RS&H, Inc.

What RS&H, Inc. does

RS&H, Inc. is a privately held, 100% employee-owned architecture, engineering, and consulting firm headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, founded in 1941 and operating through 73 offices across 24 U.S. states with approximately 1,400 employee owners. The firm delivers integrated multidisciplinary services across seven primary verticals: transportation infrastructure, aviation, aerospace, corporate, federal, healthcare, and science. Its service portfolio spans 18 service modules including architecture, engineering, construction management, environmental services, geospatial consulting, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, program management, sustainability and resilience, and water resources.

The firm generates revenue through project-based professional services fees, with engagements ranging from small design assignments to large-scale infrastructure programs such as the $1.2 billion Central 70 P3 reconstruction for CDOT and the SLS Mobile Launcher for NASA. Pricing is determined by scope, complexity, and duration on a project-by-project basis, with multi-year contract cadences typical for federal, state DOT, and healthcare system clients. RS&H pursues work through competitive bidding, qualifications-based selection, and direct enterprise engagement, leveraging long-term institutional relationships with NASA, the U.S. Air Force, FAA, multiple state DOTs, large airport authorities, and major healthcare systems.

RS&H's competitive positioning rests on its employee ownership structure (in place since the 1990 management buyout from Hunter Environmental Services), 80-plus years of past-performance credentials including continuous NASA engagement since the Apollo program, and cross-vertical regulatory expertise spanning FAA, federal acquisition, FGI/NFPA/AHCA, and cGMP frameworks. The firm is recognized in industry rankings as #7 in Aerospace and #11 in Airports (ENR), #4 in Military Facilities, and #53 in the Top 500 Design Firms, reflecting its scale and multi-disciplinary reach.

Name

RS&H, Inc.

Legal name

RS&H, Inc.

Website

https://www.rsandh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

RS&H is a 100% employee-owned architecture, engineering, and consulting firm founded in 1941, serving transportation, aviation, aerospace, federal, corporate, healthcare, and science markets through 73 U.S. offices and 1,400+ employee owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Building Automation & Controls (BAS/BMS) Contracting (IMAFALAE)

Keywords

• Architecture engineering services
• Transportation infrastructure design
• Aviation facility engineering
• Federal building design
• Healthcare facility design

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Revenue: RS&H generates revenue through professional services fees for architecture, engineering design, consulting, planning, construction management, and program management services. Projects range from small design assignments to large-scale infrastructure projects with fees based on project scope, complexity, and duration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

RS&H is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm that provides integrated multidisciplinary services across seven market verticals: aerospace, aviation, corporate, federal, healthcare, science, and transportation. The firm delivers planning, design, environmental, program management, and construction management services from concept through completion, supported by service modules including architecture, engineering, construction management, environmental services, geospatial consulting, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, program management, sustainability, and water resources.

Product overview

RS&H provides comprehensive architecture, engineering, and consulting solutions organized as a portfolio of market-focused service lines. The company offers six core industry solutions: Transportation Infrastructure Engineering, Aviation Planning and Consulting, Aerospace Engineering and Infrastructure, Healthcare Architecture and Design, Corporate Architecture and Engineering, Federal Government Building Design, and Science and Research Facility Design. These core solutions are supported by eighteen service modules including Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Environmental Services, Geospatial Consulting, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Program Management, Sustainability and Resilience, and Water Resources. RS&H operates as an employee-owned firm (100% employee owned since 1990) founded in 1941, delivering integrated multidisciplinary services across aerospace, aviation, corporate, federal, healthcare, science, and transportation markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transportation Infrastructure Engineering Full-service transportation planning, design, environmental, program management, and construction management services for all modes from walking paths to freight corridors, including highways, bridges, tolling systems, transit, multimodal facilities, and ports and marine infrastructure for state DOTs and government clients.
• Aviation Planning and Consulting Forward-thinking solutions in terminal planning, airfield design, runway and taxiway rehabilitation, aviation forecasting, and FAA environmental documentation for airports of all sizes nationwide.
• Aerospace Engineering and Infrastructure Innovative aerospace infrastructure and facility design services for space launch facilities, spacecraft processing facilities, aerospace assembly buildings, cleanrooms, propellant systems, and ground support equipment for NASA and Department of Defense missions.
• Healthcare Architecture and Design Evidence-based healing environment design for health systems, including oncology centers, acute care facilities, outpatient clinics, and specialty hospitals, with expertise in FGI, NFPA, and AHCA regulatory compliance.
• Corporate Architecture and Engineering Integrated corporate architecture, engineering, and construction management for workplaces, financial facilities, warehouse and distribution facilities, and corporate campus planning for Fortune 1000 companies.
• Federal Government Building Design Federal government building design and secure facility engineering solutions for agencies including Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, FEMA, and the National Park Service, with expertise in navigating strict federal criteria and security requirements.
• Science and Research Facility Design Scientific architecture and laboratory design for life sciences facilities, research laboratories, biotech manufacturing environments, clean rooms, and pharmaceutical facilities with FDA and cGMP compliance expertise.
• Construction Management Field-oriented construction management services ensuring projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and with minimal disruption to operations, delivered by dedicated construction professionals.
• Environmental Services Environmental consulting helping clients design and implement projects following the highest environmental standards and ensuring regulatory compliance, including FAA environmental documentation.
• Program Management Full range of program management including planning, budgeting, scheduling, real estate, design, environmental assessment, and construction administration delivered by integrated teams for large capital programs.
• Sustainability and Resilience Services Sustainable and resilient solutions advancing clients' social, economic, and environmental goals, supporting Envision, LEED, and other sustainability frameworks for infrastructure projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• $18 billion projected new economic activity in Colorado from Central 70 project by 2040
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global publicly traded AEC firm in the ENR Top 10; operates across transportation, water, buildings, and environmental services, providing broader geographic reach and capital scale RS&H lacks.
• HOK: Privately held global architecture/design firm; overlaps with RS&H on corporate, healthcare, and aviation projects but specializes more in building design rather than transportation/infrastructure engineering.
• AECOM: Largest pure-play publicly traded AEC firm, ENR #1 globally; competes with RS&H across all seven verticals and can pursue the largest design-build and P3 transactions globally.
• WSP Global: Global professional services consulting firm in the ENR Top 10; competes with RS&H on major P3/PPP transportation and aviation pursuits, with international scale and balance sheet to absorb large pursuits.
• Jacobs Solutions: Mega-cap AEC firm in the ENR Top 5; competes with RS&H on federal, aerospace, transportation, and science/lab facility work and can underwrite far larger program management opportunities.

Direct peers

• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned (since 2021 ESOP transition) full-service AEC firm in the ENR Top 20; overlapping aviation, federal, and transportation/industrial practices compete with RS&H across multiple verticals.
• HDR, Inc. Employee-owned global AEC firm with #10 ENR Top 500 ranking; shares RS&H's transportation, aviation, federal, healthcare, and science verticals and competes head-to-head on airport, highway, and federal design pursuits.
• Kimley-Horn: Largest 100% employee-owned U.S. AEC firm with comparable transportation, aviation, and federal practices; ranked in the ENR Top 20 and competes directly for state DOT and airport authority work.
• Michael Baker International: Mid-size AEC firm owned by STO Building Group with strong federal, transportation, and aviation practices; ranks in ENR Top 50 and competes for similar state DOT, FAA, and DoD contracts.
• TranSystems / Tran Systems Corporation: Mid-size AEC firm focused on transportation, aviation, and federal infrastructure; similar scale (ENR Top 50–75) and directly comparable on airport and highway design-build pursuits.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A3 records

Investments

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