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J.A. Watts (JWI)
J.A. Watts, LLC (JWI)
JWI is a fully-owned subsidiary of Arora Engineers, acquired in 2025 to provide a broader suite of services and expertise to their clients, and opportunities for their staff. From a one-woman operation founded in 1999, the JWI team has now grown to over one hundred fifty members. Currently, they are a Minority-Owned business (MBE) and pre-acquisition were a woman-owned, certified WBE and DBE that has provided exceptional owner’s representation, program management and construction management for public and private owners for over 25 years. Firmly committed to diversity and inclusion, JWI began as a small project and construction management firm and has built their reputation by developing positive, long-term relationships and providing an energetic, diverse, and inclusive workplace.
With their main office in Chicago, IL, and offices around the U.S. including Denver, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Orlando, San Diego, Seattle, and Los Angeles, JWI has easy and cost-effective access to any assignment in the world. With the combination with Arora’s offices, staff and capabilities that totals 25 offices and approximately 400 professionals, JWI is even better suited to serve their global clients for specialized services around the lifecycle of an asset. JWI’s growth is owed to a commitment to continuous improvement and THE Best People in the industry.
Aviation
From curbside to takeoff, our roots are planted in aviation.
From airport roads to baggage handling systems, TSA security checkpoints, club lounges, jet bridges, terminal construction, cargo facilities, taxiways and runways, JWI has done it all.
Expertise
Transit
We keep things moving.
Projects that build, rebuild, and modernize our vital infrastructure are what keep our nation running. JWI can provide tremendous expertise with complex and challenging transit projects.
Expertise
Surface Transportation
We can see for miles and miles.
From local roads to major interstates, JWI works with city and state agencies to design and complete transportation projects – with safety and efficiency as our top priorities.
Specialty Markets
We lay the foundation for a bright future.
JWI is ready to take on the expansion, modernization, and renovation of crucial buildings in the years ahead.




