Klohn Crippen Berger

Name

Klohn Crippen Berger

Legal name

Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.

Website

https://klohn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Geotechnical engineering
• Tailings management
• Dam safety services
• Hydropower engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Geoscience Consulting Services: KCB provides multidisciplinary engineering, geoscience, and environmental consulting services on a project basis across mining, hydropower, infrastructure, transportation, and energy sectors. Revenue is generated through professional consulting fees for feasibility studies, design, engineering certification, construction monitoring, environmental assessments, and regulatory advisory services. Projects range from short-term assessments to multi-year engineering engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Klohn Crippen Berger is an engineering, geoscience and environmental consulting firm providing professional services across the complete lifecycle of mining, hydropower, infrastructure, transportation, and energy projects. Core deliverables include tailings storage facility design, dam safety reviews, hydroelectric facility design and rehabilitation, water management, geotechnical investigation, environmental assessments, and construction monitoring, delivered through multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists.

Product overview

Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) is an engineering, geoscience and environmental consulting firm offering services across five core sectors: Mining, Hydropower, Infrastructure, Transportation, and Energy. The company provides specialized technical consulting rather than software products. Mining services include dam safety, tailings management, water management, integrated mine closure planning, environmental, and geoscience. Hydropower services cover hydroelectric facility design, upgrades, dam rehabilitation, safety reviews, and due diligence. Infrastructure services include water infrastructure, structural design, seismic analysis, and environmental services. Transportation services encompass geohazard management, rehabilitation, seismic retrofit, geotechnical investigation, structural design, and port/marine structures. Energy services cover dam design, mine waste/water management, asset closure planning, dam breach analyses, and tailings storage design. The firm operates globally with offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Australasia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mining Sector Consulting Engineering, geoscience and environmental consulting for the complete mine lifecycle, including tailings storage facility design and management, dam safety reviews, water management, integrated mine closure planning, environmental services, and geoscience services, with focus on GISTM alignment.
• Hydropower Sector Consulting Complete range of integrated engineering services for hydroelectric facilities from green-field site layouts to constructed and commissioned projects, including civil, structural, geotechnical, hydrotechnical, mechanical, and electrical engineering, plus dam rehabilitation, maintenance, and due diligence.
• Infrastructure Sector Consulting Multi-disciplinary engineering, geoscience, environmental, and regulatory services for water resources, municipal, transportation, resource infrastructure, and marine projects including dam design, water control structures, structural design, seismic analysis, and biophysical services.
• Transportation Sector Consulting Comprehensive multi-disciplinary engineering services for bridges, tunnels, highways, rail, marine and port infrastructure with focus on geohazard management, rehabilitation, seismic retrofit, geotechnical investigation, structural design, and port and marine structures.
• Energy Sector Consulting Integrated geotechnical, water resources and environmental services for oil sands, pipelines, and coal seam gas sectors, including tailings dam design, groundwater protection, mine waste and water management, asset closure planning, dam breach analyses, and tailings storage design.

Quantifiable outcome

• Greens Creek Mine tailings facility — first filtered TSF in the world, continuous permitting for 20+ years of operation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IDA IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2025Klohn Crippen Berger partnered with IDA Ireland to support European expansion, establishing an office in Naas, Ireland (Co. Kildare). IDA Ireland is Ireland's inward investment promotion agency, supporting multinational companies in establishing and growing operations in Ireland.
• AtkinsRéaliscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2025KCB and AtkinsRéalis collaborated on the Site C Clean Energy Project in British Columbia. Together they received two ACEC-BC Engineering Awards for the project. KCB provided multidisciplinary engineering services for the main civil works, generating station and spillways.
• University of TorontominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCB partners with the University of Toronto Civil Engineering Department to support research projects including tailings strength assessment using cone penetration testing and numerical modelling. Also funds the Earle Klohn Graduate Scholarship in Geotechnical Engineering and the Klohn Crippen Berger Undergraduate Scholarship in Civil Engineering or Geology at this institution.
• University of British ColumbiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCB supports the University of British Columbia through educational scholarships and research partnerships in engineering and geoscience. The firm established scholarship programs and supports co-op employer relationships with UBC engineering students.
• University of AlbertaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCB established a new graduate scholarship at the University of Alberta and partners on research initiatives. Staff including Chris Gräpel serve as Adjunct Professors at the university.
• University of Queensland / Sustainable Minerals InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCB entered a multi-year research agreement with the Sustainable Minerals Institute at the University of Queensland to study the quantification of impact of tailings aging on accuracy of TSF water and chemical balance modelling. Also supports the GeoEngineering Centre at Queen's University.
• Australian Centre for Geomechanics / University of Western AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCB partners with the Australian Centre for Geomechanics at the University of Western Australia for research collaboration. KCB's Vancouver lab was selected to participate in geomechanics research at the university.
• Imperial College LondonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCB supports Imperial College London through bursary funding and partners on research and innovation in engineering and geoscience. KCB funds the Geotechnics MSc Industrial Bursary Scheme at the college.
• Queens UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCB partners with the GeoEngineering Centre at Queen's University on research including evaluation of piping potential in mine waste facilities. KCB supports scholarships and co-op opportunities at Queen's.
• University of CalgaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCB supports scholarship programs at the University of Calgary and has partnered to fund research and innovation in engineering and geoscience. Employees participate in university career fairs and co-op programs.
• Carleton UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCB partners with Carleton University on research and innovation in engineering and geoscience, contributing to the Canadian research ecosystem in geotechnical and environmental engineering.
• Georgia TechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCB partners with Georgia Institute of Technology on research and innovation in engineering and geoscience.
• University of WaterloominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCB partners with the University of Waterloo on research and innovation in engineering and geoscience, contributing to collaborative geotechnical research in Canada.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves21 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Knight Piésold: Knight Piésold is a global engineering and environmental consulting firm specializing in tailings management, hydropower, and water resources. Like KCB, it serves the mining and hydropower sectors with deep technical expertise in dam design and environmental services, making it one of the closest direct competitors.
• SRK Consulting: SRK Consulting is a global mining-focused consulting firm offering geotechnical, hydrogeological, and tailings management services. It is a direct peer in mining engineering consulting and tailings design, competing for similar enterprise mining clients.
• Hatch: Hatch is a Canadian-headquartered global engineering firm with deep mining and metals sector expertise, including tailings and water management. It is comparable to KCB as a multi-disciplinary consultancy serving mining and energy clients globally.
• GHD: GHD is an Australian-headquartered global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm. Comparable to KCB through its water infrastructure, mining, dams, and transportation practices operating across similar geographies including Australia and Canada.

Broad incumbents

• WSP Global: WSP Global is one of the world's largest professional services consulting firms with deep mining, water, and infrastructure practices (including the former Golder Associates). It competes broadly with KCB on large multi-disciplinary mandates where bundled service offerings can outweigh specialist technical leadership.
• Stantec: Stantec is a Canadian global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm. It is a broad incumbent that competes with KCB on water, infrastructure, environmental, and mining sector engineering mandates across North America and globally.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with major practices in water, environment, transportation, and energy. It is a broad incumbent competing for similar enterprise and public-sector clients across KCB's five sectors.
• AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin): AtkinsRéalis is a Canadian global engineering and project management firm. KCB has partnered with AtkinsRéalis on BC Hydro's Site C Clean Energy Project (winning two ACEC-BC Engineering Awards), positioning it as both a collaborator and broad-incumbent competitor on large infrastructure and energy mandates.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a US global consulting and engineering firm with leading water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure practices. It competes with KCB particularly on water resources, dams, and environmental mandates across international development and mining clients.

Emerging players

• BGC Engineering: BGC Engineering is a Canadian geotechnical and geoscience consulting firm focused on mining, transportation, and natural hazards. It is an emerging/specialist peer with meaningful overlap on mining geotechnics and tailings, though smaller in scale than KCB.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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