toggle menu Why PRIME AE Leadership Why PRIME AE Connecting. Creating. Conserving. Community. These are the words we live by. PRIME AE is a multi-discipline engineering and architecture firm that connects with clients to find solutions for their complex challenges, while making the most of client resources. Our professionals have decades of experience in working with the toughest of issues. They creatively design, develop, implement, and maintain the infrastructure, facilities, and amenities needed to create world-class communities, while conserving our shared natural resources with sustainable design practices. We incorporate these ideals into our projects: to serve our local communities, and to make them better places to live, work, and thrive. AWARDS RANKINGS 2020/2021 2020 ACEC/MD Engineering Excellence Award Finalist, Rehabilitation of Anacostia Freeway Bridges over Nicholson Street Ohio Business Magazine – 2020 Best Workplaces in Ohio (4th year in a row!) 2021 ACEC/OH Engineering Excellence Award for South Main Street Corridor and State Street Bridge National Recognition Award in the ACEC 2021 Engineering Excellence competition for South Main Street Corridor and State Street Bridge 2007 42 Prime Engineering, Inc. (PEI) was founded by Kumar Buvanendaran and Jay Jayanthan as a spinoff of the Maryland and Pennsylvania offices of Prime Engineering and Architecture (PEA) with 42 employees. 2008/ 2012 110 7 PEI acquires United International Corporation (UIC) and Prime Engineering and Architecture, and increases its employees by 160% (from 42 to 110 employees). 2013 150 10 PEI renames to PRIME AE Group, Inc. (PRIME AE). PRIME AE acquires Gulf Coast Architectural Group and merges with 3SG Corporation, further growing the number of offices and staff. 2014 255 11 PRIME AE acquires MEP Engineering Solutions, Inc. and MCS Consulting, Inc. 2015/ 2016 330 13 10 PRIME AE acquires John M. McDonald Engineering, PC and Ward Associates. PRIME AE is ranked #329 on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms for the very first time and wins numerous awards. 2017 400+ 13 16 PRIME AE acquires P&L Systems and wins a record number of awards, including one of Ohio’s Best Workplaces, a 2017 Fast 50 Honoree from Columbus Business First magazine, and is ranked #228 (previously #329) on ENR’s List of Top 500 Firms in the nation for 2017. 2018 400+ 14 8 PRIME AE expands its Virginia operations by adding an office in Richmond, VA. PRIME AE expands its architecture operations with the acquisition of Braun & Steidl Architects. 2019/ 2020 400+ 17 PRIME AE enters into a strategic partnership with NewHold Enterprises LLC. PRIME AE acquires Integrated Engineering. 2021 400+ 17 PRIME AE acquires Penza Bailey Architects Join Our Team Find your next career and become a part of the winning team! LEARN MORE PRIME AE puts the interests of the City first, and works to ensure effective outcomes in the most efficient manner possible. Sheila O’Malley Director of Economic Development, City of Ansonia GET EMAIL UPDATES website: substance151 © 2021 PRIME AE Group, Inc. / Contact / Privacy