DWB Consulting Services

What DWB Consulting Services does

DWB Consulting Services Ltd. is a 100% employee-owned, multidisciplinary consulting firm headquartered in Prince George, British Columbia, founded in 1990 by Dave W. Bedford. The firm delivers integrated engineering, environmental, forestry, and geomatics services to government ministries, Crown corporations (notably BC Hydro), resource extraction companies, and infrastructure developers throughout Western Canada. Its service portfolio spans the full project lifecycle — feasibility, planning, design, permitting, construction monitoring, and post-construction/reclamation — delivered through five core service lines (Engineering, Environmental, Forestry, Geomatics, Specialty Services including sediment & erosion control, reclamation, GPR, and commercial jet boat operations) and targeted at six verticals: Transportation, Mining, Oil & Gas, Forestry, Power & Dams, and Municipal.

The underlying technology platform is conventional geospatial and surveying infrastructure rather than software-as-a-service: GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS), CAD (MicroStation), FME for spatial data transformation, mobile data collection applications, web map platforms, UAV/drone photogrammetry, hydrographic sonar, RTK/GPS surveying, and Ground Penetrating Radar using Noggin 250/500 MHZ with EKKO Project GPR software. DWB's value proposition rests on multi-disciplinary integration, regional presence across 14 BC offices, and a credentialed professional base (P.Eng, RPBio, PAg, RPF, CPESC) that allows the firm to act as prime consultant on regulated projects.

The business model is fee-for-service professional consulting on project-based engagements sourced through direct client relationships, government procurement, and repeat mandates. Pricing is quote-based with no publicly disclosed rate cards, though the firm's own job postings reveal an EIT band of CAD $30-42/hour and senior environmental specialist rates of CAD $50-80/hour. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The firm has grown from a forestry consultancy in Lac La Hache to a 200+ employee, multi-office operation. In August 2025, DWB announced a merger with Chartwell Resource Group, with the combined entity operating under the Kintera brand (DWB/CRGL). The firm is also a Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business member and maintains formal Indigenous Limited Partnerships (notably West Moberly-DWB LP), which is a structural advantage for projects requiring Indigenous participation.

Name

DWB Consulting Services

Legal name

DWB Consulting Services Ltd.

Website

https://dwbconsulting.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DWB Consulting Services is a 100% employee-owned, multidisciplinary engineering, environmental, forestry, and geomatics consulting firm headquartered in Prince George, BC, serving government ministries, BC Hydro, and resource sector clients across British Columbia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering & Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Environmental consulting services
• Forestry consulting services
• Geomatics surveying services
• Infrastructure project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Prince George

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices14 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: Fee-for-service consulting engagements across engineering, environmental, forestry, and geomatics disciplines serving resource, transportation, power, and municipal sectors in Western Canada

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DWB Consulting Services is a multidisciplinary consulting firm that delivers integrated engineering (transportation, civil, hydrotechnical, structural), environmental (assessments, permitting, monitoring, remediation), forestry (timber development, silviculture), and geomatics (GIS, CAD, surveying) services to government, resource, and infrastructure clients throughout Western Canada. The firm also provides specialty services including sediment and erosion control, reclamation and reforestation, commercial jet boat access, and ground penetrating radar subsurface imaging. Service delivery spans the full project lifecycle from feasibility studies and planning through design, construction supervision, and post-construction monitoring.

Product overview

DWB Consulting Services is a multidisciplinary consulting firm offering integrated Engineering, Environmental, Forestry, and Geomatics services through five core service lines. The company operates from multiple British Columbia offices and provides complete project lifecycle support from planning through construction to operation. Specialty services including Sediment & Erosion Control, Reclamation & Reforestation, Commercial Jet Boat Services, and Ground Penetrating Radar complement the core offerings. Projects span sectors including Transportation, Mining, Oil & Gas, Forestry, Power & Dams, and Municipal throughout British Columbia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kintera (DWB/CRGL): The newly merged consulting firm combining DWB Consulting Services and Chartwell Resource Group, specializing in environmental, engineering, forestry and GIS services and solutions.

Products and services

• Engineering Services Transportation and civil engineering services including road and highway design, stream crossing design (bridges and culverts), hydrotechnical studies, river engineering, steel and concrete building design, materials testing, traffic management planning, bridge inspections, and structural and load rating analysis. Delivered to government agencies (BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure), contractors, and infrastructure developers across British Columbia.
• Environmental Services Environmental assessments, impact evaluations, construction monitoring, auditing, regulatory permitting, environmental site investigation, remediation, reclamation planning, and environmental training. Delivered to resource, infrastructure, and municipal clients across British Columbia, including emergency response engagements such as the City of Williams Lake effluent release.
• Forestry Services Pre-harvest timber development including boundary location, road survey and design, timber cruising, ecological data collection, species at risk assessments, harvest planning, and silviculture surveys. Delivered to forestry companies across Central and Northern British Columbia.
• Geomatics Services GIS analysis and mapping, CAD drafting, surveying services, spatial data management, and web map platform development using ArcGIS, QGIS, MicroStation, and FME. Includes total station, robotic total station, RTK, GPS+DGPS, hydrographic sonar, and aerial drone (UAV) surveying capabilities.
• Sediment & Erosion Control Professional erosion and sediment control planning, prescriptions, site drainage design, sediment mitigation installation, hydrology and water quality monitoring, hydroseeding, and bioengineering services. Delivered to pipeline, construction, mining, and municipal clients.
• Reclamation & Reforestation Reclamation planning, mine closure planning, reclamation costing, revegetation trials, native plant seed collection, seeding and planting services for disturbed lands. Delivered primarily to mining, oil and gas, and forestry clients.
• Commercial Jet Boat Services Remote site access, crew transport, scientific sampling (biological, water, sediment), emergency response, hydrographic surveys, and support for construction projects on Northern BC freshwater rivers and lakes, operated with certified captains.
• Ground Penetrating Radar Surveys Non-destructive subsurface imaging using Noggin 250/500 MHZ GPR for cemetery mapping, historical site mapping, void detection, geotechnical and environmental assessments, underground storage tank location, and utility locating.

Quantifiable outcome

• Site C Highway 29 Cache Creek West project finished ahead of schedule and under budget
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chartwell Resource GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025DWB is merging with Chartwell Resource Group to expand combined capabilities and capacities. Chartwell Resource Group provides natural resource management consulting services including forest management, road and bridge engineering, GIS and mapping, environmental science, and recreation services. The merged entity operates under the Kintera brand.
• West Moberly-DWB LP (WM-DWB LP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLimited Partnership company with West Moberly First Nations providing Indigenous inclusion in monitoring roles and business development opportunities. DWB works closely with First Nation staff through this partnership to provide indigenous inclusion in environmental monitoring roles on major projects such as Coastal GasLink.
• Various Indigenous Nations (BC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal relationships with individual Indigenous Nations through Memorandums of Understanding, Joint Ventures, and Limited Partnership Companies throughout BC, as well as many other long-standing Indigenous business relations and working relationships.
• Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProud member of CCAB which supports bridging business and community relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples through programming, training, networking opportunities, business awards, and national events.
• BC HydrocoreOthersOwner client for Site C Clean Energy Project and transmission/distribution system projects. Multiple prime contractor arrangements where DWB provides environmental monitoring services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GHD: Global employee-owned engineering, environmental, and construction services firm with Canadian operations in BC. Comparable employee-ownership model and service mix across water, environment, and infrastructure.
• Stantec: Global engineering, environmental, and geomatics consultancy with major operations in BC, including as a DWB customer and competitor. Comparable service portfolio but at far greater scale and breadth.
• Tetra Tech: International consulting and engineering firm with strong Canadian water, environment, and resource practices. Comparable on environmental assessment, water resources, and mining services.
• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with a large Canadian environmental and engineering practice. Competes with DWB on larger BC infrastructure and resource bids, and provides a relevant scale benchmark.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with environmental, transportation, water, and mining practices across Canada. Competes for larger BC project scopes and serves many of the same owner-clients as DWB.

Direct peers

• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy with significant Canadian operations, including a strong BC presence post-Hemmera acquisition. Comparable environmental, permitting, and resource-sector service mix to DWB.
• Klohn Crippen Berger: BC-based multidisciplinary engineering and environmental consulting firm with deep roots in Western Canadian resource, hydro, and infrastructure projects. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping BC presence, multidisciplinary model, and similar work in mining, hydropower, and transportation.
• McElhanney: BC-headquartered engineering, geomatics, and environmental services firm serving Western Canada. Directly comparable on geographic footprint, geomatics/surveying capability, and multidisciplinary project delivery to municipal and resource clients.
• Associated Engineering: Canadian employee-owned engineering and environmental consultancy with strong Western Canada presence. Closely comparable business model (employee-owned), service mix, and client base across municipal, transportation, and resource sectors.

Regional players

• TRUE Consulting: BC interior-focused engineering and planning consultancy serving municipal, First Nations, and resource clients. Comparable in size and service scope to DWB's smaller offices, though with a narrower engineering and planning orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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