Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Engineering & Environmental Consulting Services
Tighe & Bond has been a leader in engineering, design, planning, and environmental consulting services for over a century. Founded in 1911, the company has evolved to meet client needs while maintaining a focus on innovation, technical expertise, and client relationships. As an employee-owned firm since 1998, staff are deeply invested in project outcomes and client success. The company offers concept-to-completion expertise in engineering, landscape architecture, environmental consulting, and transportation services across the Northeast. Its multidisciplinary approach combines creativity with practicality to address complex challenges in infrastructure, environmental compliance, and community development.Services include building engineering, coastal resilience, hazardous materials remediation, and transportation planning. The firm emphasizes attention to detail, project advocacy, and sustainable solutions tailored to client and stakeholder needs. With offices throughout the Northeast, Tighe & Bond serves public and private clients in education, energy, government, industrial, and real estate sectors. Its legacy of technical excellence and client-centric philosophy ensures enduring partnerships and impactful project outcomes.
Services
Environmental Consulting
Transportation Engineering
Landscape Architecture
Building Services
Planning
Details
- Year established: 1911
Highlights and features
- We offer over 100 years of experience in engineering and environmental consulting
- Our employee-owned structure ensures staff investment in project success
- We provide concept-to-completion expertise across multiple disciplines
- Our teams include Massachusetts Licensed Site Professionals and LEED-certified engineers
- We maintain regional focus with nationwide technical capabilities
Services
Environmental Consulting
Our environmental consulting services provide comprehensive solutions from site assessment to remediation. We help clients navigate regulatory compliance, manage hazardous materials, and implement sustainable practices. Our team includes licensed site professionals, certified hazardous materials managers, and environmental scientists with expertise in wetland delineation, sediment evaluation, and regulatory negotiations. We support industrial, municipal, and institutional clients with brownfield redevelopment, PFAS assessment, and climate resiliency planning across the Northeast region.
Transportation Engineering
We deliver transportation engineering services including roadway design, traffic analysis, and bridge assessment. Our multidisciplinary teams handle complete streets projects, intersection safety improvements, and pavement management. With expertise in federal and state transportation programs, we help municipalities secure funding for infrastructure upgrades. Our services cover the full project lifecycle from planning and permitting to construction administration, ensuring safe, efficient mobility solutions for all users across highways, local streets, and multimodal corridors.
Landscape Architecture
Our landscape architecture practice creates functional, sustainable outdoor spaces for public and private clients. We specialize in urban design, waterfront resilience, and historic cemetery planning. The Halvorson | Tighe & Bond Studio integrates green infrastructure, stormwater management, and community engagement to develop parks, campuses, and streetscapes. Our approach balances ecological stewardship with practical design, delivering award-winning projects that enhance urban environments and create lasting community value through thoughtful placemaking.
Building Services
We provide comprehensive building engineering services including MEP/FP design, structural analysis, and geotechnical assessments. Our engineers deliver energy-efficient solutions for new construction and renovations across commercial, institutional, and industrial sectors. With expertise in LEED certification and building systems commissioning, we ensure optimal performance and sustainability. Our services cover mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and structural engineering for projects ranging from university facilities to senior housing developments.
Coastal Engineering
Our coastal engineering services address shoreline protection and climate resiliency challenges. We design seawalls, breakwaters, and living shorelines to protect infrastructure from storm damage. With specialized expertise in marine engineering and hydrodynamics, we develop dredging plans, beach nourishment projects, and harbor improvements. Our team conducts vulnerability assessments and creates adaptation strategies for waterfront communities, combining technical expertise with environmental stewardship to enhance coastal resilience across the Northeast region.
People
Robert Belitz
President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert Belitz leads Tighe & Bond as President and CEO, bringing extensive experience in engineering and environmental consulting. He oversees strategic direction and operations across the firm's Northeast offices.
Daniel Rukakoski
Senior VP, Environmental Consulting
Daniel Rukakoski leads the Environmental Consulting division with 25+ years of expertise in environmental permitting, wetland delineation, and regulatory compliance across multiple states.
Heather Doolittle
Senior Engineer
Heather Doolittle specializes in water systems engineering, focusing on hydraulic modeling, distribution system analysis, and capital improvement planning for municipal water infrastructure.
Nathaniel Norton
GIS Director
Nathaniel Norton directs GIS operations with 20+ years of experience in geographic information systems, providing data solutions for municipalities and utility providers across New England.
Brandee Nelson
Vice President
Brandee Nelson leads civil engineering projects with 19 years of experience in site development, ADA compliance, and waterfront resiliency solutions for public and private sector clients.
Questions
What geographic areas does Tighe & Bond serve?
We primarily serve the Northeast United States, with offices in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and New York.
What industries does Tighe & Bond work with?
We serve education, energy, government, industrial, and real estate sectors with multidisciplinary engineering and environmental services.
Is Tighe & Bond employee-owned?
Yes, we have been 100% employee-owned since 1998, aligning staff interests with client success.
What environmental services do you offer?
Our environmental services include site assessment, remediation, permitting, compliance, and PFAS/PFOA assessment across multiple states.
How long has Tighe & Bond been in business?
We were founded in 1911 and have provided engineering and environmental services for over a century.
What transportation engineering capabilities do you have?
We offer roadway design, traffic engineering, bridge assessment, and complete streets solutions for municipal and state clients.
