What CMA Engineers does

CMA Engineers, Inc. is a privately held, employee-owned civil, environmental, and structural engineering consulting firm headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Founded by Craig N. Musselman, P.E., BCEE in 1975, the firm operates three offices across northern New England (Portsmouth NH, Portland ME, and Manchester NH) with approximately 40 staff including 22 Professional Engineers. CMA Engineers serves municipal and state government clients — primarily in New Hampshire and Maine, with select engagements in Massachusetts — delivering planning, permitting, design, and construction administration services for public infrastructure including roadways, bridges, tidal crossings, water and wastewater systems, solid waste facilities, and coastal resilience projects.

The firm's service portfolio is organized into six primary areas: Civil Engineering & Transportation, Solid Waste Management, Structural Engineering, Water & Wastewater, Coastal Resilience, and Solar Development. Technical differentiation is anchored by a deep niche in lined landfill engineering (with principals having administered construction of over 25 individual lined landfill projects), integrated coastal resilience engineering that combines planning, permitting, modeling, and constructability for sea-level-rise adaptation, and recognized expertise in tidal culvert replacement. The firm has received multiple national awards including a 2013 ASCE Special Award for Innovation, an AAEES Grand Prize, and a 2003 APWA National Project of the Year.

The business model is fee-for-service professional consulting on a project-by-project basis, contracted through standard professional services agreements, typically initiated via municipal RFPs or direct agency outreach. Pricing is negotiated per project based on scope, complexity, and client type. The go-to-market motion is relationship-driven and reputation-based, leveraging 35+ years of presence in northern New England communities, individual principal reputation (multiple NSPE/ASCE award winners), and a visible project portfolio. CMA Engineers relies on professional society leadership (ASCE, NSPE-NH, ACEC), earned media coverage, and ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards rather than paid marketing or product-led channels. The firm completed a planned leadership transition in March 2022, with Paul Schmidt, P.E. assuming the presidency and founder Craig Musselman moving to Executive Chair.

Name

CMA Engineers

Legal name

CMA Engineers, Inc.

Website

https://cmaengineers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CMA Engineers is a privately held, employee-owned civil and environmental engineering consulting firm serving municipal and state government clients across northern New England from offices in Portsmouth NH, Portland ME, and Manchester NH. The firm delivers planning, permitting, design, and construction administration for transportation, water, solid waste, and coastal resilience projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil and Environmental Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consulting
• Environmental engineering services
• Municipal infrastructure design
• Coastal resilience engineering
• Solid waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Portsmouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: CMA Engineers provides fee-for-service professional engineering consulting on a project-by-project basis to municipal and private sector clients. Revenue is generated through planning, design, permitting, construction administration, and asset management engagements. The firm serves select public and private sector clients, with projects spanning civil engineering, environmental engineering, structural engineering, solid waste, water/wastewater, coastal resiliency, and solar development. Revenue is project-based and not recurring in nature, though ongoing client relationships may generate multiple engagements over time.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CMA Engineers is a civil, environmental, and structural consulting engineering firm that provides planning, design, permitting, and construction administration services to municipal governments, state agencies, and private clients across northern New England. The firm delivers projects in six primary service areas: Civil Engineering & Transportation, Solid Waste Management, Structural Engineering, Water & Wastewater, Coastal Resilience, and Solar Development, with a recognized specialty in lined landfill engineering.

Product overview

CMA Engineers is a civil, environmental, and structural consulting engineering firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of engineering services organized into six primary service areas: Civil Engineering & Transportation, Solid Waste Management, Structural Engineering, Water & Wastewater, Coastal Resilience, and Solar Development. These service areas are supported by specialized sub-services including Bridges & Culverts, Building Structures, Inspections, Lined Landfills, Transfer Stations & Recycling Facilities, Highways & Roadways, Streetscapes, Stormwater Management, Recreation Facilities, Planning & Asset Management, Water Treatment & Distribution, and Wastewater Treatment & Collection. The firm operates with offices in Portsmouth NH, Portland ME, and Manchester NH, serving municipal and private sector clients throughout New England.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering & Transportation Comprehensive planning, design, and construction engineering services for complete streets, roadway reconstruction, intersection improvements, utilities, stormwater management, and streetscape improvements for municipal and public-sector clients in northern New England.
• Solid Waste Management Planning, site evaluation, permitting, design, resident inspection, quality assurance, and construction administration services for municipal solid waste management projects including lined landfills, transfer stations, and recycling facilities.
• Structural Engineering Planning, design, and construction support for roadway and highway structures including bridges, culverts, retaining walls, building structures, and inspections for municipal and private infrastructure.
• Water & Wastewater Project planning, design, implementation, and long-term asset management for water and wastewater systems including treatment facilities, distribution, collection systems, and hydraulic modeling for municipal clients.
• Coastal Resilience Vulnerability assessments, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, and design of resilient infrastructure solutions for coastal communities addressing sea level rise, storm surge, and tidal flooding.
• Solar Development Permitting, design, and construction engineering for solar energy installations including site evaluation, environmental review, stormwater infrastructure design, and regulatory coordination for municipal and private clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• For the Madbury Road Complete Streets Project, CMA Engineers provided utilities and drainage design for a $15 million project reconstructing approximately 7,000 linear feet of Madbury Road, recognized by Plan NH with a Merit Award of Excellence.
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Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Nature Conservancy (New Hampshire Chapter)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMA Engineers works with The Nature Conservancy in conjunction with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation on tidal culvert replacement projects, including the US Rt. 1A tidal culvert replacement in Rye, NH and the Squamscott Road Tidal Crossings project in Stratham, NH. These collaborations focus on replacing undersized tidal culverts to restore natural tidal flow and enhance ecological connectivity within estuarine systems.
• VHBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMA Engineers served as a subconsultant to VHB on the Madbury Road Complete Streets Project in Durham, NH. CMA Engineers provided utilities and drainage design, construction administration, and resident services while VHB served as the prime consultant. CMA Engineers also provided subconsultant services on the Granite State Rail Trail design.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a large global engineering firm with a substantial New England practice serving municipal water, transportation, and environmental clients. While much larger than CMA, Stantec competes in many of the same municipal RFPs across NH and ME.
• Kleinfelder: Kleinfelder is an engineering, environmental, and construction services firm with strong geotechnical and infrastructure capabilities in the Northeast. It competes with CMA Engineers for municipal environmental and infrastructure work across the broader New England market.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with significant transportation, water, and environmental practices serving state DOTs and municipalities. It competes with CMA Engineers on larger state-level and federal-aid infrastructure pursuits in New England.

Direct peers

• Fuss & O'Neill: Fuss & O'Neill is a New England-based engineering and environmental consulting firm serving municipal and private clients. Its water resources, civil, and environmental practice overlaps directly with CMA Engineers' service portfolio in the region.
• Dubois & King: Dubois & King is a northern New England civil, structural, environmental, and transportation engineering firm serving municipal clients across VT, NH, and ME. Its service mix and regional focus closely parallel CMA Engineers' civil and structural municipal practice.
• VHB: VHB is a New England-headquartered engineering, planning, and design firm that serves municipal, state, and private clients across the same geographies as CMA Engineers. VHB and CMA both compete for and collaborate on municipal transportation, coastal, and infrastructure projects in NH and ME, including the Madbury Road Complete Streets Project where VHB is prime and CMA is subconsultant.
• Tighe & Bond: Tighe & Bond is a New England-based engineering firm specializing in water, wastewater, civil, and environmental services for municipal clients. Its service mix and regional client base in MA, CT, and adjacent NH/ME markets directly overlap with CMA Engineers' municipal water/wastewater and environmental practice.
• GZA GeoEnvironmental: GZA GeoEnvironmental is an environmental and geotechnical engineering firm with strong northern New England presence. CMA already engages GZA as a subconsultant on the Drakes Island Bridge project, and both firms compete for environmental and municipal infrastructure work in the region.
• Woodard & Curran: Woodard & Curran is a New England-based engineering and operations firm focused on water, wastewater, environmental, and infrastructure services for municipal clients. Its integrated municipal practice and strong New England footprint make it a directly comparable peer to CMA Engineers.
• Hoyle, Tanner & Associates: Hoyle, Tanner & Associates is a NH-headquartered engineering firm providing transportation, structural, civil, and aviation services. It competes directly with CMA Engineers for municipal and DOT infrastructure work throughout northern New England.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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