The Kleingers Group

What The Kleingers Group does

The Kleingers Group is a 100% employee-owned civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture firm headquartered in West Chester, Ohio. Founded in 1993 by Jim Kleingers, the company operates from seven offices across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Florida and employs more than 170 professionals. It delivers five integrated core services—land surveying, civil engineering, landscape architecture, municipal engineering, and transportation engineering—supplemented by two specialized divisions: Sportworks Design (athletic facility engineering, operating nationally) and TrueScan (3D laser scanning, UAV, and reality capture). Technical capabilities include GPS and robotic surveying, aerial LIDAR, photogrammetry, and 3D laser scanning, enabling deployment of up to ten multi-person survey crews simultaneously.

The firm serves clients across healthcare, K-12 and higher education, municipal and government, industrial, retail, mixed-use development, residential, and athletic facility verticals. Engagement is project-based professional services, acquired through direct client relationships, architect and developer partnerships, and government pre-qualification with ODOT and KYTC. Pricing is quote-driven by project scope and complexity rather than published rates. Notable project scales range from a $3M fire station to a $144M hospital expansion, with the Columbus office alone having completed more than 6,000 projects over 25+ years at an 80% client retention rate.

Ownership is held entirely through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, making every team member an owner. The firm became 100% employee-owned in 2023 and has no external parent company or institutional investor backing. There are no disclosed AI/ML capabilities; the technology stack is built on precision measurement and survey instrumentation rather than artificial intelligence. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

The Kleingers Group

Legal name

The Kleingers Group

Website

https://kleingers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Kleingers Group is a 100% employee-owned civil engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and transportation engineering firm serving healthcare, education, government, industrial, retail, mixed-use, and athletic facility clients across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying services
• Landscape architecture design
• Transportation engineering
• Municipal engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

West Chester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Civil Engineering: Project-based civil engineering design services for site development, utilities, stormwater management, and construction administration
2. Professional Services - Land Surveying: Comprehensive surveying services including boundary surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA surveys, construction staking, GIS mapping, GPS surveys, and UAV drone surveys
3. Professional Services - Landscape Architecture: Landscape architecture design services including community gateway design, hardscape, sustainable design, park master planning, and playground design
4. Transportation Engineering Services: Transportation engineering including roadway design, roundabout design, traffic impact studies, and pavement assessment
5. Municipal Engineering Services: Municipal engineering services including intersection improvement design, public infrastructure funding assistance, water and sanitary sewer design, and traffic signal design

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Kleingers Group is a 100% employee-owned civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture firm providing integrated design services for site development, transportation, municipal infrastructure, healthcare, education, industrial, retail, and athletic facility projects. Services span land surveying, civil engineering, landscape architecture, municipal engineering, and transportation engineering, with specialized divisions for sports facility design (Sportworks Design) and reality capture/3D laser scanning (TrueScan).

Product overview

The Kleingers Group is a civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture firm offering integrated design services. The company provides five core services: Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Municipal Engineering, and Transportation Engineering. These services are complemented by specialized offerings including Pavement Assessment, their sports engineering division Sportworks Design, and reality capture division TrueScan (3D Laser Scanning). The integrated approach allows clients to receive comprehensive project support from a single firm, with specialized divisions handling sports facilities and advanced scanning technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Surveying Professional land surveying services including boundary surveys, topographic surveys, construction staking, GIS mapping, GPS surveys, structural monitoring, easement plats, right-of-way planning, legal descriptions, FEMA elevation certificates, photogrammetry, UAV drone surveys, and aerial LIDAR. Staff includes 58 surveyors with the ability to deploy up to ten multi-person crews at a time. Performs hundreds of ALTA surveys annually.
• Civil Engineering Civil engineering services covering site development design, grading, utilities layout, watermain design, sanitary sewer design, stormwater management, construction administration, transportation peer reviews, and site feasibility studies for site development projects.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture services including community gateway design, landscape design, hardscape design, plaza design, sustainable design, bio-retention/raingarden design, master planning, park planning and design, streetscape design, and playground/natural playscape design.
• Municipal Engineering Municipal engineering services including intersection improvement design, contract municipal engineering, public infrastructure funding, traffic impact fee ordinances, water and sanitary sewer design, public roadway design, traffic signal analysis and design, traffic safety warrant studies, stormwater drainage analysis, capital improvement plans, roundabout design, bridge design and inspection, and parks and recreation design.
• Transportation Engineering Transportation engineering services including roadway design, roundabout design, traffic engineering, traffic impact studies, pavement assessment and maintenance planning, and streetscape and gateway design. Pre-qualified by ODOT and KYTC for non-complex and complex roadway design, bicycle facilities, traffic signal design, interchange studies, safety studies, and highway lighting design.
• Pavement Condition Assessment Pavement condition assessment services utilizing aerial documentation technology to identify cracking, deformations, depressions, raveling, and potholes. Develops comprehensive maintenance plans ranging from crack sealing to full-depth patching.
• Sportworks Design Sports engineering division specializing in athletic facility and field design. Services include sport facility design, synthetic turf installation, track design, campus site planning, and athletic field testing services. Operates nationally with projects ranging from Hawaii to Kentucky.
• TrueScan (3D Laser Scanning) Reality capture division providing 3D laser scanning (lidar), terrestrial lidar scanning, unmanned aerial surveying (drone services), and building information modeling (BIM) services for documentation and scanning projects. Licensed surveyors in multiple states provide terrestrial lidar and aerial surveying services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of ALTA surveys completed annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)coreOthersPre-qualified by ODOT for transportation engineering services including non-complex and complex roadway design, bicycle facilities, traffic signal design, interchange studies, safety studies, right-of-way planning, and highway lighting design.
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)coreOthersPre-qualified by KYTC for transportation engineering and right-of-way plan development services.
• Sportworks DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports engineering division of The Kleingers Group specializing in athletic facility design, synthetic turf, track systems, and sports field testing services. Operates nationally under the Kleingers Group umbrella.
• TrueScancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReality capture division of The Kleingers Group providing 3D laser scanning, UAV/drone services, and comprehensive site documentation. Licensed surveyors in multiple states providing terrestrial lidar and aerial surveying.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Woolpert: Ohio-headquartered multi-disciplinary firm offering surveying, geospatial, civil engineering, and architecture services nationally. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping Midwest footprint, integrated service model, and similar size/scale.
• DLZ Corporation: Columbus-based engineering, architecture, and surveying firm serving transportation, water, healthcare, and government clients. Direct competitor for ODOT work and central Ohio institutional projects with overlapping service lines.
• American Structurepoint: Indianapolis-headquartered full-service engineering, architecture, and surveying firm with strong Midwest presence. Comparable to Kleingers across structural, transportation, civil, and surveying services and competes directly in IN/OH markets.
• Mead & Hunt: Mid-size, multi-disciplinary engineering and architecture firm serving transportation, water, federal, and private clients across the Midwest and Southeast. Directly comparable in scale and integrated-service model to Kleingers.
• EMH&T (Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton): Columbus, Ohio-based civil engineering, surveying, and architecture firm serving central Ohio municipalities, developers, and institutions. Closest head-to-head regional competitor for site development and public works work in Kleingers' core Columbus market.
• Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC): Pittsburgh-headquartered multi-disciplinary consulting firm providing civil, environmental, transportation, and surveying services. Comparable mid-size professional services peer with similar multi-office operating model.
• Resource International: Columbus, Ohio-based engineering, surveying, and construction services firm specializing in transportation, infrastructure, and private development. Competes with Kleingers for central Ohio civil and survey work.

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: National engineering, planning, and design consulting firm with strong site development, transportation, and landscape architecture practices. Major competitor for retail/industrial/commercial civil work in Kleingers' markets.
• HDR Inc. Top global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with extensive transportation, water, and healthcare practices. Represents the scaled incumbent competing for larger hospital, university, and DOT programs Kleingers also targets.
• Stantec: Global professional services firm with major civil engineering, transportation, surveying, and landscape architecture practices. Sets the upper end of the competitive set for integrated programs where Kleingers bids.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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