LJA is a 1,000+ person employee-owned consulting firm with offices across the southeastern US, structured around eight sectors (Public Works, Transportation, Land Development, Energy, Environmental, Surveying, Rail). The tech stack is CAD-native and heavy on design tools—AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, Bentley suite—reflecting a traditional AEC workflow. Hiring is decelerating (92 roles in the last 30 days against 437 open) and skewed toward senior and mid-level engineering roles, suggesting a maturing firm focused on project delivery and profitability rather than headcount expansion.
Notable leadership hires: Land Development Director, Transportation Director, Traffic Director, Project Director, Party Chief
LJA delivers comprehensive consulting services across transportation, infrastructure, land development, and environmental sectors, primarily across the southeastern United States. The firm employs civil engineers, structural engineers, hydrologists, landscape architects, construction managers, GIS specialists, and surveyors, organizing them into eight sector-based practices. Core workstreams include drainage design, regional infrastructure projects, transportation work (including Texas DOT and local government contracts), and single-family and commercial site development. The company operates as employee-owned, with 1,001–5,000 employees distributed across multiple regional offices.
LJA's core stack centers on Autodesk tools (AutoCAD, Civil 3D), Bentley suite (MicroStation, ORD), and GIS platforms (ArcGIS Pro), supplemented by HEC-RAS for hydraulics, VISSIM for traffic, and Bluebeam for plan review and markup.
LJA focuses on drainage, land development, transportation infrastructure, regional projects, and utility/special district work. Recent project drivers include growth in Texas Dallas-Fort Worth transportation, Texas DOT (TXDOT) contract pursuit, and strategic expansion of land development and civil infrastructure practices.
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