What KLJ does

KLJ is a private, for-profit engineering services firm founded in 1938 and headquartered in Billings, Montana. The company provides engineering-based services for public infrastructure, combining local expertise with the capacity to execute large-scale, national projects. Its stated geographic focus is the Upper Midwest region of the United States. With 501-1000 employees, KLJ is positioned as a mid-sized engineering platform serving government and public-sector clients. The firm is led by Chief Executive Officer Eric Michel.

KLJ's core offering is civil engineering services for transportation infrastructure, evidenced by its active involvement in bridge construction (the Climax Bridge) and highway expansion (the U.S. Highway 85 project). The company delivers design, engineering, and project execution services to public-sector owners, most likely state departments of transportation and municipal authorities across the Upper Midwest. Its value proposition centers on combining long-standing local presence with the technical capacity to handle nationally significant projects. The business model is project-based, with revenue generated through engineering service contracts tied to infrastructure programs.

The source data is thin on operational and financial details: KLJ's primary website (kljeng.com) was inaccessible during data collection, and no information on ownership, pricing model, customer concentration, revenue, funding, or partnership ecosystem was identified. As a result, this description is limited to what the available sources directly support, and several standard firmographic dimensions remain unconfirmed.

Name

KLJ

Website

https://kljeng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

KLJ is a private, mid-sized engineering services firm founded in 1938 and headquartered in Billings, Montana. It delivers civil engineering services for public infrastructure projects — including bridge construction and highway expansion — to government and public-sector clients across the Upper Midwest United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Billings

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Core offering

KLJ is an engineering firm that provides infrastructure engineering and construction services. The company delivers engineering-based services with local expertise to drive national, large-scale projects, including bridge construction (e.g., Climax Bridge) and highway expansion projects (e.g., U.S. Highway 85).

Product overview

KLJ is an engineering firm that provides infrastructure engineering and construction services. The company works on civil engineering projects including bridge construction and highway expansion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering Services

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with substantial North American transportation and infrastructure practice, directly comparable to KLJ's highway and bridge engineering services.
• HDR: Employee-owned engineering firm with deep transportation, highway, and bridge design practices that compete directly with KLJ for DOT and municipal infrastructure work.
• WSP USA: Large engineering consultancy with a major U.S. transportation and infrastructure group serving highway, bridge, and civil engineering projects similar to KLJ's portfolio.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure firm delivering large-scale highway, bridge, and civil engineering services; competes with KLJ on national transportation programs.
• Jacobs Solutions: Engineering and professional services firm with significant transportation and civil infrastructure practice serving DOTs and federal agencies, comparable to KLJ's service lines.
• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned engineering firm with a transportation practice serving DOTs and municipalities on highway and bridge projects; comparable to KLJ's infrastructure work.

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn: Privately-held planning, engineering, and design consulting firm with comparable scale and a strong transportation and civil infrastructure practice across the U.S.
• Michael Baker International: Engineering, planning, and consulting firm specializing in transportation infrastructure including highways and bridges, directly comparable to KLJ's core services.

Regional players

• Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH): Midwest-based engineering firm providing transportation, municipal, and infrastructure services, a close geographic and service-line peer to KLJ in the Upper Midwest.
• Bolton & Menk: Upper Midwest engineering consultancy providing municipal, transportation, and infrastructure services; directly comparable in scale and regional focus to KLJ.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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