What SSM Group Inc. does

Spotts, Stevens and McCoy (SSM Group Inc.) is a family-owned regional engineering, environmental, and surveying firm headquartered in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, with roots in municipal consulting dating to 1932 and a current corporate history from 1967. The firm delivers multi-discipline engineering services across six core practice areas: Building Engineering, Civil Engineering, Surveying and Data Capture (including drone operations, 3D modeling, and GIS), Water and Wastewater Services, Energy Services, and Environmental Services. Since integrating Practical Energy Solutions in 2019, SSM has expanded its energy and sustainability capability to include building tune-ups, solar design, C-PACE financing advisory, and compliance work for programs such as the City of Philadelphia's Building Energy Performance Program (BEPP).

SSM serves government/municipal clients as its primary segment (100+ Pennsylvania municipalities and counties), with additional work in healthcare, higher education, industrial/commercial, and mission critical facilities (data centers, clean rooms). The firm operates from five Pennsylvania offices (Wyomissing HQ, Lehigh Valley, Lititz, West Chester, Lancaster), holding a broad set of professional credentials (PE, LEED AP, CCM, PMP, PLS, RLA, CFPS) and specialized capabilities in MS4 stormwater compliance, NPDES permitting, NFPA 70E arc flash assessments, and grant acquisition. The firm has secured nearly $3,000,000 in Local Share Account grant funding for clients and received the 2018 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence for the Berks County Source Water Protection Program.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees on engineering, consulting, and grant assistance engagements, delivered via direct sales and business development rather than resellers or distributors. Marketing relies on industry conferences (PennTec, PA-AWWA, WWOAP), association leadership, thought leadership content through the SSM Perspective blog, and community involvement. The company remains privately held by the founding family, with no disclosed revenue figures and no venture capital or private equity investment identified.

Name

SSM Group Inc.

Legal name

Spotts, Stevens and McCoy, Inc.

Website

https://ssmgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Spotts, Stevens and McCoy (SSM Group) is a family-owned Pennsylvania engineering firm providing multi-discipline building, civil, environmental, surveying, water/wastewater, and energy services to municipalities, healthcare, education, and industrial clients across five PA offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

North Reading

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: Professional engineering and consulting fees generated through project-based engagements for civil engineering, building engineering, environmental services, water/wastewater engineering, surveying, and energy services. Projects range from land development and municipal engineering to treatment plant design and construction phase services.
2. Grant Assistance Services: SSM assists clients with acquiring grant funds for projects, including preparation and submission of grant applications. The firm has acquired nearly $3,000,000 in project funding from Local Share Account grants in recent years.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Spotts, Stevens and McCoy is a family-owned multi-discipline engineering firm providing integrated engineering, environmental, surveying, and energy consulting services to municipalities, government agencies, industrial, healthcare, and education clients. Core offerings include building engineering, civil/land development engineering, water and wastewater engineering, surveying and data capture (including drone-based and 3D modeling), energy services (energy consulting, building tune-ups, solar), and environmental compliance services, delivered through direct professional engagements.

Product overview

Spotts, Stevens and McCoy (SSM) is a family-owned regional engineering, environmental, and surveying firm offering integrated multidisciplinary engineering solutions. The company's portfolio consists of six core service areas: Building Engineering (comprehensive facility engineering), Civil Engineering (land development), Surveying and Data Capture (including GIS, drones, and 3D modeling), Water and Wastewater Services, Energy Services (including solar and sustainability), and Environmental Services. These services are delivered through various divisions and specialty offerings including Practical Energy Solutions (energy performance division integrated since 2019), Municipal Engineering, Grant Services, and Arc Flash/Electrical Safety assessments. The firm operates as a full-service engineering consultancy rather than a software product company, providing both technical engineering design and consulting services to government, industrial, healthcare, and educational clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Engineering Comprehensive engineering services for facilities that protect assets, enhance performance, and adapt to future demands. Designed for government, commercial, healthcare, education, industrial, and mission-critical facility clients.
• Civil Engineering Full-service land development and civil engineering services delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions for challenging projects for municipalities, developers, and commercial clients.
• Surveying and Data Capture Surveying and mapping services covering new construction, building rehabilitation, campus mapping, treatment facilities, utility lines, and golf courses. Includes drone operations, 3D modeling, and GIS-based workflows for both engineering projects and asset management.
• Water and Wastewater Services Complete in-house engineering capability for all phases of sanitary sewerage and water supply services, including treatment plant design and construction phase services for municipalities and industrial clients.
• Energy Services Energy consulting, evaluations, education, and strategic and technical advising, including solar installations, building energy assessments, hourly energy simulations, mechanical system design, and sustainability strategy development. For commercial, healthcare, education, and institutional clients.
• Environmental Services Services helping clients identify risks, maintain compliance, and solve complex environmental challenges with confidence, including source water protection, MS4 compliance support, and regulatory advisory work.
• Municipal Engineering Engineering and consulting services for local governments including infrastructure planning, design, construction phase services, and ongoing municipal support for townships, boroughs, counties, and municipal authorities.
• Grant Services Assistance with acquiring grant funds for projects, including preparation and submission of grant applications, cost estimates, and scope of work definition. SSM has acquired nearly $3,000,000 in project funding from Local Share Account grants for clients.
• Arc Flash Assessment and Electrical Safety Services Site surveys, short circuit analysis, device coordination review, incident energy calculations, and PPE category assessments in accordance with NFPA 70E standards. Provides official reports with conclusions and recommendations for industrial, commercial, and institutional facility clients.
• Practical Energy Solutions (Energy Performance and Resilient Solutions) Energy performance and resilient solutions division providing building energy assessments, hourly energy simulations, mechanical system design, and sustainability strategy development for commercial, healthcare, and education facilities. Part of SSM since 2019.

Quantifiable outcome

• Acquired nearly $3,000,000 in grant funding for clients through Local Share Account grant applications
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 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.

• Berks County Water and Sewer AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018SSM partnered with Berks County Water and Sewer Association on the Berks County Source Water Protection Program, which received the 2018 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence. The program maintains safe drinking water through protection zones, contamination identification, and watershed education.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global engineering and environmental services firm that pursues Pennsylvania municipal, environmental, and infrastructure opportunities — a much larger incumbent that competes for the same large-scale regional mandates.
• Stantec: North American engineering, environmental, and project management firm with strong Mid-Atlantic municipal water, environmental, and community-development practices — competes for PA infrastructure and energy projects at scale.
• WSP: Global professional services consultancy with extensive U.S. municipal, environmental, water, and energy practices; competes with SSM for large PA-based public-sector contracts.

Direct peers

• Kleinfelder: National engineering, environmental, and construction services firm with a strong Pennsylvania office presence and overlapping water/environmental/utility practices; competes directly on municipal and infrastructure work.
• KCI Technologies, Inc. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast engineering/consulting firm with environmental, water, civil, and surveying capabilities serving state and municipal clients — competes for the same regional contract vehicles.
• RETTEW Associates, Inc. Employee-owned Pennsylvania engineering firm providing civil, environmental, water/wastewater, surveying, and energy services to municipalities and developers; competes head-to-head with SSM across PA municipal RFPs.
• Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG): Pennsylvania-based multi-discipline engineering firm offering planning, design, surveying, environmental, and water/wastewater services to municipal and private clients — the closest direct peer to SSM in geography, scale, and service mix.
• Pennoni: Philadelphia-headquartered engineering and consulting firm with strong municipal, environmental, and survey practices across the Mid-Atlantic — comparable service lines and public-sector focus to SSM.
• McCormick Taylor: Pennsylvania engineering firm with transportation, environmental, water, and municipal practices — a directly comparable Mid-Atlantic competitor (notably the prior employer of an SSM municipal engineering manager).
• Buchart Horn (now part of Jacobs): Long-standing PA-headquartered multi-discipline engineering firm acquired by Jacobs in 2018, representing the type of regional consolidator/target that defines SSM's competitive set in PA municipal work.

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

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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