Tierra Group

What Tierra Group does

Tierra Group (legal entity Tierra Consulting Group, LLC) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) geoscience consulting firm founded around 1999 and headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida. The firm delivers integrated environmental engineering, permitting, surveying and mapping, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), construction dewatering, and multi-stage soil and groundwater remediation services across roughly forty discrete service offerings. Field technologies include ground-penetrating radar, electromagnetic utility locating, LIDAR mapping, and E40 quality level subsurface utility engineering conforming to ASCE Standard 38-22.

The company serves enterprise and government clients in power utilities (generation, transmission, and distribution), government healthcare (notably the VA VISN 8 system), transportation (CSX, FDOT), water management, defense, manufacturing, and construction. Named anchor clients include Florida Power & Light, the Veterans Administration (VISN 8 and individual VA Medical Centers), CSX, the Florida Department of Transportation, and the South Florida Water Management District. The firm was selected as a team member on the VA VISN 8 Architecture and Engineering Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC), a 5-year vehicle covering up to 23 projects valued at up to $5 million each across Puerto Rico and Florida.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements and government contracts, with pricing scoped per project rather than disclosed publicly. Sales motion is enterprise field sales with long sales cycles driven by permitting and regulatory complexity, supported by industry conference presence (POWER Engineers, Southeastern Electrical Exchange) and thought leadership. The firm operates across the United States and the Caribbean with a workforce of 11-50 employees and reported no external funding, M&A activity, or parent company in the available data.

Name

Tierra Group

Legal name

Tierra Consulting Group, LLC.

Website

https://tierrasolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tierra Group is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned geoscience consulting firm headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida that delivers environmental engineering, permitting, surveying, subsurface utility engineering, dewatering, and remediation services to power utilities, government healthcare (including the VA), transportation, and construction clients across the United States and the Caribbean.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pompano 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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Environmental Engineering and Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for environmental engineering, permitting, site assessments, surveying, mapping, and regulatory compliance. Revenue generated through project-based engagements with utilities, government entities, healthcare facilities, and construction companies.
2. Government Contracts (VA MATOC): 5-year Architecture and Engineering Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with VA VISN 8 North Region, with up to 23 projects each valued up to $5,000,000. Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) status facilitates government contracting.
3. Construction Support Services: Dewatering system design, contamination treatment, stormwater management, and construction compliance services billed per project.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tierra Group plans and implements geoscience solutions for environmental engineering projects, providing integrated environmental site assessments, permitting, surveying and mapping, subsurface utility engineering, construction dewatering, and multi-stage contamination remediation services for utilities, government, healthcare, construction, and infrastructure clients across the United States and the Caribbean.

Product overview

Tierra Group is a professional geoscience solutions firm that operates as a unified environmental consulting service rather than a platform with modular products. Founded over 25 years ago by geologists and engineers, the company provides integrated environmental engineering, permitting, surveying and mapping, subsurface utility engineering, dewatering, and remediation services. Formerly known as Tierra Consulting and TCG, the firm has expanded to serve customers across the United States and the Caribbean. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), their multi-disciplinary teams deliver nearly forty critical support services spanning environmental assessments, regulatory compliance, construction support, and healthcare environmental consulting. The core offerings include Environmental Engineering Services, Construction Site Dewatering, Contamination Mitigation and Remediation, Surveying and Mapping with LIDAR and E40 SUE capabilities, Subsurface Utility Engineering with GPR, Radon Testing and Remediation, and Architectural Consulting. These services are delivered through specialized sectors including utilities, energy, healthcare, transportation, construction, infrastructure, defense, manufacturing, government, and real estate development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Engineering and Permitting Comprehensive environmental engineering solutions including Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, stormwater management, NPDES permitting, environmental resource permitting, wetlands management, mitigation area management, and Water Use Permits to support responsible development and regulatory compliance in the Southeast region.
• Construction Site Dewatering and Environmental Compliance Support Specialized dewatering system design, permitting, turbidity management, and contamination treatment for underground utilities and subsurface construction projects, addressing water ponding and water table lowering requirements for excavation.
• Contamination Mitigation and Remediation Multi-stage soil and groundwater remediation services using advanced technologies and methodologies to identify and remediate contamination of soil, groundwater, and surface water while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Surveying and Mapping High-precision surveying and mapping services with LIDAR mapping capabilities and enhanced E40 quality level classification under ASCE Standard 38-22 for substation and transmission projects, generating highly detailed site imagery and CAD-enabled data.
• Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Full-scope subsurface utility engineering services including ground-penetrating radar (GPR), electromagnetic utility locating, conflict analysis, and data integration to enhance as-built drawings for underground transmission pipelines and other critical infrastructure.
• Environmental Resource Permitting and Mitigation Planning for Environmental Resource Permits and Water Use Permits, including wetlands management and mitigation area management services, delivered for the Southeast region.
• Radon Testing and Remediation Licensed radon testing and mitigation solutions for Class A commercial and luxury residential properties, including testing, reporting, engineering design, and litigation support.
• Architectural Consulting Architectural consulting services for substation projects including design, permitting, and preparation of construction documents.
• Regulatory Compliance Services Compliance solutions addressing CERCLA, RCRA, EPA, and OSHA regulations, including contamination assessments, facility audits, and regulatory mediation.
• Healthcare Environmental Consulting National team of dental and medical infection control experts providing Infection Control Plans and Environment of Care assessments for hospitals, clinics, and dental practices.
• Siting and Civil Engineering Specialized siting services for the power utility industry encompassing zoning, land use, platting, right-of-way coordination, and civil engineering with in-house permitting expertise.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizations can reduce overhead costs by up to 20% through Best Management Practices implementation

Named customers8 records

Segments6 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

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Friends of Manatee LagoonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2024Corporate sponsor for third annual Soirée for Seagrass fundraiser. Supports environmental education and manatee conservation efforts at Florida Power & Light Manatee Lagoon facility.
• Southeastern Electrical Exchange (S.E.E.)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 June 2024Sponsor of Southeastern Electrical Exchange Annual Conference and Diversity Owned Business Showcase, June 25-28, 2024 in Dallas, TX.
• POWER EngineersminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 April 2024Presented at Power Delivery Design Conference hosted by POWER Engineers on March 6-7, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Part of IACET-accredited program.
• Friends of Manatee LagoonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 October 2023Renewed and increased support as sponsor for second annual Soirée for Seagrass fundraiser in November 2023.
• Veterans Administration VISN 8coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2023Selected as team member on 5-year Architecture and Engineering Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) servicing VISN 8 North Region (Puerto Rico and Florida). MATOC could include up to 23 projects valued up to $5,000,000 each. Growing relationship supporting VA healthcare facilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Premier global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive environmental, water, and transportation practices. Competes with Tierra on major government and utility programs though as a much larger generalist.
• Tetra Tech: Global leader in environmental, water, and sustainable infrastructure consulting. Competes with Tierra for federal utility and infrastructure contracts but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and consulting firm with significant environmental and water practices. Overlaps with Tierra on environmental remediation, permitting, and resilience consulting for utilities and government clients.

Direct peers

• GHD: Global engineering, environmental, and construction services firm with strong water, environmental, and infrastructure practices. Overlaps with Tierra on environmental permitting, SUE, and utility-sector work.
• Terracon: National geotechnical, environmental, and facilities engineering consulting firm offering similar SUE, environmental site assessment, and construction-support services. Highly comparable multi-disciplinary model to Tierra Group though at significantly larger scale.
• Trihydro Corporation: Environmental and engineering consulting firm providing water resources, remediation, and environmental compliance services. Comparable mid-sized multi-disciplinary consulting model targeting infrastructure and government clients.
• SCS Engineers: Environmental engineering and consulting firm specializing in environmental site assessment, remediation, and compliance. Comparable in environmental consulting service mix and federal/utility client base.
• Kleinfelder: Engineering, environmental, and geoscience consulting firm offering geotechnical, SUE, environmental compliance, and construction-support services. Operates a multi-disciplinary model similar to Tierra Group across utilities, transportation, and government sectors.
• Geosyntec Consultants: Specialty geoscience and environmental engineering consulting firm focused on contaminated site remediation, hydrogeology, and water resources. Highly comparable technical specialization to Tierra's environmental and remediation practice.
• Haley & Aldrich: Geotechnical and environmental engineering consulting firm with deep expertise in subsurface investigations, hydrogeology, and remediation. Directly comparable in core technical service lines and project delivery model.

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

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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