MEP engineering and building performance services for mission-critical facilities
Legence is a 5,000–10,000-person public company operating a portfolio of specialized engineering and construction brands focused on HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems across technology, life sciences, healthcare, and education sectors. The tech stack is heavily anchored in design and project management tools (AutoCAD, Revit, Procore, Bluebeam) rather than software-as-a-service platforms, which reflects a capital-intensive, hands-on services business.
Legence operates as a decentralized holding company of 16+ regional MEP engineering and construction brands, each serving local and regional markets. The core offering spans design, fabrication, installation, and maintenance of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, process piping, building controls, and renewable energy systems. The customer base is concentrated in four high-margin sectors: technology (data centers, office campuses), life sciences (labs, biotech facilities), healthcare (hospitals, clinics), and education (universities, research institutions). The company combines traditional engineering consulting with solar, battery storage, and EV charging deployment, positioning itself for the energy transition. Hiring is concentrated in engineering roles (197 of 247 active positions), with a large cohort of interns and senior staff, indicating apprenticeship-driven growth and technical depth.
Legence designs, fabricates, installs, and maintains HVAC, MEP systems, building controls, solar, and EV charging infrastructure for data centers, life sciences, healthcare, and education facilities. The company operates 16+ regional brands including A.O. Reed, Bel-Aire Mechanical, The Bowers Group, and others.
Design and engineering: AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD MEP, PVsyst. Project delivery: Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft Project. Audio/visual and controls: Crestron, Extron, Biamp, Shure. Solar: SolarEdge, Fronius. Collaboration: Microsoft Office, Outlook, Adobe Creative Cloud.
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