What Allen Engineering does

Allen Engineering, Inc. is a privately held civil engineering and land surveying firm headquartered at 106 Dixie Lane, Cocoa Beach, Florida. Founded in 1963 by engineer and surveyor John Allen, the company operates as a small professional services practice (approximately 8–15 employees) serving Brevard County and Florida's Space Coast region. Its service portfolio is organized around two core offerings — Site Development and Permitting, and full-range Surveying — covering bid solicitation, construction administration, environmental evaluation, permitting, project management, boundary surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA/ACSM land title surveys, hydrographic surveys, construction surveying, and expert witness support.

The firm derives revenue from project-based professional services engagements, predominantly with government and institutional clients. Long-tenured relationships anchor the business: Brevard County School Board (30+ years), Port Canaveral (20+ years), NASA, and the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (20+ years), along with healthcare and municipal accounts including Cape Canaveral Hospital and Cocoa Beach Police and Fire Stations. The competitive model relies on regulatory familiarity, local reputation, and relationship continuity rather than technology differentiation, with all work executed through standard civil engineering and surveying methodologies. The leadership team comprises licensed Professional Engineers and certified surveyors (Michael S. Allen, PE as President; Dalton J. Wainwright, PE; Bob Salmon), supported by technical and business development staff. No external institutional ownership, funding rounds, or public-market signals are present; ownership appears founder/family-controlled.

Name

Allen Engineering

Legal name

Allen Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://alleneng.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Allen Engineering, Inc. is a private civil engineering and land surveying firm founded in 1963 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, serving Brevard County government, institutional, and commercial clients with site development, permitting, and surveying services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering and Land Surveying Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying services
• Site development permitting
• ALTA land title surveys
• Construction administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Cocoa Beach

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Surveying Services: Professional services revenue generated through civil engineering consulting, land surveying, site development, and permitting services for government, commercial, and residential clients. Projects include infrastructure development, educational facilities, healthcare facilities, government installations, hospitality, and residential developments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Allen Engineering, Inc. is a civil engineering and land surveying firm offering site development, permitting, construction administration, and environmental evaluation services alongside a full range of surveying capabilities (boundary, topographic, ALTA/ACSM, hydrographic, construction, and expert witness). The firm serves government, commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and residential clients across Brevard County and Florida's Space Coast from its Cocoa Beach headquarters.

Product overview

Allen Engineering offers a unified suite of civil engineering and land surveying services through two primary service lines: Site Development and Permitting, and Surveying. The firm operates as a single integrated offering rather than a modular platform, serving clients across multiple sectors including ports, education, hospitality, residential, commercial, and government projects in Brevard County, Florida.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Development and Permitting Comprehensive site development services including bid solicitation, construction administration, environmental evaluation, permitting, and total project management for commercial, residential, and infrastructure projects in Brevard County.
• Land Surveying Full-range land surveying services including boundary surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA/ACSM land title surveys, hydrographic surveys, construction surveying, and expert witness services for property and construction projects.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)minorOthersProfessional membership organization for civil engineers. Allen Engineering maintains membership for industry networking and professional development.
• Florida Engineering Society (FES)minorOthersState-level professional organization for engineers in Florida. Supports professional development and industry standards.
• Florida Surveying and Mapping Society (FSMS)minorOthersProfessional society for surveying and mapping professionals in Florida.
• Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)minorOthersProfessional organization serving military engineers. Relevant given the company's work with defense installations.
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)minorOthersNational professional organization for licensed professional engineers.
• National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)minorOthersNational organization representing professional surveyors.
• U.S. Chamber of CommerceminorOthersNational business federation membership for business advocacy and networking.
• Cocoa Beach Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLocal Chamber of Commerce membership supporting community presence and local business networking in Cocoa Beach.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Mead & Hunt: National architecture/engineering firm with civil and surveying capabilities supporting government, transportation, and aviation clients. Comparable in serving public-sector infrastructure but operates as a much broader, multi-discipline platform.
• Kimley-Horn: Top-tier national engineering consultancy with strong Florida (including Space Coast) practice. Competes with Allen Engineering on land development, municipal, and transportation/civil work but at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with a substantial Florida office network. Overlaps with Allen Engineering in civil/site development, surveying, and government infrastructure work, but offers vastly broader service portfolio.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with active Florida and aerospace/defense practices (including work around Cape Canaveral). Competes for the same NASA, Space Force, and Port Canaveral contracts Allen Engineering supports, but at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• DRMP, Inc. DRMP is a Florida-based (Orlando) multi-discipline engineering, surveying, and planning firm serving municipal, transportation, and land-development clients. Closely comparable in geography, service mix (civil + surveying), and public-sector orientation.
• Halff Associates: Employee-owned engineering/consulting firm offering civil, surveying, and land-development services to public and private clients. Similar PS model, with comparable reliance on long-term municipal and developer relationships.
• Bowman Consulting Group: Bowman provides civil engineering, land surveying, and related consulting services with strong presence across the U.S. Southeast. Comparable business model centered on site/civil and survey services for government, commercial, and residential clients.
• Hanson Professional Services: Mid-size engineering and surveying firm with significant Florida infrastructure and government work. Comparable in combining civil engineering, surveying, and permitting for institutional and public clients.
• Penhallegon Associates Consulting Engineers: Florida-based civil engineering and land surveying firm serving Brevard and surrounding counties. Direct head-to-head competitor in the same Cocoa Beach / Space Coast market for the same municipal and developer clients.
• WGI, Inc. WGI is a Florida-headquartered (West Palm Beach) consulting firm providing civil engineering, surveying, planning, and related services to public- and private-sector clients — directly overlapping Allen Engineering's service lines and government client profile in Florida.

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

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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