Acila Consulting

What Acila Consulting does

Acila Consulting LLC is a Seattle-based, founder-owned professional services firm founded in 2020 by Marlo Dowell that provides project management, owner's representation, and training services to architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) organizations, as well as government, education, healthcare, and nonprofit clients undertaking capital projects. The firm operates as a single-member LLC with 1-10 employees and delivers services through direct consulting engagements, both in-person in the Pacific Northwest and virtually across the United States.

The company's three core service offerings are Project Management, Owner's Representation, and Project Management Training. Project Management engagements deploy agile-style methodologies and technology-based tools, including live team dashboards that provide real-time visibility into project budgets, schedules, and escalation pathways. Owner's Representation services include scope planning, budget management, contract negotiation, and coordination with architects, contractors, engineers, and consultants. The Training offering provides a customized curriculum that teaches AEC teams project management techniques and workflows tailored to the construction sector. Notable engagements include supporting 25 capital projects for Renton School District since 2020, managing the $150M Cross Laminated Timber factory project from inception to completion, and a 60-day Seattld office move for Hiya.

Acila generates revenue through fee-based, quote-based consulting engagements priced per client scope. Its go-to-market is sales-led and personal-network-driven, with the principal directly leading client engagements. The firm has no external funding, no disclosed subsidiaries, and no identified partnerships, marketing channels, or distribution intermediaries beyond its own website and direct outreach.

Name

Acila Consulting

Legal name

Acila Consulting LLC

Website

https://acilaconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Acila Consulting LLC is a Seattle-based, founder-owned project management consultancy founded in 2020 that provides owner's representation, project management, and training services to AEC firms, government, education, healthcare, and nonprofit clients undertaking capital construction projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting engagements for project and program management services. Revenue is generated through fee-based consulting engagements with organizations requiring project management support for construction, design, and development projects. Engagements include owner representation, project management training, and program management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Acila Consulting provides fee-based project management, owner's representation, and project management training services for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) organizations, as well as government, education, and nonprofit clients. Core offerings include agile-based construction project management, owner's representation across the full capital project lifecycle (scope, budget, contract, risk), and customized AEC-focused project management training.

Product overview

Acila Consulting is a project and program management consulting firm serving the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) industry. The company offers three integrated service offerings: Project Management (using agile methodologies and technology-based tools for construction project transparency), Owner's Representation (advocacy and risk mitigation for capital projects), and Project Management Training (customized curriculum for AEC teams). These services work together to help clients navigate construction complexity through disciplined processes, tools, and communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Core consulting service delivering construction project management using agile methodologies, dashboards, and technology-based tools to create transparency and enable real-time problem-solving on projects of any scale, for AEC organizations, government, education, and nonprofit clients.
• Owner's Representation Advocacy and risk mitigation service representing owners in construction projects, including scope planning, budget management, contract negotiation, and coordination with architects, contractors, engineers, and consultants.
• Project Management Training Customized training curriculum designed for AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) industry teams, teaching project management techniques, workflows, and efficiencies tailored to the construction and design sector.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Kahua: Construction project management software platform purpose-built for AEC capital programs — overlaps with Acila's tech-enabled PM/dashboard approach as an enabling technology rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Design and consultancy firm offering project and program management for buildings, infrastructure, and sustainability projects — adjacent to Acila's AEC-focused PM practice with LEED/sustainability overlap.
• CBRE | Project Management: Global real estate services firm providing owner's project management and workplace delivery for corporate tenants — comparable to Acila's Hiya office move engagement type at enterprise scale.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm offering program and construction management as part of a broad portfolio spanning design, engineering, and environmental services — competes for large public-sector capital PM engagements.
• Jacobs Solutions: Major professional services firm delivering PM, program management, and owner's representation services across infrastructure, water, and buildings — overlaps with Acila's services at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Turner & Townsend: International project management and cost consultancy specializing in real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources — competes for the same owner's-representation and program management engagements Acila targets.
• Heery International: Architecture, engineering, and program/construction management firm serving public-sector clients including schools, libraries, and government agencies — closely aligned with Acila's government/education vertical focus.
• Hill International: Global construction and program management consulting firm providing owner's representation, PM, and claims management for public and private capital projects — directly overlapping Acila's core service offering, though at vastly larger scale.
• Anser Advisory: Boutique owner's representation and project management consulting firm specializing in K-12, higher education, and public agency capital programs — directly comparable to Acila's government/education vertical.

Others

• Procore Technologies: Leading construction management software platform for owners, GCs, and specialty contractors — adjacent enabling technology that Acila could either complement through implementation services or compete against as AEC PM modernizes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acila-consulting

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

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

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