Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc.

Engineering | Planning | Infrastructure Solutions

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About the firm

Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. provides comprehensive planning, design, and management services to public and private sector clients. The practice serves local, state, and federal governments, commercial and residential developers, educational and healthcare institutions, industrial operators, and utilities. Consistently ranked among ENR's Top 500 Design Firms, it delivers in-house technical expertise spanning civil and municipal engineering, water and wastewater systems, transportation networks, environmental services, GIS, surveying, water resources, and agricultural conservation design.

Established
1962
Team
Large
Firm type
Civil Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Transportation Engineering · Water / Wastewater Engineering · Land Surveying · Landscape Architecture

Credentials

NRCS Technical Service Provider

People

Jason FralickPresident & CEO

Ed EllingerChief Operations Officer

Allen SnyderChief Financial Officer

Josh FoxChief Services Officer

Tom FarmarChief People Officer

Ryan AlbrightChief Marketing Officer

Mike SmetanaChief Innovation & Technology Officer

Capabilities

Municipal Engineering

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Provides comprehensive representation, capital improvement design, community planning, and asset management to support local governments.

  • Municipal Representation
  • Capital Improvement Planning & Design
  • Comprehensive Community Planning
  • Asset Management
  • Stormwater Management
  • Land Use Planning & Zoning
  • Land Development Reviews
  • Streetscape Design
  • Transportation & Bridge Design

Water & Wastewater Engineering

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Delivers solutions for drinking water supply, treatment, and distribution alongside wastewater collection, treatment, and biosolids management.

  • Water Treatment Plant Design
  • Wastewater Treatment Plant Design
  • Biosolids Management
  • Act 537 Planning
  • Water Distribution & Storage Design
  • Infiltration & Inflow Studies
  • Operations Assistance & Asset Management

Transportation Engineering

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Plans and designs highway, bridge, and multi-modal transit networks, incorporating traffic studies and regulatory compliance.

  • Highway & Roadway Design
  • Bridge Design & Inspection
  • Traffic Studies & Analyses
  • PENNDOT Compliance & Permits
  • Multi-Modal, Pedestrian & Trail Design

Environmental Services

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Performs site assessments, remediates brownfields, manages storage tanks, and conducts wetland and water supply studies.

  • Phase I/II/III Environmental Site Assessments
  • Brownfields Remediation & PA Act 2 Reports
  • Wetland Surveying, Delineation & Mitigation
  • Watershed Assessment & Protection
  • Underground Storage Tank Management

Land Development

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Coordinates site analysis, subdivision planning, zoning compliance, and landscape architecture for private and public developments.

  • Site Analysis, Planning & Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Wellpad/Pipeline Design & Permitting
  • Erosion & Sedimentation Control Plans
  • Trail & Greenway Design

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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Designs enterprise GIS databases, implements asset management applications, and develops custom utility mapping solutions.

  • Enterprise GIS Design & Implementation
  • Custom Tool & Application Development
  • Utility Management & Modeling
  • Mobile GIS & Field Data Collection

Utilizes advanced scanning and terrestrial measurement tools for boundary, topographic, ALTA, and utility surveys.

  • Boundary & Topographic Surveys
  • Terrestrial Laser Scanning
  • Bathymetric Surveys
  • ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys
  • Construction Layout Stakeout
  • Video Drone Services

Water Resources

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Models hydrologic systems, performs stream restorations, delineates floodplains, and handles MS4 compliance.

  • Stream Restoration Design
  • Floodplain Delineation, Mapping & Analysis
  • Hydrologic & Hydraulic Modeling
  • Dam Services
  • NPDES Permitting & MS4 Compliance

Guides community revitalization, corridor planning, green infrastructure feasibility, and zoning ordinance updates.

  • Comprehensive Plans
  • Zoning & Subdivision Ordinances
  • Grant Writing & Administration
  • Community Revitalization & Streetscape Plans

Agricultural Engineering

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Addresses nutrient management, soil conservation, and regulatory permitting for farm operators and environmental stakeholders.

  • Nutrient Management Plans
  • Waste Storage Facility Design
  • CAFO NPDES Permitting
  • Ag Erosion & Sediment Control Plans
  • Soil & Manure Sampling

Construction Phase Services

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Implements resident project representation, constructability reviews, and administration to verify design conformity.

  • Construction Management
  • Resident Project Representation
  • Claim Analysis & Disputes Resolution
  • Constructability Analysis

Capital Solutions

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Fosters financial resilience through municipal planning, utility rate studies, and grant management.

  • Grant/Loan Financing & Administration
  • Life Cycle Asset Management
  • Utility Rate/Cost of Service Studies
  • Stormwater Utility Development

Industries

Government · Federal · Commercial · Residential · Healthcare · Education · Hospitality · Industrial · Manufacturing · Oil & Gas · Transportation · Telecommunications · Agriculture · Water Supply · Wastewater · Stormwater & Flood Control · Highways & Roads · Bridges · Parks & Open Space · Land Development · Environmental & Remediation

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