What AJMS Consultants does

AJMS Consultants Limited is a UK-based private civil and structural engineering consultancy founded in 2018 by four chartered engineers (Mark O'Halloran, Austin Byrne, John Jeffers, and Simon Ward) and headquartered in Leeds. The firm delivers design services for rail and adjacent infrastructure, operating across six service lines: Railway Engineering (the core offering, spanning power supply upgrades, depots, platform extensions, level crossings, and GRIP 3-6 delivery), Civil Engineering, Highway Engineering, Structures Capability, Professional Services (project management and CRE support), and Temporary Works. Technology stack centres on industry-standard design tools and BIM-enabled delivery in common data environments such as Projectwise, supplemented by topographical surveys and 3D scanning.

The company serves a concentrated base of enterprise rail-sector clients, including Network Rail, Siemens, BAM Nuttall, Octavius, Kier, Amey, Volker Rail, SPL Powerline UK, and Pod-Trak. Revenue is generated through project-based professional fee engagements on rail and highway infrastructure projects, secured via direct client relationships, tender processes, and framework agreements. The firm holds RISQS verification, Constructionline Gold, and ISO 9001/14001/45001 certifications, which are mandatory pre-qualifications for the UK rail and public sector supply chain. Operations span Leeds, Croydon, and Galway, with active project footprints reported across England (including London, Kent, Sussex, and Bournemouth) and Ireland. The firm is privately held with no external investors, no disclosed funding rounds, and no M&A activity.

Name

AJMS Consultants

Legal name

AJMS Consultants Limited

Website

https://ajmsconsultants.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AJMS Consultants is a UK private civil and structural engineering consultancy providing rail, highway, and temporary works design services to enterprise clients including Network Rail, Siemens, BAM Nuttall, Octavius, and Kier across offices in Leeds, Croydon, and Galway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rail Infrastructure Engineering Consultancy

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Rail infrastructure design
• Civil engineering consultancy
• Structural engineering services
• Temporary works design
• Highway engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: Professional fee-based consultancy services for civil and structural engineering design on rail infrastructure projects. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with contractors and rail sector clients, typically billed on a fixed contract value basis for defined scopes of work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AJMS Consultants delivers civil, structural, and highway engineering design services to the UK rail infrastructure sector. Their work spans railway substation renewals, platform extensions, level crossings, temporary works, structural assessments, and multi-disciplinary design management across GRIP 3 to GRIP 6 project stages for contractors and rail operators.

Product overview

AJMS Consultants offers a unified portfolio of civil engineering consulting services for rail infrastructure, comprising six interconnected service areas: Railway Engineering (core focus including power supply upgrades, platform extensions, and level crossings), Civil Engineering (foundations and industrial buildings), Highway Engineering (bridges, retaining walls, gantries), Structures Capability (structural design and BIM delivery), Professional Services (project management and CRE support), and Temporary Works (excavation support, crane lifts, scaffolding). The company operates as an SME providing design services from GRIP 3 through GRIP 6 stages, with capabilities spanning detailed topographical surveys, geotechnical investigations, and 3D model creation in a common data environment such as Projectwise. No standalone software products are offered—all offerings are consulting and engineering design services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered projects on time and on budget including additional requirements identified during design process
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Leeds College of BuildingminorOthersEducational partnership for Civil Engineering Technician Apprenticeship program. Apprentices attend campus one day per week during term time, providing structured academic training alongside practical work experience.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering and design firm with significant UK rail infrastructure and structural engineering capability. Competes with AJMS on complex substation, station and bridge design work.
• Mott MacDonald: International engineering, management and development consultancy with a major UK rail practice spanning civils, signalling, electrification and stations. Direct competitor for Network Rail and Tier 1 design mandates.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with large UK rail, highways and structures design practices. Competes with AJMS for both prime and sub-consultancy roles on Network Rail and Highways England programmes.
• WSP: Global engineering professional services firm with deep UK rail and highways capabilities across civils, structures and project management. Competes with AJMS for major rail and highway framework slots.
• AtkinsRéalis (Atkins): Global engineering services firm with a substantial UK rail design practice covering signalling, civils and electrification. Sets the benchmark for major UK rail framework work and competes with AJMS on Tier 1 sub-consultancy and consortium bids.

Emerging players

• Expedition Engineering: UK structural and civil engineering consultancy with rail and infrastructure project experience. Comparable SME-scale peer for complex structural and temporary works design.
• BWB Consulting: UK-based multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with growing rail and infrastructure offering at a similar SME-to-mid-market scale. Comparable for civil, structural and temporary works design work.

Direct peers

• Pell Frischmann: Mid-sized UK engineering consultancy delivering civil, structural, rail, highways and temporary works design. Direct peer for AJMS in the rail/civil design market with overlapping Tier 1 contractor clients.
• Tony Gee and Partners: UK-headquartered civil and structural engineering consultancy with a strong rail and infrastructure practice across bridges, geotechnics and temporary works. Closest direct comparable to AJMS by size, sector focus, and service mix.
• Fox Design Solutions: Rail-focused engineering design consultancy covering permanent way, civils, structures and electrification design. Comparable UK SME competing for similar Network Rail and Tier 1 contractor design packages.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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