Roberts Engineering

What Roberts Engineering does

Roberts Engineering PLLC is a Seattle-area structural engineering consulting firm founded in 1991 by Ronald M. Roberts, P.E., S.E. The practice provides structural design, emergency response engineering, erection planning, demolition engineering, and custom lifting device design for public infrastructure and construction projects. Since inception, the firm has completed more than 1,500 projects across bridges, wastewater and water treatment facilities, pump stations, stadium remodels, seismic retrofits, and specialty structures, with notable engagements including the Space Needle remodel gantry crane system, the 2&U Project precast erection engineering, and the Norman Bridge emergency removal.

The firm's two-licensed-engineer team (Ronald Roberts and Christopher Roberts, who joined in August 2016) delivers project-based professional services billed on a project or hourly basis. Customer concentration sits with Pacific Northwest municipal agencies such as King County DOT and Seattle Public Utilities, complemented by a smaller set of enterprise contractor clients including Skanska USA and M.A. Mortenson. Geographic reach covers Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska, with occasional projects in Ohio. Over 89% of revenue derives from repeat clients, indicating a relationship-driven, inbound sales motion supported by direct engagement and a website contact form rather than active marketing.

Roberts Engineering maintains a founder-owned PLLC structure with no institutional capital, acquisitions, or external investment. The firm operates as a recognized Small Business Enterprise and positions itself on responsiveness, cost-effectiveness, and emergency-response capability against larger consulting firms. Its strategic posture is one of stable, retention-led operation at a deliberately small scale rather than capacity expansion.

Name

Roberts Engineering

Legal name

Roberts Engineering PLLC

Website

https://robertsengineering.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Roberts Engineering PLLC is a Seattle-area structural engineering consulting firm serving Pacific Northwest municipal agencies and construction contractors with design, emergency response, and erection planning services, founded in 1991 and operating as a two-licensed-engineer practice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN), Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Structural engineering consulting
• Construction engineering support
• Emergency structural response
• Bridge engineering services
• Infrastructure engineering design

Headquarters

HQ city

Redmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Structural Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services billed on a project basis, likely hourly or fixed-fee for specific engineering deliverables. Revenue derived from repeat clients and public works contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Roberts Engineering PLLC is a structural engineering consulting firm that provides design and consulting services for public works agencies and contractors. The firm specializes in structural design, emergency response engineering, erection planning for steel and precast concrete, demolition engineering, and custom lifting device design for bridges, buildings, wastewater treatment facilities, stadiums, and specialty structures.

Product overview

Roberts Engineering PLLC is a Small Business Enterprise offering structural engineering design and consulting services as a single, unified engineering practice. The firm has completed more than 1,500 structural engineering projects since 1991, operating primarily in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and Ohio. The company does not offer separate product lines or modules but rather provides integrated engineering services including structural design, emergency response engineering, erection planning, demolition engineering, and construction support across various project types including bridges, buildings, wastewater treatment facilities, stadiums, and specialty structures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering Design and Consulting Services Integrated structural engineering design and consulting for bridges, buildings, wastewater treatment facilities, stadiums, and specialty structures, delivered to public works agencies and construction contractors.
• Emergency Structural Response Services Emergency engineering and construction support for failing or damaged infrastructure, including emergency bridge removal and slope repair, delivered to municipal and government clients on a rapid-response basis.
• Erection Planning and Custom Lifting Device Design Erection planning for steel and precast concrete construction and design of custom lifting devices such as gantry crane systems and friction brackets, delivered to general and specialty contractors for complex construction projects.
• Demolition Engineering and Shoring Design Demolition engineering and shoring design for post-tensioned box girders, bridges, and other complex structures, including staging plans and temporary support systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $300,000 savings (40% under other proposals) for King County on Norman Bridge emergency removal
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with major water, infrastructure, and environmental practices. Overlaps with Roberts Engineering on municipal water/wastewater structural work but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Parsons Corporation: Engineering and defense firm with significant bridge and structural engineering practice. Christopher Roberts previously worked in Parsons' Bridge and Structures group, signaling direct overlap in technical specialization and client types.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with structural engineering capabilities across transportation, water, and building sectors. Competes for large public-works programs in the same geographies but with a much broader service portfolio.
• Stantec: Global engineering and design firm with substantial water, infrastructure, and buildings practices across the PNW. Pursues similar municipal public-works contracts as Roberts Engineering but as a much larger incumbent.
• Jacobs Solutions: Large-scale professional services firm delivering engineering across water, transportation, and infrastructure. Overlaps with Roberts Engineering on municipal water/wastewater and transportation structural scopes as a prime competitor.

Direct peers

• Coffman Engineers: Multi-disciplinary engineering firm with deep Pacific Northwest presence covering structural, mechanical, and electrical work for public and private clients. Ronald Roberts previously worked at Coffman Engineers, and the firms serve overlapping municipal and industrial clients.
• BergerABAM (WSP): PNW-based infrastructure engineering firm (now part of WSP) with comparable bridge, marine, and public-works structural expertise. Operates in overlapping geographies and contractor/client relationships in the Seattle market.
• KPFF Consulting Engineers: Large structural and civil engineering consultancy headquartered in Seattle with deep PNW roots. Competes for similar public and contractor structural work but at materially greater scale and bench depth.
• Reid Middleton: Pacific Northwest structural and civil engineering firm specializing in bridges, ports, and public infrastructure. Directly comparable to Roberts Engineering in scope of structural work and regional public-works client base.

Others

• Carollo Engineers: Nation's largest water and wastewater engineering firm. Roberts Engineering serves as a structural subconsultant to Carollo on wastewater treatment facility assessments, making it a downstream collaborator rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/roberts-engineering-pllc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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