What Prointec Engineering does

Prointec, S.A. is a Spanish engineering, architecture, and consulting firm headquartered in San Fernando de Henares, Madrid, operating since 1970 and structured as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Madrid-listed conglomerate Indra Sistemas, S.A. The company delivers multidisciplinary infrastructure services across six core practice areas: Railways, Airports, Roads, Ports, Architecture, and Urban Development. Underlying delivery relies on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) methodologies, supplemented by LEED and BREEAM sustainability frameworks, with documented capability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams of over 100 technicians on individual projects such as Riyadh Metro Line 5.

The firm operates a project-based professional services model, generating revenue through competitive public tendering and direct commissions for design, construction supervision, project management, and technical assistance engagements. Primary customers are national, regional, and municipal government agencies, port and airport authorities, and ministries of transport, with a secondary private segment serving institutional investors and developers such as Aquila Capital and Inveravante. Geographic footprint spans 50+ countries across Europe, Latin America, North America, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East, with reference projects including Quito Metro ($1.367bn), Algiers Airport (€800m+), Panama City Hospital (€425m), and California High Speed Rail ($6bn).

Prointec maintains multiple certifications relevant to public-tender qualification, including ISO 9001:2015 (quality), ISO 14001:2015 (environmental), OHSAS 18001:2007 (occupational health and safety), UNE 166002:2014 (R&D and innovation management), and USGBC membership for LEED-rated projects. The firm employs 501-1,000 people, with named practice-area directors for each of its six verticals, indicating a matrix organization built around specialist capability rather than geographic business units.

Name

Prointec Engineering

Legal name

Prointec, S.A.

Website

https://prointec.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Prointec is a Madrid-based engineering, architecture, and consulting firm, founded in 1970 and subsidiary of Indra Sistemas, providing design, supervision, and project management for transport, port, airport, and urban infrastructure projects to government agencies and private investors across more than 50 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infrastructure Engineering and Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC), Transportation & Infrastructure Planning (BPAHAKAF), Architecture, Planning & Surveying (AIA, Planning, Land Surveyor CE) (EDAAALAG)

Keywords

• Infrastructure engineering
• Transportation consulting
• Construction supervision
• Urban planning services
• Project management consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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 and Consulting Services: Prointec generates revenue through the provision of professional engineering and consulting services for infrastructure projects, including project design, construction management, supervision, and technical assistance. Revenue is project-based, typically commissioned by government agencies, public authorities, and private sector clients via competitive tendering or direct commissions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Prointec Engineering provides professional engineering, architecture and consulting services for large-scale infrastructure projects. Its portfolio spans six practice areas — railways, airports, roads, ports, architecture, and urban development — covering feasibility studies, detailed design, construction management, supervision and technical assistance for government and private clients worldwide.

Product overview

Prointec Engineering is a comprehensive infrastructure and engineering consultancy firm offering services across six core practice areas: Railways, Airports, Roads, Ports, Architecture, and Urban Development. The company operates as a unified service portfolio rather than a modular software platform. Each practice area provides specialized engineering, design, construction supervision, and consulting services for large-scale infrastructure projects. The firm leverages methodologies like BIM (Building Information Modeling), GIS (Geographic Information Systems), and LEED/BREEAM sustainability frameworks to deliver projects. With operations since 1970 and projects in over 14 countries, Prointec serves as a one-stop consultancy for civil engineering and infrastructure development across multiple sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Railways Engineering Services Engineering and consultancy services for urban transport and high-speed rail lines, including metro projects, railway construction and infrastructure design for government authorities and transport operators worldwide.
• Airports Engineering Services Comprehensive airport engineering including construction, extension and renovation projects for major airports worldwide, serving airport authorities, ministries of transport and aviation operators.
• Roads Engineering Services Full range of road engineering services including design, construction supervision, commissioning, conservation and maintenance, with dedicated road safety services for public works ministries, concessionaires and highway authorities.
• Ports Engineering Services Port and coastal engineering projects including port planning, management and operation, facilitating intermodality in maritime cargo transport and sea-land connections for port authorities and concessionaires.
• Architecture Services Architecture design services for institutional, corporate, transportation, residential, logistics, healthcare, cultural and other building types, integrating buildings in urban settings with energy efficiency solutions aligned to LEED and BREEAM certifications.
• Urban Development Services Urban planning and development services including strategic consultancy, master planning, urban renewal, sustainable development and smart city solutions for municipalities and public planning authorities across more than 50 cities globally.

Quantifiable outcome

• Riyadh Metro: 8 underground stations totalling over 96,000 m2 completed under BIM methodology with a team of 100+ technicians.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• InveravantecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Inveravante commissioned Prointec for project and construction management of the CETRAM Chapultepec Modal Transfer Centre in Mexico City — an estimated 3.5 billion Mexican peso investment covering an underground car park, shopping mall, hotel, and 47-floor office tower on a 274,000 m2 site.
• HAMZA AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2016Since 2016, Prointec has provided construction supervision services for the Duqm Jaaluni Airport in Oman, working under HAMZA Associates as the main contractor. The airport is part of the SEZAD megaproject including a refinery, port, and multiple industries.
• SH ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016In 2016, Prointec led a consortium with a Colombian company (SH Consortium) to develop the construction project for the Rumichaca-Pasto corridor — 44 km of dual carriageway road between the Colombian-Ecuadorian border crossings.
• ASMATUcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Prointec, as consortium leader with ASMATU, was awarded the contract to develop the construction project for the Lugaritz-Miraconcha section of the San Sebastian Metro — 2.14 km entirely in mined tunnel.
• Consorcio FASTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProintec was commissioned by the FAST Consortium (the main contractor for Lines 4, 5, and 6 of the Riyadh Metro, valued at 6.07 billion euros) to review and complete the construction design of eight underground stations of Line 5. Prointec coordinated a team of over 100 technicians for this contract, working under BIM methodology.
• Bustren PMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBustren PM, a Spanish company specialised in consulting and engineering of urban rail transport, commissioned Prointec to design section 2.1 of the Moscow Metro expansion — 8.5 km of double tunnel track using tunnel boring machine, including design of working shafts and ventilation for four stations.
• GMQ ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProintec is part of the GMQ Consortium performing management and control work on Line 1 of the Quito Metro — a 22.6 km fully underground line with 17 stations and 2 bus interchanges, project valued at $1.367 billion USD.
• Aquila CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProintec provides real estate consultancy, due diligence, and project monitoring services to the Aquila Capital investment fund for validation and management of real estate development investments across Spain — covering residential and hotel operations totalling over 350,000 m2.
• HNTBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProintec works under HNTB for the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) project, preparing informative studies for the San Francisco-San Jose and San Jose-Merced sections — 283 km of high-speed rail at 350 km/h, total project value of $6 billion USD.
• CosidercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProintec developed the construction project for the extension of the Algiers Metro Ain Naadja-Baraki line for Cosider, including an underground station and a 1.5 km incrementally launched viaduct with two elevated stations, plus technical assistance during works.
• GHAFARI AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGHAFARI Associates engaged Prointec for the design and preparation of construction bidding documents (Design and Build mode) for the Al Fujairah Airport extension and new control tower in the UAE.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TYPSA: Spain-headquartered independent engineering consultancy covering railways, airports, roads, ports, and architecture. Comparable headcount range and identical sector mix to Prointec.
• SENER Engineering: Spanish engineering and technology group offering transport, civil infrastructure, architecture, and urban development services. Closely comparable to Prointec in offering, size, and Iberian origin.
• IDOM: Spain-based multinational engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with strong transport infrastructure and urban development practice. Closely comparable in offering and international footprint.
• Ayesa: Spain-based engineering and technology consultancy with strong transport, water, and architecture practices. Comparable Iberian peer with similar international ambitions and public-sector client base.
• Ineco: Spain-based engineering consultancy specialising in transport infrastructure (rail, airports, roads, urban development). Directly comparable to Prointec in geography, sector focus, public-sector client base, and multidisciplinary service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: US-listed global infrastructure consulting firm with major transport, environment, and urban development practices. Competes with Prointec on large international public-sector mandates at significantly larger scale.
• Egis: French-headquartered engineering group operating in transport, urban development, and infrastructure consulting. Comparable in international project delivery and public-sector client base.
• Mott MacDonald: UK-based global engineering, management, and development consultancy with deep transport infrastructure practice. Comparable in transport engineering services to government clients worldwide.
• Arcadis: Dutch-listed global design and consultancy firm with significant transport, mobility, and urban development practices. Overlaps with Prointec in infrastructure consulting for public-sector clients globally.
• WSP Global: Canadian-headquartered global professional services firm with a major transport and infrastructure consulting practice. Competes with Prointec for international transport mandates but at materially larger scale and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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