4CE Engineering Group adds Mississippi firm Benchmark Engineering & Surveying

4CE Engineering Group has expanded into Mississippi through a partnership with Benchmark Engineering & Surveying, a 50-person civil, structural and surveying firm founded in 2004. The move gives 4CE a new Southeast foothold and deepens its water, wastewater and structural capabilities.

Why it matters: - Benchmark brings 4CE its first Mississippi presence and extends the group’s Southeast footprint. - The partnership adds water and wastewater, transportation, structural and survey capabilities to 4CE’s existing network. - The move strengthens 4CE’s effort to build a connected platform of regional infrastructure firms.

What happened: - 4CE Engineering Group announced a partnership with Benchmark Engineering & Surveying on Oct. 20, 2026. - Benchmark is a Mississippi-based civil, structural and surveying firm serving public and private clients since 2004. - Benchmark is the third firm to join 4CE, following ELEMENT Engineering Group of Tampa and MDG.

The details: - Benchmark opened in January 2004 and grew from a surveying and residential development practice. - The firm now has about 50 professionals across three offices in Mississippi. - Benchmark provides water and wastewater engineering, including pump and lift station design and hydraulic modeling. - The firm also handles transportation and MDOT design, municipal and site development engineering, structural engineering, and surveying services. - Matthew Miller became a partner with founder Greg Bonds in 2020. - Benchmark launched its Structural Engineering Division under Jason McQueen in 2023. - The firm’s growth has come from municipal and public-sector clients, developers, national private clients, and structural projects across the country. - 4CE was founded to strengthen collaboration across the infrastructure ecosystem by bringing together engineers, asset owners, contractors and manufacturers. - 4CE said Benchmark’s water and wastewater, transportation, structural and survey work complements the group’s roadway, traffic, aviation, survey and subsurface utility engineering capabilities.

Between the lines: - Benchmark’s owners remain in place, which suggests this was structured as a growth partnership rather than a full break from the company’s leadership team. - The deal fits 4CE’s strategy of adding established regional firms with complementary technical strengths rather than building capabilities from scratch. - Greg Bonds said the goal was not an exit, but the right partner for Benchmark’s next stage and long-term career paths for employees. - Wes Kingery said 4CE’s role is to provide resources, benefits and support behind Benchmark’s leadership team.

What's next: - Benchmark will continue operating with Greg Bonds, Matthew Miller and Jason McQueen still in leadership and still owners. - 4CE is likely to keep expanding its Southeast network through similar partnerships with regional firms. - The companies said the combination should create more resources for clients and more depth in water and wastewater and structural engineering.

The bottom line: - 4CE has added a Mississippi platform with immediate scale and broader technical reach, while Benchmark gains a larger network without changing the owner-led model that built its business.

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