EHRA

What EHRA does

EHRA generates revenue exclusively through professional services billings, with engagement structures that are project-based or time-and-materials, as is standard for the U.S. civil engineering consulting industry. No public pricing tiers, rate cards, or contract values are disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-based, targeting two primary customer segments: public-sector clients (city, county, state, and special district agencies including Municipal Utility Districts, Harris County Flood Control District, and TXDOT) and private developers (master-planned communities, retail centers, commercial developments, and residential subdivisions). Documented marquee engagements include multi-decade work for Northwest Harris County MUD No. 6 (Parks Master Plan completed 2007, Cutten Green Park, Greens Bayou Trail), the Harris County MUD 449 Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion, the HCFCD North Canal Diversion Project for the re-routing of Buffalo Bayou, and major master-planned community work for Meridiana and Towne Lake (Caldwell Companies). Demand generation is executed through website-based content marketing including project profiles, news, publications such as a Construction Cost Trends Quarterly Report, and a dedicated bid information resource for government contracting opportunities.

Name

EHRA

Legal name

EHRA

Website

https://ehrainc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

EHRA Engineering is a 90-year-old, Houston-based civil engineering consulting firm providing surveying, land planning, hydrology, transportation, water/wastewater, and construction services to Texas government agencies, Municipal Utility Districts, and private developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services provided to government agencies and private developers for infrastructure planning, design, and construction. Services include land planning, surveying, hydrology, landscape architecture, transportation, water/wastewater management, and other civil engineering disciplines.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EHRA is a full-service civil engineering consulting firm providing land planning, surveying, hydrology and hydraulics, transportation design, water and wastewater management, landscape architecture, site development, and construction phase services. The firm serves city, county, state, and other governmental agencies along with single-family, retail, and commercial development clients primarily in the Greater Houston region, using advanced technologies such as drone-based LiDAR, GPS, and GIS to support planning, design, and construction supervision across the project lifecycle.

Product overview

EHRA Engineering is a full-service consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of 16 engineering and design services for city, county, state, and other governmental agencies along with single-family, retail and commercial development. The firm provides services spanning the entire project lifecycle from land planning and surveying through construction supervision, including specialized offerings such as Aerial Survey Technologies (using drone and LiDAR), GIS Services, Hydrology & Hydraulics, Landscape Architecture, Transportation Services, and Water & Wastewater Management. The services are structured as discrete practice areas that work collaboratively to bring projects from conceptual design through completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Services

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Jacobs: Global engineering services firm with significant Texas water, transportation, and infrastructure work — comparable to EHRA on water/wastewater and transportation but operating at far larger scale and program scope.
• WSP: Global engineering professional services firm with active Texas transportation, water, and environment practices — competes with EHRA on public infrastructure work, particularly for TXDOT and resilience programs.
• AECOM: Global engineering and infrastructure firm pursuing large-scale transportation, water, and resilience programs in Texas — overlapping with EHRA on transportation, water, and public infrastructure but serving much larger pursuits.
• Kimley-Horn: Large national engineering consulting firm with strong Texas presence covering transportation, land development, water, and environmental services — competes for the same Texas public and private clients as EHRA but at materially greater scale.

Direct peers

• Jones|Carter: Texas civil engineering, surveying, and planning firm serving municipal, MUD, and private development clients — directly comparable in segment focus (MUDs and master-planned communities) and service breadth.
• LJA Engineering: Houston-headquartered full-service civil engineering consulting firm offering land development, transportation, water resources, surveying, and public infrastructure services across Texas — directly comparable to EHRA in service mix, regional focus, and client base.
• Halff Associates: Texas-headquartered engineering and architecture firm providing land development, transportation, water/wastewater, and environmental services — competing directly with EHRA for public and private infrastructure work across the state.
• Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam (LAN): Texas-based civil engineering firm with a long-standing Houston presence delivering transportation, water/wastewater, land development, and public works — overlapping significantly with EHRA's practice areas and government client mix.
• Freese and Nichols: Texas-based engineering firm specializing in water, wastewater, stormwater, and infrastructure design with deep MUD and municipal relationships — directly comparable to EHRA's water/wastewater and public infrastructure practices.
• Cobb, Fendley & Associates: Texas civil engineering firm offering surveying, transportation, utilities, land development, and GIS services — overlapping with EHRA on surveying, transportation, and MUD/private development clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ehrainc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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