Transitec

What Transitec does

Transitec is an independent engineering consultancy founded in 1954 in Lausanne, Switzerland, specializing in sustainable urban mobility planning, transport infrastructure design, and implementation support. The firm operates 10 offices across Switzerland, France, Portugal, and Morocco and reports active mandate presence in 59 countries, with 119 employees in 2025 and 485 mandates acquired in the same year. Its service portfolio spans 21 distinct offerings organized into four practice areas — Governance and Transitions, Territories and Mobility, Networks and Development, and Mobility Management — covering strategic advisory, traffic simulation (using Vissim), parking policy analysis (using the proprietary TICPARC tool), cycling and pedestrian infrastructure design, public transport planning (including tramway and BRT systems), intelligent transportation systems, urban logistics, and corporate mobility plans.

The firm serves primarily government public authorities (cantons, municipalities, metropolitan regions, federal agencies) alongside corporate clients and international development organizations such as SECO, MobiliseYourCity, and SSATP. Notable engagements include the Lausanne-Renens tramway project (Canton de Vaud, ~300M CHF), school mobility plans for Métropole Européenne de Lille, and the Ghana Urban Mobility and Accessibility Project. Transitec holds ISO 9001, ISO 9004, and ISO 14001 certifications, as well as the Citizen Enterprise label, and allocates approximately 6% of hours to training and innovation.

Transitec generates revenue through project-based professional services (studies, design, implementation support, evaluation, research) billed on a mandate/quote basis rather than through standardized pricing. Distribution is direct via its regional office network, with mandates acquired through public procurement and direct commissioning. Since June 2023, the group has been 100% employee-owned under the 'We, Transitec!' restructuring, with approximately 90 employee-shareholders and no individual holding more than 3.25% of capital; an independent-majority Board of Directors provides governance oversight. The firm is led by co-CEOs Aline Renard and Fabien Garcia, who succeeded Martin Stucki in 2024.

Name

Transitec

Legal name

Transitec Ingénieurs-conseils SA

Website

https://transitec.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Transitec is a 100% employee-owned Swiss mobility engineering consultancy founded in 1954, serving governments, municipalities, and international development organizations across 59 countries with 119 staff and 485 mandates per year.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC)

Keywords

• Mobility consulting
• Transportation planning
• Urban mobility
• Sustainable transport
• Traffic engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services Revenue: Professional consulting services for mobility planning, including studies, design, implementation support, and evaluation across various sectors such as public transport, cycling infrastructure, traffic management, parking, urban logistics, and mobility plans for organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Transitec is an independent engineering consultancy providing comprehensive mobility and transportation planning services. The firm offers strategic advisory, transport infrastructure design, traffic simulation, and implementation support to public authorities and private organizations. Its work spans multimodal mobility strategies, urban and interurban transport systems, and active/sustainable transport modes across multiple countries.

Product overview

Transitec is a mobility consulting firm offering comprehensive advisory services rather than a software product platform. The company provides 21 distinct service offerings organized into four main categories: Governance and Transitions (including Governance and Mobility Economics, Decarbonization of Mobility, Mobility and Digitalization, Sociology and Behavior, and Training); Territories and Mobility (including Planning and strategies, Multimodal Access, Transportation Hubs, Leisure/Tourism/Major Event Mobility, and Mobility monitoring); Networks and Development (including Public Transport, Pedestrians and Public Space, Cycling Networks and Services, Traffic Flow and traffic calming, Integration of High-Level Public Transport TCSP, Signalization and Intelligent Transportation Systems ITS, and Construction Management); and Mobility Management (including Parking, Urban Logistics, Mobility Plans/PDE, and Mobility services). These services span strategic planning, infrastructure design, behavioral analysis, and implementation support across Switzerland, France, Portugal, and Morocco.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobility and Transportation Planning Consultancy

Quantifiable outcome

• 485 mandates acquired in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UrbaplancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Developed the MobiliseYourCity Topic Guide on Integrating Land-use and Urban Mobility Planning in partnership with Transitec.
• SECO (Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Transitec worked with SECO on the Sarajevo Urban Transformation Project (Workstream 2) supporting modernization of the Cantonal Urban Plan, alongside partners Urbaplan, Helvetas, Enova, ETHZ, Swiss AI and UNSA.
• NodalisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Transitec on SSATP-funded technical support for sustainable urban mobility policies in 12 African countries.
• ODAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Transitec on SSATP-funded technical support for sustainable urban mobility policies in 12 African countries.
• Ghana Ministry of Local GovernancecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGUMAP implementation partner working to improve accessibility and mobility in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, funded by SECO with $6 million.
• AximumminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with Aximum and Bouygues on smart city development for Châlons-en-Champagne, deploying traffic regulation systems.
• BouyguesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with Aximum and Transitec on smart city development for Châlons-en-Champagne.
• EcovminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransitec accompanied Ecov and Région Sud on a carpooling feasibility study leading to Cuers-Toulon corridor implementation.
• EspeliaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTransitec accompanied Espelia on the renewal of Yélomobile car-sharing service delegation for La Rochelle Agglomeration.
• JonctionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTransitec partnered with Jonction and Interface Transport on Lyon Presqu'île ZTL access definition for urban logistics.
• Interface TransportminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTransitec partnered with Jonction and Interface Transport on Lyon Presqu'île ZTL access definition for urban logistics.
• EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with EPFL for doctoral thesis on traffic evaporation (Pauline Hosotte) and various research projects on mobility behavior.
• Université de LausanneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Université de Lausanne on remote work study commissioned by Swiss Federal Roads Office.
• Bureau Mobil'HommeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Bureau Mobil'Homme and Université de Lausanne on remote work effects study in Switzerland.
• CREATIVESminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign agency responsible for Transitec website design and content expertise.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Egis: French-headquartered global engineering group with a large transport, mobility, and urban development practice. Directly comparable to Transitec on urban mobility, public transport, and infrastructure consulting, but operates at significantly greater scale across more geographies and capabilities.
• Systra: French engineering firm specializing in rail, public transport, and urban mobility, with strong public-sector client base across Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Overlaps with Transitec on multimodal transit planning, tram/metro studies, and SUMP support, but is much larger and rail-focused.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a substantial transport and mobility practice covering planning, ITS, and infrastructure advisory. Competes with Transitec for large public-sector mandates and offers broader multidisciplinary capabilities across the project lifecycle.
• Arcadis: Dutch-headquartered design and consultancy firm with a significant mobility and urban development practice. Comparable to Transitec on sustainable urban mobility, transit planning, and public-sector advisory, but operates globally with a much larger bench.

Direct peers

• Setec Group: French engineering group covering transport, urban planning, and infrastructure design. Closely matches Transitec's profile as a multidisciplinary mobility and urban planning consultancy serving French and European public authorities, with comparable scale and service breadth.
• Steer: Independent transport consultancy with strong public-sector practice in urban mobility, transit planning, and transport economics. Closely comparable in size and positioning to Transitec, particularly in Western Europe and on policy/strategy mandates.
• Urbaplan: Swiss urban planning and mobility consultancy. Already a co-development partner of Transitec on MobiliseYourCity and the Sarajevo Urban Transformation Project, indicating highly overlapping capabilities in SUMP, urban mobility, and territorial planning.
• TTP (The Transport Planning Practice): Independent UK-based transport planning consultancy serving public authorities on mobility strategy, public transport, and active travel. Comparable mid-sized independent firm with similar specialism in sustainable mobility and public-sector delivery.
• Interface Transport: French mobility and urban logistics consultancy. Already partnered with Transitec on the Lyon Presqu'île ZTL access definition, indicating overlapping capabilities in urban logistics, ZTL/access regulation, and French public-authority consulting.

Regional players

• Citec Ingénieurs Conseils: Swiss engineering consultancy with strong presence in transport infrastructure, traffic, and mobility planning. Most direct Swiss-headquartered peer to Transitec, competing in similar cantonal and federal mandates in Switzerland.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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