Ingenieurbüro Walter

What Ingenieurbüro Walter does

Ingenieurbüro Walter is a privately held, sole-proprietor civil-engineering consultancy headquartered in Nürtingen-Neckarhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, serving municipal governments, public waste-management authorities, and regional road-construction offices (Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart, Straßenbauämter). The firm traces its operating history to a 1971 office founded by Helmut Griesinger, was continued by Werner Walter from 1990, formalised under its current name in 2000, and is today in its second generation under owner Dominic Walter (M.Eng.), who assumed control in 2018 after joining in 2012. The team comprises roughly eight staff including senior Dipl.-Ing. engineers, an M.Sc. civil engineer, a B.Eng., and a Vermessungstechnikerin (surveying technician).

The firm delivers the full project lifecycle for municipal Tief- und Straßenbau (deep and road construction) projects: Grundlagenermittlung and Bestandserfassung, Vorplanung, Entwurfs- und Genehmigungsplanung, Ausführungsplanung, Massen- und Kostenermittlung, Ausschreibung, Angebotsprüfung, Bauoberleitung and örtliche Bauüberwachung, Termin-/Kosten-/Qualitätssteuerung, and Endabnahme/Inbetriebnahme. Its specialisation is Kanalsanierung (canal/sewer rehabilitation) — both open and closed (trenchless) methods on public and private-property connections — developed over 50 years; complementary services include Erschließungsplanung, Bauüberwachung, Verkehrsplanung, Entwässerungsplanung, Regenwasserbehandlung, Eigenkontrollverordnung, Wasserversorgung, Wasserbau/Hochwasserschutz, and Breitbandausbau.

The business model is professional-services fee-for-project billing acquired through German public-sector tendering (öffentliche Vergabe), framework agreements, and repeat engagements with municipalities in the Nürtingen area and broader Baden-Württemberg. Pricing is per contract and not publicly disclosed. There are no channel partners, no digital distribution, and no marketing presence beyond a basic WordPress website; client acquisition rests on local reputation, generational continuity, and on-site presence ("fast on-site, almost daily at construction sites").

Name

Ingenieurbüro Walter

Legal name

Ingenieurbüro Walter

Website

https://walter-ib.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ingenieurbüro Walter is a Nürtingen-based civil engineering consultancy serving municipalities and public authorities in Baden-Württemberg with full-lifecycle canal/sewer rehabilitation, road construction, water supply, drainage, and flood-protection services. Owned and operated by Dominic Walter (M.Eng.) since 2018, with a team of approximately 8.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Civil Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Stormwater & Drainage Infrastructure Construction (Sewer, Detention, Outfalls) (IMAFAGAF), Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consulting
• Municipal infrastructure design
• Canal rehabilitation services
• Road construction engineering
• Water supply planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürtingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting & Project Management Services: Fees earned for engineering project execution across the full municipal infrastructure lifecycle — from feasibility studies and design through to construction supervision and final acceptance. Revenue is generated through public sector contracts, municipal tenders, and private project engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Ingenieurbüro Walter is a civil engineering consultancy that delivers municipal infrastructure services — canal/sewer rehabilitation (open-cut and trenchless), road construction, water supply networks, drainage and rainwater treatment, traffic planning, and flood protection — across the full project lifecycle from feasibility studies and design through to construction supervision and final acceptance. The firm operates a unified service model organised around four phases (Beratung, Planung, Betreuung, Durchführung) and targets municipalities and public-sector clients in Baden-Württemberg.

Product overview

Ingenieurbüro Walter is an engineering firm offering integrated consulting services for municipal deep construction and road construction projects. The company provides a unified service model organized around project phases: Beratung (Consulting), Planung (Planning), Betreuung (Supervision), and Durchführung (Implementation). Their specialized service portfolio includes Erschließungsplanung (development planning), Bauüberwachung (construction supervision), Verkehrsplanung (traffic planning), Entwässerungsplanung (drainage planning), Regenwasserbehandlung (rainwater treatment), Eigenkontrollverordnung (self-inspection regulation), Wasserversorgung (water supply), and Wasserbau (hydraulic engineering). The company guides clients through complete project phases from basic investigation and inventory recording through planning, construction supervision, to final commissioning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Erschließungsplanung (Development Planning) Planning services for residential, commercial, and industrial development areas, including road construction, sewer systems, water supply, ecological drainage solutions, cable conduit concepts, and coordination of utility providers.
• Bauüberwachung (Construction Supervision) Supervision services for development measures, road construction, drainage measures, rainwater treatment, water supply, and hydraulic engineering projects.
• Verkehrsplanung (Traffic Planning) Traffic planning services covering junctions, village bypasses, state, county, and city roads, traffic calming, design, and village centre renovation.
• Entwässerungsplanung (Drainage Planning) Drainage planning including new construction and recalculation, optimisation of general canalisation plans, canal network calculation for separate and combined systems, canal rehabilitation, detailed planning of canals and special structures, and pressure drainage networks.
• Regenwasserbehandlung (Rainwater Treatment) Rainwater treatment services including retention basins, stormwater clarification basins, infiltration systems, ditch-rigole systems, and soil filters.
• Eigenkontrollverordnung (Self-Inspection Regulation) Self-inspection services under the German Eigenkontrollverordnung including evaluation of canal inspections, damage assessment and classification, and rehabilitation of damage locations.
• Wasserversorgung (Water Supply) Water supply engineering including water pipe networks in the Swabian system and Swabian DIN system, and pipe network calculations for drinking water networks.
• Wasserbau (Hydraulic Engineering) Hydraulic engineering services for flood protection and water management measures.

Named customers16 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis Germany: Global design and consultancy firm with a German practice covering municipal water, climate adaptation, and infrastructure advisory. Overlaps with Ingenieurbüro Walter on drainage/sewer and flood-protection consulting, but operates across many geographies and sectors.
• HOCHTIEF Engineering GmbH: Major German-headquartered construction and engineering contractor with infrastructure and municipal-sector capabilities. Overlaps with Ingenieurbüro Walter when bidding on larger municipal infrastructure projects, though HOCHTIEF typically plays the construction-contractor role rather than the supervising engineer role.
• Dorsch International Consultants GmbH: Germany-rooted engineering consultancy with broad infrastructure, water, and environmental practice. Comparable municipal infrastructure design and supervision service lines to Ingenieurbüro Walter, but at mid-to-large scale with international project reach.
• Sweco GmbH: European-headquartered engineering consultancy (Swedish origins) with a sizeable German municipal water, wastewater, and infrastructure practice. Competes for the same German municipal clients as Ingenieurbüro Walter but at a vastly larger scale, with full lifecycle planning, design, and supervision capabilities.
• AFRY (Germany): Nordic-headquartered engineering consultancy with German operations focused on water, infrastructure, and energy. Overlaps with Ingenieurbüro Walter on municipal water/sewer planning, particularly on larger framework contracts the small German firm cannot bid on.
• Tractebel Engineering GmbH (Engie): Belgian/French-headquartered engineering consultancy of the Engie group, with German municipal-infrastructure and water capabilities. Adjacent service offering but operating at significantly larger scale as part of a global energy-infrastructure platform.
• CDM Smith (Germany): Global engineering consultancy with a German municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater practice. Competes with Ingenieurbüro Walter for water/wastewater consulting engagements at German utilities and municipalities, but at global-firm scale.
• Ramboll Germany: Danish-headquartered engineering consultancy with strong German water and climate adaptation teams. Directly comparable municipal water/sewer and Hochwasserschutz service lines, but at enterprise scale with thousands of employees globally.

Direct peers

• ZPP Ingenieure AG: Germany-based independent engineering consultancy offering infrastructure, civil, and environmental engineering services including municipal water and sewer work. Closest scale-comparable direct peer to Ingenieurbüro Walter within the German Ingenieurbüro landscape.
• Krebs und Kiefer Ingenieure GmbH: German engineering consultancy with broad civil, structural, and infrastructure capabilities, including municipal infrastructure work. Operates as a comparable mid-sized German engineering firm targeting similar public-sector clients, though with broader structural and buildings work in addition to water/sewer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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