Leon S. Avakian, Inc. is a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm founded over fifty years ago. The firm has served as consulting engineer to numerous municipalities in Central New Jersey. Our services include:

The firm has earned an outstanding reputation in our representation of our municipal clients. We have participated in the preparation of numerous Master Plans, Redevelopment Plans and Wastewater Management Plans and authored a comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan and Ordinance that has served as a model for many municipalities.

Leon S. Avakian, Inc. is highly skilled in all aspects of both Board of Adjustment and Planning Board Engineering including the review of site plans, drainage plans, subdivision maps, land use and ordinance compliance as well as environmental issues that must be reviewed and considered. Additionally, Leon S. Avakian, Inc. has developed excellent relationships with all State and County agencies, (NJDEP, NJDOT, Monmouth County Planning Board & the Monmouth County Community Development Block Grant Program). We are seasoned in all forms of Municipal Government to include City, Borough, Manager and Township Committee. We take pride in our success rate in obtaining grants from these agencies to assist our municipal clients to fund many of their capital projects.

Municipal Engineering

Performs the duties of design, coordination, and supervision of all the Municipalities needs concerning their infrastructure and facilities. 

Project Management

Applying the knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to meet the project requirements by our staff and contractors.

Survey Services

Utilizing the most up to date survey equipment and software to deliver accurate surveys ranging from boundary surveys to as-built surveys and everything in between.

Master Plans & Land Use Ordinance

Create master plans and ordinances for informational purposes as well as maintaining current municipal master plans and zoning ordinances in accordance with the Municipal Land Use Law.

Environmental Engineering

Offering a wide range of environmental services and management. On staff to help this process we have our team of Professionals to make sure we can meet our clients needs.

Professional Planners

Provides professional services to enforce municipal land use ordinances, provide application review for the boards as well as update and keep current local, state, and federal planning guidelines.

Landscape Engineering

The ability to design open space by manipulating the ground surface through grading, drainage, and other land-form processes. It is an integral part of the process for creating pleasant, functional, and structurally-sound outdoor spaces.

Construction Administration Services

Employing qualified staff who are proficient in following construction plans and technical specifications and making sure the construction projects and performance moves in a timely fashion.

Stormwater Management

Work closely with Municipal employees to follow all State and Federal storm water management procedures. Doing so by providing technical information, guidance materials and resources gathered by years of experience.

Marina & Waterfront Development

Ability to support planning, waterfront revitalization, marina development and bulkheading/shoreline rehabilitation. We provide our clients with all phases of waterfront planning, design, and construction. 

Recreational Sports

Provide the planning, design, layout and construction management services for various parks and recreation projects such as the design of athletic turf field, playgrounds, ADA accessible parks, bicycle paths, multi-use courts and more.

Grant Procurement

Our office provides years of knowledge to help secure funding through multiple levels of grant funding from Federal down to County level. These grants can help facilitate the development of road improvements to open space vitalization. We help our clients through every step of the application process from the initial conception to the grant closeout.

Transportation Traffic Engineering

Ability to analyze transportation roadways to effectively manage utility infrastructure, drainage, rights-of-way, and other environmental constraints to obtain the clients goals.

Tax Map Preparation & Revision

Create new municipal tax maps as we update/revise current tax maps while working alongside the municipal tax assessor.

Water/Wastewater Engineering

Design and provide analysis of storm water and sanitary sewer infrastructure as well as the design of potable water and pump stations.

Planning & Zoning Board Engineers

Reviews site plan and subdivision reviews of all development applications submitted as well as provide expertise in the oversight of the planning regulations.