What Merjent, Inc. does

Merjent, Inc. is a privately held environmental and social consulting firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded in 2004. The company provides integrated environmental permitting, engineering, field services, and ecological restoration to energy and infrastructure clients across North America, with primary focus on pipelines (oil, natural gas, CO2, liquids), power generation and transmission (including wind, solar, and hydropower), renewable fuels/biofuels, government/transportation, and mining. Named enterprise clients include Summit Carbon Solutions, TC Energy, and Enbridge, while the firm has permitted 100,000+ pipeline miles, 4,000+ transmission miles, and serviced 200+ biofuels facilities across 31 states.

The firm's underlying technology stack is built around field data collection rather than proprietary AI — it uses GIS mapping, GPS-equipped tablets, iPads running the Fulcrum mobile data collection platform, and unmanned aerial systems (drones) to support wetland delineation, vegetation monitoring, and construction compliance inspections. Service delivery is organized across four practice areas (Consulting, Engineering, Field Services, Restoration) with specialized sub-services spanning air quality, cultural resources, special status species, wetlands, water quality, GIS, due diligence, LCFS/RFS2 compliance, and low-carbon energy transition consulting.

Merjent operates a project-based professional services revenue model with quote-based, multi-year engagements negotiated around scope, expertise, and duration. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting utility, pipeline operator, and government clients directly via sector leads and subject matter experts. The firm employs 300+ staff across 29 U.S. states and 6 office locations (Minneapolis, Appleton, Freedom, Tempe, Marion, Milliken), with licensed Professional Engineers credentialed in 23 states and a credentialed technical bench of 50+ wetland/ecological experts, 30+ cultural resources staff, 15 endangered species specialists, and 10+ air quality experts.

Name

Merjent, Inc.

Legal name

Merjent, Inc.

Website

https://merjent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Merjent is a private environmental and social consulting firm founded in 2004, serving pipeline, power, renewable fuels, and government clients with integrated permitting, engineering, field services, and ecological restoration across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for environmental permitting, compliance services, and regulatory support for energy and infrastructure projects. Project-based engagements typically spanning from feasibility to operation.
2. Engineering Services: Civil engineering, pipeline engineering, power engineering, dam and hydropower engineering services billed through project engagements.
3. Field Services: Biological surveys, cultural resource surveys, compliance inspections, and monitoring services for construction and operational projects.
4. Restoration Services: Ecological restoration including revegetation, site restoration, and habitat restoration services for completed projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Merjent, Inc. is an environmental and social consulting firm delivering integrated permitting, compliance, engineering, field services, and ecological restoration support for energy, pipeline, power generation, renewable fuels, and government clients. Services span the entire project lifecycle from feasibility and routing through permitting, construction monitoring, operations and maintenance, and post-construction restoration, with deep specialization in federal/state regulatory navigation and field-based environmental surveys.

Product overview

Merjent, Inc. is an environmental and social consulting firm that provides a comprehensive suite of services across four main practice areas: Environmental Consulting, Engineering, Field Services, and Restoration. The company operates as a unified service offering rather than a software product platform. Environmental Consulting encompasses air quality, cultural resources, special status species, wetlands, water quality, GIS, technology solutions, UAS, visualization, safety, due diligence, low carbon transition, vegetation management, and LCFS/RFS2 services. Engineering covers civil design, dam/hydropower, pipeline, power, land survey, and visualization. Field Services includes natural resource surveys, cultural resources, and compliance inspections. Restoration provides revegetation planning, site restoration, and erosion control. The company also acquired Galileo Project, LLC in 2024, which now operates as a division providing PMAC support services for government agency projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Consulting Services Comprehensive environmental consulting services covering air quality permitting, cultural resources management, special status species surveys, wetland delineation, water quality compliance, environmental permitting, due diligence (Phase I/II), safety services, GIS mapping, technology solutions, unmanned aerial systems, visualization, integrated vegetation management, LCFS/RFS2 compliance, Monarch CCAA support, and low carbon energy transition consulting for energy and infrastructure clients.
• Engineering Services Engineering services including civil design engineering, dam and hydropower engineering, pipeline engineering, power systems engineering, land survey, unmanned aerial systems (drone surveying), visualization services, and water resources engineering for energy and infrastructure projects.
• Field Services Biological, cultural, and compliance surveys and inspections including wetland delineation, special status species habitat assessments, Section 106 cultural resource surveys, aquatic surveys (freshwater mussels, fish, macroinvertebrates), land services, construction compliance inspection, and tablet-based data collection across the United States.
• Ecological Restoration Services Ecological restoration including revegetation planning, site restoration, erosion control, integrated vegetation management, habitat revitalization, and post-construction site reclamation for completed energy and infrastructure projects, supported by GIS mapping, technology solutions, UAS, visualization, and wetland and waterbody expertise.
• Galileo Project PMAC Services Project Management Assistance Contract (PMAC) services for government agencies providing project management, public involvement, and documentation support for environmental permitting, planning, and construction projects in renewable energy, transmission, and pipelines. Operates as Merjent's Galileo division following full integration in July 2025.
• Pipeline Industry Services End-to-end environmental permitting, routing, surveying, construction compliance, and operations and maintenance support for CO2, renewable natural gas, natural gas, crude oil, and liquids pipelines, including integrity programs and agency coordination.
• Renewable Fuels Services Environmental permitting and compliance services for biofuels facilities including air quality, water quality, health and safety, RFS2 engineering, LCFS program support, and public outreach for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable natural gas facility operators.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Galileo Project, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Galileo Project, LLC has been fully integrated into Merjent as of July 2025. Previously a wholly owned subsidiary since April 2024, Galileo provides Project Management Assistance Contract (PMAC) support including project management, public involvement, and documentation support to government agencies for environmental permitting, planning, and construction projects. The merger provides enhanced services, expanded capabilities, and improved business efficiency.
• Monarch Joint VentureminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2024Monarch Joint Venture is a nonprofit organization with a national partnership of federal and state agencies, nonprofits, community groups, businesses, and academic programs working to conserve monarch butterflies and pollinators. Merjent participates through expertise in natural resource surveys, habitat restoration, endangered species compliance, and Monarch CCAA efforts.
• Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 May 2022Merjent is a proud co-sponsor of Women in Biogas/RNG Inaugural Luncheon at Biogas Americas conference, sponsored by Brightmark and WRISE. Merjent also serves as a Principles in Practice Sponsor at WRISE Leadership Forum, supporting the national nonprofit promoting education and professional development of women in renewable energy.
• Summit Carbon SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 August 2021Merjent was selected as a strategic partner for Summit Carbon Solutions' world-class carbon capture and storage project. Merjent brings decades of experience supporting linear infrastructure and biofuels facility environmental permitting. The partnership supports Summit's transformative decarbonization platform providing meaningful carbon reductions.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned U.S. engineering, consulting, and construction firm with a large environmental and pipeline/power practice serving the same energy-infrastructure clients as Merjent. Comparable mid-cap size, sector mix, and direct enterprise sales motion.
• SWCA Environmental Consultants: U.S.-based environmental consulting firm of comparable size providing permitting, biological/cultural surveys, NEPA, and regulatory support for energy and infrastructure projects. Overlaps directly with Merjent on pipeline, transmission, and renewable energy clients.
• POWER Engineering (POWER Inc.): Environmental and engineering consulting firm serving the power generation and energy infrastructure market with permitting, compliance, and field services. Closely aligned with Merjent's Power and Renewable Fuels business units.
• ICF International: Consulting firm with a dedicated energy and environmental practice providing regulatory, permitting, and advisory services to utilities, pipeline operators, and government agencies — closely comparable in client base and service mix to Merjent.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy serving energy and infrastructure clients. Comparable focus on environmental permitting, social performance, and ESG advisory for the same enterprise customers.
• Montrose Environmental Group: Environmental services company providing air quality, permitting, compliance, and remediation services to energy and industrial clients. Comparable scale and direct overlap with Merjent's air quality, permitting, and compliance offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm and a leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure. Offers the full suite of environmental services Merjent provides but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a substantial environmental and energy permitting practice. Competes for the same enterprise pipeline, power, and government clients but offers bundled services and global delivery Merjent cannot match.
• Stantec: International engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with strong North American energy and infrastructure practices. Overlaps with Merjent on permitting, NEPA, and ecological services at significantly larger scale.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a large environmental and energy infrastructure practice following its acquisitions of Wood E&I and Golder. Competes with Merjent on major pipeline and transmission permitting programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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