CHA Consulting, Inc.

What CHA Consulting, Inc. does

CHA Consulting, Inc. is a privately held, full-service engineering, design, consulting, and program/construction management firm headquartered in Albany, New York, with 2,100+ employees and 55+ offices across the United States and Canada. Founded in 1952 as Clarkeson Engineering Co., the firm has operated under its current name since 1981 and serves public, private, and institutional clients across nine primary markets: transportation, water resources, energy infrastructure, federal, government (state/local), commercial, education, manufacturing & life sciences, and data centers. Its solution portfolio spans aviation, building design, transportation, water/wastewater/sewer, digital solutions, environmental, fire protection, grid resiliency and energy transition, land development, landscape architecture, net zero building, program/owner's project management, sports facility design, design-build, and advanced asset management.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees on project-based engagements, typically procured via competitive bidding or direct contracting with government agencies, utilities, manufacturers, developers, and educational institutions. CHA augments core engineering services with proprietary software platforms — TOMSHub (traffic analytics, 2026 Pillar of Excellence Innovation Award), Intrepid (pipeline integrity management), Corrivo (pipeline compliance), renu360 (building asset management), and CHAnalytics — and holds Esri Gold Partner Network status with ArcGIS System Ready Specialty. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales led by a Chief Sales & Strategy Officer and three sector presidents (Power & Manufacturing; Commercial & Institutional; Infrastructure), targeting government procurement channels as well as private utility, manufacturing, and commercial clients. The firm has grown through a sustained acquisition program — nine deals in the 2010s and three in Florida in the 2020s — under CEO Jim Stephenson (appointed January 2020), and is currently ranked #57 on ENR's Top 500 Design Firms (April 2026).

Name

CHA Consulting, Inc.

Legal name

CHA Consulting, Inc.

Website

https://chasolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infrastructure Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Infrastructure design services
• Construction management services
• Transportation engineering
• Water resources engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Design Consulting Services: CHA generates revenue through professional fees for engineering, design, and consulting services provided to public, private and institutional clients across transportation, water resources, energy infrastructure, aviation, federal, government, commercial, education, manufacturing, and data center markets. Revenue is project-based, typically through consulting and professional services contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CHA Consulting, Inc. is a full-service engineering, design, consulting, and program/construction management firm providing technology-enhanced services to public, private, and institutional clients. The firm delivers integrated multidisciplinary capabilities across planning, design, construction management, and commissioning for transportation, water resources, energy infrastructure, federal facilities, government, commercial, education, manufacturing/life sciences, and data center markets. CHA supplements these core professional services with proprietary digital platforms (TOMSHub, Intrepid, Corrivo, renu360, CHAnalytics) and the A.S.S.E.T. preventative/predictive maintenance methodology.

Product overview

CHA Consulting, Inc. is an innovative, full-service engineering, design, consulting, and program/construction management firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of technology-enhanced services. The company's offerings span multiple markets (Transportation, Water Resources, Energy Infrastructure, Federal, Government, Commercial, Data Centers, Education, Manufacturing & Life Sciences) and solutions (Aviation, Building Design, Transportation Solutions, Water/Wastewater/Sewer, Digital Solutions, Environmental Solutions, Grid Resiliency & Energy Transition, Fire Protection, Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Net Zero Building Solutions, Program & Owner's Project Management, Sports Facility Design, Design-Build, Advanced Asset Management, Manufacturing & Advanced Technology). CHA also develops proprietary software products including Intrepid (pipeline integrity management), Corrivo (pipeline management), renu360 (building asset management), CHAnalytics (traffic analytics), TOMSHub (data analytics), and various Esri-based tools. The core offering is professional engineering and consulting services augmented by digital tools and platforms for asset management, geospatial analysis, and infrastructure optimization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aviation Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• CHA has conducted 1,000+ energy efficiency audits identifying more than $90 million in energy and operational savings for clients.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Esri (ArcGIS)coreTechnology or IntegrationCHA is a Gold partner in the Esri Partner Network and an ArcGIS Marketplace Provider. The firm leverages Esri's ArcGIS platform across its geospatial, asset management, and digital solutions practices. CHA holds ArcGIS System Ready Specialty certification and delivers solutions including geographic information systems, interactive mapping, pipeline integrity management, and transportation analytics powered by Esri technology.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with deep transportation, water, environment, and federal practices. Direct peer across CHA's core markets with overlapping capabilities in program management, design, and asset integrity.
• Stantec Inc. Engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with parallel water, transportation, buildings, and energy practices. Closest size and growth trajectory match to CHA, with similar geographic North American footprint.
• Jacobs Solutions Inc. Large publicly traded engineering, design, and program management firm serving transportation, water, energy, and federal clients. Highly comparable to CHA across markets, federal contracting exposure, and full-service 'one-stop-shop' model, though substantially larger in scale.
• Black & Veatch: Employee-owned engineering, procurement, and construction firm with deep water, energy, and telecommunications infrastructure practices. Overlapping capability in pipeline integrity and utility infrastructure consulting.
• Kimley-Horn: Privately held planning, engineering, and design consulting firm with strong transportation, land development, and environmental practices. Comparable in size, private ownership structure, and project-based services model.
• Burns & McDonnell: 100% employee-owned engineering, construction, and consulting firm with strong power, manufacturing, and federal practices. Comparable private ownership and integrated design-build delivery model.
• WSP Global Inc. International engineering professional services firm with significant transportation, water, environment, and property practices. Comparable M&A-driven growth strategy and multi-disciplinary service model.
• HDR Inc. Employee-owned engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with leading transportation, water, and federal practices. Highly comparable on federal contracting (FAA, USACE), water resources, and bridge/transportation design.
• Arcadis NV: Global design, engineering, and consulting firm with water, environment, buildings, and mobility practices. Comparable multi-disciplinary service portfolio and digital solutions orientation.
• Tetra Tech Inc. Engineering and consulting firm specializing in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure. Comparable environmental site assessment, water resources, and federal client mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CHAsolutions_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A3 records

Investments1 record

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

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