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We help AEC firms navigate change.
From sustained M&A activity and the influence of private equity investment to the challenges of recruiting and retaining top talent and operationalizing new technologies, the pace of change in the AEC industry is brisk and the stakes are high.
The capacity to lead change and build organizational resilience is a competitive advantage for your firm. Helping you get there is the sole focus of ours.
70%
of acquisition value erosion stems from delayed or ineffective integration.
Source: KPMG
of acquisition value erosion stems from delayed or ineffective integration.
Source: KPMG
FOCUS:
M&A Integration
For AEC firms pursuing acquisitive growth, speed to integration is the key to realizing deal value. Revenue synergies depend on how quickly teams begin collaborating on projects and new service offerings. Cost savings depend on how fast duplicative processes and inefficiencies are eliminated. Both depend on disciplined knowledge transfer and strong cultural alignment.
Investing early to engage teams in structured knowledge-sharing accelerates integration, fast-tracks results, and strengthens long-term value creation.
70%
of acquisition value erosion stems from delayed or ineffective integration.
Source: KPMG
FOCUS:
M&A Integration
For AEC firms pursuing acquisitive growth, speed to integration is the key to realizing deal value. Revenue synergies depend on how quickly teams begin collaborating on projects and new service offerings. Cost savings depend on how fast processes are aligned and inefficiencies are eliminated. Both depend on engaging teams, sharing knowledge and expertise, and creating a culture of collaboration.
Successful integrations aren't just about checking boxes and merging systems, they're about people. Investing early to engage teams, build connections, and create sustainable knowledge-sharing practices helps you integrate faster, capture value sooner, and retain top talent for the long term.
80%
of organizations have change as part of their long-term vision.
95%
of organizations have undergone 2+ transformations in the past three years.
30%
of organizations feel confident about their change capabilities.
80%
of organizations have change as part of their long-term vision.
Source: Accenture Reinventing Change CxO Survey, 2024
95%
of organizations have undergone 2+ transformations in the past three years.
30%
of organizations feel confident about their change capabilities.
Organizational change is a consequential investment in time, money, and energy. When viewed narrowly and communicated poorly, change can lead to disruption and uncertainty, increasing resistance and eroding ROI. When viewed strategically and communicated clearly, change can be a singular opportunity for organizations to thrive: strengthening trust and credibility, elevating next-generation leaders, fostering organizational clarity, and building capacity for growth.
We help AEC firms thrive through change.
For many of our clients the vision of change is clear, but the path forward is not. They have questions: Where do we begin? When do we start talking about it? How do we implement change without impacting utilization and disrupting client delivery? Are our managers prepared to help advance the change?
We partner with clients to answer these questions and many others, providing a clear line of slight from initial vision to adoption and sustainment.
Clients come to us for help with all manner of organizational change from M&A integrations, strategy rollouts, and leadership transitions to enterprise-wide reorganizations, technology transformations, and new process and program launches. Our built-for-purpose process, developed specifically for AEC clients, is focused on building trust, inspiring positive action, providing actionable insights, advancing business objectives, and maximizing investment in change.
We also work with clients to plan for future change at the portfolio level, aligning initiatives with strategy and weighing key criteria to prioritize and pace change for maximum impact and minimal disruption.
We focus on working with AEC firms because we believe in the value firms deliver to clients, employees, partners, and communities and we understand the unique challenges AEC leaders face.
We bring deep industry experience, having led planning and communications for organizational change at ENR top-ranked global firms and small and mid-size engineering and environmental consulting companies.
Change as Opportunity
“Sara’s ability to think holistically and connect the dots makes her a valuable thought partner. Working with her through both structural reorganizations and M&A integrations, she is a true change agent with an innate ability to understand how information flows and connections are made throughout an organization.”
Todd Musterait
Chief Revenue Officer
BST Global
“Sara understands the entrepreneurial mindset and knows first-hand what it takes to build something from the ground up. She brings that business acumen to everything she does and couples it with her skills as a seasoned communicator to help bring teams together and build consensus to move forward.”
Mykel Douglas
CEO/Founder
QR Clear, Inc., The Douglas Agency