ACEC-NH

What ACEC-NH does

ACEC-NH is the American Council of Engineering Companies of New Hampshire, a private nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1980 and headquartered at 17 Depot St. in Concord, NH, co-located with Dennehy & Bouley. The council represents nearly 80 member engineering consulting firms that collectively employ more than 1,500 engineers engaged in public and private engineering works across infrastructure, transportation, water resources, environmental, and structural disciplines throughout New Hampshire. Its mission is to support the business and professional interests of member firms and to enhance the practice of consulting engineering in the state.

The organization's core deliverables are membership services rather than technology products. These include the Engineering Excellence Awards program (running continuously since 1985), a scholarship program for engineering students, the ACEC-NH & NHDOT Technical Exchange Conference, an NHQBS (Qualifications-Based Selection) resource library, an industry newsletter, business practice education, committee participation, and state- and federal-level advocacy. Outreach is conducted through the organization's website (acec-nh.org), email newsletters, industry events, and direct engagement with member firms.

Revenue is generated through recurring membership dues paid by engineering consulting firms, with three tiers offered: Full Members, Affiliate Associate, and Non-Resident members. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. ACEC-NH operates as the New Hampshire state chapter of ACEC National and maintains strategic alliances with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT), the American Institute of Architects New Hampshire Chapter, the New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers, ASCE-NH, the Structural Engineers of New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association, primarily around joint advocacy for Qualifications-Based Selection procurement.

Name

ACEC-NH

Legal name

American Council of Engineering Companies – New Hampshire

Website

https://acec-nh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

ACEC-NH is a New Hampshire nonprofit trade association representing nearly 80 engineering consulting firms and 1,500+ engineers, providing advocacy, business education, awards, and networking for its members.

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Product category

Professional Engineering Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (813920), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting association
• Professional membership services
• Industry advocacy organization
• Engineering excellence awards
• Professional development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: ACEC-NH generates revenue through membership fees paid by engineering consulting firms. The organization offers different membership tiers including Full Members, Affiliate members, and Non-Resident members.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ACEC-NH is a nonprofit professional membership association that represents nearly 80 engineering consulting firms across New Hampshire. It delivers membership services including advocacy, business practice education, the annual Engineering Excellence Awards program, scholarship programs for engineering students, technical exchange conferences with NHDOT, qualifications-based selection (QBS) resources, and networking through member committees.

Product overview

ACEC-NH is an industry association serving as the voice of the engineering profession in New Hampshire, representing nearly 80 member firms employing over 1,500 highly-skilled engineers. Rather than a unified software platform, the organization offers a portfolio of membership services including the Engineering Excellence Awards program (recognizing outstanding engineering projects since 1985), scholarship programs for engineering students, technical exchange conferences with NHDOT, qualifications-based selection resources, and industry news communications. The association supports its member firms through advocacy, professional development, and business practice education while promoting engineering excellence and high ethical standards across the state's consulting engineering sector.

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Products and services

• Engineering Excellence Awards Program Annual awards program since 1985 that recognizes outstanding engineering achievements by member firms, with winners eligible for ACEC's national EEA competition.
• ACEC-NH Scholarship Program

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• American Institute of Architects New Hampshire Chapter (AIANH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIANH is a partner organization in the Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) initiative. QBS has been required by law for all Federal projects since 1972 and New Hampshire state law requires that all State Agencies use QBS for procuring professional services including architecture and engineering.
• New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers (NHSPE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHSPE is a partner organization in the QBS initiative, advocating for qualifications-based selection of engineering services at state and federal levels.
• American Society of Civil Engineers New Hampshire Section (ASCE-NH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASCE-NH is a partner organization supporting the QBS initiative for professional engineering services procurement.
• Structural Engineers of New Hampshire (SENH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSENH is a partner organization in the QBS initiative, representing structural engineering professionals in the state.
• New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association (NHLSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHLSA is a partner organization in the QBS initiative for land surveying services procurement.
• New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACEC-NH has a partnership with NHDOT to streamline the project review process for consultant lead projects. The NHDOT Consultant Lead Project Policy was developed in partnership with ACEC-NH member firms.
• American Council of Engineering Companies (National)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACEC-NH is the New Hampshire state chapter of ACEC National. State-level EEA winners are eligible for ACEC's national EEA competition. ACEC National provides advocacy, careers, discount programs, and PAC support at the federal level.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association (NHLSA): NH state association for land surveyors and a QBS coalition partner with ACEC-NH. Adjacent built-environment peer organization sharing advocacy infrastructure but not a direct competitor.
• Structural Engineers of New Hampshire (SENH): NH-based structural engineering society that co-partners with ACEC-NH on the QBS initiative — a smaller, discipline-specific peer with partial membership overlap.

Direct peers

• American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC National): ACEC National is the federation of which ACEC-NH is a state chapter. ACEC-NH routes EEA winners to the national competition and receives federal advocacy, discount programs, and PAC support from ACEC National — making the parent federation the closest structural peer.
• ACEC-VT (American Council of Engineering Companies of Vermont): Vermont ACEC state chapter running the identical council/EEA/advocacy model for a similar small-state engineering ecosystem — the closest direct peer in geography and scale.
• American Institute of Architects – New Hampshire (AIANH): NH state chapter of AIA, a parallel built-environment professional society partnering with ACEC-NH on QBS and Qualifications-Based Selection advocacy — same state, same coalition, adjacent discipline.
• ACEC-MA (American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts): Neighboring New England ACEC state chapter operating the same membership, EEA, advocacy and QBS model for Massachusetts consulting engineering firms — directly comparable in mission, scale, and program mix.
• ACEC-NY (American Council of Engineering Companies of New York): New York ACEC state chapter, the larger counterpart operating the same federation-aligned membership and EEA model for NY-based consulting engineering firms.
• American Society of Civil Engineers – New Hampshire Section (ASCE-NH): NH section of ASCE representing civil engineers and partnering with ACEC-NH on QBS advocacy — a discipline-aligned peer society competing for the same NH engineering audience.
• New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers (NHSPE): NH state-level professional engineering society sharing members with ACEC-NH and co-partnering on the QBS initiative — a peer professional society operating in the same NH engineering ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE): National professional society for licensed engineers of which NHSPE is a state chapter. Operates one layer above ACEC-NH with broader scope across all engineering disciplines rather than consulting-specific focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ACEC_NH

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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