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LJA Engineering, Inc.

Employee-owned (ESOP)HQ Houston, Texaslja.com

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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

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

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

Licences (board records)

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

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