About Us

Langford Engineering Inc. has furnished professional consulting services to municipal utility districts, cities and other public entities in the upper Texas Gulf Coast area since 1968.  With a staff of experienced professional and support personnel, the firm has successfully completed projects for its varied clients that include a wide spectrum of private and municipal engineering projects large and small magnitude.  These engineering assignments have included: wastewater collection and treatment, sewer system rehabilitation, water supply and distribution, storm water drainage facilities, storm drainage studies, street pavement, bridges, permitting, and master planning of utility systems.

For over 3 decades, municipalities have entrusted the expenditure of capital improvement funds with our firm because of its experience, reputation, integrity and professionalism. Langford Engineering, Inc. is honored to have serviced these long-established clients and contributed to their success in providing a sound and functional community infrastructure.

Ivan Langford, Jr., P.E., founded Langford Engineering in 1968 to provide professional municipal civil engineering services. Throughout its history Langford Engineering, Inc. has maintained a level of excellence for providing efficient and quality infrastructure improvement projects to municipal and other political subdivisions, as well as to developers and industrial clients.

In 1995 the ownership of Langford Engineering, Inc., was acquired by John K. Davis, P.E., who has been associated with Langford Engineering since 1979. Timothy B. Hardin, P.E., Vice President and principal in the firm contributes a comprehensive background in the design of water production and distribution facilities, drainage, and detention facilities and wastewater treatment and collection facilities. Our employees, who average over fourteen years tenure with the firm, have thorough knowledge of the requirements of municipal engineering and specialize in wastewater treatment, wastewater collection system, wastewater rehabilitation, water production and distribution, water production and distribution, paving, and drainage.

Langford Engineering, Inc. is committed to providing quality Professional Consulting Services to our clients. We believe that with the experience of more than 3 decades in municipal engineering design that Langford Engineering, Inc. is among the most qualified Consulting Engineering firms in the Gulf Coast area.

Langford Engineering, Inc. is proud of its history of completing projects in a timely manner and within budget. Since 1968, our mission has been, and continues to be, “providing and preserving a quality environment for future generations.”

We are experienced with regulatory requirements of agencies including:

• Environmental Protection Agency
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Texas Water Development Board
• Texas Department of Transportation
• City of Houston
• Harris County Public Infrastructure Dept.
• Harris County Flood Control District
• Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District

Langford Engineering, Inc. offers its clients a unique service in our commitment to providing a long-term personalized municipal engineering service. Several clients have three decades of history with us. We limit our practice to the Gulf Coast area and pride ourselves on a timely response.

Langford Engineering, Inc. – Principals

John K. Davis, P.E.
President

John Davis has over thirty years experience in Civil and Municipal design, consulting and supervision in the fields of water treatment and distribution, wastewater treatment and collection, wastewater system rehabilitation, land planning and drainage projects. Mr. Davis has overseen the completion of projects for numerous municipal and institutional clients, both domestic and international, including master planning of wastewater facilities, sewer collection and treatment system evaluations, inflow/infiltration evaluations, sanitary sewer rehabilitation programs and environmental information documents. Mr. Davis has served as the engineer for numerous cities, municipalities and special districts, and has directed the firm in its provision of consulting and project management services for capital improvements and maintenance/rehabilitation of those client’s major infrastructure systems.

Mr. Davis holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas and has been licensed as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas since 1986. Mr. Davis also remains active in numerous national, state and local organizations including the American Council of Engineering Companies, National Society of Professional Engineers, and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Timothy B. Hardin, P.E.
Vice President

Tim Hardin has extensive experience providing engineering and consulting services to a variety of municipalities and special districts, land developers and governmental agencies. Together with Mr. Davis, the principals manage the day to day operations of the firm, including coordinating the services our clients demand. Mr. Hardin has overseen the completion of projects related to the growth and expansion of many cities and special districts throughout the Texas Gulf Coast Area including land planning, facilities planning, district financing, as well as design and construction oversight for the completion of infrastructure servicing these clients. Mr. Hardin has extensive experience coordinating, planning, designing and seeking approval of land development projects, water production and distribution facilities, wastewater treatment and collection facilities, street paving and drainage improvements.

Mr. Hardin holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and has been licensed as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas since 1997. Mr. Hardin has also remained active in a variety of professional organizations including the American Society of Civil Engineers, Texas Society of Professional Engineers and Water Environment Federation.