What Vega Civil Engineering does

Vega Civil Engineering, LLC is a woman-owned (WBE/DBE #12112) civil engineering consulting firm headquartered at 1300 SE Stark St., Suite 201, Portland, Oregon. Founded in Spring 2019 by Martha Williamson and Alex Wesolovski, with Matt Hlavaty joining the ownership team in August 2019, the firm is licensed to operate in Oregon and Washington and serves government agencies, affordable housing developers, architecture firms, and institutions across the Portland Metro area.

The firm's core offerings are organized into two service lines. Site Development Services cover utility design, stormwater management, permitting, construction observation and administration, feasibility studies, land use planning, erosion control (1200C), mass grading, ADA-compliant grading, and parking lot design. Public Infrastructure Services cover transportation improvements, roadway projects, stormwater evaluation in rights-of-way, and collaborative work with city bureaus (PBOT, BES), ODOT, and TriMet. Underlying technology is conventional civil engineering practice — plan production, jurisdictional permitting, grading, and stormwater modeling — rather than proprietary software or AI-driven tooling.

Vega generates revenue through project-based professional service fees charged to government, nonprofit, developer, and architecture firm clients. Its go-to-market is direct, relationship-driven enterprise field sales: primary municipal clients (PBOT, BES, ODOT, TriMet, Multnomah County Library) are engaged directly on public infrastructure work, while private development work flows through design-team partnerships with architecture firms (Bora, Holst, LEVER, Scott Edwards, Carleton Hart, Bassetti, Access, Works) and direct contracts with affordable housing developers (PCRI, Home Forward, BRIDGE Housing, Habitat for Humanity). Marketing is supported by an active website, project news, industry trade show participation, community sponsorships, and earned media in outlets such as DJC Oregon and The Oregonian. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Vega Civil Engineering

Legal name

Vega Civil Engineering, LLC

Website

https://vegacivil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vega Civil Engineering is a woman-owned (WBE/DBE #12112) Portland-based civil engineering firm providing site design, public infrastructure, and permitting services to government agencies, affordable housing developers, and architecture firms across Oregon and Washington.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Civil site design
• Public infrastructure engineering
• Stormwater management design
• Utility design services
• Site development engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering Design Services: Professional civil engineering consulting and design services for site development and public infrastructure projects. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees for civil site design, permitting, construction observation, and administration services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vega Civil Engineering provides professional civil engineering design services for site development and public infrastructure projects. Core services include utility design, stormwater management, grading, ADA compliance, erosion control (1200C), permitting, feasibility studies, land use planning, parking lot design, and construction observation. The firm serves government agencies, affordable housing developers, architecture firms, and educational institutions in the Portland Metro area of Oregon and Washington.

Product overview

Vega Civil Engineering is a woman-owned civil engineering firm offering two primary service lines: Site Development Services and Public Infrastructure Services. Site Development Services encompass utility design, stormwater management, permitting, construction observation and administration, feasibility studies, land use planning, erosion control (1200C), mass grading, ADA-compliant grading, and parking lot design. Public Infrastructure Services include transportation improvements, roadway projects, stormwater evaluation in rights-of-way, and collaborative work with government agencies. The firm specializes in projects for affordable housing, education, civic, healthcare, and commercial sectors in the Portland Metro area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Development Services Comprehensive civil engineering services for site development projects including utility design, stormwater management, permitting, construction observation and administration, feasibility studies, land use planning, erosion control (1200C), mass grading, ADA-compliant grading, and parking lot design. Targeted at developers, architects, and project owners needing complete site engineering for building projects.
• Public Infrastructure Services Civil engineering design services for public infrastructure projects including transportation improvements, roadway enhancements, stormwater management in rights-of-way, and collaborative projects with city bureaus, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), and TriMet. Targeted at municipal, county, state, and transit government agencies requiring civil engineering for public works.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple projects recognized with DJC Oregon TopProjects Awards (2024, 2025)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• City of PortlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary municipal client for public infrastructure projects. Vega works with various City of Portland bureaus including PBOT and BES on transportation, stormwater, and public works projects throughout the Portland Metro area.
• Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government partner for transportation infrastructure projects including SE 155th & Main, N Suttle Road, N Burlington & Edison, 82nd Ave improvements, and N Lombard Street improvements.
• Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for stormwater management projects and environmental services-related civil engineering work.
• TriMetmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional transit agency partner for transit improvement projects including 82nd Avenue FX Transit Project and SW Corridor transit developments.
• Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState transportation agency partner for regional transportation improvements including 82nd Avenue Civic Corridor project and crossing improvements.
• Bora ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner on multiple award-winning projects including Holgate Library (AIA Oregon Honor Award), Portland State University Vernier Science Center, and Belmont Library modernization. Long-standing collaborative relationship on civic and educational projects.
• Holst ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner on projects including HollywoodHUB (Portland Design Commission 2024 Design Excellence Award), Francis + Clare Place, and T. Joyce Phillips affordable housing project.
• LEVER ArchitecturemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner on T. Joyce Phillips (formerly Dekum Court) - 5.3 acre, 147-unit affordable housing development with community center.
• Scott Edwards ArchitecturemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner on Cedar Rising project - 82-unit affordable housing development that achieved Earth Advantage Platinum certification for BRIDGE Housing.
• Carleton Hart ArchitecturemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner for Multnomah County CROPS Farm - civil design services for food hub supporting BIPOC farmers and families in need.
• Bassetti ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner on Hayu alqi uyxat project - Multiple Pathways to Graduation educational facility.
• Access ArchitecturemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner on Alberta Alive affordable housing project in King neighborhood of northeast Portland.
• Works ArchitecturemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner on Shortstack Mississippi housing project - Vega provided civil design services for this residential development.
• Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives (PCRI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffordable housing developer client for Kafoury Court - 40 new units of Permanent Supportive Housing in King neighborhood of Northeast Portland.
• Home ForwardmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing authority client for T. Joyce Phillips (formerly Dekum Court) - 147 affordable homes development in Portland's Concordia neighborhood.
• Habitat for Humanity Portland RegionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit housing developer partner on Foster Commons - affordable homeownership project that won two awards including Earth Advantage Project of the Year.
• BRIDGE HousingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffordable housing developer client for Cedar Rising - 82-unit development in Aloha, Oregon achieving Earth Advantage Platinum certification.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• David Evans and Associates: Pacific Northwest-headquartered engineering and consulting firm with major transportation, transit, and water practice. Competes for ODOT, TriMet, and municipal agency work and serves comparable developer and architecture clients; substantially larger with multi-state operations.
• KPFF Consulting Engineers: Pacific Northwest-founded civil and structural engineering consultancy with deep Portland presence. Competes for the same municipal infrastructure, transit, and site-development commissions, and serves the same architecture firms as subconsultant. Significantly larger, multi-office firm.
• PBS Engineering and Environmental: Portland-area civil and environmental engineering firm providing site development, stormwater, and environmental services. Direct overlap in the affordable-housing and public-infrastructure segments where Vega competes; comparable mid-sized regional scale.
• AKS Engineering & Forestry: Tualatin, Oregon-based civil engineering, surveying, and forestry firm with strong public-works and land-development practice. Directly comparable in services (site design, stormwater, transportation) and Pacific Northwest regional focus, though broader in survey/forestry offerings.
• Otak: Portland-headquartered civil engineering, architecture, and planning firm with a similar Pacific Northwest public-infrastructure and land-development practice. Comparable in service mix (site development, stormwater, transportation) and customer base (municipal agencies, developers), but substantially larger and more diversified.
• Harper Houf Peterson Righellis (HHR): Portland-based civil and structural engineering firm with a site-development and public-works practice. Competes for similar municipal and developer clients in the Portland Metro, with a longer operating history but similar service breadth.
• MacKay Sposito: Vancouver, WA-based civil engineering, surveying, and land-use consulting firm. Directly comparable services in public infrastructure and site development, with cross-border Oregon/Washington reach similar to Vega's licensure footprint.
• Cogan Owens Greene: Portland-based women-owned planning, civil engineering, and landscape architecture firm. Direct overlap on affordable-housing site design, urban infill, and municipal public-works projects, with a comparable WBE positioning and project scale.

Emerging players

• 3J Consulting: Pacific Northwest woman-owned civil engineering firm competing in the same affordable-housing and small-scale public-infrastructure market as Vega. Similar size and DBE/WBE positioning, making it a direct niche competitor.

Broad incumbents

• ESA (Environmental Science Associates): Large environmental and engineering consultancy with Pacific Northwest operations covering stormwater management, permitting, and infrastructure planning. Overlaps with Vega on stormwater and environmental compliance work but operates at much greater scale across multiple disciplines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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