WGI

What WGI does

WGI, Inc. is a national multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, and professional services firm headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, founded in 1972 and rebranded under the WGI name in 2016. The firm operates across 20+ disciplines including civil engineering, structural engineering, MEP engineering, electrical engineering, transportation engineering, water and wastewater engineering, environmental services, geospatial and land surveying, architecture, landscape architecture, planning, parking solutions, stormwater management, subsurface utility engineering, and new mobility/connected communities consulting. WGI serves a mix of government and public-sector clients (FDOT, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, municipal governments) and private-sector developers and operators (Brightline, Florida Power & Light, Toll Brothers, YETI, Hut 8, healthcare systems, universities) across the Southeastern United States and select other states, with 23 offices nationwide and approximately 600 associates.

The firm differentiates through proprietary technology assets — including the FloodWise and StormWise software platforms (via Streamline Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of WGI Ventures), advanced geospatial tooling (RIEGL VZ-600i, mobile LiDAR, hydrographic surveying, UAS/drones, photogrammetry), and digital twin/AR-VR capabilities through a partnership with AKULAR. The firm holds professional registrations across 40+ states, has been ranked in the ENR Top 500 Design Firms for 10+ consecutive years, and has received multiple ACEC Engineering Excellence Grand Awards, ENR Southeast Design Firm of the Year (2021), and other industry recognitions. WGI achieved CMMC Level 2 cybersecurity certification in 2025, positioning it among the first AEC firms cleared for U.S. defense initiatives.

WGI generates revenue predominantly through project-based professional services engagements (engineering design, program management, design-build, P3 delivery) on multi-year contracts, supplemented by a small but growing software/subscription revenue stream from FloodWise and StormWise. The firm pursues an aggressive inorganic growth strategy, completing 8+ acquisitions between 2017 and 2026. In January 2026, WGI entered a strategic growth partnership with private equity firm First Reserve, with management led by CEO David S. Wantman retaining operational control and meaningful ownership, and Monroe Capital providing senior debt financing. The partnership capital is explicitly earmarked to accelerate organic growth and additional acquisitions.

Name

WGI

Legal name

WGI, Inc.

Website

https://wginc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

WGI is a national multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, and professional services firm with ~600 associates across 23 U.S. offices, serving government agencies, municipalities, and private developers in transportation, infrastructure, water, geospatial, and development markets across the Southeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Revenue: WGI generates revenue through professional engineering, design, and consulting services delivered across architecture, civil engineering, transportation, water resources, geospatial, environmental services, and related disciplines. Services are provided to government agencies, municipalities, and private sector clients on a project-by-project basis. The firm operates on a consulting services model with project-based engagements.
2. Software/SaaS (FloodWise, StormWise): WGI Ventures subsidiary Streamline Technologies develops and potentially licenses FloodWise (flood forecasting) and StormWise (stormwater management) software platforms, representing a technology/software revenue stream within the broader professional services offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

WGI is a multidisciplinary professional services firm providing engineering, design, architecture, geospatial surveying, environmental, and consulting services across 20+ disciplines. The firm delivers integrated project solutions (design-bid-build, design-build, P3, program management) to government agencies, municipalities, and private developers in the Southeastern United States, with proprietary software (FloodWise, StormWise) supporting flood forecasting and stormwater management.

Product overview

WGI is a national design and professional services firm providing a comprehensive portfolio of engineering, design, and consulting services across 20+ disciplines. The company operates a multi-service platform model with core engineering services (civil, structural, electrical, MEP, environmental, water/wastewater, transportation, traffic, geospatial, stormwater) supplemented by specialized offerings including architecture, building enclosures, parking solutions, planning, landscape architecture, and subsurface utility engineering. WGI extends its capabilities through digital services (visualization, digital twins, innovation consulting), new mobility consulting for smart cities, and proprietary software products (FloodWise and StormWise for flood forecasting and stormwater management via WGI Ventures subsidiary Streamline Technologies). The company also offers the City Adaptability Index tool for city self-assessment. WGI serves diverse markets including transportation, water/environment, development, education, healthcare, industrial, technology, energy, and cities/communities. The firm operates 23 offices nationwide and has a strategic partnership with First Reserve for growth acceleration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WGI Ventures: WGI's venture and innovation investment arm, which owns Streamline Technologies and has made strategic investments in AR/VR technologies including AKULAR partnership.
• Streamline Technologies
• Carl Walker, Inc.
• BIG RED DOG Engineering | Consulting
• WGI Geospatial

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked in ENR Top 500 Design Firms for 10+ consecutive years (2024: #171)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.

• AKULARstrategicTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2023WGI Ventures announced strategic partnership/investment with AKULAR, an AR + VR leader. The partnership enables clients to heighten accuracy, accelerate decision making, and realize enhanced operations and cost savings using live digital models combined with WGI's infrastructure capabilities. AKULAR provides augmented reality and virtual reality technology integration.
• Streamline TechnologiescoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2021WGI Ventures closed acquisition of nationally recognized software firm Streamline Technologies in 2021. Streamline develops FloodWise and StormWise software platforms for flood forecasting and stormwater management. The acquisition demonstrates WGI's commitment to sustainability and resiliency. Streamline operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary under WGI Ventures.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn: Large, privately held multi-disciplinary engineering firm with strong transportation, civil, and planning practices and comparable ENR Top 500 standing. Closest direct comparable in scale, culture, and service mix.
• Bowman Consulting Group: Public multi-disciplinary engineering and consulting firm of similar size with a comparable acquisition-driven growth strategy across transportation, civil, and geospatial. Direct peer on growth model and end-market overlap.
• NV5 Global: Technology-enabled professional services firm with significant geospatial/LiDAR and infrastructure practices. Highly comparable in combining technical differentiation (similar to Streamline Technologies) with engineering services.
• GHD: Privately held, employee-owned global engineering firm with comparable multi-disciplinary service breadth (water, environment, transportation, buildings) and similar private-company growth posture.
• Burns & McDonnell: Privately held, 100% employee-owned engineering firm comparable in size and culture, with strong transportation, water, environmental, and MEP practices. Closely matched business model.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm operating across the same end-markets (transportation, water, buildings, environmental). Broader geographic reach and larger scale, but overlapping service portfolio.
• HDR: Large employee-owned engineering firm with deep transportation, water, and architecture practices. Direct overlap on transportation infrastructure (Wekiva Parkway, FDOT work) and similar culture.
• Tetra Tech: Leading consulting and engineering firm with strong water, environmental, and sustainable infrastructure focus. Highly comparable on stormwater/water resources and federal client work (USACE).
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and consulting firm with strong water, environment, and mobility practices. Overlaps with WGI on water resources, environmental services, and stormwater design.

Emerging players

• TRC Companies: Public professional services firm focused on environmental, infrastructure, and energy markets. Comparable scale and emphasis on environmental/stormwater and federal infrastructure work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSdkMrzFgN5zEM4ZdzUhwzA?sub_confirmation=1
• Facebookfacebook.com/wginc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wginc
• Instagraminstagram.com/wgiinspiredby
• Xx.com/wantmangroup

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A3 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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