Pape-Dawson Engineers: Ownership, HQ and Public Records

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Headquarters: San Antonio, TexasSource: pbcap.com/our-portfolio/pape-dawson-engin…
Founded: Serving communities since 1965, per the firm's website descriptionSource: pape-dawson.com
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 announcementSource: businesswire.com/news/home/20230420005725/en/Pap…
Sponsor or parent: Sponsor Palm Beach Capital lists Pape-Dawson Engineers in its portfolio with a date of investment of 2023-04-10Source: pbcap.com/our-portfolio/pape-dawson-engin…
Website: pape-dawson.comSource: pape-dawson.com

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

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

Texas TBPELS firm numbers 470 and 1356.Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip

Offices

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

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…

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…

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

Leaders

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

Deals

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

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

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

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…

Rankings and awards

Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi…

News timeline

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

Sources of record

Ownership tag: Private equity backed. Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.