JRH Engineering, a licensed engineering firm with 19 years of experience in civil, structural, and land development. JRH Engineering is a licensed civil and structural engineering firm founded in 2008, headquartered at 6520 Masters, Manvel, Texas 77578, with offices in Houston TX, Charlotte NC, and Orlando FL. Certified WBE, WOSB, and HUB-eligible. Connect with us: (800) 227-9635 | sales@jrhengineering.net | jrhengineering.net. Texas Firm Registration Number F-10385, Florida Engineering Business Registry Number 38516, and North Carolina Firm License Number P-3118.
JRH Engineering provides civil engineering, structural engineering, and land development services throughout the Katy, Texas market — one of the fastest-growing suburban corridors in the Houston metro area, spanning Harris, Fort Bend, and Waller Counties along Interstate 10 West. Katy's rapid residential and commercial growth creates consistent demand for civil engineers experienced with multi-county regulatory coordination, large-scale subdivision design, and retail and commercial site development.
Engineering Services Starts With Us In Katy, TX
As leading civil engineering consultants,
we provide full-service solutions for a wide range of projects.
From land planning to large-scale infrastructure projects, our civil engineering services cover every aspect of your project.
Our licensed professional engineers specialize in structural engineering, offering consultation, structural analysis, structural system design, and sustainable design.
Our expertise ensures that every structural element is designed and implemented to the highest standards of safety and functionality.
JRH Engineering provides land development services to help transform raw land into thriving communities.
We support developers from early site feasibility and conceptual lot layout through subdivision planning, infrastructure design, and permitting support.
What JRH Engineering Offers In Katy, TX
Civil Engineering
Residential subdivision civil design for the Katy ISD growth corridor
Commercial site plan design for retail, mixed-use, and industrial developments along I-10 and the Grand Parkway (SH-99)
Stormwater detention pond design under Harris County, Fort Bend County, and Waller County drainage standards each with different requirements on multi-county sites
TxDOT access permitting for developments on I-10 and SH-99 Buffalo Bayou and Cane Island Branch floodplain analysis, FEMA mapping, and drainage design for Katy sites
Water, sanitary sewer, and franchise-utility coordination with numerous active MUD districts for Katy developments
Structural Engineering
Foundation design for Katy's expansive clay soils particularly post-tension slab systems for residential and commercial construction
Metal building structural design for Katy's growing industrial park market along the Energy Corridor
Residential structural design custom homes, additions, and framing for Katy neighborhoods
Pool and outdoor-living structural engineering for Katy's residential market
Retaining-wall and post-tension slab structural design for Katy subdivisions
Foundation design engineered for Katy's expansive clay in Katy
Land Development
Master-planned community design and platting
Commercial pad site development and permitting
MUD infrastructure design Katy area has dozens of active MUD districts
Tract land development from raw acreage to recorded final plat in Harris County
Buffalo Bayou and Cane Island Branch
FEMA floodplain and base-flood-elevation analysis for Katy tracts
Pre-purchase feasibility and entitlement due-diligence studies for Katy-area land buyers
JRH Engineering has designed residential subdivisions, multifamily communities, and specialty residential developments across Texas and North Carolina, from small infill lot splits to master-planned neighborhoods spanning hundreds of acres. Our civil engineering scope includes road layout, detention pond sizing, sanitary sewer extension, floodplain mitigation, and multi-agency permitting from raw acreage through final plat approval, along with site development for mobile home parks and RV resorts. Projects include Terra Estates, Parkside Trails, Afton Lake, and Magnolia Trails in Texas, and a residential subdivision in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, among many other completed developments across Texas, Florida and North Carolina.
JRH Engineering provides civil engineering design for commercial and retail developments across Texas, including office condo business parks, drive-through restaurants, bank replacements, and self-storage facilities. Our work typically includes site grading, drainage and detention design, utility coordination, and multi-agency permitting through TxDOT, municipal, and drainage district review. Projects include Nelson Rd. Office Condos in Katy, HTeaO and Dairy Queen restaurant sites in Pearland and Manvel, the Hometown Bank replacement in Galveston, and self-storage facilities in Waller and Athens, Texas — a sample of JRH's broader commercial site development portfolio.
JRH Engineering delivers civil and structural engineering for industrial sites, warehouse facilities, and pre-engineered metal buildings across Texas and Florida. Services include site grading and drainage design for warehouse and fabrication facility expansions, floodplain compliance for industrial sites, and structural foundation design for pre-engineered metal buildings, coordinated with each manufacturer's building and anchor bolt layout. Projects include warehouse expansions in Houston, Channelview, and Baytown, Texas; a small-bay warehouse in Cocoa, Florida; and metal building foundation design in Katy, Montgomery, Alvin, and Lucas, Texas — representing a portion of JRH's industrial and warehouse engineering experience.
JRH Engineering provides civil engineering design for schools, churches, and athletic facilities across Texas. Our work includes ADA-compliant site design for private school campuses, worship center expansions and parking, and athletic facility development, including batting cage facilities and sports complex expansions built within floodplain constraints. Projects include Llano Christian Academy, First Church of Pearland, the Lutheran South Academy sports complex, and batting cage facilities for the Houston Astros RBI program and Fort Bend Christian Academy, among other institutional projects JRH has completed.
JRH Engineering's structural engineering team provides PE-sealed structural design for residential, commercial, and industrial projects across Texas, North Carolina, and Florida. Our work includes custom home foundation and framing design — including post-tension slab foundations engineered for expansive clay soils and helical pile foundations for challenging soil conditions — as well as load-bearing wall analysis for high-rise condominiums and heavy industrial structural design, including deep pile foundation systems engineered for overhead crane loading. Projects include custom homes across North Carolina, Texas, and Florida, a load-bearing wall analysis in Boca Raton, Florida, and the Southwest Shipyards barge construction facility in Galveston, Texas — a sample of JRH's structural engineering work across all three states.
JRH Engineering provides traffic and infrastructure engineering for time-sensitive civil projects across Texas, including intersection reconfiguration and airpark expansion. Our work includes fast-tracked, multi-agency permitting and traffic control planning for projects requiring coordination between municipal, county, and state agencies. Projects include an intersection reconfiguration at the Port of Galveston to accommodate an oversized wind turbine blade convoy, and the Wolfe Airpark expansion in Manvel, Texas.
We help developers build right
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Site development design
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Grading plans
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Stormwater compliance
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Detention & retention pond design
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SWPPP design plans
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Infiltration trench design
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Site utility design
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Jurisdictional wetlands & compliance
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Site environmental assessment
About JRH Engineering
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Leading civil, structural engineering and land development firm serving Texas, North Carolina, and Florida.
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Since 2008, we've delivered high-quality, efficient, and innovative solutions.
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Passionate about turning clients' development dreams into reality with local expertise.
Certifications: Certified Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB).
Locations Served
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Texas: Strong presence in Dallas, Houston, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Austin, Galveston Bay, San Antonio, and statewide.
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North Carolina: Serving Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, and the entire state.
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Florida: Expertise in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, and all districts.
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Structural framing design
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Foundation engineering
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Metal building design
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Pool engineering
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Windstorm engineering services
About JRH Engineering
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Leading civil, structural engineering and land development firm serving Texas, North Carolina, and Florida.
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Since 2008, we've delivered high-quality, efficient, and innovative solutions.
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Passionate about turning clients' development dreams into reality with local expertise.
Certifications: Certified Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB).
Locations Served
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Texas: Strong presence in Dallas, Houston, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Austin, Galveston Bay, San Antonio, and statewide.
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North Carolina: Serving Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, and the entire state.
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Florida: Expertise in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, and all districts.
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Residential site development
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Commercial site development
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Industrial site development
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Subdivision design
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Permitting & regulatory coordination
About JRH Engineering
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Leading civil, structural engineering and land development firm serving Texas, North Carolina, and Florida.
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Since 2008, we've delivered high-quality, efficient, and innovative solutions.
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Passionate about turning clients' development dreams into reality with local expertise.
Certifications: Certified Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB).
Locations Served
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Texas: Strong presence in Dallas, Houston, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Austin, Galveston Bay, San Antonio, and statewide.
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North Carolina: Serving Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, and the entire state.
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Florida: Expertise in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, and all districts.
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Large-Scale Multifamily Development
Commercial Retail Development
Residential Subdivisions
Drive-Through Commercial Site
Notable JRH Clients
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JRH Office Locations
Why Choose JRH Engineering?
Large master-planned communities and office, retail, and distribution along I-10 and the Grand Parkway give Katy projects their own character, and decisions go more smoothly when the engineer is easy to reach. Licensed engineers at JRH Engineering stay in direct contact with clients from kickoff to submittal.
Most Katy clients connect by phone or chat, and the Houston office covers the I-10 West corridor.
As a licensed engineering firm founded in 2008, JRH Engineering covers the civil, structural, and land development needs of projects in the I-10 West corridor. Large master-planned communities and office, retail, and distribution along I-10 and the Grand Parkway shape much of the work around Katy, and the engineering fundamentals stay the same: drainage, utilities, access, and foundations.
See the Cane Island Parkway office condo park in Katy. The Houston metro service area, which includes Katy, is one of 36 that JRH Engineering covers in Texas, North Carolina, and Florida.
For office condo parks in Katy, structural design often begins with a geotechnical report and a look at flood exposure near Buffalo Bayou and Cane Island Branch drainage. Typical solutions include post-tension slabs or drilled pier systems designed for clay movement, with elevation checked against the flood zone.
Even away from the coast, structures in Katy are designed to the adopted building code for wind and to the parcel's flood zone. Past structural work by JRH Engineering includes post-tension slabs, helical piles, and deep pile foundations.
WBE and WOSB certification, plus HUB eligibility, are part of JRH Engineering's profile as a woman-owned firm. For private and public projects in Harris County, WBE, WOSB, and HUB status may open additional opportunities.
Plans for Harris County projects carry the seal of a licensed Professional Engineer (Texas PE license F-10385). The same credentials apply for neighboring communities such as Fulshear and Brookshire.
JRH Engineering's lean structure helps keep its fees competitive.
A pre-purchase look at a Katy property can flag Buffalo Bayou and Cane Island Branch drainage, expansive clay, and access issues while the contract is still open. Review real due diligence and feasibility studies to see how early checks are documented.
Speed on a Katy job comes from preparation: a clear scope, early site checks of expansive clay and Buffalo Bayou and Cane Island Branch drainage, and prompt answers to review comments.
The Childress, Texas data center workforce camp civil design took 26 days, from August 10 to September 4, 2027. In Harris County, a phased approach to residential subdivisions may let site work begin before the drawings are final.
No two schedules are identical, which is why scope and site conditions get reviewed first.
Whether the plan is office condo parks or something else in the I-10 West corridor, call (800) 227-9635 to start the conversation.
The Houston office is roughly 25 miles from Katy. JRH Engineering helps developers build right, from feasibility and site design through permit-ready, PE-sealed plans. Questions about expansive clay or Buffalo Bayou and Cane Island Branch drainage near Katy are good ones to bring to the first call.
What JRH Provides
Project owners in the I-10 West corridor often fit one of these profiles:
Homebuilders and landowners: lot grading, drainage, and utility collaboration near Katy, including municipal utility district (MUD) collaboration.
Commercial property owners: grading, drainage, parking, and utility plans for office condo parks in Katy, with access coordinated along I-10, SH-99 (Grand Parkway), and FM 1463.
Architects and builders: structural design for office condo parks in Katy, with foundations suited to expansive clay.
Industrial users: civil design for warehouse and industrial buildings, coordinated with Harris, Fort Bend, and Waller County requirements, depending on the tract.
Founded in 2008, JRH Engineering works from offices in Manvel and Houston, Texas, plus Charlotte, North Carolina, and Orlando, Florida.
JRH Engineering serves Katy and the I-10 West corridor from Houston and Manvel.
Also covered nearby: Fulshear, Brookshire, and Richmond.
Near Katy, JRH Engineering's published work includes:
the Cane Island Parkway office condo park in Katy: a reference for office condo parks like those in Katy.
the school batting cage facility in Sugar Land, roughly 15 miles away: relevant to parking, drainage, and ADA site work for institutions.
the Sillman Street office warehouse in Sealy, roughly 20 miles away: relevant to yard, drainage, and foundation work around Katy.
More projects are in the case study library, and pre-purchase examples are in the due diligence and feasibility studies.
Budget, schedule, and quality drive most decisions on a Katy project. JRH Engineering offers these practices:
Complimentary estimate or consultation: start at (800) 227-9635 or through the contact form.
Phasing for speed: on office condo parks, earthwork can begin while utility plans are finished; a Childress project reached completed civil design in 26 days.
Coordination with Katy city staff and the drainage and utility parties that affect the I-10 West corridor.
Direct access to engineers by phone, by email at sales@jrhengineering.net, or through the chatbot in the lower right corner of the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is detention design the make-or-break step for Katy developments?
Katy's old rice prairie is nearly flat, so runoff has nowhere to go; JRH sizes detention basins and outfalls precisely to Harris and Fort Bend criteria, which is the difference between an approvable plat and a flooded one.
How are new Katy neighborhoods getting their water and sewer?
Most rely on Municipal Utility Districts, so JRH designs the MUD utilities and coordinates district creation alongside the Grand Parkway growth.
Can JRH lay out a master-planned community west of Katy?
Yes; from prairie grading to recorded plat, we engineer the subdivision, detention, and TxDOT access. Contact (800) 227-9635.