Buses & Partners

What Buses & Partners does

Busse & Partner Projektsteuerer Ingenieure GmbH is a Berlin-headquartered German architecture and engineering consultancy founded in 2002 by Volkmar G. Busse. The firm delivers project management (Projektsteuerung), construction management (Baumanagement), and real estate consulting (Immobilienconsult) for complex construction projects, with particular depth in the German public sector. Since founding, the company has managed approximately €1.4 billion in cumulative project volume across more than 80 reference projects, working to AHO standards and HOAI fee regulations and operating from four offices in Berlin (HQ), Karlsruhe, Munich, and Hamburg.

The service portfolio spans the full project lifecycle — feasibility studies, requirements programming, technical due diligence, cost planning, tendering and contracting, construction monitoring, and warranty supervision — supplemented by specialized offerings including SiGeKo safety and health protection coordination, evidence preservation (Beweissicherung), and sustainability consulting aligned with DGNB, LEED, and BNB certification. The firm has integrated Building Information Modeling (BIM) into project management, including a digital construction journal for real-time progress and defect capture and BIM-based defect control. It is a member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB).

The business model is project-based professional services with quote-based pricing tailored to each engagement; there are no published price tiers or recurring contracts. Go-to-market is direct enterprise and government sales, led by senior management and project teams. The client base spans federal and municipal government (Charité Berlin, Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung, Kindertagesstätten Berlin, Bundesbaugesellschaft Berlin) and large enterprises across healthcare, transportation, energy, banking, and commercial real estate (Deutsche Bahn, BMW, EnBW, Deutsche Apothekerbank, Edge Technologies/OVG, WISTA Management). The firm remains founder-led as a privately held GmbH with no disclosed external investors, parent entity, or subsidiaries.

Name

Buses & Partners

Legal name

Busse & Partner Projektsteuerer Ingenieure GmbH

Website

https://busse-partner.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Busse & Partner is a Berlin-headquartered German architecture and engineering consultancy providing project management, construction management, and real estate consulting. Founded in 2002, it has managed approximately €1.4 billion in cumulative project volume across 80+ reference projects for government and enterprise clients in Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Project Management

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAIAI

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHAIAC

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

Keywords

• Construction project management
• Project steering services
• Construction management consulting
• Real estate consulting
• Building information modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 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 Services - Project Management: Project steering and management services for construction projects, including planning, coordination, and oversight from concept to completion.
2. Construction Management: Construction management services including cost planning, technical consulting, tendering and contracting, object monitoring, and warranty monitoring.
3. Real Estate Consulting: Real estate consulting services including sustainability consulting, feasibility studies, needs assessment, due diligence reviews, and evidence preservation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Busse & Partner is a German architecture and engineering consulting firm providing project steering (Projektsteuerung), construction management (Baumanagement), and real estate consulting (Immobilienconsult) services for large-scale construction projects. The firm delivers cost planning, technical consulting, tendering, construction monitoring, warranty supervision, due diligence, feasibility studies, and sustainability certification support from offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, and Munich.

Product overview

Busse & Partner is a project management and construction consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of services for construction projects. The core offerings include Projektsteuerung (Project Management), Baumanagement (Construction Management), and Immobilienconsult (Real Estate Consulting), supported by specialized services such as Technische Due Diligence, Beweissicherung (Evidence Preservation), Machbarkeitsstudie (Feasibility Studies), Bedarfsprogramm (Requirements Programs), and Nachhaltigkeitsberatung (Sustainability Consulting). The firm also provides BIM methodology, Green Building Certification, and SiGeKo (Safety Coordination) services. Founded in 2002 with offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, and Munich, the company has managed over 1.4 billion euros in project volume across 80 reference projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Projektsteuerung (Project Management) Innovative project management services overseeing construction projects from planning through completion, including cost management, scheduling, quality control, and coordination of all stakeholders. Aimed at enterprise and government clients undertaking large-scale construction projects.
• Baumanagement (Construction Management) Construction management services ensuring highest quality standards through engaged engineers, including cost planning, technical consulting, tendering, construction monitoring, and warranty supervision.
• Immobilienconsult (Real Estate Consulting) Real estate consulting services leveraging long-term experience to uncover hidden property potentials and increase usable value through sustainability consulting, feasibility studies, evidence preservation, and due diligence reviews.
• SiGeKo (Safety and Health Protection Coordination) Safety and health protection coordination services for construction sites, ensuring compliance with occupational safety regulations.
• Technische Due Diligence (TDD) Technical due diligence reviews assessing the technical condition and status of existing buildings, identifying opportunities, potential, and cost traps for potential buyers.
• Beweissicherung (Preservation of Evidence) Expert opinion preparation documenting the condition of neighboring properties before construction begins, including photographic and technical documentation to protect against unjustified claims.
• Machbarkeitsstudie (Feasibility Study) Feasibility studies analyzing chances, challenges, and economic risks of complex real estate projects, examining planning conditions, environmental factors, investment needs, and risk assessments.
• Bedarfsprogramm (Requirements Program) Requirements documentation capturing space needs, functional relationships, technical requirements, and qualitative specifications as a foundation for economic and goal-oriented planning.
• Nachhaltigkeitsberatung (Sustainability Consulting) Sustainability consulting covering all phases of construction projects including sustainability analysis, certification consulting (DGNB, LEED), energy optimization, sustainable material selection, and circular economy implementation.
• Greenbuilding Zertifizierung (Green Building Certification) Green building certification services supporting DGNB/BNB certification processes for sustainable building projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.4 billion Euro total project volume successfully managed since founding
• +2 more outcomes

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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBUSSE & PARTNER is a member of DGNB and conducts all projects according to their sustainability guidelines. The firm provides sustainability consulting services aligned with DGNB certification standards including Pre-Check assessments and full certification support for DGNB and LEED projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with a strong German practice offering project management, engineering consulting, and sustainability services — broader incumbent serving comparable institutional clients.
• Strabag SE: European construction group with significant German footprint offering construction management and PM services for large-scale infrastructure and building projects — broader incumbent peer.
• HOCHTIEF AG: Major German-headquartered global construction company offering construction management and PM services as part of a much broader portfolio — competes for large public tenders but is not specialized like Busse & Partner.
• Bilfinger SE: German-listed engineering and industrial-services group with consulting, project management, and construction-supervision offerings across multiple sectors — broader, larger competitor.

Direct peers

• THOST Projektmanagement: German project management consultancy delivering Projektsteuerung, construction management, and infrastructure PM for public and industrial clients — directly overlaps Busse & Partner's core offering.
• GOLDBECK GmbH: German design-build contractor with integrated project management and sustainability services for commercial, office, and industrial buildings — competes for similar German construction PM mandates.
• Drees & Sommer: Leading German real-estate and construction consultancy offering project management, sustainability/green-building consulting, and BIM services — the closest large-scale comparable to Busse & Partner's service portfolio.
• Schüßler-Plan: German engineering consultancy providing project management, construction supervision, and infrastructure consulting — comparable German engineering PM competitor.
• Obermeyer Projekt Management: German engineering group with dedicated project management services for buildings, infrastructure, and transport — direct competitor in the German Projektsteuerung market.

Emerging players

• HPP Architekten: German architecture firm with adjacent project-management and consulting capabilities for complex buildings — overlaps in design-side PM for healthcare, cultural, and commercial projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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