Pape-Dawson Engineers

Legal name, DBA and former names

• Operating brand Pape-Dawson. Texas board records list the legal entities Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC (firm no. 470) and Pape-Dawson Group, Inc. (firm no. 1356)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

• Texas TBPELS firm numbers 470 and 1356.Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04

Offices

• Locations page lists offices in 10 states: Texas, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama, Arizona, Kansas and Kentucky.Source: pape-dawson.com/locations · As of 2026-10-05

Ownership type

• PE-backed with a minority growth investment: Palm Beach Capital invested in 2023; the Dawson family and management stayed majority owners and kept operational control, per the firm's announcement.Source: businesswire.com/news/home/20230420005725/en/Pap… · As of 2023-04-20

Sponsor, parent or transaction

• Sponsor Palm Beach Capital lists Pape-Dawson Engineers in its portfolio with a date of investment of 2023-04-10.Source: pbcap.com/our-portfolio/pape-dawson-engin… · As of 2026-10-05

Services and markets

• Land development, transportation engineering, water and wastewater, stormwater, surveying and geospatial, aviation, project delivery, power and energy, structural, telecommunications, environmental, planning, landscape architecture, GIS and site selection services.Source: pape-dawson.com · As of 2026-10-05

Leaders

• Gene Dawson, Jr., P.E., Chairman.Source: pape-dawson.com/leadership · As of 2026-10-05
• Trey Dawson, III, P.E., President.Source: pape-dawson.com/leadership · As of 2026-10-05
• Sam Dawson, P.E., Chief Executive Officer.Source: pape-dawson.com/leadership · As of 2026-10-05
• David Motarjeme, Chief Financial Officer.Source: pape-dawson.com/leadership · As of 2026-10-05
• Alex Childers, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions and Integration.Source: pape-dawson.com/leadership · As of 2026-10-05

Deals

• Palm Beach Capital growth investment in Pape-Dawson, April 2023 (see ownership)Source: pbcap.com/our-portfolio/pape-dawson-engin… · As of 2026-10-05

Licences (board records)

• Texas TBPELS roster lists Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC (firm no. 470, type NS, expires 2028-07-31) and Pape-Dawson Group, Inc. (firm no. 1356, 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 PAPE-DAWSON CONSULTING ENGINEERS, LLC with 123 areas of certification, renewal status dated March 1, 2023 (ACTIVE)Source: dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt1.htm · As of 2026-10-05

Public filings

• DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024: PAPE-DAWSON CONSULTING ENGINEERS, LLC. EMPLOYEE 401K PLAN (ACK_ID 20250701144206NAL0030849666001), NAICS 541330, 1725 active participants.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-07-01

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

News timeline

• 2023-04-20: announced strategic partnership with Palm Beach Capital.Source: businesswire.com/news/home/20230420005725/en/Pap… · As of 2023-04-20

Sources of record

1. https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
2. https://www.pbcap.com/our-portfolio/pape-dawson-engineers/
3. https://www.pape-dawson.com/locations/
4. https://www.pape-dawson.com/
5. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230420005725/en/Pape-Dawson-Engineers-Inc.-Announces-Strategic-Partnership-With-Palm-Beach-Capital
6. https://www.pape-dawson.com/leadership/
7. https://www.dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt1.htm
8. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
9. https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-1