Industries
Engineering Firm IT Services in Pittsburgh
Engineering firm IT services in Pittsburgh that keep CAD and BIM running, project files protected and deliverables on schedule.
Engineering firms run on heavy tools and heavier files. CAD and BIM workstations, shared project drives and collaboration with owners, architects and contractors all have to perform, because a frozen model or a corrupted project folder eats billable time and threatens deadlines.
PGH Networks supports civil, structural, mechanical and A&E firms across the Pittsburgh region with the horsepower, reliability and data protection design work demands, from the workstation under the desk to the archive of every project you have ever stamped.
Serving engineering firms across Pittsburgh, including Downtown, the North Hills, the South Hills, Cranberry Township, Robinson and Monroeville, plus Allegheny, Butler, Beaver, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
What engineering firms need from IT
Workstations that keep up
CAD, BIM and analysis tools need serious hardware, current drivers and tuned profiles. A sluggish workstation is a slow bleed on every billable hour.
Big files, shared cleanly
Models and drawing sets are huge, versioned and shared across teams and outside partners. Storage, sync and permissions have to be fast and right.
Protecting the project record
Stamped drawings and project archives carry professional liability. They must be backed up, retained and recoverable, for years.
Deadline-proof reliability
Submittal and bid deadlines do not move. Systems have to hold up on crunch days, not just average ones.
Software we support
We work with the platforms your team already relies on, and coordinate directly with your vendors when issues come up.
Design & modeling
- AutoCAD
- Revit
- Civil 3D
- SolidWorks
- MicroStation
- Bluebeam Revu
Project & practice management
- Deltek
- Newforma
- Procore
- Unanet
- Microsoft Project
Productivity
- Microsoft 365
- Teams
- SharePoint / OneDrive
- QuickBooks
Don’t see your software? We support far more than this. Just ask.
How PGH Networks helps
Owner-operated since 2013, PGH Networks provides engineering firm IT services in Pittsburgh from our office at 400 Holiday Drive.
CAD-grade workstation care
Specced, tuned and lifecycle-managed workstations with certified drivers, so the tools your engineers live in stay fast.
Storage & sync that scale
Fast local storage, sane cloud sync and clean permissions for multi-gigabyte project folders shared inside and outside the firm.
Backup for the long haul
Encrypted, offsite backups through Cove Backup and retention policies that protect the project record your liability, and your reputation, rests on.
Security without friction
MFA, Huntress endpoint protection and Mimecast email defense that guard client data and IP without slowing designers down.
Contract & client security requirements
Public sector and industrial clients increasingly attach security requirements to engineering contracts, including CMMC for defense-adjacent work. We help you meet them and document it.
If your firm designs for the Department of Defense or its primes and handles Controlled Unclassified Information, CMMC applies. We assess your gaps against NIST 800-171, implement the controls and document them for the assessment. See CMMC compliance consulting.
ITAR-controlled technical data, such as drawings for defense articles, adds export rules on who may access it. That shapes where those project files live and who has accounts on those systems, and we design your storage and permissions around it.
Workstations Built for CAD and BIM
We spec workstations to the hardware your design software vendors certify, with professional graphics cards, the memory large models need, and certified drivers kept current. Each one is monitored and lifecycle-managed, so a slow machine is replaced on a plan rather than when it finally dies. Prefer not to buy them outright? Lease high-end workstations at a predictable monthly cost.
Large File Sync Between Offices
Multi-gigabyte models don’t behave like spreadsheets. SharePoint and OneDrive handle most project folders well; the largest model files and multi-office collaboration may need a different approach, such as local caching or your design software’s own cloud collaboration. We design the setup around your file sizes, offices and outside partners, and keep permissions clean.
Project Archives
Stamped drawings and closed project files have to be recoverable for as long as your contracts, insurers and licensing rules require. We back them up through Cove Backup with encrypted offsite copies, set retention to match the period you need, and check that old projects restore when you need them. More on backup and disaster recovery.
Services for Engineering Firms
Frequently asked questions
Do you support Revit, Civil 3D and MicroStation?
Yes. All three are on the software we support, along with AutoCAD, SolidWorks and Bluebeam Revu. We keep the workstations, drivers, license servers and file storage they depend on fast and working.
How do large model files sync between offices?
It depends on the file sizes and how many people work on them at once. SharePoint and OneDrive handle most project folders; the largest models may need local caching or your design software’s own collaboration tools. We design it around how your teams actually work.
How long do you keep project archives?
As long as you need them. Retention is set to match your contracts, insurers and professional licensing requirements, and archives are backed up with encrypted offsite copies so an old project can be restored.
Can you get us CMMC ready for defense work?
Yes, we can get you ready. We assess your gaps against NIST 800-171, implement the required controls and document them the way assessors expect. The formal Level 2 certification assessment is done by an authorized third-party assessor (a C3PAO); our job is to have you ready for it. More on CMMC compliance consulting.
Can we lease high-end workstations?
Yes. We lease computers and other hardware with fair market value, dollar out and deferred payment options, so workstations can be refreshed on a schedule without a big upfront spend. See IT equipment leasing.
Owner-operated in Pittsburgh since 2013
- Locally owned and operated, with the same owners since 2013.
- Our office: 400 Holiday Dr, Suite 220, Pittsburgh, PA 15220.
- A local team that answers the phone: 724.888.7007.
Let’s talk about your firm’s IT.
Get a free, no-pressure assessment of where your technology stands, from a local Pittsburgh team that understands your industry.
Get Started