Overflow Civil Engineering Support for Firms Who Need Extra Hands
We handle CAD production, permit sets, and design work so your engineers can focus on client relationships and winning new projects.
- Free consultation
- Complete Project Submittal
- Faster Project Delivery
- +285 Projects Completed
- +40 Engineers Team
When Your Firm Need Support
Common triggers:
- Project backlog overwhelming your in-house drafting capacity
- Water/wastewater components on projects your firm doesn’t specialize in
- RFP opportunities requiring utility expertise you don’t have in-house
- CAD production bottlenecks keeping engineers stuck on drafting instead of design
- Offshore drafting work requiring extensive rework and quality fixes
- Growth opportunities that would require hiring full-time staff you’re not ready for
Early overflow support helps engineering firms deliver projects on time, win larger contracts, and keep principals focused on client relationships instead of late-night CAD work.
Why Choose Us
How We Help Engineering Firms Grow Capacity
We focus on PE-reviewed deliverables, clean communication, and flexible support that plugs in only when you need it.
Instant Capacity Without
Hiring
We handle CAD production, plan sets, and design work when your team is at capacity, so you can take on more projects without the overhead of permanent staff. Water/wastewater design, civil site plans, profiles, and permit submittals delivered under your direction. You get reliable engineering support without recruiting, training, or managing additional employees.
PE-Reviewed Quality You Can Trust
Our work is reviewed by a U.S. licensed PE before delivery. Site plans, drainage calculations, utility designs, and construction documents meet your standards the first time. We know what reviewers expect because we’ve completed 265+ projects across multiple states. No more fixing offshore work at midnight or dealing with incomplete deliverables that require extensive rework.
Flexible Engagement, No Long-Term Contracts
We work on your terms, handling overflow when you’re busy and stepping back when you’re not. Hourly or project-based pricing with no minimums or monthly commitments. Use us for a single task or ongoing support as your back-pocket resource. Your firm maintains control, we handle execution, delivered white-label under your brand to protect client relationships.
What We Do For You!
We support engineering firms with civil-focused overflow work that integrates cleanly with your project management and client relationships.
Concept Planning
Project Permitting
Construction Drawings
Grading and Drainage Design
Utility Coordination
Paving and Site Layout
Kiosk Site Planning
Concept Planning
Your firm wins a project and needs preliminary layouts and cost estimates fast. We develop concept plans that show site constraints, preliminary grading, utility routing, and infrastructure requirements. You get feasibility-level drawings and cost estimates to present to your client without pulling your engineers off other projects. We evaluate topography, drainage patterns, utility access, and site-specific challenges so you can provide clear go/no-go recommendations during early project phases.
Project Permitting
Your client needs city approvals and you’re managing multiple permit submittals simultaneously. We prepare site plans, drainage studies, utility plans, and grading plans formatted to local jurisdiction standards. Whether it’s Texas cities, Colorado municipalities, or California counties, we know what plan reviewers expect and structure applications to move through review cleanly. You maintain the client relationship and project management while we handle the technical submittal preparation and respond to reviewer comments.
Construction Drawings
Your team has the design locked in but needs complete plan sets produced for bidding and construction. We generate full civil drawing packages in AutoCAD Civil 3D including site grading, drainage, utilities, paving, erosion control, and all associated details. Every sheet includes plans, profiles, sections, specifications, and construction notes that contractors can bid and build from. All work is PE-reviewed before delivery to your firm, giving you biddable documents without tying up your engineers in CAD production.
Grading and Drainage Design
Your project needs detailed grading plans and stormwater management but your team is focused on other project components. We design grading that handles site-specific soil conditions, meets detention requirements, and satisfies local drainage standards. This includes building pad elevations, drainage swales and inlets, detention pond sizing, outlet structures, and pipe networks. We run hydraulic calculations using AutoCAD SSA and HydroFlow Express to verify every system component is sized correctly for design storms and regulatory requirements.
Utility Coordination
Your site plan needs water, sewer, and utility routing but coordinating with multiple providers is eating up project time. We handle utility layouts, service verification, load calculations, and coordination with utility companies. This includes sizing water and sewer mains, routing utilities to avoid conflicts, preparing plans that meet utility company standards, and managing submittal/approval processes. We coordinate directly with providers through design reviews, respond to their comments, and deliver approved utility plans ready for construction.
Paving and Site Layout
Your project requires parking lot design, access drives, and ADA-compliant circulation but your engineers are managing other priorities. We design complete paving plans including pavement sections for local conditions and traffic loads, base preparation specifications, drainage integration, striping and signage layouts, and curb/sidewalk details. Our designs balance upfront construction cost with long-term performance, and we provide complete details contractors need for accurate bidding and proper construction.
Kiosk Site Planning
Your client needs drive-through facilities, ATM kiosks, or similar structures with specific circulation and stacking requirements. We design kiosk sites that handle vehicle flow, prevent backups onto public streets, provide adequate stacking for peak periods, route utilities without pavement conflicts, and meet ADA access requirements. We coordinate with your client’s architects and equipment suppliers to ensure everything fits and functions correctly, delivering site layouts that work operationally from day one.
Designed for Workflows
Engineering firms handling overflow work face unique challenges, including:
- Project backlogs that exceed in-house drafting capacity
- Water/wastewater expertise gaps on projects outside core specialization
- Tight turnaround requirements when multiple deadlines converge
- Quality control concerns with offshore or freelance support
- Need to maintain client relationships while delegating technical work
- Growth opportunities that don’t justify permanent staff additions
We understand engineering firm workflows and partnership dynamics. Our support integrates seamlessly with your project management processes, not idealized assumptions. We’ve worked with firms across multiple states, handling everything from single CAD tasks to complete project scopes, and we know what works for maintaining quality while protecting client relationships.
Why PE-Reviewed Overflow Support Matters
Engineering overflow support is critical for firm growth, impacting capacity, profitability, and client satisfaction.
Poorly executed or unreliable overflow support leads to:
- Deliverables requiring extensive rework and quality fixes
- Missed deadlines when support isn’t available or responsive
- Client relationship damage from substandard work delivered under your name
- Engineers pulled away from design to fix drafting errors
- Lost revenue opportunities when you can’t take on additional projects
Well-executed overflow engineering support:
- Delivers clean, PE-reviewed work that meets your standards the first time
- Provides reliable capacity when you need it without long-term commitments
- Protects your client relationships through white-label delivery
- Frees your engineers to focus on design decisions and client management
- Enables growth without the overhead and risk of permanent hiring
The goal: overflow support that helps you deliver more projects successfully, without delays, quality issues, or problems that undermine your firm’s reputation.
Why Engineering Firms Choose Modern Engineering Solutions
Modern Engineering Solutions helps engineering firms expand capacity so projects stay on track. Whether you’re managing overflow CAD work, adding water/wastewater expertise to your service offering, or preparing for RFP opportunities, we provide reliable engineering support that works under your direction.
We handle CAD Production, Water/Wastewater Design, Site Planning, Utility Coordination, and Construction Drawings—delivered white-label under your brand. These services work together to help you take on more projects, win larger contracts, and keep your team focused on high-value client work instead of production tasks.
Contact us today to discuss your overflow needs. We’ll help you evaluate how engineering support can expand your firm’s capacity, protect project timelines, and enable growth without hiring risk. Let’s work together as your back-pocket engineering resource.
Talk to an Engineer
If your firm is managing project overflow or pursuing opportunities that require additional engineering capacity, we can help define the fastest path to reliable support.
Share your current project load and capacity challenges, and we will review how overflow engineering support can help you deliver more projects, maintain quality standards, and grow your firm without hiring permanent staff.