Robert E. Lee & Associates

What Robert E. Lee & Associates does

Robert E. Lee & Associates, Inc. (REL) is a privately held, full-service civil engineering and surveying consulting firm founded in 1956 and headquartered in Hobart, Wisconsin. The firm delivers civil, environmental, transportation, water/wastewater, storm water, agricultural, and ecological engineering services alongside land surveying, GIS/mapping, construction administration, planning and development, and grant funding assistance. Its core technology stack comprises AutoCAD Civil 3D for design, ESRI ArcGIS (including ArcGIS Online and mobile field applications) for GIS, Trimble GPS and robotic total stations for surveying, and a company-owned Geoprobe drill rig for subsurface environmental investigations.

REL serves municipal and government clients (cities, villages, counties, and sewerage districts), commercial and industrial developers, and agricultural operations — primarily dairy farms — across Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Minnesota, with a concentration in northeastern Wisconsin and the Green Bay metropolitan area. The firm operates a sales-led, relationship-driven go-to-market anchored by participation in the Wisconsin League of Municipalities Conference and direct engagement with public-sector procurement officials. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees, quote-based and tailored to individual client engagements, with no public pricing or subscription model. Notable named engagements include multi-phase work for the Village of Hobart's 600-acre Centennial Centre development, the Menekaunee Harbor Improvements supported by $1.1M WDNR and $6.5M EPA GLRI funding, and a subcontract role on the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District's R2E2 Resource Recovery and Electrical Energy Project via CH2M Hill.

The firm is led by President Jared Schmidt, P.E. and Vice President Ryan Trzinski, P.E., with a 16-person named management team carrying 5–38 years of tenure across surveying, transportation, water/wastewater, environmental compliance, GIS, ecological, and funding disciplines. REL maintains a standalone ecological sub-brand at neswi.com under the NES name. No external investors, parent companies, or institutional ownership are disclosed.

Name

Robert E. Lee & Associates

Legal name

Robert E. Lee & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://releeinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Robert E. Lee & Associates is a privately held civil engineering and surveying consulting firm, founded in 1956 in Hobart, Wisconsin, serving municipal, commercial, industrial, and agricultural clients across the Upper Midwest with integrated engineering, environmental, surveying, GIS, and grant funding services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil & Environmental Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consulting
• Environmental engineering services
• Land surveying services
• Natural resources consulting
• Municipal infrastructure engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Hobart

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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 Services: Professional engineering and consulting services including civil engineering, environmental compliance, surveying, and natural resources services. Revenue generated through project-based consulting fees for municipal, commercial, and industrial clients across Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Minnesota.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Robert E. Lee & Associates is a civil, environmental, surveying, and natural resources consulting firm that delivers engineering, land surveying, GIS/mapping, environmental compliance, planning, and development services to municipal, commercial, industrial, and agricultural clients. Established in 1956 and headquartered in Hobart, Wisconsin, the firm supports public infrastructure, private development, and resource management projects across Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Minnesota.

Product overview

Robert E. Lee & Associates is a full-service civil engineering and surveying consulting firm offering integrated professional services. The company operates as a unified professional services practice with interconnected service lines: Civil Engineering Services (including municipal, site development, transportation, water/wastewater, storm water, and agricultural engineering) serves as the core offering, supported by Surveying Services, Environmental Compliance, Planning and Development, GIS/Mapping, Construction Services, Ecological Services, and Funding Assistance. Services are delivered through an integrated project management approach where staff across departments collaborate on projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Interfluve Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Interfluve Inc. for Bruemmerville Dam removal and stream restoration project. Provided engineering services including topographic survey, HEC-RAS modeling, native planting plan, and permitting support for the Kewaunee County project.
• CH2M HillminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubcontracted through CH2M Hill for R2E2 Resource Recovery and Electrical Energy Project at Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District, designing site utilities, site work, and artificial wetland storm water pond.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ayres Associates: Wisconsin-headquartered multi-discipline engineering firm offering civil, environmental, surveying, and GIS services to municipalities, transportation agencies, and private clients across the Midwest. Direct peer given overlapping service lines, regional market focus, and municipal client base similar to REL.
• Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH): Employee-owned engineering, architecture, and planning firm serving municipal, state, and federal clients across the Upper Midwest. Direct peer given shared municipal orientation, integrated service model, and similar size and regional footprint.
• KL Engineering: Wisconsin-based civil engineering and surveying firm serving municipal, transportation, and private clients. Direct peer with overlapping civil engineering, transportation, and surveying services in the same regional market as REL.
• Ruekert & Mielke: Wisconsin civil engineering and environmental services firm serving municipal and private clients. Direct peer with shared municipal water, wastewater, and site development capabilities in the Wisconsin regional market.
• Donohue & Associates: Midwest-focused engineering firm specializing in water, wastewater, and municipal infrastructure. Direct peer with strong overlap on REL's water/wastewater/stormwater service lines and similar municipal client base.
• MSA Professional Services: Wisconsin-based engineering, architecture, and planning firm serving municipal, industrial, and private clients with civil, environmental, water/wastewater, and surveying services. Direct peer with similar municipal focus, multi-state Midwest footprint, and comparable firm size.
• McMahon Associates: Northeast/Midwest engineering and architecture firm providing civil, environmental, water, and wastewater services to municipalities. Direct peer with comparable service portfolio and municipal orientation.
• Cedar Corporation: Wisconsin-headquartered engineering and surveying firm offering civil, environmental, municipal, and GIS services. Direct peer with overlapping service mix and similar municipal/government client base in the Wisconsin market.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Global engineering and consulting firm with deep environmental, water, and infrastructure practices serving municipal, federal, and industrial clients. Broad incumbent that competes with REL on Phase I/II ESAs, water/wastewater, and brownfield redevelopment at a larger scale.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with major civil, environmental, and water practices. Broad incumbent competing for large municipal and federal contracts in the Midwest, including the type of utility-scale work where REL has historically served as a subconsultant (e.g., CH2M Hill).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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