What Newton Engineering does

Newton Engineering (legally The Newton Engineering Group, P.C.) is a privately held professional civil engineering and surveying firm headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, founded in 1990 and operating with 11–50 employees. The firm delivers six core service lines: traffic/transportation engineering, municipal engineering, construction engineering, land development and subdivision, precision surveys, and utility design. Its underlying technology stack is conventional for the discipline — AutoCAD-based drafting with deliverables in .pdf, .dwg, and .dwf formats, GPS/RTK and robotic total-station surveying instruments, and machine traffic counters — with no software product, SaaS platform, or proprietary technology asset. Production workflows are manual and expert-driven rather than automated.

The company earns revenue on a pure professional services model, billing against a publicly disclosed hourly Professional Fee Schedule ranging from $33 (equipment rental) to $130 (Principal Engineer/Surveyor), with overtime and expert-witness testimony billed at 1.5x base rates, a 2% discount for invoices paid within 10 days, and 1.25% monthly interest on overdue balances. Customers are concentrated in the Lehigh Valley region of Northeast Pennsylvania and span four segments: commercial developers (Walmart, Wawa, Target, Costco, Whole Foods, Starbucks, Rite Aid, Cracker Barrel, Applebee's, Movie Tavern, Vornado Realty Trust, Trexler Business Center, Jaindl Land), municipal governments (Upper Macungie, South Whitehall, Lower Macungie, and Whitehall townships; Lehigh Valley International Airport), homebuilders (Pulte Homes, Khovnanian), and religious/nonprofit/cultural institutions (Faith Church, St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Kids Peace, Lehigh Valley Zoo/Trexler Game Preserve, Caramoor). Go-to-market is referral- and relationship-driven, supported by professional memberships in AASHTO, ASCE, PSLS, and PSPE rather than active digital marketing or sales.

Name

Newton Engineering

Legal name

The Newton Engineering Group, P.C.

Website

https://newtonengineering.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Newton Engineering is a privately held civil engineering and surveying firm in Allentown, Pennsylvania, founded in 1990, providing traffic engineering, land development, precision surveying, municipal engineering, and utility design to commercial developers, municipalities, homebuilders, and institutions across the Lehigh Valley on an hourly fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Allentown

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering Services: Professional engineering and surveying services billed on an hourly basis according to their Professional Fee Schedule. Services include traffic/transportation engineering, municipal engineering, land development, precision surveys, utility design, and construction engineering.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Newton Engineering provides professional civil engineering, surveying, and land development services through six practice areas: Traffic/Transportation/Highway Engineering, Municipal Engineering, Construction Engineering, Land Development & Subdivision, Precision Surveys, and Utility Design & Reports. Services are billed hourly under a Professional Fee Schedule and cover traffic impact studies, highway occupancy permits, subdivision planning, grading, ALTA-ACSM title surveys, boundary surveys, stormwater management, and construction inspection for commercial, residential, and municipal clients in Pennsylvania.

Product overview

Newton Engineering (The Newton Engineering Group, P.C.) is a civil engineering, surveying, and land development firm serving the Pennsylvania region. The company offers a comprehensive suite of professional services organized into six core practice areas: Traffic/Transportation/Highway Engineering, Municipal Engineering, Construction Engineering, Land Development & Subdivision, Precision Surveys, and Utility Design & Reports. These services are delivered through traditional engineering and surveying methodologies without a software product platform. The company provides professional fee schedule-based billing with hourly rates for various engineering and surveying personnel, along with reimbursable expenses for equipment usage. Projects include commercial developments such as Wal*Mart, Wawa, and Hamilton Crossings, as well as residential subdivisions and municipal infrastructure projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traffic, Transportation & Highway Engineering Engineering services covering classification studies, coordination systems, driveway design, highway occupancy permits, parking lot design, pedestrian and bicycle plans, roadway sufficiency analysis, street/roadway design, traffic impact studies, traffic impact fee studies, traffic signal design, and turning movement and 24-hour traffic counts for commercial developers, municipalities, and transportation clients.
• Municipal Engineering Engineering services for Pennsylvania municipalities including capital improvements programs, comprehensive plans, official zoning and street maps, subdivision and land development ordinances, traffic impact fee ordinances, zoning ordinances, and plan reviews with expert testimony for township boards and planning commissions.
• Construction Engineering Construction-phase engineering services including construction inspection, construction management, specifications and bid documents, stake-out, and value engineering for commercial, residential, and infrastructure projects in Pennsylvania.
• Land Development & Subdivision Land development services including grading plans, land development plans, ordinance review, sketch/concept plans, soil and erosion control plans and narratives, post-construction stormwater management, and subdivision plans for residential, commercial, and municipal clients.
• Precision Surveys Surveying services including aerial control surveys, ALTA-ACSM title surveys, as-built plans, boundary surveys, construction stake-out, engineering surveys, flood elevation studies, plat preparation, retracement surveys, and topographic surveys for property owners, developers, and institutions.
• Utility Design & Reports Utility engineering services including floodplain studies, inlet and conveyance system design, planning modules, pump station design, sanitary sewer, sewer conveyance system design, storage system design, storm water management, and water conveyance system design.
• Professional Fee Schedule Services Professional engineering and surveying services billed according to Newton Engineering's published Professional Fee Schedule, with hourly rates from $33 to $130 per hour depending on role (Principal Engineer/Surveyor at $130/hr; Senior Manager P.E./P.L.S. at $115/hr; Project Manager P.E./P.L.S. at $105/hr; Engineering Intern at $62/hr; Design/Survey Technician at $53-$64/hr; Administrative/Technical Assistant at $40/hr) and reimbursable equipment (RTK GPS $33/day, RTK with 2 rovers $47/day, Robotic $30/day, Total Station $20/day, Machine Traffic Counter $50/2 days) and materials expenses.

Named customers29 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

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)minorOthersProfessional membership organization providing networking, standards development, and industry advocacy for transportation professionals. Affiliation demonstrates credibility in traffic and highway engineering disciplines.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)minorOthersProfessional membership organization for civil engineers providing standards, publications, conferences, and continuing education. Affiliation supports professional development and industry credibility.
• Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors (PSLS)minorOthersState-level professional association for land surveyors providing licensing support, standards, and regulatory advocacy in Pennsylvania. Supports professional credentials and regulatory compliance.
• Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE)minorOthersState-level professional association for professional engineers providing licensing support, advocacy, and professional development opportunities specific to Pennsylvania engineering practice.

Recent moves4 records

Regional players

• Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG): Pennsylvania-based multi-discipline engineering firm providing civil, municipal, water resources, and surveying services. Competes for municipal and developer clients in PA markets.
• T&M Associates: Mid-Atlantic engineering firm providing civil/site, surveying, municipal, and environmental services. Comparable services but broader geographic reach across NJ/PA.
• Remington & Vernick Engineers: Mid-Atlantic engineering firm with civil/site, municipal, surveying, and water resources practices. Competes for similar municipal and developer clients.
• Pennoni Associates: Pennsylvania-headquartered engineering firm with civil/site, surveying, and municipal practices. Directly comparable scope but broader geographic footprint across the Mid-Atlantic.
• Gilmore & Associates, Inc. Eastern Pennsylvania civil engineering and surveying firm offering land development, municipal, and traffic services. Comparable scope and regional focus.

Direct peers

• Bohler Engineering: National land development, surveying, and site/civil engineering firm serving commercial and retail developers. Directly comparable to Newton in service mix and core retail/hospitality client base.
• McMahon Associates, Inc. Transportation and traffic engineering consulting firm serving public and private sector clients. Comparable traffic engineering and transportation planning offerings.
• Langan Engineering & Environmental Services: Large site/civil, geotechnical, and environmental engineering firm with strong commercial real estate and developer client base. Comparable service offering and target customers.
• Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. (TPD): Pennsylvania-based traffic engineering and transportation planning firm. Comparable in traffic impact studies, signal design, and PennDOT coordination work.
• Colliers Engineering & Design: Multi-discipline engineering and design firm offering site/civil, surveying, traffic, and land development services. Competes head-to-head with Newton for developer and municipal work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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