Power of Design Group

What Power of Design Group does

Power of Design Group (POD) is a privately held consulting engineering firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, with a regional office in Akron, Ohio. The firm operates as a multi-discipline engineering practice delivering structural, civil, geotechnical, and land surveying services across five interconnected service lines: Telecom Engineering (the flagship, covering A&E, structural, survey, and geotechnical for new builds, antenna modifications, small cell, and DAS), Site Development (civil engineering and construction inspection for commercial and industrial projects), Fiber Engineering & Construction (fiber network design, make-ready engineering, permitting, and construction for ISPs, telcos, and cable companies, established in 2015), EV Infrastructure Engineering & Construction (design-build services for EV charging deployments), and Fabrication Engineering (nationwide delegated design and construction engineering consulting for fabricators, steel detailers, and erectors).

The underlying technology is conventional professional engineering tooling: O-Calc and Ike Analysis for pole loading, ATSSA-certified traffic control design, multi-state Professional Engineering and Land Surveying licensure, and standard CAD/drafting workflows. The firm does not disclose proprietary software, AI/ML assets, or data platforms; value delivery is labor-intensive and credential-driven. POD's leadership team carries 60+ combined years of telecom and civil engineering experience, anchored by founder and President Jim Williamson (17+ years telecom) and Senior Vice President Scott Hoagland (20+ years wireless).

Revenue mechanics are entirely professional services: project-based, quote-driven consulting engagements with no publicly disclosed pricing, no SaaS or productized offering, and no subscription components. The go-to-market is B2B enterprise field sales targeting major carriers, tower companies, ISPs, telcos, cable companies, wireless carriers, government entities, rural broadband developers, and infrastructure owners, with direct engagement via phone, email, contact form, and relationship-based business development. The customer base spans telecom, commercial/industrial real estate, fabrication, EV infrastructure, and government verticals, though all customer references are anonymized by category. The company has no disclosed external funding, no subsidiaries, no acquisitions, and no patents or trademarks, operating as a founder-owned LLC with organic growth across its five service lines.

Name

Power of Design Group

Legal name

Power of Design Group, LLC

Website

https://podgrp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Power of Design Group is a privately held, multi-discipline consulting engineering firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Louisville, KY, serving telecom carriers, tower companies, ISPs, fabricators, developers, and government entities across telecom A&E, site development, fiber, EV infrastructure, and fabrication engineering services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330), Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (23812)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Telecom engineering services
• Site development engineering
• Fiber network engineering
• EV infrastructure engineering
• Structural engineering consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Telecom Engineering Services: Structural engineering, land surveying, site acquisition, geotechnical engineering, and investigation services for new builds, colocations, antenna modifications, in-building DAS, and small cell deployments for telecom carriers and tower companies.
2. Site Development Services: Civil engineering and site development design, permitting services, and construction inspection for commercial and industrial development projects including drainage, utilities, roadways, and subdivision design.
3. Fiber Engineering and Construction: Fiber network design, field services, permitting, and construction services for ISPs, telcos, cable companies, and infrastructure owners since 2015.
4. EV Infrastructure Engineering and Construction: Design-build services for electric vehicle charging infrastructure including A&E, utility design, structural engineering, geotechnical, land surveying, site acquisition, and construction services.
5. Fabrication Engineering Consulting: Delegated design and construction engineering consulting for fabricators, steel detailers, and erectors covering stairs, rails, connections, canopies, and temporary bracing systems. Services offered nationwide.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Power of Design Group (POD) is a consulting engineering firm that delivers multi-discipline engineering services across five service lines: telecom engineering (structural, surveying, geotechnical, and site acquisition for carrier infrastructure), site development (civil engineering for commercial/industrial projects), fiber engineering and construction (fiber network design, permitting, and build-out), EV infrastructure engineering and construction (design-build for EV charging sites), and fabrication engineering (delegated design and construction engineering for fabricators, steel detailers, and erectors, offered nationwide).

Product overview

Power of Design Group (POD) is a consulting engineering firm offering a portfolio of five interconnected service lines. Telecom Engineering is the company's hallmark service providing structural, surveying, and geotechnical support for telecom infrastructure. Site Development Services offers civil engineering for commercial and industrial projects. Fiber Engineering & Construction (established 2015) handles fiber network design and build-out. EV Infrastructure Engineering provides design-build services for electric vehicle charging. Fabrication Engineering supports fabricators and erectors with delegated design and construction engineering nationwide. These services work together to provide turnkey engineering solutions across multiple infrastructure sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Telecom Engineering Services Structural engineering, land surveying, site acquisition, and geotechnical engineering services for telecom infrastructure including new builds, antenna modifications, small cell deployments, and in-building DAS installations, delivered to telecom carriers, tower companies, ISPs, and infrastructure owners.
• Site Development Services Civil engineering, permitting, and construction inspection services supporting commercial and industrial development, including site evaluation, drainage design, erosion control, storm/sanitary sewer design, roadway planning, utility design, and subdivision design for developers, design-build firms, and local authorities.
• Fiber Engineering & Construction Services Fiber and coax network design, make-ready engineering, pole loading analysis, permitting, and construction services for ISPs, telcos, cable companies, wireless carriers, and infrastructure owners.
• EV Infrastructure Engineering & Construction Services Design-build services for electric vehicle charging infrastructure including A&E, utility design and coordination, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, land surveying, site acquisition, and construction services for EV charging developers and fleet operators.
• Fabrication Engineering Services

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MasTec: Large national infrastructure construction and engineering firm with significant telecom (wireless and fiber) and clean energy/infrastructure (EV charging) service lines. Competes with POD on enterprise carrier and utility clients, but at vastly greater scale.
• Stantec: Global engineering and design firm with infrastructure, energy, and telecom practices. Comparable to POD's site development and infrastructure engineering offerings, though operating across many more verticals and geographies.
• Terra Technologies (Primoris Services): Specialty construction and infrastructure services firm with telecom and utility infrastructure capabilities including fiber and EV infrastructure. Comparable to POD's telecom/fiber/EV service offerings, particularly in design-build delivery.
• Black & Veatch: Global engineering, procurement, construction, and consulting firm with substantial telecom and infrastructure practices. Comparable to POD in offering multi-disciplinary engineering services to carriers and infrastructure owners, but operates at significantly larger scale.
• Jacobs Solutions: Large professional services firm delivering engineering, technical, and consulting services across infrastructure and advanced facilities. Overlaps with POD in telecom and infrastructure engineering, though at much larger scale and broader scope.

Direct peers

• NV5 Global: Infrastructure, environmental, and geospatial professional services firm providing engineering and consulting across power, telecom, and transportation verticals. Closely comparable to POD in offering multi-discipline engineering services to telecom and utility clients.
• TRC Companies: Engineering, environmental, and construction management firm with strong telecom and infrastructure practices. Directly comparable to POD in serving carriers and tower companies with engineering and inspection services.
• GPD Group: Mid-size multi-discipline engineering and architecture firm offering telecom, site development, and structural engineering. Closely comparable to POD in service mix and mid-market positioning, with Ohio presence overlapping POD's regional footprint.
• Atwell Group: Consulting, engineering, and construction services firm with strong telecom and infrastructure practices. Directly comparable to POD in serving wireless carriers and developers with multi-discipline engineering services.
• CobbFendley: Multi-discipline engineering firm providing surveying, civil, structural, and telecom engineering services. Highly comparable to POD in service mix (telecom A&E, site development, fiber) and similar regional/mid-market positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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