ME Consulting Engineers

What ME Consulting Engineers does

ME Consulting Engineers (MECE) is a private UK civil engineering consultancy specialising in flood risk assessment, drainage design, highway infrastructure, and utilities design. The firm supports property developers, public authorities, and other engineering consultants across the planning and infrastructure lifecycle, with services spanning pre-planning advice through detailed design. Its core offering combines statutory flood risk and drainage work with highways and utilities design, positioning the firm as a multi-disciplinary infrastructure consultancy rather than a single-discipline specialist.

Operationally, the firm delivers work using industry-standard civil and environmental engineering software, including HEC-HMS, TUFLOW, InfoWorks ICM, Autodesk Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Causeway Live, Micro Drainage, and Flow. These tools support hydrological and hydraulic modelling, network analysis, and CAD output for planning submissions. The business model is project-based professional services: fees are earned per engagement, typically tied to planning applications or infrastructure design packages, with revenue concentrated in the UK and supplemented by offices in Dubai (UAE), Qatar, and Ethiopia.

The company is headquartered in London with additional UK offices in Birmingham and Manchester, and is led by a senior team whose combined industry tenure exceeds 140 years: the Chairman has 40+ years of experience, the Managing Director 30+ years, the Highway Engineering Director 50 years, and the Associate Director 20+ years. The firm operates with a headcount in the 11–50 band and has been in operation for over two decades, with multi-jurisdictional presence positioning it for both UK domestic infrastructure programmes and Gulf and African development projects.

Name

ME Consulting Engineers

Legal name

ME CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD

Website

https://meconsultingm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ME Consulting Engineers is a UK-based civil engineering consultancy delivering flood risk assessment, drainage design, highway infrastructure, and utilities design services to developers, public authorities, and consultants across the UK, UAE, Qatar, and Ethiopia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Consultancy

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC), Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consultancy
• Flood risk assessment
• Drainage design services
• Hydraulic modelling services
• Highway engineering consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: Professional consulting services for flood-risk assessment, drainage design, highway infrastructure, and utilities. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for feasibility studies, detailed design, construction support, and regulatory compliance services. Projects span from initial assessment through to construction phase support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ME Consulting Engineers is a specialist civil-engineering consultancy that delivers flood-risk assessment, drainage design (including highway, railway, foul, and sustainable SuDS), and flood-hazard modelling services across the UK, UAE, Qatar, and Africa. Projects are taken from feasibility and planning through detailed design and construction support, with regional adaptation to local regulators (NPPF/PPG in the UK, Dubai Municipality/RTA/DEWA in the UAE, Ashghal in Qatar) so developers, public authorities, and consultants can secure faster planning approvals and climate-resilient infrastructure.

Product overview

ME Consulting Engineers (MECE) is a specialist civil-engineering consultancy offering an integrated suite of services focused on flood-resilient, sustainable infrastructure. The company's core portfolio comprises six interconnected service offerings: Flood Risk Assessment (FRA), Highway & Railway Drainage, Drainage Strategies, Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), Foul Drainage, and Flood-Hazard Mapping. These services work together as an end-to-end solution — from initial feasibility assessments and flood-risk analysis through to detailed drainage design, hydraulic modelling, and construction support. MECE delivers these services across the UK, UAE, Qatar, and Africa, with regional adaptation to local regulatory frameworks (NPPF/PPG in the UK, Dubai Municipality/RTA in UAE, Ashghal in Qatar).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) Comprehensive flood-risk studies that analyse rainfall, catchment and drainage networks to identify site vulnerabilities and propose regulator-approved mitigation measures, for property developers, public authorities, and consultants.
• Highway & Railway Drainage Specialist drainage layouts for roads, junctions and rail corridors that prevent flooding, protect pavements and embankments, and comply with highway-authority standards in the UK, UAE, Qatar, and Africa.
• Drainage Strategies Site-wide surface-water strategies that optimise runoff control, improve sustainability, and meet local-authority standards for planning approvals and long-term performance.
• Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) SuDS design and modelling covering surface features, tanks, ponds, soakaways, infiltration testing, contaminated-land and water-quality assessments — delivering cost-effective drainage solutions that meet environmental targets and planning requirements under NPPF/PPG, LLFA, BREEAM, Dubai Municipality, and Ashghal standards.
• Foul Drainage (Sewerage Network Design) Design of gravity and pumped foul-sewer networks, pumping stations and pressure mains that provide reliable, compliant wastewater conveyance for residential, commercial, and municipal projects.
• Flood-Hazard Mapping Advanced 1-D/2-D flood modelling to map extents, simulate breach and flash-flood pathways, and support resilient design, planning approvals and emergency-response planning for high-risk sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Faster planning approvals through regulatory relationships
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Arup is a global engineering consultancy covering civil, water, transport, and resilience advisory. It overlaps with MECE's flood-risk and drainage design work and competes for major UK and international infrastructure commissions.
• Jacobs Engineering: Jacobs is a global engineering and professional services firm with deep water, environment, and infrastructure capabilities. Dr. Manaye Ewunetu's prior career at Jacobs makes it a directly comparable incumbent competitor in flood-risk and drainage advisory.
• WSP: WSP is a global engineering consultancy offering civil, environmental, water, and transportation services, including flood risk and drainage. It is a broad incumbent that competes with MECE for larger flood-risk and infrastructure mandates, but serves a much wider portfolio than the specialist flood/highways niche.
• Mott MacDonald: Mott MacDonald is a global engineering consultancy with strong water, drainage, and highways practices. It is a directly comparable incumbent for flood-risk, SuDS, and highway drainage commissions in the UK and internationally.
• Atkins (SNC-Lavalin / AtkinsRéalis): AtkinsRéalis is a global engineering and project management consultancy with significant UK water, transport, and environmental advisory practices. It competes with MECE on flood-risk and infrastructure design, particularly for public-sector clients.

Direct peers

• Civic Engineers: Civic Engineers is a UK-based civil and infrastructure engineering consultancy with expertise in drainage, SuDS, and public realm. It is a direct peer for developer-led flood-risk and SuDS planning-stage work in the UK.
• Patrick Parsons: Patrick Parsons is a UK-based engineering consultancy offering civil, structural, and infrastructure design including drainage and highways. It is a direct peer for developers seeking integrated flood-risk and highway design services in the UK.
• Hydrock (now part of Stantec): Hydrock was a UK-based multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with a strong flood-risk, drainage, and SuDS practice serving developers and public authorities. It is a direct competitor in MECE's core planning-stage flood-risk and drainage design market until its acquisition by Stantec.
• JBA Consulting: JBA Consulting is a specialist UK engineering consultancy focused on flood risk, hydrology, and hydraulic modelling. It is the closest direct peer to MECE in flood-risk assessment, hydraulic modelling, and flood-hazard mapping for UK planning and infrastructure clients.
• Buro Happold: Buro Happold is an international engineering consultancy with civil, water, and infrastructure design capabilities. It is a directly comparable peer for flood-risk, drainage, and highways design on complex development and infrastructure projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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