What Wang Engineering does

Wang Engineering, Inc. is a privately held geotechnical engineering consulting firm headquartered in Lombard, Illinois, founded in 1982. The firm provides consulting and testing services including subsurface investigations utilizing Cone Penetration Testing (CPT), Pressuremeter Testing (PMT), and Flat Dilatometer Testing (FVT), groundwater monitoring and modeling, geophysical investigations, foundation analyses and design, ground improvement and treatment, construction inspection, and AASHTO-accredited laboratory testing for soil, aggregate, concrete, and asphalt. Its clients are primarily state and local government transportation agencies, including the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, the City of Chicago, and county and municipal authorities in the Midwest, with select private sector work for railroads, schools, universities, commercial centers, and water/wastewater facilities.

The firm has completed over 5,200 local geotechnical projects across more than 40 years, accumulating substantial proprietary subsurface and soil-condition data for Illinois and neighboring states. Wang Engineering holds prequalification status with state Departments of Transportation in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, and Ohio, and was selected four times as the Illinois Department of Transportation District One Geotechnical Consultant in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2008. The firm operates an AASHTO-accredited laboratory performing ASTM and AASHTO standard testing procedures and offers a multidisciplinary service portfolio spanning subsurface investigation through construction inspection.

Since 2022, Wang Engineering has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terracon, an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with over 6,000 employees across 175+ U.S. locations. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees contracted via government procurement and direct client engagement, with pricing structured per quote on a per-project basis. Its go-to-market is relationship-driven, leveraging prequalification status, direct RFP responses, and principal-led client engagement with government agencies, municipalities, and select private developers in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Name

Wang Engineering

Legal name

Wang Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://wangeng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wang Engineering is a Lombard, Illinois-based geotechnical engineering consulting firm founded in 1982 and subsidiary of Terracon since 2022, providing subsurface investigations, foundation design, construction inspection, and AASHTO-accredited materials testing to Midwest state DOTs and municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geotechnical Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Engineering Services (541330), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Geotechnical Investigation & Site Characterization (Boreholes, In-situ Testing, Lab Testing) (IMAFAOAG), Geotechnical Instrumentation & Monitoring (Settlement, Inclinometers, Piezometers) (IMAFAOAH), Geotechnical Site Investigation & Engineering Geology (Borings, Lab Testing) (EUAHAFAE)

Keywords

• Geotechnical engineering
• Construction inspection
• Materials testing
• Subsurface investigations
• Foundation design

Headquarters

HQ city

Lombard

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

Revenue model

1. Geotechnical Consulting and Testing Services: Wang Engineering provides consulting and testing services on a project basis, generating revenue through professional service fees for geotechnical engineering, environmental assessments, construction inspection, and materials testing services contracted by government agencies, municipalities, and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Wang Engineering provides geotechnical engineering consulting, construction inspection, and materials testing services. Core work includes subsurface investigations (CPT, PMT, FVT), groundwater monitoring, foundation analysis and design, ground improvement solutions, and AASHTO-accredited laboratory testing for soil, aggregate, concrete, and asphalt. Services are delivered primarily to state DOTs, municipalities, and private sector clients for transportation, infrastructure, and building projects.

Product overview

Wang Engineering, a Terracon Company, operates as a geotechnical engineering consulting firm offering a unified suite of services rather than a modular software platform. The core service portfolio includes Geotechnical Engineering Services (subsurface investigations, groundwater monitoring, foundation analyses, ground improvement), Construction Inspection Services (transportation projects, QC/QA), Field and Laboratory Testing (AASHTO-accredited for soil, aggregate, concrete, asphalt), Foundation Analysis and Design, Ground Improvement and Treatment, and Geotechnical Instrumentation. These services work together as integrated consulting offerings for infrastructure, transportation, and construction projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geotechnical Engineering Services
• Construction Inspection Services
• Field and Laboratory Testing
• Foundation Analysis and Design
• Ground Improvement and Treatment
• Geotechnical Instrumentation

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed over 5,200 local geotechnical engineering projects over 40 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TerraconflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022In 2022, Wang Engineering became a subsidiary of Terracon, an employee-owned consulting firm with more than 6,000 curious minds working from more than 175 locations nationwide. This partnership provides Wang Engineering with access to Terracon's powerful nationwide network of resources, additional capabilities, and support while maintaining Wang's local expertise and brand identity. The partnership enables Wang to leverage its historical local geotechnical data with Terracon's expanded resources, assisting in reducing client risk and enabling efficient speed to market.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Terracon: Terracon is Wang's parent company and a national, employee-owned consulting firm with 6,000+ employees and 175+ locations. Overlaps completely with Wang's services but operates as a broad, multi-discipline incumbent rather than a Chicago-area specialist.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive geotechnical, transportation, and environmental practices. Provides overlapping capabilities but as one of many services within a diversified engineering platform.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with significant geotechnical and transportation infrastructure practice in the U.S. Comparable services offered as part of a much broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Kleinfelder: Kleinfelder provides geotechnical, environmental, and engineering services to transportation, water, and infrastructure clients nationwide. Comparable service portfolio, DOT prequalifications, and AASHTO-accredited laboratory capabilities make it a direct peer.
• ECS Group of Companies: ECS provides geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and facilities engineering across multiple U.S. regions. It is a direct peer in scope (geotechnical + CMT), business model (professional services to DOTs and private developers), and customer base (state DOTs, municipalities, private developers).
• Braun Intertec: Braun Intertec is a Midwest-based (Minnesota-headquartered) geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials testing firm serving DOTs, municipalities, and private developers. Closely mirrors Wang's Midwest DOT focus and full geotechnical-to-CMT service stack.
• Geosyntec Consultants: Geosyntec provides geotechnical, geoenvironmental, and water resources engineering with strong transportation and infrastructure practice. Comparable in advanced subsurface investigation methods and DOT clientele.
• Haley & Aldrich: Haley & Aldrich is a geotechnical and environmental engineering consultancy serving transportation, infrastructure, and private development clients. Comparable in technical depth, subsurface investigation services, and DOT/infrastructure project mix.
• S&ME: S&ME offers geotechnical, environmental, construction services, and materials testing, with strong DOT and transportation infrastructure work in the Southeast and Midwest. Highly comparable in services, customer mix, and regional consulting model.
• Shannon & Wilson: Shannon & Wilson is a geotechnical and environmental consulting firm specializing in transportation, water, and infrastructure projects. Comparable in geotechnical consulting focus, DOT project mix, and laboratory testing capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wang-engineering-inc.

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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