PEAKURBAN

What PEAKURBAN does

PEAKURBAN is an Australian private consultancy specialising in civil engineering, infrastructure, water engineering, town planning, and urban design. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Brisbane, the firm operates with a workforce of 101-250 employees and targets the property development, infrastructure, and public-sector end markets typical of Australian multi-disciplinary engineering practices. The service offering spans the full lifecycle of land and urban development projects — from feasibility and town planning through detailed civil, water, and infrastructure design to delivery support — positioning PEAKURBAN as a single-source advisory for projects that require coordination across engineering and planning disciplines. Brent Thomas serves as co-founder and Managing Director, anchoring the firm's leadership.

The business model follows a professional services fee-for-engagement structure common to Australian engineering consultancies, with revenue generated through project-based contracts rather than product licensing or platform monetisation. GTM is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging the firm's Brisbane base and accumulated local council and developer relationships to win mandates. No publicly disclosed pricing, customer logos, or productised digital offerings are present in the source data, indicating a traditional consultancy delivery model. Geographic footprint data is limited to Brisbane as the headquarters, with no confirmed office network beyond that. The firm does not appear in the source data to have raised external funding, undertaken M&A activity, or launched proprietary technology platforms.

Name

PEAKURBAN

Legal name

Colliers

Website

https://peakurban.com.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

PEAKURBAN is a Brisbane-based Australian engineering consultancy founded in 2016, delivering civil, infrastructure, water, town planning, and urban design services to property developers, infrastructure clients, and public-sector projects with a 101-250 person team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and Urban Design Consulting

NAICS

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Utility System Construction (2371), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consulting
• Urban design services
• Town planning advisory
• Infrastructure engineering
• Water engineering consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering & Design Consulting Services: Professional engineering and design consulting services for real estate development projects, including site assessment, due diligence, development applications, design, and construction support across civil, structural, environmental, and specialized engineering disciplines.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PEAKURBAN is a multi-disciplinary engineering and design consultancy delivering civil, infrastructure, water engineering, town planning, and urban design services. The firm provides integrated engineering support across the project lifecycle to property developers, government entities, and home builders operating across Australia, combining technical engineering expertise with urban design and planning capability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Colliers Edge: Commercial property data platform
• Project Leaders
• LocationiQ

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Consulting Multi-disciplinary civil engineering consulting services for property development and infrastructure projects, covering site assessment, due diligence, design, and construction support across the project lifecycle. Services are delivered to property developers, government agencies, and home builders across Australia.
• Infrastructure Engineering Consulting Infrastructure engineering consulting spanning transport infrastructure, electrical infrastructure, and supporting civil works for development and public infrastructure projects. Capability covers planning, design, and project delivery support for developers and government clients.
• Water Engineering Consulting Water engineering consulting covering water and wastewater systems, stormwater and flooding analysis, and related hydraulic design for development and public infrastructure projects. Services integrate with broader civil engineering and urban design work.
• Town Planning Consulting Town planning consulting services supporting development applications, statutory planning, council approvals, and land use planning for property and infrastructure projects across Australia.
• Urban Design Consulting Urban design consulting services encompassing urban design frameworks, master planning, landscape architecture inputs, social strategy, and stakeholder engagement to support placemaking across development and infrastructure projects.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GREENHILLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading urban development consultancy GREENHILL has joined Colliers, deepening the firm's civil engineering, electrical infrastructure, transport infrastructure, and landscape architecture expertise. This acquisition/merger enhances Colliers' Engineering & Design capabilities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Broad incumbents

• Jacobs: Jacobs is a global professional services firm with extensive Australian civil, water, environmental, and urban development capabilities following its CH2M and PA Consulting integrations. It is comparable to PEAKURBAN in service mix but competes from a substantially larger platform.
• Arup: Arup is a global engineering and design consultancy with a strong presence in Australia spanning civil, water, transport, and urban planning. It overlaps with PEAKURBAN across several core disciplines but serves a much broader international portfolio.
• Mott MacDonald: Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with a strong Australian practice in water, transport, and urban development. It competes with PEAKURBAN in many of the same disciplines, particularly in water and infrastructure.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental firm with a meaningful Australian practice (including the acquired Cardno business) covering water, civil, and urban design. It is a broader incumbent that competes for similar Australian development and infrastructure mandates.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with significant Australian operations covering civil, water, environment, and urban design. It is a broader incumbent offering many of the same services as PEAKURBAN at much greater scale.
• WSP: WSP is a global professional services firm with a large Australian engineering and design practice covering civil, water, transport, and urban development. It is a broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities to PEAKURBAN but operates at significantly greater scale across multiple geographies.

Direct peers

• Aurecon: Aurecon is a leading Australia- and Asia-Pacific-headquartered engineering, design, and advisory consultancy with deep civil, water, and urban design capabilities. It is one of the most direct comparables to PEAKURBAN given its multi-disciplinary service mix and strong presence in the Australian infrastructure and development market.
• GHD: GHD is a major Australian employee-owned engineering, architecture, and environmental consultancy with strong capabilities in water, civil, and urban development. It is highly comparable to PEAKURBAN in scope of services and Australian market focus.
• BG&E: BG&E is an Australian engineering consultancy offering civil, structural, and infrastructure design services across the built environment. It is a direct peer to PEAKURBAN in scale, geographic focus, and multi-disciplinary engineering offering.
• Calibre Consulting: Calibre is an Australian engineering, surveying, and town planning consultancy serving property developers, government, and infrastructure clients. It is a direct peer to PEAKURBAN in service mix, customer segments, and Australian market focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ColliersIntAust
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ColliersIntAustralia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peakurban-pty-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/colliersinternational

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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