BEAR LANDcompany
Civil engineering & land development · Texas

Make land development simple.

Principal-led civil engineering from a P.E. who's developed land, not just designed it. Feasibility through construction, across Texas.

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What we do

One table, whole project

Lean by design. You work directly with the engineer of record, start to finish.

01

Feasibility

Know what a site can do before you commit.
  • Site selection + risk review
  • Concept layouts + yield testing
  • Utility + drainage red flags
  • Permitting path + rough schedule
  • Fractional P.E. advisory
02

Design + Permitting

Concept through approved construction plans.
  • Civil + site design through construction documents
  • Grading, drainage, stormwater, utilities
  • Municipality coordination + submittals
  • Comment responses + revisions
03

Construction Support

Stay covered through the build.
  • Owner representation + coordination
  • Contractor questions + RFI support
  • Agency follow-through
  • Closeout support (as needed)
Selected work

On the ground

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Painted Tree master plan

Painted Tree

Type Master PlanYear 2021–22
Hickory Creek build-to-rent aerial site plan

Hickory Creek

Type Build-to-RentYear 2023
Falcon Crossing civil construction paving plan

Falcon Crossing

Type Mixed-Use InfillYear 2025–26
Jared Helmberger, P.E., founder of Bear Land Company
Jared Helmberger, P.E. Texas P.E. #130231
Your land development co-pilot

Modern tools.
Old-school accountability.

Bear Land Company is a principal-led civil engineering and land development practice working across Texas. Founded by Jared Helmberger, P.E., a third-generation Dallas–Fort Worth civil engineer who spent years on the developer's side of the table while running a civil practice. That means we read a site through the pro forma, not just the plan set.

We're intentionally lean, operating through a trusted network of partners assembled to fit each site and scope. That keeps communication direct, accountability clear, and coordination tight, from early feasibility through permitting and construction support.

Our process blends engineering experience with modern tools to move faster through options without cutting corners. You get clearer constraints, better decisions upstream, and fewer surprises downstream.

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From the desk

I write about how land development actually works

Every other week, deep dives on Texas land development and the civil engineering behind it. Where the costs hide, who pays, and what can be built. Frameworks and rules of thumb you can actually use.

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Tell me about the site

Send the parcel and the scope you're weighing. You'll hear back from the engineer of record, not an intake form.

McKinney · Texas

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