WGM Group

What WGM Group does

WGM Group is a private, Montana-based engineering, planning, and design firm founded in 1965 (with one source citing 1966) in Missoula, originally built on a core of civil engineering services. It now operates six offices across Montana — Missoula, Bozeman, Kalispell, Helena, Butte, and Hamilton (with an additional Choteau location cited) — and delivers work through ten integrated service lines: architecture and engineering consulting, civil engineering, environmental services, GIS and CAD drafting, land planning, land surveying, landscape architecture, transportation, water resources, and water rights. Its client base is dominated by Montana state agencies, counties, municipalities, and metropolitan planning organizations, supplemented by private developers, agricultural operators, tribal governments, healthcare and education institutions, and nonprofit organizations.

The firm's technology stack is anchored in conventional geospatial and engineering tools — GNSS-GPS surveying, HydroLite hydrographic sounding, HyDrone shallow-water drone surveying, LiDAR optical remote sensing, HEC-RAS and 2D hydraulic modeling, GIS and 3D CAD, cloud-based web mapping, and mobile field data collection — supported by FAA Part 107-certified drone pilots. WGM has also developed proprietary design expertise in wastewater treatment, notably a Vertical Flow Treatment Wetland (VFTW) system that removes more than 98% of solids and 60% of total nitrogen in cold-climate waste streams. Staff credentials include LEED and SITES accredited professionals, and the firm has been recognized with Bicycle Friendly Business awards and inclusion in the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide for delivering Montana's first protected bikeway.

WGM Group generates revenue exclusively through project-based professional services fees negotiated per engagement, scope, and contract type with government and private clients. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, anchored in long-standing Montana jurisdiction relationships, competitive bidding on public RFPs, and referral-driven private-sector engagements. There are no disclosed rate cards, subscription products, or digital distribution channels; the firm is a pure services business. Leadership transitioned from longtime CEO Brent Campbell (retired 2020) through a co-CEO arrangement (Matassa-Stone, Salisbury, Smith) to Jeff Smith as sole CEO in 2025, coinciding with the addition of new service lines and the geographic buildout to six offices. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, and ownership transferred to a new shareholder group in 2020.

Name

WGM Group

Legal name

WGM Group, Inc.

Website

https://wgmgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WGM Group is a private Montana-based engineering, planning, and design firm operating six offices statewide. It serves government agencies, municipalities, and private developers through ten integrated service lines spanning civil engineering, water resources, water rights, surveying, transportation, and landscape architecture.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering and Planning Consulting

NAICS

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction (WWTP) (IMAFAGAB)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consulting
• Land surveying services
• Water rights consulting
• Transportation planning
• Landscape architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Missoula

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Design Consulting Services: WGM Group generates revenue through professional engineering, planning, and design consulting services billed on a project basis. Services span civil engineering, environmental, water resources, water rights, land planning, land surveying, landscape architecture, transportation, GIS & CAD drafting, and A&E consulting. Projects are delivered from concept through construction administration, with fees structured per engagement, scope, and contract type with government agencies, municipalities, and private clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WGM Group is a comprehensive engineering, planning, and design firm that delivers ten integrated service lines—A&E Consulting, Civil Engineering, Environmental Services, GIS & CAD Drafting, Land Planning, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Transportation, Water Resources, and Water Rights—to government agencies, municipalities, tribal entities, and private developers across Montana. Projects span concept through construction administration, including municipal infrastructure, water/wastewater systems, transportation corridors, environmental permitting, surveying, land development, and water rights strategy.

Product overview

WGM Group is a comprehensive engineering, planning, and design firm offering a unified portfolio of professional services rather than a single software product. The firm provides ten integrated service lines: A&E Consulting, Civil Engineering, Environmental Services, GIS & CAD Drafting, Land Planning, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Transportation, Water Resources, and Water Rights. These services work together to deliver integrated solutions for community design, infrastructure development, and natural resource management across Montana. The firm serves government agencies, municipalities, and private clients from initial concept through construction completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• A&E Consulting (Architecture & Engineering) Site civil design services for commercial, residential, and institutional projects, including stormwater analysis, ADA compliance, utility coordination, and permitting, delivered to public and private clients across Montana.
• Civil Engineering Municipal and public infrastructure engineering including street reconstruction, water and wastewater systems, stormwater management, and neighborhood planning and design for government, municipal, and private clients.
• Environmental Services Environmental permitting, NEPA/MEPA compliance, brownfields redevelopment, remediation, and Phase I & II environmental site assessments delivered to government and private clients.
• GIS & CAD Drafting Geographic Information Systems solutions, cartographic design, 3D visualization, asset management, mobile field data collection, and building information modeling, including cloud-based web mapping for client organizations.
• Land Planning Community growth plans, master planning, zoning regulations, environmental assessment, residential and commercial site planning, and subdivision platting for municipalities and private developers.
• Land Surveying Boundary surveys, topographic surveys, hydrographic surveying, drone/UAS and LiDAR-based surveying, construction staking, and ALTA surveys delivered to public and private clients using FAA Part 107 certified drone pilots.
• Landscape Architecture Site planning, streetscape design, parks, greenways, trails, plaza design, planting plans, and irrigation design for public and private projects across Montana.
• Transportation Transportation planning, urban corridor design, intersection and roundabout design, bicycle and pedestrian design, traffic engineering, and transit studies for municipalities and the Montana Department of Transportation.
• Water Resources Stream restoration, irrigation infrastructure, watershed assessments, environmental infrastructure, nutrient management, hydrological modeling (HEC-RAS and 2D), and Vertical Flow Treatment Wetland design for government and private clients.
• Water Rights Water rights analysis, change applications, well permitting, surface and groundwater evaluations, delivery system design, historical research, dispute resolution, and expert witness testimony for water users including private landowners, developers, irrigation companies, tribal entities, municipalities, and state agencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• WGM Group's Vertical Flow Treatment Wetland system removes more than 98% of solids and 60% of total nitrogen in the waste stream, meeting Montana DEQ non-degradation requirements.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Western Water MarketminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 July 2020WGM Group partnered with Western Water Market to expand client services by connecting water right buyers and sellers through the Western Water Market online platform. The partnership gives WGM clients immediate access to potential buyers when selling or leasing water rights, and helps the firm reach farmers, ranchers, developers, and property owners who would benefit from WGM's water rights guidance.
• Missoula Metropolitan Planning Organization (MMPO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWGM Group is providing technical consulting services to prepare the East Missoula Highway 200 Corridor Plan for the Missoula Metropolitan Planning Organization. This is a core municipal partnership involving transportation infrastructure planning and community engagement.
• Montana State Parks FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWGM Group maintains a close relationship with the Montana State Parks Foundation and has provided surveying, planning, engineering, environmental services, and landscape architecture to Montana State Parks projects. CEO Brent Campbell served on the Foundation's Board.
• Jackson Contractor GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWGM Group partnered with Jackson Contractor Group on the Traveler’s Rest State Park project in Lolo, Montana. WGM provided surveying, planning, and design services while Jackson Contractor Group served as the general contractor for construction.
• Montana Stockgrowers AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWGM Group actively engaged with the Montana Stockgrowers Association and economic development groups like Beartooth RC&D to discuss expanding local meat processing in Montana to add value to ranching clients' operations.
• Beartooth RC&DminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWGM Group partnered with Beartooth RC&D (Resource Conservation and Development) to support Montana ranchers and explore expanded local meat processing capacity in the state.
• FrieslacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWGM Group teamed up with Friesla and Producer Partnership to develop a production and wastewater management system for Montana's first federally inspected nonprofit meat processing facility in Livingston, Montana. WGM designed the Vertical Flow Treatment Wetland system for the project.
• Morrison-MaierleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering firms WGM Group and Morrison-Maierle jointly presented findings on Columbia Falls' water and wastewater systems as part of a state-mandated 20-year planning process under the Montana Land Use Planning Act.
• Gallatin River Task ForcecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Gallatin River Task Force contracted WGM Group to conduct an evaluation of wastewater management for the developed corridor adjacent to the Gallatin River near Big Sky, Montana. WGM used advanced GIS modeling to analyze wastewater flow rates, septic plumes, and nitrate loading to the river.
• Flathead Food BankminorOthersWGM Group gives back through volunteering, board service, and partnerships with local organizations including the Flathead Food Bank.
• Gallatin Watershed CouncilminorOthersWGM Group partners with the Gallatin Watershed Council as part of its commitment to environmental stewardship and community service.
• United Way of Missoula CountyminorOthersWGM Group supports the United Way of Missoula County through board service and community partnerships.
• Trout UnlimitedminorOthersWGM Group partners with Trout Unlimited to protect Montana's waters and wildlife as part of its environmental stewardship values.
• Bitter Root Water ForumminorOthersWGM Group partners with the Bitter Root Water Forum to protect and sustain natural water resources in the Bitter Root Valley.
• Montana Department of TransportationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWGM Group has an established partnership with the Montana Department of Transportation for transportation planning, design, and engineering projects across Montana. The firm has worked on multiple MDT projects including Rest Area Design/Build and the $13M Federal BUILD grant for Missoula.
• Montana Fish, Wildlife & ParkscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWGM Group partners with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks on projects involving state parks, conservation, and natural resource management across Montana.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is a large national planning, engineering, and design consulting firm with strong transportation, land development, and environmental practices. As a broad incumbent expanding in the Mountain West, it competes with WGM on Montana corridor planning, transportation, and site development work.
• HDR: HDR is a large global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with established municipal water, transportation, and environmental practices actively pursuing Montana public-sector work. As a broad incumbent, it competes with WGM on larger corridor, water, and environmental assignments where scale matters.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with major water, transportation, and environmental practices serving federal and state clients across the Mountain West. As a broad incumbent, it can field multidisciplinary teams on large Montana public works projects, competing for scopes that WGM might otherwise lead.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, consulting, and design firm with significant water, environmental, and community development practices serving North American municipalities. It is a broad incumbent competing with WGM on Montana public works where it can field larger integrated teams.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a global engineering and consulting firm with leading water resources and environmental practices supporting federal, state, and municipal clients. As a broad incumbent, it competes with WGM on Montana water, wastewater, and environmental remediation contracts.

Direct peers

• DOWL: DOWL is a regional engineering, planning, and surveying firm headquartered in Montana with strong presence across the Northwest and Alaska. Its multi-discipline civil, water, transportation, environmental, and surveying practice for municipalities and tribal clients makes it a directly comparable firm competing in the same markets as WGM.
• KLJ Engineering: KLJ Engineering is a Northern Plains/Mountain West regional engineering, planning, and surveying firm headquartered in North Dakota with offices in Montana. Comparable in scale, service mix (transportation, water, environmental, civil), and public-sector client base, KLJ is a peer chasing the same regional infrastructure work as WGM.
• Sanderson Stewart: Sanderson Stewart is a Montana-based engineering, planning, and surveying firm serving public-sector clients across the Northern Rockies with comparable civil engineering, transportation, water resources, and land development capabilities. Operating from Billings and other Montana offices, it directly competes for the same municipal and MDT RFPs as WGM.
• Morrison-Maierle: Morrison-Maierle is a Montana-headquartered multidisciplinary engineering, planning, and surveying firm with similar service breadth (civil, environmental, water, transportation, surveying). It is explicitly a co-presenter with WGM on Columbia Falls water/wastewater planning, making it the closest peer in geography and service mix.
• Great West Engineering: Great West Engineering is a Montana-based civil and environmental engineering firm serving municipalities, counties, and water/wastewater districts across the state. With a similar public-sector focus and water/wastewater specialty, it directly competes for the same municipal engineering contracts as WGM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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