly comparable in geographic footprint, service breadth, and mid-market positioning.
• DRMP: Carolinas/Southeast-rooted multidisciplinary civil engineering, surveying, and planning firm serving public and private clients. Comparable size, regional orientation, and service stack with strong DOT relationships.
• RS&H: Employee-owned engineering, planning, and architecture firm with strong transportation, infrastructure, and site development practices. Comparable service mix and DOT prequalifications.
• Mead & Hunt: Mid-sized, employee-owned multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, and planning firm serving public and private clients nationwide. Similar integrated service model and cultural emphasis on workplace awards.
• KCI Technologies: Mid-Atlantic/Southeast engineering, planning, and surveying firm with comparable civil, transportation, and land development practices. Similar headcount band and multidisciplinary positioning.
• Weston & Sampson: East Coast civil, environmental, and transportation engineering firm with municipal and developer clients. Comparable in scale and in offering integrated planning, surveying, and site design.
• LJA Engineering: Mid-sized multidisciplinary civil engineering, planning, and surveying firm with a similar mix of municipal, developer, and institutional clients and a comparable employee-owned/people-focused culture.

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: Top-tier national AEC firm with strong land development, transportation, and planning practices across the Southeast. Much larger and broader but competes directly for municipal and developer engagements.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with established Southeast presence. Competes with W&A on large municipal and developer site development pursuits as a broader portfolio incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WandAEngineering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wandaengineering
• Instagraminstagram.com/WAEngineering
• Xx.com/waengineering

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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