The Altum Group

What The Altum Group does

The Altum Group is a multi-disciplinary professional services consulting firm headquartered in Palm Desert, California, with a regional office in San Antonio, Texas and an additional office in Agoura Hills, California. Founded in 2008 during a recession, the firm delivers an integrated portfolio across five disciplines: civil engineering, land surveying, urban and community planning, urban design, and environmental planning/documentation (including CEQA and NEPA compliance). Its technical differentiator is an integrated team model in which licensed senior staff work directly on projects, supported by over 100 years of combined land surveying experience among its professionals.

The firm serves two primary customer segments: public sector agencies (municipalities such as the cities of Coachella, Redlands, and Colton, and state entities including the California Department of General Services) and private developers (commercial, residential, hospitality, energy, and education projects). Revenue is generated through fee-based, project-priced professional services engagements, with government contract participation enabled by Small Business Enterprise certifications across at least eight California public agencies and Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors firm registrations. Customers include DSRT Surf, Audi Rancho Mirage, Dutch Bros, North Palm Springs Solar IV, Goddard School, Classic Club, and master-planned community developers such as the Virada Project.

The Altum Group pursues an enterprise field sales and relationship-management GTM, with senior staff directly engaging municipal and private developer clients across California and Texas. Geographic expansion has progressed from the Coachella Valley core (Palm Desert, Murrieta, Agoura Hills) into Texas (Round Rock, then San Antonio), and the firm has extended its service surface with the addition of a formal Urban Design practice. Multiple SBE certifications, BIASC membership, and active community engagement (FIND Food Bank, WAMSB sponsorship, Salton Sea Authority participation) support its positioning as a regional teaming partner for set-aside public contracts and developer-led private projects.

Name

The Altum Group

Legal name

The Altum Group

Website

https://thealtumgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Altum Group is a multi-disciplinary civil engineering, land surveying, planning, urban design, and environmental consulting firm headquartered in Palm Desert, California, with a regional office in San Antonio, Texas, serving municipal agencies and private developers on infrastructure and land development projects across California and Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), Location Intelligence, Analytics & Geospatial BI (BPAMANAE)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consulting
• Land surveying services
• Urban design planning
• Environmental documentation
• Land development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rancho Mirage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: The Altum Group generates revenue through providing fee-based professional consulting services in engineering, land surveying, planning, urban design, and environmental planning to public and private clients. Services are delivered on a project basis with senior staff directly involved.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Altum Group is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm that delivers integrated civil engineering, land surveying, urban and community planning, urban design, and environmental planning/documentation services to public and private clients across California and Texas. The firm combines engineering, surveying, planning, urban design, and environmental disciplines into one project team, with senior staff working directly on each engagement.

Product overview

The Altum Group is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm that offers a unified portfolio of professional services including Engineering, Survey, Planning, Urban Design, and Environmental Services. These services are delivered as an integrated team approach, combining expertise across disciplines to serve clients in California and Texas from project inception through completion. The company specializes in civil engineering, land surveying, environmental documentation, and geospatial services for public and private sector clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering Services

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Salton Sea AuthorityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021The Altum Group actively participates in Salton Sea Authority workshops and encourages community participation in addressing environmental issues at the Salton Sea. SSA is a joint powers authority formed by Imperial Irrigation District, Riverside and Imperial counties, Coachella Valley Water District, and Torres Martinez Tribe.
• Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2020The Altum Group is a proud member of BIASC and participates in programs including the New Homes Showcase initiative that links buyers with member builders. BIASC is a leading advocate for building industry leaders committed to housing opportunities in California.
• FIND Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2017The Altum Group has partnered with the FIND Food Bank of the Coachella Valley for community service. The partnership involves regular collection of non-perishables for donation to help address hunger in the community, serving over 80,000 people in the Coachella Valley through direct services and partner agencies.
• World Association of Marching Show Bands (WAMSB)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2017Altum Group served as a sponsor of the 2017 WAMSB World Championship, the first held in the United States, hosted by Palm Springs High School Spirit of the Sands Band. Company president Michael Peroni and his wife coordinated the event.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dudek: California-based employee-owned firm specializing in environmental planning, CEQA/NEPA documentation, water resources, and land use planning. Directly comparable niche in California environmental and planning consulting.
• Kimley-Horn: Major civil engineering and land development consulting firm with strong California and Texas presence. Overlaps directly with Altum's civil engineering, surveying, and planning services for public and private developers.
• NV5 Global: Technical engineering and consulting firm offering surveying, civil engineering, and environmental services with significant California presence. Comparable mid-market positioning to Altum with broader geographic reach.
• Psomas: West Coast-based multi-disciplinary consulting firm providing engineering, surveying, planning, and environmental services. Highly comparable to The Altum Group in service mix, regional focus (CA), and mid-market positioning, though larger in scale.
• Langan Engineering & Environmental Services: Engineering, environmental, and surveying firm providing site/civil engineering and land surveying for private developers and public clients. Comparable multi-disciplinary consulting model, though East Coast-focused.
• Michael Baker International: Engineering, planning, and consulting firm serving public-sector clients nationwide, with strong practice areas in transportation, civil engineering, and planning. Comparable business model to Altum's public-sector-led delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Engineering and environmental consulting firm with deep water, environmental (NEPA/CEQA-adjacent), and infrastructure practices. Directly comparable to Altum's environmental planning and civil engineering service lines.
• Stantec: Global design and engineering consultancy offering civil engineering, surveying, planning, and environmental services. Competes with Altum on municipal and developer-driven infrastructure projects across the Southwest.
• TRC Companies: Engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management firm with strong infrastructure, energy, and environmental practices. Overlaps with Altum's environmental planning and civil engineering offerings.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering, environmental, urban design, and planning services. Altum's Director of Urban Design previously worked at AECOM, and the two directly compete for entitlement and infrastructure work in CA/TX.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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