About ACEC/PA
The story of ACEC/PA members begins with their deeply held belief in the power of engineering to deliver infrastructure that drives quality of life and economic growth. Indeed, engineers bring infrastructure to life. ACEC/PA further believes that engineering fulfills the promise of infrastructure only if consulting firms are well positioned and prepared to serve.
That’s why ACEC/PA’s mission is to foster and advocate for member firms’ business interests. ACEC/PA aligns all its energy, resources, and activities to support this mission through advocacy, partnering and networking. ACEC/PA is the only association that provides advocacy specifically for consulting engineers. Consequently, ACEC/PA’s vision is to be the go-to association for advocacy specifically for engineering consulting firms and their partner organizations. While open to many forms of engineering consulting firms, ACEC/PA represents infrastructure consulting firms with a focus on transportation for public agencies.
Consequently, ACEC/PA’s vision is to be the go-to association for advocacy specifically for engineering consulting firms and their partner organizations. While open to many forms of engineering consulting, ACEC/PA represents infrastructure consulting firms with a focus on transportation for public agencies. The American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania (ACEC/PA) is the largest statewide organization of engineers engaged in the practice of consulting engineering. Comprised of more than 120 independent engineering firms throughout the commonwealth representing over 11,000 engineers, land surveyors, scientists, technicians, and other professionals; ACEC/PA is the only association devoted exclusively to the promotion and enhancement of the business interests and profitability of engineering firms with offices in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Our goal is to enable member firms to provide quality engineering services in the best interest of their clients and the public.
ACEC/PA presents a strong, unified voice for the profession and maintains a close working relationship with state departments and agencies as rules, regulations and contracting principles are developed and adopted.
Together with the American Council Engineering Companies (ACEC), ACEC/PA provides executives of private engineering firms with the tools and educational opportunities to be better business owners and managers.
What is a Consulting Engineer
A consulting engineer provides expertise and leadership in the planning, design, modification, or rehabilitation of public and private infrastructure. Consulting engineers are registered professional who practice in many disciplines, including civil, structural, sanitary, environmental, mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, chemical, industrial and agricultural engineering.
Consulting engineers are involved in designing virtually every construction and renovation project in the nation, from bridges and prisons to water purification plants and energy-efficient generation and distribution systems. They design ventilation and electrical systems for new hospitals, figure out how to build tunnels through mountains without disturbing the local wildlife, and renovate wastewater treatment systems for bustling cities. And they solve environmental and ecological problems.
As a catalyst in the problem-solving process, consulting engineers lead teams of multi-disciplined professionals on complex technical projects. They also serve as expert advisors to local, state and federal government agencies, and to private businesses and industries. Consulting engineers serve these public and private clients from preliminary survey and analysis through final design and construction.