What Fehr Graham - Engineering & Environmental does

Fehr Graham is a civil engineering and environmental consulting firm founded in 1973 in Freeport, Illinois, by Al Fehr and Joe Graham. The firm provides infrastructure and environmental services — including water and wastewater engineering, municipal engineering, transportation design, structural engineering, and brownfield redevelopment — to municipalities, developers, and select private-sector clients across the Midwest. It operates from 12 offices across Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin with approximately 260 employees, and senior leadership includes President Kyle Saunders and CFO Todd Shankland.

A distinguishing element of the firm's offering is its Funding Solutions practice, which navigates roughly 40–50 public and private funding-program databases at any given time and has reportedly secured more than $200 million in capital on behalf of clients. The practice combines traditional engineering consulting with grant and loan procurement assistance, shortening capital-project timelines for municipal clients that typically lack in-house grant-writing capacity. Services are delivered under project-based consulting contracts, generally awarded through municipal procurement processes or developer RFPs.

Fehr Graham has been recognized on Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms list for five consecutive years, ranking No. 452 in the most recent publication, and was named to the Zweig Group 2025 Hot Firm list. The firm is privately held and operates with backing from Trilon Group, a private equity platform focused on engineering and infrastructure businesses. The combination of regulated technical services, multi-state distribution, and embedded funding-procurement capability defines its operating model.

Name

Fehr Graham - Engineering & Environmental

Legal name

Fehr Graham

Website

https://fehrgraham.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fehr Graham is a Midwest-based civil engineering and environmental consulting firm serving municipalities, developers, and healthcare clients across Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, distinguished by an in-house funding-procurement practice that has secured over $200 million for clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering & Environmental Consulting

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability, ESG & Climate Risk Advisory (BPAHAJAH)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Environmental consulting
• Municipal engineering
• Water infrastructure engineering
• Brownfield redevelopment

Headquarters

HQ city

Champaign

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering and environmental consulting services provided to municipal and private clients. Services include water/wastewater engineering, municipal engineering, transportation engineering, structural engineering, environmental health and safety, and brownfield redevelopment. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting fees, construction observation, and ongoing municipal contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fehr Graham is an engineering and environmental consulting firm providing professional services to municipal and private clients across Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Core offerings include water and wastewater engineering, lead service line replacement, municipal and transportation engineering, structural engineering, land development, land surveying, landscape architecture, parks and recreation design, environmental site assessments, brownfield redevelopment, environmental health and safety, and grant/funding solutions.

Product overview

Fehr Graham is an engineering and environmental consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional services. The firm operates as a unified service portfolio rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core service areas include Water Engineering (encompassing Lead Service Line Replacement), Wastewater Engineering, Municipal Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Structural Engineering, Funding Solutions, Environmental Health and Safety, Assessment and Brownfield Redevelopment, Land Development, Land Surveying, Parks and Recreation, and Landscape Architecture. These services work together to provide end-to-end infrastructure solutions for municipal and private clients across Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wastewater Engineering
• Water Engineering Engineering services for water distribution systems, water treatment, and production and storage facilities for municipal clients.
• Lead Service Line Replacement Specialized water engineering service focused on identifying, replacing, and managing lead water service lines to ensure safe drinking water, including inventory development, funding assistance, and construction oversight.
• Municipal Engineering Engineering services for municipal infrastructure including roads, bridges, stormwater solutions, and public works projects.
• Funding Solutions Grant writing, funding assistance, and financial solutions to help communities secure state, federal, and private funding for infrastructure projects.
• Transportation Engineering Engineering services for roads, highways, bridges, and transportation infrastructure design and improvement.
• Structural Engineering Structural engineering services including bridge design, building design, and structural assessments for commercial and public projects.
• Parks and Recreation Design and engineering services for parks, recreation facilities, and public outdoor spaces.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture services for commercial, municipal, and public development projects.
• Land Development Engineering and planning services for residential and commercial land development projects.
• Land Surveying Land surveying services including boundary surveys, topographic surveys, and construction staking.
• Assessment and Brownfield Redevelopment Environmental site assessments, brownfield redevelopment, remediation planning, and contaminated site cleanup services including Phase I and Phase II ESAs.
• Environmental Health and Safety Environmental compliance, safety compliance training, regulatory training, MSHA training, and OSHA compliance services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Replaced more than 2,000 lead service lines for municipalities
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Trilon GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFehr Graham is powered by Trilon Group, indicating a strategic partnership or parent company relationship. The company uses Trilon's platform for careers/job postings (pinpointhq.com/fehr-graham). Trilon appears to be a holding company or strategic partner providing operational support and growth platform for the firm.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Baxter & Woodman: Midwest-based civil engineering and environmental services firm of similar size, providing water/wastewater, municipal, transportation, and structural engineering to Illinois and Wisconsin municipalities. Directly comparable in scale, geography, and service mix to Fehr Graham.
• HR Green: Midwest-focused engineering, technical, and management consulting firm offering water, transportation, environmental, and municipal services across multiple states. Directly comparable in service portfolio, geographic footprint, and municipal client base.
• Strand Associates: Wisconsin-based civil and environmental engineering firm specializing in water/wastewater, municipal infrastructure, and transportation engineering. Closely comparable in service mix, Midwest geography, and municipal client focus.
• Clark Dietz: Illinois-headquartered civil engineering firm providing water, wastewater, transportation, structural, and environmental services to municipal clients across the Midwest. Directly comparable in size, geography, and service offerings.
• Donohue & Associates: Wisconsin-based civil and environmental engineering firm focused on water/wastewater treatment, municipal engineering, and infrastructure. Directly comparable in scale, Midwest geography, and core water/wastewater engineering expertise.
• Bolton & Menk: Midwest civil engineering and land surveying firm with multiple offices across Minnesota, Iowa, and surrounding states, providing municipal, transportation, water, and environmental services. Comparable in geographic footprint, service mix, and municipal focus.
• Stanley Consultants: Iowa-based engineering and environmental consulting firm with similar Midwest roots, providing water, power, transportation, and municipal engineering services. Slightly larger but directly comparable in service portfolio and geography.
• Ayres Associates: Wisconsin-based engineering firm offering water resources, transportation, structural, and environmental engineering to municipal and private clients. Directly comparable in Midwest geography, service offerings, and municipal client focus.
• Ruekert & Mielke: Wisconsin civil engineering firm providing municipal infrastructure, water/wastewater, transportation, and site development services. Comparable in size, Midwest geography, and municipal engineering focus.

Broad incumbents

• Burns & McDonnell: Large employee-owned engineering firm with broad infrastructure, environmental, and municipal service offerings across the U.S. Comparable in service categories (water, environmental, municipal) but operates at much larger scale as a national incumbent competing for similar Midwest municipal contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fehrgraham
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC4NT4UFNXjSCw1mRqhx4KzQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/fehrgraham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/organization-guest/company/fehrgraham
• Instagraminstagram.com/fehrgraham

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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