Rimkus

Name

Rimkus

Legal name

Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.

Website

https://rimkus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and Technical Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Engineering Services (541330), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL), Due Diligence & Investigative Research (BPAHALAI)

Keywords

• Forensic engineering consulting
• Expert witness services
• Dispute resolution consulting
• Construction claims advisory
• Built environment solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: The company generates revenue through engineering and technical consulting services delivered to corporations, insurance companies, law firms, and government agencies. Services include forensic consulting, dispute resolution, construction management, built environment solutions, and product/process development support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rimkus is a worldwide provider of engineering and technical consulting to corporations, insurance companies, law firms, and government agencies. The firm delivers forensic consulting, dispute resolution, expert witness services, construction management, built environment solutions, life sciences consulting, laboratory testing, and project advisory services through multidisciplinary teams of engineers, architects, scientists, and technical specialists spanning 45+ disciplines.

Product overview

Rimkus is a global engineering and technical consulting firm offering a portfolio of seven core service groups: Built Environment Solutions, Claims and Disputes, Expert Services, Forensics, Laboratory Services, Life Sciences, and Project, Commercial and Advisory Services. The firm operates across The Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions from over 100 offices worldwide with more than 900 experts. The services are delivered through multidisciplinary teams of engineers, architects, scientists, and technical specialists providing forensic consulting, dispute resolution, construction management, and built environment solutions. The company has grown through acquisitions including M & E Engineering Consultants (2021) and Capital Consulting International.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Built Environment Solutions Engineering and consulting services for building design, construction, and performance, including building envelope, structural engineering, mechanical/electrical engineering, restoration design, energy and resilience, real estate due diligence, pavement engineering, and condominium consulting for property owners, developers, and the AEC industry.
• Claims and Disputes Claims management, dispute avoidance, dispute resolution, insurance services, and preparation and evaluation of contractual claims for construction, legal, and insurance sector clients.
• Expert Services Provides delay experts, engineering and technical experts, life sciences experts, and quantum experts for arbitration, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. Rimkus has 290+ experts qualified for expert witness testimony.
• Forensics Forensic consulting across environmental, human health and safety, infrastructure and construction, and technological solutions, including fire and explosion science, transportation, biomechanical engineering, materials science, digital forensics, and property loss consulting.
• Laboratory Services Includes human performance laboratory and materials testing and investigation services to support forensic and engineering analysis for clients requiring empirical test data.
• Life Sciences Covers biomedical engineering, medical human factors, product safety, and sports science consulting for consumer, industrial, and healthcare industries.
• Project, Commercial, and Advisory Services Provides commercial and quantity surveying, project controls, and project management to support pre-contract and post-contract delivery activities for construction and development projects.
• M & E Engineering Consultants Acquired engineering consultancy specializing in Mechanical, Electrical, and Life Safety consulting services, expanding Rimkus's capabilities in Canada (Ontario) with 40 years of market presence.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 900 experts available to serve clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments14 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• M & E Engineering ConsultantscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2021Acquisition of M & E Engineering Consultants expanded Rimkus's engineering expertise in Canada, specifically in Ontario. The deal enhanced capabilities in Mechanical, Electrical, and Life Safety consulting services, leveraging M & E's 40-year market presence as part of Rimkus's broader growth and international expansion efforts.
• Capital Consulting International (CCi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCapital Consulting International (CCi) is a Rimkus company acquired as part of the company's expansion strategy. CCi operates as part of the Rimkus group providing delay analysis, quantum assessment, forensic technical consulting, and project advisory services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting giant that competes with Rimkus in built environment, construction management, and project advisory work, but operates at far greater scale and across many non-overlapping verticals.
• Consor Engineers: Consor Engineers is a North American infrastructure engineering firm where Rimkus's new CEO Chris Rayasam previously led; Consor overlaps with Rimkus in transportation, water, and built environment consulting but is less specialized in forensic and expert witness work.

Direct peers

• EFI Global: EFI Global provides forensic engineering, environmental, fire investigation, and building consulting services to the insurance and legal markets — directly overlapping with Rimkus's insurance-driven loss investigation work.
• Donan: Donan is a forensic engineering firm focused on fire origin and cause, property loss, and structural failure investigations for insurance carriers — a tight overlap with Rimkus's Forensics service group.
• Haag Engineering: Haag Engineering is a forensic engineering firm providing damage assessments, roof inspections, and expert testimony for the insurance industry — closely aligned with Rimkus's property loss and premises liability work.
• Jensen Hughes: Jensen Hughes is a global leader in fire protection engineering, forensic engineering, and security consulting, competing directly with Rimkus in Forensics, Built Environment Solutions, and Claims & Disputes engagements.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): WJE is an employee-owned engineering firm specializing in structural and architectural forensics, building envelope, and failure analysis — directly comparable to Rimkus's Built Environment Solutions and Forensics practice.
• Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi): ESi is a forensic engineering and consulting firm providing failure analysis, accident reconstruction, and expert testimony — a near-direct competitor to Rimkus's U.S. Forensics and Expert Services practice.
• Exponent: Exponent is a publicly traded engineering and scientific consulting firm specializing in forensic investigations, expert witness testimony, and failure analysis — directly overlapping with Rimkus's Forensics, Expert Services, and Life Sciences service groups.

Regional players

• Apex Systems / Sedgwick (Forensic / Building Consulting): Sedgwick is a global claims management and loss adjusting firm with adjacent building consulting and forensic investigation capabilities that overlap with Rimkus's insurance-facing Claims and Disputes work, though it primarily competes as a claims administrator rather than expert witness provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A10 records

Investments

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