What DGR Engineering does

DGR Engineering (legally DeWild Grant Reckert and Associates Company) is a privately held, multi-disciplinary engineering services firm founded in 1952 in Rock Rapids, Iowa, and operating today through approximately 180 employees across seven offices in the upper Midwest (Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota). The firm delivers project-based professional engineering services across five service departments: Civil Engineering (roads, streets, utilities, subdivisions, parks), Water and Wastewater (supply, treatment, storage, distribution, collection, rehabilitation), Electrical Power (distribution, generation, transmission, substations, SCADA), Survey (boundary, topographic, construction), and Aviation (runways, taxiways, terminals, hangars, navigational systems, FAA compliance). Underlying technical capabilities include GIS mapping and modeling for utilities and municipalities, SCADA systems for electrical power utilities, and complete FAA-compliant airport design.

The firm serves a long-tail of primarily municipal and institutional clients, including cities and towns, rural water systems, regional airport authorities, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions, with project engagements sourced through RFPs, bid invitations, and repeat relationships. Pricing is project-based, determined by scope and complexity, and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales executed through local office presence, with marketing supported by industry awards (12 consecutive years of PSMJ Circle of Excellence), a quarterly newsletter, and a regional digital footprint. Notable quantified client outcomes include securing 86% grant funding for the City of Revere water system and $3.9M in FAA Discretionary funds for the Springfield Airport reconstruction. DGR is founder-owned and operated, has no disclosed parent, institutional investors, or subsidiaries, and has expanded through four new office openings between 2022 and 2026.

Name

DGR Engineering

Legal name

DeWild Grant Reckert and Associates Company

Website

https://dgr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DGR Engineering is a privately held multi-disciplinary engineering services firm founded in 1952, delivering civil, water/wastewater, electrical power, surveying, and aviation design services to municipalities, rural water systems, airports, healthcare, and education clients across the upper Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineering design services (line design, substation design, civil/structural) (EUADAKAG), Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Water and wastewater engineering
• Aviation infrastructure design
• Electrical power distribution
• Land surveying services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rock Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Professional Services: Project-based engineering services including planning, design, construction administration, and observation for infrastructure projects including civil engineering, water systems, electrical distribution, surveying, and aviation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DGR Engineering provides professional infrastructure engineering services across five disciplines: aviation, civil, electrical power, surveying, and water & wastewater. The firm handles planning, design, construction administration, and observation for projects including roads, water and wastewater systems, electrical distribution, airport facilities, and site development. Services are delivered through approximately 180 employees located at seven offices across the upper Midwest.

Product overview

DGR Engineering is a civil engineering firm offering a unified portfolio of infrastructure engineering services organized into five service departments: Aviation (airport design and construction), Civil Engineering (roads, utilities, site development, parks), Electrical Power (distribution, generation, transmission, substations, SCADA), Survey (boundary, topographic, construction surveying), and Water & Wastewater (treatment, distribution, collection systems). The company does not offer a software product or platform; all offerings are professional engineering consulting and design services. Projects span civil infrastructure, water systems, electrical distribution, and surveying across the Midwest, delivered through approximately 180 employees at seven office locations in Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aviation Engineering Services Cost-effective aviation engineering solutions including runway design, taxiways, terminal facilities, hangar development, and airport electrical systems for municipal airport clients and regional airport authorities.
• Civil Engineering Services Comprehensive civil engineering for municipalities, developers, and state agencies covering roads, streets, highways, subdivision development, utility work, and park design and construction.
• Electrical Power Engineering Services Evaluates, plans, designs, and manages electrical power utility projects including power distribution, generation, transmission, substations, and SCADA systems for diverse utility clients.
• Survey Services Professional surveying services including individual property surveys, large-scale boundary surveys, and route and construction surveys for infrastructure projects.
• Water & Wastewater Engineering Services Comprehensive water system services (supply, treatment, storage, pumping, distribution) and wastewater services (collection, transmission, treatment, rehabilitation) for municipal and rural water system clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 86% grant funding secured for City of Revere water system project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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.

• FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)coreOthers · 1 January 2024Collaborative partnership on airport reconstruction projects ensuring FAA compliance, standards adherence, and access to federal discretionary funding programs for airport infrastructure improvements.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bolton & Menk: Midwest-based multi-discipline engineering firm (civil, water, transportation, surveying) serving municipal and county clients across MN, IA, and surrounding states — the closest direct peer to DGR in scale, geography, and service mix.
• Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH): Employee-owned Midwest engineering, architecture, and planning firm headquartered in MN with offices across the upper Midwest, serving municipal water/wastewater, transportation, and aviation clients — directly comparable in size and service scope.
• ISG (I&S Group): Multi-discipline architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm headquartered in Minnesota with significant upper-Midwest municipal and rural water exposure — comparable in scale and service breadth to DGR.
• KLJ Engineering: Upper Midwest-based engineering, planning, and surveying firm with offices across ND, SD, MN, MT, and WY serving transportation, municipal water, aviation, and energy clients — a strong regional peer on the Dakotas footprint.
• Alfred Benesch & Company: Midwest-headquartered multi-discipline engineering firm with a similar civil/structural/water portfolio serving municipalities, DOTs, and airports across the central US — comparable mid-market peer.
• Foth Infrastructure & Environment: Iowa-headquartered engineering firm serving municipal water/wastewater, transportation, and infrastructure clients across the Midwest — close geographic and service overlap with DGR's core business.

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. Global architecture/engineering/consulting firm with deep water, transportation, and aviation practices that compete for many of the same municipal and federal clients in the Midwest, though at a vastly larger scale.
• Stantec: Global design and engineering firm with significant water, community development, and infrastructure practices operating across the Midwest — an incumbent competitor on larger municipal pursuits.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a major US infrastructure, water, and aviation practice that competes for federal and large-municipal work across the Midwest — broader but overlapping portfolio.
• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned global engineering firm with strong aviation, electrical power, and water practices; competes for FAA, utility, and municipal clients throughout the central US as a much larger incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dgrengineering
• Facebookfacebook.com/dgrengineering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dgr-engineering

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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