IRD Engineering

What IRD Engineering does

IRD Engineering S.r.l. is a privately held Italian civil engineering consultancy headquartered in Rome, founded in 2000 and operating through 17 country offices across more than 30 countries in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and parts of Africa and Southeast Asia. The firm is organized around four integrated service lines — master planning and feasibility studies, engineering design, project management and works supervision, and technical assistance and capacity building — delivered across four practice areas: transport infrastructure (roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, railways, metro), water and municipal infrastructure, building and architecture, and defense and military infrastructure.

The company's core technology is professional engineering expertise supported by project management ICT tools rather than proprietary software or AI platforms; most digital value-add is delivered through consortium partners such as Almaviva (digital utility management) and SU-YAPI (water infrastructure engineering). IRD generates revenue almost exclusively through professional services contracts, winning work via competitive tendering processes run by International Financial Institutions — including the EU, EIB, EBRD, World Bank, ADB, African Development Bank, and UNDP — and by sovereign government clients, with FY2024 international revenue of $43.3 million (up from $39.7 million in 2023) and approximately $70 million in new international contracts signed in the latest fiscal year.

IRD's go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting government procurement officers and IFI tender teams, typically delivered through multi-party consortiums (e.g., Yooshin International in Laos, Nippon Koei in São Tomé e Príncipe, SUEZ Consulting in Albania, HYDROPHIL in Montenegro). The firm is explicitly independent from any construction or industrial group, a positioning it leverages as a conflict-free advisor; the company is founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investors, ranks 133rd in ENR's 2025 Top 225 International Design Firms, and was named the top standalone Italian consultant by the Asian Development Bank.

Name

IRD Engineering

Legal name

IRD Engineering S.r.l.

Website

https://irdeng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

IRD Engineering is a privately held Italian civil engineering consultancy that provides planning, design, supervision, and technical assistance for transport, water, building, and defense infrastructure projects, serving International Financial Institutions and government clients across 30+ countries from its Rome headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: Professional services revenue generated through planning, design, supervision, and technical assistance contracts for infrastructure projects financed by international financial institutions and governments. Revenue from international operations increased from $39.7 million in 2023 to $43.3 million in 2024.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IRD Engineering is a civil engineering consultancy that provides planning, design, supervision, and technical assistance services for infrastructure projects, covering transport infrastructure (roads, highways, bridges, railways, airports, ports) and water infrastructure (dams, water supply, irrigation, wastewater, flood control). Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Rome, Italy, the firm operates internationally with a focus on emerging and developing markets.

Product overview

IRD Engineering is a leading Italian engineering consultancy offering comprehensive infrastructure solutions worldwide. The company operates as a unified service offering with four integrated service lines: Master Planning and Feasibility Studies (planning stage solutions), Engineering Design (technical design services), Project Management and Works Supervision (construction oversight), and Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (operational support and training). The company focuses on four practice areas: Transport Infrastructure, Water and Municipal Infrastructure, Building and Architecture, and Defense and Military Infrastructure. Totally independent from any construction or industrial group, IRD provides planning, design, supervision, and technical assistance services covering all phases of project implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Master Planning and Feasibility Studies
• Engineering Design
• Project Management and Works Supervision
• Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Yooshin InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner for Implementation Support and Supervision Consultancy Services for Local Roads of 5 Provinces in Laos. IRD Engineering leads the consortium supporting the Department of Roads (DOR) of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) in upgrading and supervising approximately 300-400 km of local roads using a Performance-Based Contracting approach.
• SU-YAPI Engineering & Consulting Inc. (Turkey)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational engineering and consulting partner in the $125 million Climate-Smart Water Management Transformation project in Uzbekistan, funded by Asian Development Bank. SU-YAPI provides extensive international experience in water infrastructure engineering and design.
• Almaviva Group (Italy)coreTechnology or IntegrationIT solutions and digital transformation partner for Uzbekistan climate-smart water management project. Almaviva provides advanced digital technologies for creating intelligent utility management systems.
• AMECminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal consulting partner in Uzbekistan project providing regional expertise and effective on-ground implementation support.
• HYDROPHIL GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner for water and wastewater infrastructure supervision in Kolašin, Montenegro. Project includes construction of wastewater treatment plant, 23 km sewerage network, and water supply measures.
• Romair ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for supervision of wastewater infrastructure construction in Tetovo, North Macedonia.
• Nippon KoeicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Agua Grande Coastal Protection and Reconstruction of Marginal Road project in São Tomé e Príncipe. IRD Engineering leads the consortium for construction supervision.
• Programa TatôminorOthersEnvironmental and biodiversity NGO partner for São Tomé e Príncipe coastal protection project.
• MarapaminorOthersEnvironmental and biodiversity NGO partner for São Tomé e Príncipe coastal protection project.
• SUEZ Consulting EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Support for Road Sector Reform and Road Safety Strategy project in Albania, funded by EU under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance.
• DRI upravljanje investicij d.o.o.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Albania Road Sector Reform project, implementing RAMS (Road Asset Management System) workshops and training.
• EkoengineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for road supervision framework contract with Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency.
• KontpascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for road supervision framework contract with Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency.
• SAB S.r.l.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture leader for Palazzo Marini restoration project in Rome, working with INAIL (National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Italconsult: Italian engineering consultancy with a similar model of providing planning, design, and supervision services for IFI-funded transport, water, and infrastructure projects across emerging markets — directly comparable in origin, scale, and client base.
• Studio Pietrangeli: Rome-based Italian engineering consultancy specializing in water resources and hydropower planning, design, and supervision for IFI-funded projects in Africa and developing regions — directly comparable niche and geography.
• SENER: Spanish engineering and technology group with a strong international civil infrastructure practice serving IFI-funded transport, water, and urban projects — similar private mid-cap profile with international focus.
• TYPSA: Spanish engineering consultancy providing design, supervision, and project management services for transport, water, and building infrastructure across Latin America, Europe, and MENA — comparable privately held mid-cap with strong IFI track record.

Broad incumbents

• Egis: French-headquartered global engineering consultancy operating across transport, water, energy, and urban infrastructure with deep IFI relationships — directly competes for similar mandates but at meaningfully larger scale.
• Mott MacDonald: UK-based global engineering consultancy with one of the largest IFI/infrastructure advisory practices in the world — competes for the same World Bank, ADB, EBRD, and EIB tenders as IRD at the upper end of contract sizes.
• WSP Global: Canada-headquartered global professional services firm with a sizable transport, water, and environment practice — competes for international infrastructure supervision and design mandates from IFIs and governments.
• Arcadis: Global design and engineering consultancy with established IFI and donor-funded water/transport advisory practices — broader portfolio and scale place it as a large incumbent competitor on similar tenders.
• Tractebel (ENGIE Consulting): Engineering consultancy within ENGIE Group, with strong water, energy, and infrastructure design expertise serving multilateral clients — competes on IFI-funded water and infrastructure mandates similar to IRD's portfolio.
• Artelia: French-headquartered international engineering consultancy with water, transport, and urban infrastructure practices that competes for European and IFI-funded mandates — comparable privately held European mid-to-large peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXIfCC06OvtBprjJg0o2Fdw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ird-engineering
• Xx.com/irdengITA

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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