Name

Haley Ward

Legal name

Haley Ward, Inc.

Website

https://haleyward.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Environmental consulting
• Land surveying services
• Municipal infrastructure design
• Architecture and planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services: Civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural engineering services for municipal, commercial, and private sector clients
2. Environmental Services: Environmental site assessments, compliance consulting, remediation, natural resource studies, PFAS analysis, industrial hygiene
3. Architecture and Interior Design: Architectural services on wide range of building types, interior design services
4. Surveying and Geospatial Services: Boundary, topographic, construction, bathymetric surveys using drones and remote sensing; GIS analysis
5. Planning and Urban Design: Integrated GIS and planning services for land use, zoning, and infrastructure decisions
6. Environmental Laboratory Services: Whole effluent toxicity testing, macroinvertebrate collection and bioassessments

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Haley Ward, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned multidisciplinary professional services firm providing engineering, environmental, architecture, surveying, planning, and landscape architecture consulting services. The firm delivers integrated technical solutions for municipal infrastructure, land development, environmental compliance, building design, and geospatial analysis to municipalities, private developers, healthcare facilities, industrial clients, educational institutions, and government agencies across New England and Florida.

Product overview

Haley Ward is a 100% employee-owned multidisciplinary professional services firm offering an integrated portfolio of engineering, environmental, architecture, surveying, planning, and landscape architecture services. The company operates across five states (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Florida) with 19 offices. Core services are organized around Engineering (including MEP, structural, civil/municipal, and land development), Environmental (lab services, site assessments, remediation, compliance), Architecture & Interior Design, Surveying & Geospatial Solutions, Planning and Urban Design, and Landscape Architecture. The firm delivers these services through a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach, combining local expertise with broad technical capabilities to serve municipalities, private developers, industrial facilities, and government agencies throughout New England and Florida.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering Services Comprehensive engineering services including civil engineering, mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) engineering, structural engineering, and land development. The practice serves municipalities, private developers, healthcare facilities, and government agencies throughout New England and Florida with multidisciplinary engineering solutions from small to complex challenges.
• Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Engineering Specialized MEP engineering services including mechanical system design, electrical system design, plumbing design, process piping, fire protection, and energy audit analysis. The team delivers solutions for healthcare and medical facilities, government projects, public safety facilities, life sciences, and clean manufacturing environments requiring safety, efficiency, occupant comfort, and regulatory compliance.
• Structural Engineering Structural analysis, design of steel, concrete, masonry, and timber structures, assessments of existing buildings, retrofit design, and historic preservation. The practice supports both new construction and renovation/retrofit projects for municipal and private sector clients.
• Civil Engineering & Municipal Infrastructure Water and wastewater systems, stormwater management, roadway and sidewalk design, site planning, and utility coordination for municipalities and government agencies. The practice addresses aging infrastructure, regulatory compliance, and growth management through responsive, reliability-focused engineering.
• Land Development Engineering Comprehensive civil engineering services for land development including grading and drainage design, erosion control, utility design, stormwater management, and construction support. The practice serves private developers and construction firms with cost-efficient, technical solutions from due diligence through construction.
• Environmental Services Environmental consulting services including Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments, brownfields redevelopment, remediation, PFAS sampling and analysis, compliance consulting, industrial hygiene, and natural resource studies. The practice supports municipalities, private developers, industrial facilities, and government agencies with science-based solutions tailored to each site and regulatory situation.
• Environmental Lab Services Whole effluent toxicity (WET) testing for freshwater and marine environments following EPA and NPDES guidelines, using brook trout, water fleas, fathead minnows, mysid shrimp, inland silverside, and purple sea urchin. Includes macroinvertebrate collection, taxonomy, and bioassessments by Society for Freshwater Science certified taxonomists and Toxicity Reduction Evaluations.
• Architecture & Interior Design Architectural services on a wide range of building types, employing a team approach that considers the needs of all stakeholders and the effective use of client resources to produce efficient, aesthetically pleasing, and affordable designs. Includes interior design services focused on space planning, finish selections, and creating functional, cohesive interiors aligned with the overall project vision.
• Surveying & Geospatial Solutions Precise boundary, topographic, construction, and bathymetric surveys using the latest technology including drones and remote sensing tools. Supports homeowners, contractors, developers, and municipalities with reliable surveying information for projects ranging from residential lot surveys to complex commercial and infrastructure developments.
• Planning and Urban Design Integrated GIS and planning services to help clients make informed decisions about land use, zoning, and infrastructure investments. Planners and GIS specialists work closely with engineers, surveyors, developers, and municipalities to turn data into action and vision into reality.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture services expanded through the acquisition of CCA LLC, broadening the firm's multidisciplinary capabilities in Connecticut and across operating geographies.
• Geospatial Analysis & GIS Services GIS and geospatial analysis services supporting land use, zoning, and infrastructure investment decisions. Capabilities include mapping, GIS analysis, and the production of geospatial data products and analyses for municipal and private sector clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistent recognition on ENR Top 500 Design Firms ranking - moved from #459 (2024) to #433 (2025) to #394 (2026)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• VHB: VHB is a mid-sized multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, environmental, and design firm headquartered in the Northeast. Highly comparable to Haley Ward in service mix, regional footprint, and ESOP-style employee-ownership culture; directly competes for municipal and developer clients across New England.
• SLR International Corporation: SLR is a global environmental and advisory consulting firm with strong environmental, planning, and engineering capabilities. Comparable to Haley Ward's environmental services division and growing presence in New England; competes for environmental and infrastructure advisory work.
• Hoyle, Tanner & Associates: Hoyle, Tanner is a New England-based multi-discipline engineering firm offering civil, structural, environmental, and aviation services. Closely comparable in regional footprint, service mix, and mid-market positioning to Haley Ward.
• GZA GeoEnvironmental: GZA is a New England-based environmental, geotechnical, and civil engineering firm of comparable size to Haley Ward. Strong overlap in environmental services, site assessment, and New England municipal client base; competes head-to-head for environmental and infrastructure work in the region.
• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is one of the largest privately held engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms in the U.S. Closely comparable to Haley Ward in service portfolio (civil, MEP, planning, environmental) and private/employee-centric ownership model; competes for similar municipal and private developer mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, environmental, and architecture consulting firm with a strong presence in New England and Florida. Overlaps with Haley Ward's full-service platform but operates at much greater scale and competes for the same municipal and developer RFPs.
• TRC Companies: TRC is a U.S. engineering, environmental, and construction management firm with strong environmental, infrastructure, and energy practices. Comparable to Haley Ward's environmental and infrastructure work, but at significantly larger scale and national reach.
• WSP Global: WSP is a global professional services firm with major U.S. engineering, environmental, and planning practices. Overlaps with Haley Ward across all major service lines but competes as a much larger incumbent on infrastructure and developer-led programs.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a global engineering and environmental consulting firm with leading water, environmental, and infrastructure practices. Directly comparable to Haley Ward's environmental and water/wastewater engineering capabilities but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Regional players

• Tighe & Bond: Tighe & Bond is a New England-based engineering and environmental consulting firm with strong water/wastewater and municipal practices. Direct service overlap with Haley Ward but primarily competes in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire rather than Maine or Florida.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A7 records

Investments

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