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 serves the Clear Lake and NASA Corridor area including Kemah, Seabrook, and Webster, Texas — a waterfront, aerospace, and commercial growth hub at the intersection of Galveston County, Harris County, and the Space Center Houston corridor.
Engineering Services Starts With Us In Seabrook, 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 Seabrook, TX
Civil Engineering
Waterfront and bay-front site civil design for Kemah's marina and commercial district
Commercial site civil design for Webster's NASA Road 1 retail and medical corridor
Stormwater management for Clear Creek floodplain and bay-adjacent sites
TxDOT access permitting for NASA Road 1 and SH-146
Stormwater detention and grading design for Seabrook's tight bayfront terrain under Galveston County and Harris County drainage districts criteria
Water, sanitary sewer, and franchise-utility coordination with City of Seabrook for Seabrook developments
Structural Engineering
TWIA windstorm compliance for Galveston County properties
Waterfront structural design including marine and dock-adjacent facilities
Commercial structural framing for NASA corridor developments
Foundation design engineered for Galveston County coastal clay and tidal soils in Seabrook
Residential structural design custom homes, additions, and framing for Seabrook neighborhoods
Metal building and light-industrial structural framing for Seabrook commercial projects
Land Development
Waterfront residential and mixed-use platting under City of Seabrook standards
Coastal storm-surge, FEMA V-zone, and bulkhead/marina site design near Clear Lake Galveston County and Harris County drainage-district coordination
Elevated-structure and resilient site design for bayfront parcels
Tract land development from raw acreage to recorded final plat in Galveston County
Galveston County and Harris County drainage districts detention coordination and MUD/utility-district infrastructure design for Seabrook projects
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?
Clients around Seabrook usually want to know three things early: what Seabrook city staff will require, how Galveston Bay and Clear Lake affects the site, and what it will cost. JRH Engineering's engineers aim to answer calls and emails quickly and to explain next steps in plain terms.
Most Seabrook clients connect by phone or chat, and the Manvel office covers the Galveston Bay waterfront near Clear Lake. On a time-sensitive project in Childress, engineers met with the site and utility contractors one to three times a day; that working style can support elevated homes near Seabrook. See the Childress workforce camp project.
Civil, structural, and land development work has been JRH Engineering's focus since 2008. Around Seabrook, projects meet coastal clay, drainage toward Galveston Bay and Clear Lake, and review by Seabrook city staff.
Nearby published work includes the wedding venue structural design in Friendswood, roughly 10 miles away. Seabrook is part of JRH Engineering's Houston metro service area, one of 36 metro areas served across Texas, North Carolina, and Florida.
As a Structural Engineer for Seabrook projects, JRH Engineering starts with the ground: coastal clay can call for elevated or pile-supported systems that account for groundwater and flood exposure.
Soil: coastal clay, which can call for elevated or pile-supported systems that account for groundwater and flood exposure
Water: Galveston Bay and Clear Lake, which may affect finished-floor elevation
Parts of this area may fall within the TWIA designated catastrophe area, so windstorm design and WPI-8 certification can apply depending on the parcel.
Under Texas PE license F-10385, sealed plans are available for marina and waterfront projects, elevated homes, and other work near Seabrook.
WBE and WOSB certified
HUB-eligible
Supplier-diversity reporting on public and private work in Seabrook may draw on these certifications.
Without the large overhead of bigger firms, JRH Engineering can offer competitive fees and still maintain high standards.
Floodplain and drainage review near Galveston Bay and Clear Lake
Soil and foundation considerations for coastal clay
Utility availability and driveway and access permits along SH-146 and NASA Road 1
Real examples of this work are in real due diligence and feasibility studies. Free tools include a detention pond calculator and reference guides.
One recent project, the Childress, Texas data center workforce camp, moved from start to finished civil design in 26 days.
In the Galveston Bay waterfront near Clear Lake, schedules tend to hinge on drainage approval, utility coordination, and access permits. For elevated homes near Seabrook, phasing earthwork and utility design can shorten the critical path. Real schedules depend on the site, scope, and agencies involved in Seabrook.
Owners in Seabrook can reach the JRH Engineering team at (800) 227-9635, through the chatbot, or by the contact form.
JRH Engineering serves the Galveston Bay waterfront near Clear Lake from its Manvel office. JRH Engineering helps developers build right, from feasibility and site design through permit-ready, PE-sealed plans. For context, see the wedding venue structural design in Friendswood, roughly 10 miles away.
What JRH Provides
JRH Engineering's work around Seabrook spans these client types:
Owners of waterfront property in Seabrook: structural and civil design that accounts for Galveston Bay and Clear Lake.
Design professionals: PE-sealed structural plans for projects in the Galveston Bay waterfront near Clear Lake, informed by coastal clay.
Residential developers and builders: site layout, roads, sanitary sewer, and detention for elevated homes in Seabrook, with attention to coastal clay and drainage toward Galveston Bay and Clear Lake.
Owners of restaurant sites: civil design that coordinates drainage, paving, and utilities in the Galveston Bay waterfront near Clear Lake.
JRH Engineering has practiced civil, structural, and land development engineering since 2008 from its Manvel, Texas headquarters.
From Manvel, JRH Engineering covers Seabrook, Harris County (Clear Lake area), and neighboring communities.
Neighboring communities served include Kemah, League City, and Webster.
The Houston metro service area that includes Seabrook is one of 36 across Texas, North Carolina, and Florida.
Nearby examples from JRH Engineering's case study library:
the wedding venue structural design in Friendswood, roughly 10 miles away: shows structural thinking applied to a challenging site.
the Decker Drive site expansion in Baytown, roughly 10 miles away: relevant to yard, drainage, and foundation work around Seabrook.
the 42-acre I-45 and Scarsdale business park in Houston, roughly 15 miles away: a reference for restaurant sites like those in Seabrook.
Browse all case studies or see due diligence and feasibility studies.
Budget, schedule, and quality drive most decisions on a Seabrook project. JRH Engineering offers these practices:
A site check up front: floodplain, coastal clay, utilities, and access are reviewed early.
Complimentary estimate or consultation for your Seabrook project: call (800) 227-9635 or use the contact form.
Phased packages let site work start sooner on elevated homes, as they did on a Childress project completed in 26 days.
A clear scope. JRH Engineering prepares permit-ready, PE-sealed plans; your contractor or a permitting company secures the permit from Seabrook city staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where Clear Lake meets Galveston Bay, what makes Seabrook building tricky?
The waterfront is surge-exposed, so JRH elevates on piles, hardens against wind, and manages bayfront drainage for homes and marinas.
What foundation suits Seabrook's bayfront lots?
JRH uses elevated pile and pier foundations with Gulf hurricane framing.
Can JRH plat a Seabrook waterfront tract?
Yes; we handle Galveston County floodplain, surge, and drainage review. Contact (800) 227-9635.