attar engineering

What attar engineering does

Attar Engineering, Inc. is a private civil, structural, and marine engineering firm headquartered at 1284 State Road in Eliot, Maine, founded in 1988 by Kenneth A. Wood. The firm provides professional engineering services including civil, structural, and marine engineering; land surveying; environmental permitting and wetland delineation; third-party inspections under the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code (MUBEC); expert witness testimony; and construction observations. It is licensed to practice engineering in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, with the majority of workload concentrated in York and Cumberland counties (Maine) and Rockingham and Strafford counties (New Hampshire). The firm manages projects up to $50 million in contract value and delivers integrated solutions from initial fieldwork through design, permitting, and construction management entirely in-house.

The firm serves three primary customer segments: municipal governments (roads, bridges, drainage, sidewalk, seawall, and bridge culvert projects for towns including Kittery and Wells), residential developers (subdivision design, site plans, stormwater management, environmental permitting), and commercial developers (mixed-use developments, healthcare facilities such as York Hospital, industrial and manufacturing sites, and recreational facilities including golf courses). Key named clients include the Town of Kittery, Town of Wells, York Hospital, Shipyard Brewery Co., The Links at Outlook, and Seacoast Crane and Building Company.

The business operates on a project-based professional services fee model with quote-based, project-specific pricing and multi-year contract cadence for some engagements. Revenue is generated through one-time project fees rather than recurring contracts. The firm employs approximately 10-15 technical staff plus an office manager, HR manager, and vice president, with leadership including President Kenneth A. Wood (P.E., certified wetland scientist, author of the initial Stormwater Management for Maine manual), Vice President Judy Wood, Engineering Project Manager Lewis Chamberlain, P.E., and Survey Project Manager Chris Wilber, P.L.S./L.L.S. Technology is limited to standard engineering design and surveying software with no proprietary technology stack or platform architecture. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct engagement with municipalities and developers through the firm website, phone, and contact form, with no visible digital marketing or social media presence.

Name

attar engineering

Legal name

Attar Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://attarengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Attar Engineering is a private civil, structural, and marine engineering firm in Eliot, Maine, founded in 1988, providing professional engineering, land surveying, and environmental permitting services to municipalities and developers across Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Project Management & Owner’s Engineering / Technical Consultancy (Spec Writing, Bid Support, Site Support) (IMAJAGAO)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Structural engineering services
• Marine engineering services
• Land surveying services
• Municipal engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Eliot

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Project-based professional engineering fees for civil, structural, and marine engineering services including design, permitting, and construction management. Revenue generated through one-time project fees rather than recurring contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Attar Engineering, Inc. provides civil, structural, and marine engineering, land surveying, environmental permitting, third-party inspections, expert witness, and construction observation services to municipalities, residential developers, and commercial developers across Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Projects are designed, permitted, and managed entirely in-house from field work through final plans and construction.

Product overview

Attar Engineering, Inc. is a civil, structural, and marine engineering firm providing comprehensive professional engineering services. The company operates as a unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, delivering integrated engineering solutions from fieldwork through design, permitting, and construction management. Core service offerings include Civil Engineering Services (site plans, subdivision design, municipal engineering for roads/bridges/drainage), Structural Engineering Services (foundations, retaining walls, building designs, sea walls), Marine Engineering Services (seawalls, piers), Land Surveying, Environmental Permitting (wetland identification/delineation, regulatory compliance), Third Party Inspections (MUBEC inspections for commercial and residential), Expert Witness Services, Construction Observations, and Professional Peer Reviews. The firm serves municipalities, residential developers, and commercial developers across Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Services

Named customers9 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

One partnership is on record.

• Real Property Resolution Corporation (RPRC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKenneth A. Wood is a partner in Real Property Resolution Corporation (RPRC), a firm formed with other business associates. Nature of partnership appears to be investment/ownership rather than operational collaboration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• VHB: Large Northeast-focused engineering, planning, and environmental firm. Competes with Attar on municipal infrastructure, site development, and permitting in the same southern Maine/seacoast NH geography but at significantly greater scale.
• Kleinfelder: National engineering, environmental, and construction services firm with established New England offices. Overlaps with Attar on civil/site, structural, and environmental work but serves a national client base at substantially larger scale.
• Stantec: Global multi-disciplinary engineering firm with significant New England presence. Overlaps with Attar on civil, structural, marine, and environmental work for municipalities and developers but offers a much broader portfolio at national scale.
• Haley & Aldrich: National geotechnical and environmental engineering firm with New England operations. Comparable on the environmental permitting and subsurface/site characterization side of Attar's work, though much larger and more geotechnical-specialized.

Direct peers

• Wright-Pierce: New England-based engineering firm focused on water, wastewater, and civil/municipal infrastructure. Comparable in regional focus and municipal client base, though somewhat larger and more water-utility oriented than Attar.
• BSC Group: Greater Boston/New England engineering, planning, and surveying firm. Comparable in serving municipalities and developers across the region, though larger and broader in scope than Attar.
• Sebago Technics: Maine-based multi-disciplinary engineering and surveying firm serving municipalities, developers, and private clients across New England. Directly comparable to Attar in size, regional footprint, and service mix (civil, structural, surveying, environmental).
• Dubois & King: Vermont/New Hampshire/Maine civil, structural, environmental, and transportation engineering firm with municipal and private developer clients. Closely comparable to Attar in size, geography, and full-service civil/structural offering.
• Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers: Maine-based transportation and civil engineering firm serving municipalities and state agencies. Directly comparable in size and southern Maine geographic focus, with overlapping municipal and developer client base.
• Hancock Associates: New England surveying, civil engineering, and landscape architecture firm serving municipalities and developers. Comparable service mix (surveying, civil/site engineering, permitting) and similar regional client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/attar-engineering-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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