OJD Engineering

What OJD Engineering does

OJD Engineering LLC is a Texas-based civil engineering and surveying firm founded in 1981 by O.V. Johnson (originally as Ober J Engineering) and reorganized under its current name in 1991. The firm provides land surveying, municipal engineering, planning and land development, commercial and resort development, institutional, industrial, and permitting services across two offices in Wolfforth and Amarillo, employing approximately 30 professionals including multi-state licensed Professional Engineers. Its client base spans municipal governments (City of Wolfforth), educational institutions (Tascosa High School), industrial enterprises (ADM at the Port of Galveston), and resort developments (Cat Island, Bahamas), with notable project scale exemplified by a $6.7M EDR water treatment plant engagement.

The firm's business model is project-based professional services delivery funded through multi-year engineering and surveying contracts, with revenue generated from fees tied to municipal RFPs, institutional capital projects, industrial site development, and private resort planning. Pricing follows standard A&E contract structures — including lump-sum, cost-plus, and unit-rate models — with customer acquisition driven by qualifications-based selection, local reputation, and longstanding municipal relationships rather than marketing or channel partnerships. The technology stack is conventional for the sector, relying on AutoCAD, MicroStation, and GPS-based survey equipment rather than proprietary platforms or AI-assisted design tooling.

Leadership is held by principals with multi-decade tenure: Che Shadle as President, Michael J. Adams as EVP, and Lucas Johnson and Ben Lewis as Principals. The firm completed a generational leadership transition following Jamie Johnson's 2013 retirement. There are no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, patents, or external investors; growth has been organic and internally financed across 44 years of operation.

Name

OJD Engineering

Legal name

OJD Engineering LLC

Website

https://ojdengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OJD Engineering is a Texas-based civil engineering and surveying firm founded in 1981, serving municipal, institutional, industrial, and resort development clients across two offices (Wolfforth and Amarillo) with approximately 30 employees and multi-state licensed Professional Engineers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wolfforth

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Surveying Services: Professional consulting services including civil engineering, land surveying, municipal services, planning and land development, commercial development, resort development, institutional projects, industrial projects, and permitting. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

OJD Engineering is a professional civil engineering and surveying consulting firm that delivers land surveying, municipal engineering, planning and land development, commercial development, resort development, institutional, industrial, and permitting services to government, business, manufacturing, construction, energy, and land development clients throughout Texas and neighboring states. The firm operates from offices in Wolfforth and Amarillo, employs approximately thirty professionals, and applies an Integrated Design approach that uses interdisciplinary cross-training to streamline project delivery.

Product overview

OJD Engineering offers a comprehensive suite of civil engineering and surveying services across eight integrated practice areas. The firm's core offering consists of Land Surveying, Municipal Services, Planning and Land Development, Commercial Development, Resort Development, Institutional Services, Industrial Services, and Permitting. These services are delivered through an 'Integrated Design' approach, which uses interdisciplinary cross-training to streamline the design process. The firm operates primarily in Texas and neighboring states, serving government, business, manufacturing, construction, energy, and land development clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Surveying Professional land surveying services for government, commercial, industrial, and land development clients, including GPS surveying, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, topographic and boundary surveys, construction stake-outs, 3D Hi-Definition Laser Scanning, hydrographic surveys, and subsurface utility location.
• Municipal Services Full range of municipal engineering services for towns, cities, and counties, including planning, zoning ordinance development, subdivision plan review, traffic studies, park design, water/wastewater analysis, capital program management, and construction inspection.
• Planning and Land Development Land development project review and compliance services for residential and commercial developers, including project conditioning, plan review and processing, street and grading inspection, and stormwater management solutions.
• Commercial Development Civil engineering and site development services for hospitals, educational institutions, recreational facilities, shopping malls, hotels, office buildings, and light industrial complexes, including traffic planning, utility design, and code compliance.
• Resort Development Resort development and infrastructure planning services including landscape architecture, community planning, transportation systems, roadway/bridge design, parking consulting, and environmental engineering.
• Institutional Services Planning and design services for institutional buildings, including site planning, grading, earthwork, drainage, utility design, stormwater management, entitlement, permitting, and construction management.
• Industrial Services Professional engineering and project coordination for industrial clients including mechanical and piping, civil and structural, electrical and controls, technical services, and project coordination.
• Permitting Permitting expertise including code and structural requirement planning, architectural engineering, zoning and entitlements, site investigation services, and stormwater management for developers and property owners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased available water for Wolfforth through innovative electrode dialysis reversal process
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Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Parkhill: Texas-based engineering and architecture firm providing civil, mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering plus surveying for municipal, educational, and commercial clients. Closest direct comparable to OJD in scale, geography, and service mix.
• Huitt-Zollars: Texas-headquartered engineering and architecture firm delivering civil engineering, surveying, planning, and program management for public and private clients. Comparable regional scope and service portfolio to OJD.
• Cobb, Fendley & Associates: Texas-based engineering firm specializing in utility, telecommunications, and infrastructure design for municipalities and private developers. Directly comparable services and target market.
• Pape-Dawson Engineers: Texas-headquartered civil engineering firm providing land development, transportation, water resources, and surveying services. Competes directly with OJD in Texas municipal and private development markets.
• Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam (LAN): Texas-based engineering firm offering civil, structural, transportation, and surveying services to public and private clients. Directly competes with OJD in municipal and land development markets.
• Teague Nall and Perkins (TNP): Texas-based civil engineering and surveying firm serving municipal, transportation, and land development clients across the state. Comparable size, services, and regional focus to OJD.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with a large Texas presence offering the same civil, surveying, and water services as OJD but at enterprise scale. Represents competitive pressure on larger pursuits.
• Freese and Nichols: Large Texas-based engineering firm specializing in water, wastewater, and infrastructure with deep municipal client base. Competes with OJD for Texas municipal water and civil engineering work but at much larger scale.
• WSP USA: Global professional services firm with extensive Texas operations delivering civil engineering, transportation, water, and environmental services. Competes with OJD for major Texas municipal and infrastructure programs.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering and professional services firm with significant Texas infrastructure practice. Competes with OJD for large-scale municipal water, transportation, and development projects across the state.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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