Major Engineering

What Major Engineering does

Major Engineering is a privately held professional civil and structural engineering firm headquartered in Johnson City, New York, serving clients across New York State. The firm offers a broad suite of services including site design, retaining wall design, stormwater management (with SWPPP), wastewater design, forensic engineering, structural and residential design, permitting coordination (Army Corps of Engineers, NYSDEC, local planning boards), and construction administration. Project work spans individual residential homes, additions, and larger commercial engagements such as a 100,000 sq ft warehouse expansion handled as a prime-consultant subcontract to Lakeside Engineering. The firm is led by founder Michael J. Major, PE, and operates with approximately 8 employees.

The company differentiates itself through an integrated visualization workflow that pairs drone-based site modeling (delivered via partner 3D Civil Solutions, LLC) with AutoCAD Civil 3D design output, interactive 3D models, and Virtual Reality client walkthroughs, published publicly through Sketchfab. This combination allows clients — particularly residential property owners and contractors — to visualize projects before construction and reduces the need for repeated physical site visits. The firm operates on a project-based professional services billing model with no publicly disclosed pricing and no software product. Marketing is limited to a WordPress-based website showcasing project galleries, with direct phone and email engagement as the primary go-to-market channel and a stated 24-hour response commitment.

Name

Major Engineering

Legal name

Major Engineering

Website

https://major-engineers.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Major Engineering is a privately held civil and structural engineering firm in Johnson City, New York, serving residential property owners, contractors, and engineering firms across New York State with site design, stormwater, structural engineering, and drone-enabled 3D/VR visualization services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Site design services
• Structural engineering design
• Stormwater management design
• 3D visualization engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Johnson City

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Design Services: Professional engineering services billed on a project basis. Services include civil engineering, site design, structural design, stormwater management, wastewater design, retaining wall design, forensic engineering, permitting, and construction administration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Major Engineering is a professional civil and structural engineering firm that designs sites, residential structures, retaining walls, stormwater and wastewater systems, pipelines, and precast concrete elements, and supports projects through permitting and construction administration. The firm pairs traditional engineering design (using AutoCAD Civil 3D) with drone-based site surveys, 3D modeling, and Virtual Reality visualizations so clients can see projects before construction.

Product overview

Major Engineering is a professional civil engineering firm offering a comprehensive suite of engineering and design services. The company's portfolio includes civil engineering, site design, retaining wall design, stormwater management, wastewater design, forensic engineering, residential design, 3D renderings and interactive models, permitting services, and construction administration. Projects span site development, structural design, residential homes and additions, pipeline design, and precast concrete elements. The firm differentiates itself through advanced visualization technologies including drone-based site surveys, 3D modeling, and Virtual Reality experiences that enable clients to visualize projects before construction. All services are delivered as professional engineering consulting rather than a software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering and Site Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Drone imagery saved several trips to the site due to high resolution and scale accuracy, enabling remote measurement from computer screens

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 3D Civil Solutions, LLCcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner for drone inspections, aerial maps, and site models. Provides ortho imagery and topography data used in Major Engineering's site designs. Drone technology enables accurate site modeling without physical site visits.
• Lakeside EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrime Consultant relationship where Major Engineering provides site design and engineering services. Projects include warehouse expansion (100,000 sq ft) and training center parking lot. Major Engineering handled site design, SWPPP, and stormwater ponds.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Erdman Anthony: Rochester, NY-based engineering and design firm offering civil, structural, mechanical and transportation services across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Comparable on Upstate NY site/civil engineering work, but broader in scale, geographic reach and service portfolio than Major Engineering.
• Barton & Loguidice: New York-headquartered engineering, planning, landscape architecture and environmental firm with offices across NY State. Comparable civil/site design and permitting practice, particularly in municipal infrastructure and land development — overlapping customer base with Major Engineering but with substantially larger staff and project portfolio.
• C&S Companies: Syracuse-based engineering, planning, construction and environmental firm providing civil/site design, structural and infrastructure services across the Northeast. Overlaps with Major Engineering on Upstate NY commercial site work and permitting, but operates at much larger scale with multi-state offices.
• LaBella Associates: Multi-disciplinary engineering, architecture and environmental services firm headquartered in Rochester, NY with statewide reach. Directly comparable civil/structural practice serving municipal, commercial and residential clients across Upstate New York, but at significantly greater scale and with a broader service portfolio than Major Engineering.
• McMahon Associates (Verdantas): Civil/structural engineering and surveying firm now part of Verdantas, serving NY and the Northeast on residential, commercial and municipal projects. Comparable services and customer base to Major Engineering but larger scale, multi-state footprint and broader environmental/wetlands capabilities.

Direct peers

• Popli Design Group: New York-based multi-discipline engineering, planning and surveying firm serving public and private clients across Upstate NY. Strong overlap with Major Engineering on civil site design, transportation and municipal infrastructure work in the same geographic region.
• Fisher Associates: Civil/structural engineering and land surveying firm in Rochester, NY serving residential, commercial and municipal clients in Upstate NY. Closest comparable mid-sized peer to Major Engineering on service mix (civil, structural, site design, surveying) and regional focus.
• Watts Architecture & Engineering: Pennsylvania-based architecture and engineering firm with structural, civil and surveying practices serving residential, commercial and institutional clients. Comparable small/mid-sized peer on integrated site + structural design work and use of visualization tools for client engagement.

Emerging players

• Lakeside Engineering: Upstate NY civil/structural engineering firm that engages Major Engineering as a subconsultant on site design. Comparable in scale and service mix, and a current partner-customer; potential peer for overlapping private commercial site work in the Syracuse/Finger Lakes region.
• 3D Civil Solutions, LLC: Drone-based site modeling and aerial mapping firm formally partnered with Major Engineering. While not a direct head-to-head competitor on engineering services, it represents the emerging-tech adjacency that complements Major Engineering's design practice and a potential same-space rival for drone-enabled civil visualization work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/major-engineers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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