Johnson Design Associates

What Johnson Design Associates does

Johnson Design Associates, Inc. is a privately held civil engineering and land surveying firm headquartered in Vineland, New Jersey, serving residential and light commercial property owners across Atlantic, Cumberland, and Salem Counties in South Jersey. The firm's core offerings include septic system design (including ATU and Pinelands variants), environmental permitting for NJ DEP, Pinelands Commission, and wetlands approvals, land surveying (residential surveys, subdivisions, elevation certificates), and on-site soil testing (permeability, percolation, grain size, hydrometer, and sieve analysis). An integrated in-house team of a licensed engineer, geologist, surveyor, and drafting expert, combined with an on-site soils laboratory, allows the firm to deliver projects from conceptual design through permitting without outsourcing major technical work.

The business operates on a project-based professional services model with unit pricing tied to property location and project complexity. Typical septic design projects take 4-6 weeks on average and encompass preliminary research, site and soil evaluation with backhoe, topographic surveying, plan drafting, and licensed engineer review and approval; additional services such as wetlands/Pinelands permits, construction inspections, outreach surveying, and as-built plans are billed separately. Government permit fees are passed through and not a firm revenue source. Customer acquisition is driven by organic search, a content-marketing blog addressing common homeowner questions, real estate professional referrals developed over 20+ years, and direct phone/contact form intake. The firm holds no disclosed patents, awards, institutional funding, or parent company, and is operated as an independent professional practice.

Name

Johnson Design Associates

Legal name

Johnson Design Associates, Inc.

Website

https://johnsondesign.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Johnson Design Associates, Inc. is a privately held civil engineering and land surveying firm in Vineland, New Jersey, providing septic system design, environmental permitting, land surveying, and on-site soil testing for residential and light commercial clients across South Jersey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Other Specialized Design Services (54149)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering design services (line design, substation design, civil/structural) (EUADAKAG)

Keywords

• Septic system design
• Environmental permitting
• Land surveying
• Soil testing services
• Civil engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vineland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Septic System Design Services: Project-based professional engineering fees for septic system design. Includes preliminary research, site and soil evaluation with backhoe, topographic (elevation) surveying, plan drafting, and engineer review and approval. Additional services such as wetlands or Pinelands permits, construction inspections, and as-built plans are available for extra fees. Government-imposed permit fees are separate and paid directly to local health departments.
2. Environmental Permitting Services: Agent services for managing NJ DEP permitting, including Pinelands Commission and Wetlands permits. Covers entire application process from beginning to end for residential permits.
3. Land Surveying Services: Project-based land surveying fees for residential surveys, subdivision plans, and elevation certificates.
4. Soil Testing Services: Laboratory testing services for permeability, grain size analysis, percolation rate, hydrometer testing, and sieve testing. Serves other engineering firms, septic installers, building contractors, local health departments, and single-family homeowners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Johnson Design Associates is a civil engineering and environmental services firm that designs residential and light commercial septic systems, manages NJ DEP, Pinelands Commission and wetlands permitting, performs on-site soil and permeability testing, and provides land surveying (residential surveys, subdivisions, elevation certificates) for property owners in South Jersey's Atlantic, Cumberland, and Salem Counties.

Product overview

Johnson Design Associates, Inc. is a civil engineering and environmental services firm providing an integrated suite of services for residential and light commercial projects in South Jersey. The core offerings include Civil Engineering Services (septic system design, ATU systems, Pinelands design, select fill testing, soil erosion control, grading plans), Environmental Services (NJ DEP permitting, Pinelands and wetlands permits), Soil Testing Services (on-site laboratory for permeability, percolation, grain size, and hydrometer analysis), and Land Surveying Services (residential surveys, subdivisions, elevation certificates). These services work together to take projects from conceptual design through permitting and completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Services Professional engineering services for residential and light commercial septic system design, including septic system design and permits, Alternate Treatment Unit (ATU) septic system design, Pinelands septic system design, select fill testing, soil erosion and sediment control plans, and grading plans for property owners and developers in South Jersey.
• Environmental Permitting Services Environmental engineering and permitting services dealing with the New Jersey Pinelands Commission and NJ Department of Environmental Protection, including Pinelands permits, wetlands permits, and residential environmental permit management from application through approval, with the firm acting as agent for the client.
• Soil Testing Services On-site soil laboratory services including permeability testing, grain size analysis, percolation rate testing, hydrometer testing, and sieve testing for engineering and construction applications, serving other engineering firms, septic installers, building contractors, local health departments, and single-family homeowners.
• Land Surveying Services Land surveying services including residential surveys, subdivision plans, and elevation certificates for property owners, developers, and builders throughout South Jersey.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Pennoni Associates: Large Mid-Atlantic civil engineering firm with deep New Jersey presence across municipal infrastructure, land development, and environmental services. Comparable because it competes for similar site development, environmental permitting, and surveying work across South Jersey's regulatory landscape.
• Colliers Engineering & Design: National engineering consultancy with significant New Jersey operations (formerly Maser Consulting). Comparable because it offers civil/site engineering, environmental permitting, surveying, and geotechnical services to overlapping developer and municipal clients in the same region.
• Kleinfelder: National engineering, environmental, and construction services firm with significant geotechnical and environmental practices. Comparable because it offers overlapping on-site wastewater, soil testing, environmental permitting, and site assessment services to similar private and public clients.
• Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. National consulting firm with strong environmental permitting and site development practices serving developers and property owners. Comparable because it competes for the same on-site wastewater, environmental compliance, and land development work Johnson Design performs in environmentally sensitive zones.
• TRC Companies: National environmental and engineering consultancy with deep permitting and compliance expertise. Comparable because it competes for NJ DEP and Pinelands permitting work and offers the environmental consulting layer that Johnson Design delivers as part of its integrated offering.

Direct peers

• CME Associates: New Jersey-headquartered civil engineering, environmental, and surveying firm serving public and private clients across the state. Comparable because it provides the same integrated civil engineering, environmental permitting, and surveying stack that Johnson Design offers to South Jersey property owners.
• French & Parrello Associates: New Jersey-headquartered engineering and surveying firm with civil, environmental, and site design practices. Comparable because it competes for the same South Jersey site development, environmental permitting, and land surveying engagements that anchor Johnson Design's revenue.
• Remington & Vernick Engineers: Established New Jersey-based engineering firm focused on municipal, environmental, and site development work. Comparable because it operates in the same regional market with overlapping civil engineering, surveying, and environmental services delivered to similar developer and homeowner clients.
• Dynamic Engineering Consultants, PC: New Jersey-headquartered civil engineering firm serving residential, commercial, and municipal clients with site design, surveying, and environmental services. Comparable because it provides the same local, integrated civil engineering and surveying stack in overlapping New Jersey submarkets.

Emerging players

• SCS Engineers: Environmental engineering firm specializing in solid waste, wastewater, and on-site treatment systems. Comparable because it serves as an alternative specialist source for advanced on-site wastewater treatment (ATU) design and soil/groundwater assessment work similar to Johnson Design's septic specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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