Founded in 2005...

James DeOtte Engineering Inc. is a full service civil engineering, land surveying, planning, and construction services firm. Jim DeOtte, the principal, has over 3 decades of experience in the Fort Worth - Dallas metroplex and surrounding areas. The firm is registered with the State of Texas and maintains a professional liability insurance policy with the DPIC as well as standard general liability insurance. Our firm stresses client satisfaction, responsiveness, and utilization of effective and efficient technology.

We are specialized in municipal infrastructure improvements:

-Water and Waste Water
-Sanitary Sewer
-Drainage and Storm Drain
-Roadways
-Commercial Development
-Residential Development
-Industrial Development
-Land Surveying
-Construction Management


James DeOtte Engineering's consulting team consists of Senior Engineering personnel, certified floodplain managers, registered land surveyors, and technical specialists. Our Engineers utilize state-of-the-art software including AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, and ARC-GIS. Our staff has been through extensive professional training in Civil 3D, HEC-RAS steady and unsteady state modeling, and HEC-HMS modeling including dam break analysis.


The firm's personnel are members of the following organizations:

-Texas Floodplain Management Association (TFMA)
-American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
-Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
-Texas Society of Professional Land Surveyors (TSPS)
-Water Environmental Federation (WEF)
-Water Environmental Association of Texas (WEAT)
-American Water Works Association (AWWA)
-Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP)