Every fact below carries a source link and an as-of date. Informational only. Ownership statements are limited to primary announcements and filings.
- Headquarters
- Houston, TexasSource: lja.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
- Founded
- 1972, per the firm About page (John "Dutch" Lichliter established The Lichliter Company)Source: lja.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
- Ownership type
- Employee-owned (ESOP): firm About page describes employee-owners; DOL Form 5500 lists LJA Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanSource: lja.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
- Sponsor or parent
- Firm About page: Employee-Owned, Employee-Led; ESOP filing confirms planSource: lja.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
- Website
- lja.comSource: lja.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
Legal name, DBA and former names
- LJA Engineering, Inc.Source: lja.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- SAM UEI NFSNJ6H9MLP5 (as shown on the USAspending recipient record) and Texas TBPELS firm no. 1386.Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/5ec5a705-b9fc-efb1-16… · As of 2026-10-06
Offices
- 80+ offices across the country, per the firm About page.Source: lja.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
Ownership type
- Employee-owned (ESOP): firm About page describes employee-owners; DOL Form 5500 lists LJA Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan.Source: lja.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
Sponsor, parent or transaction
- Firm About page: Employee-Owned, Employee-Led; ESOP filing confirms plan.Source: lja.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
Services and markets
- Land development, public works, transportation, rail, energy, environmental, surveying and related engineering services.Source: lja.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
Leaders
- James Ross, PE, President and CEO.Source: lja.com/news/c-e-group-inc-joins-lja-en… · As of 2026-10-06
Licences (board records)
- Texas TBPELS roster lists LJA, Inc. (firm no. 1386, type NS, expires 2028-01-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
DOT prequalification
- TxDOT Active Precertified Firms lists LJA ENGINEERING, INC. with 109 areas of certification, renewal status MARCH 9, 2023 ( ACTIVE )Source: dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt8.htm · As of 2026-10-05
Federal awards (contracts)
- USAspending recipient record LJA ENGINEERING INC (Houston, TX), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $0, FY2025 $0 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/5ec5a705-b9fc-efb1-16… · As of 2026-10-06
ESOP plan data (Form 5500)
- DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-01-01: LJA ENGINEERING, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20251009163321NAL0011891472001), 2,470 active participants and total plan assets of $493,492,368 at year end.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-10-09
Public filings
- DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: LJA ENGINEERING, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20251009163321NAL0011891472001, 2,470 active participants); LJA ENGINEERING, INC. 401(K) PLAN (ACK_ID 20251009163826NAL0007319025001, 2,318 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-10-09
Rankings and awards
- Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
Sources of record
- https://www.lja.com/who-we-are/
- https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/5ec5a705-b9fc-efb1-16c7-6c5cb666387d-P/latest
- https://www.lja.com/news/c-e-group-inc-joins-lja-engineering-inc/
- https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
- https://www.dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt8.htm
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
- https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-1
Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.
