NV5 operates a geographically dispersed engineering services firm with 100+ offices across the US and internationally, serving infrastructure, utility, building, and environmental clients. The stack is dominated by Autodesk tools (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, BIM 360, Revit) and spatial platforms (ArcGIS, PostGIS, Esri), reflecting a field-engineering and design-focused operation. Notably, they're adopting OpenLineage while hiring heavily in engineering (288 roles) and data (15 roles) — suggesting a push toward data lineage and traceability across project workflows, likely driven by compliance mandates (DOD cybersecurity standards appear in pain points) and grid/infrastructure complexity.
Notable leadership hires: Finance Director, Field Crew Chief, Operations Director, Crew Chief, Survey Crew Chief
NV5 provides conformity assessment, engineering design, inspection, testing, and consulting across six verticals: conformity assessment, infrastructure support, utility services, environmental health sciences, buildings and technology, and geospatial. The firm serves public and private sector clients on projects spanning water systems, transportation, electrical infrastructure, healthcare facilities, and land development. With a primarily US-based workforce distributed across 100+ offices, NV5 manages complex, heavily regulated projects subject to budget and schedule constraints, risk mitigation requirements, and evolving compliance standards (particularly DOD cybersecurity and utility grid standards). Field and design teams rely on industry-standard CAD, BIM, and GIS platforms to plan, design, build, and certify infrastructure.
Primarily Autodesk tools (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, BIM 360), Esri spatial platforms (ArcGIS, PostGIS), Bluebeam for markup, Oracle for enterprise systems, and engineering-specific software (ETAP, HEC-RAS, SWMM). Recently adopting OpenLineage.
Current projects include overhead transmission line design, substation power delivery, green infrastructure, building security system design, transportation projects, healthcare facility acoustics, GIS mapping for municipalities, and IT/security renovations. Heavy focus on utility grid and building infrastructure.
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