Employee Owned (Direct Ownership)

SALAS O’BRIEN
STRATEGY PLAYBOOK

"Advancing the human experience through the built environment by delivering optimized solutions for complex challenges."

Firm Scale & Reach

Team Size

4,900+ members

Offices

105+ across North America

Const. Value

$20B annual construction value

Annual Projects

17,300+ annual projects

Stakeholder Talk Tracks

Built Environment (BE)

"We offer 'one design, one team' integration for MEP, Structural, and Civil, ensuring no gaps in the vertical infrastructure."

Process & Manufacturing (P&M)

"We bridge the gap between facility shell design and industrial automation/robotics integration."

Mission Critical / Data Centers

"We provide hyperscale engineering and commissioning via the Ehvert platform to ensure 100% uptime reliability."

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

  • • Broad integrated service lines
  • • Sustainability-first positioning
  • • Proven merger integration playbook

Opportunities

  • • AI/Data Center power constraints
  • • Manufacturing digital transformation
  • • Mandatory Decarbonization regs

Weaknesses

  • • Broad portfolio can dilute specialized focus
  • • Integration complexity from high-frequency M&A

Threats

  • • Global Mega-firms (AECOM/WSP)
  • • Niche specialist boutiques