EIC Activities

What EIC Activities does

EIC Activities is a specialist engineering and technical services consultancy headquartered in Sydney, Australia, operating as the in-house engineering hub of CIMIC Group (ASX: CIM). Founded in 2014, the firm provides multidisciplinary engineering across ground, civil, structural, construction, mechanical, and electrical disciplines for major infrastructure, transport, resources, and data centre projects. It serves three primary customer groups: CIMIC Group operating companies (CPB Contractors, UGL, Leighton Asia, Pacific Partnerships), government infrastructure owners (Transgrid, NSW Government, Suburban Rail Loop Authority, WestConnex), and private developers (Transurban, STT GDC, NLEX Corporation) across Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines.

The firm's service portfolio is structured around three lines – Sector Engineering, Specialist Engineering, and Technical Services – supported by proprietary digital platforms including GeoSens (geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring data management) and ToBe Builder (a 4D collaborative planning environment integrating GIS, BIM, and schedule data). EIC Activities holds ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and ISO 19650 certifications, and engages in applied research through partnerships with UTS, Western Sydney University, and Monash University. With offices in six Australian and New Zealand cities and a 51-100 person team, the firm differentiates through delivery-experienced engineers rather than theoretical consultancy.

EIC Activities generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts, with pricing negotiated per engagement on multi-year major infrastructure projects. The firm is embedded in CIMIC Group's project pipeline from pre-bid through delivery and asset management, with cross-functional sponsors assigned to each operating company. Revenue is not separately disclosed, as the business operates as an integrated subsidiary of CIMIC Group within the broader ACS and HOCHTIEF Group global network (140,000 employees, €35.7 billion 2023 revenue).

Name

EIC Activities

Legal name

EIC Activities

Website

https://eicactiv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EIC Activities is CIMIC Group's specialist engineering hub, providing multidisciplinary ground, civil, structural, and construction engineering for major infrastructure, transport, resources, and data centre projects across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Geotechnical engineering
• Structural engineering
• Tunnel engineering
• Ground engineering
• Construction engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

North Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 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 Technical Services: Professional consulting services providing specialist engineering expertise to CIMIC Group companies and external clients across infrastructure, transport, renewable energy, and resources sectors. Services span from pre-bid and tender phases through to delivery and long-term asset management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EIC Activities is CIMIC Group's specialist engineering and technical services subsidiary, providing ground engineering, civil, structural and construction engineering, tunnels and underground structures, mining and rail engineering, and asset management services. The company delivers these services to transport, resources, energy, water, utilities, education, health and data centre clients across Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Product overview

EIC Activities offers a multidisciplinary engineering and technical services portfolio structured around three core service lines — Sector Engineering, Specialist Engineering, and Technical Services — supported by digital platforms including ToBe Builder (a 4D collaborative planning platform) and GeoSens (a geotechnical data management and monitoring platform). Sector Engineering covers roads and civil, rail, building, energy, water, and mission-critical facilities. Specialist Engineering encompasses ground engineering, structures, tunnels, bridges, construction engineering and temporary works, mechanical and electrical, civil, pavements, heavy lift, concrete, quarry materials, and design services. Technical Services provides digital engineering, digital planning and data analytics, and ToBe Builder implementation. Services span all project phases from pre-bid and tender through to delivery and asset management, with the company operating as the specialist engineering hub of CIMIC Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sector Engineering
• Specialist Engineering
• Technical Services
• Mining Engineering
• Rail Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant cost savings through design optimization (e.g., two-level vs three-level strutting at West Gate Tunnel Northern Portal)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• University of Technology Sydney (NiCE Hub)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIMIC Group's EIC Activities is partnering with UTS's Nutrients in a Circular Economy (NiCE) ARC Hub to research sustainable bio-cementation techniques using urine from wastewater for stabilizing landfill sites for construction. Research is led by EIC Activities Technical Directors Jeff Hsi and Reza Karfi along with UTS researchers Behzad Fatahi and Hadi Khabbaz.
• Western Sydney UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Australian Research Council and industry partners to develop alkaline-activated treatment of expansive soils originating from Bringelly shale. Research aims to create a low-carbon alternative to lime or cement for ground improvement.
• Monash University (SPARC Hub)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Monash University for research on sustainable infrastructure delivery. EIC Activities partners with leading universities supporting research to improve sustainable infrastructure outcomes.
• IDD TechcoreTechnology or IntegrationIDD Tech is CIMIC Group's commercial software company focused on integrated digital delivery (IDD) solutions. EIC Activities collaborates with IDD Tech on developing ToBe Builder, a proprietary 4D collaborative planning platform, along with CPB Contractors, Leighton Asia, and Sedgman.
• HOCHTIEF EngineeringsupportingTechnology or IntegrationHOCHTIEF Engineering provides technical review of critical design elements for Suburban Rail Loop East project, leveraging expertise from the global HOCHTIEF network.
• OneDCSsupportingTechnology or IntegrationLeighton Asia's OneDCS provides Digital, BIM and drafting services to EIC Activities on major projects including Candaba 3rd Viaduct and Suburban Rail Loop East.
• DeswiksupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology vendor partnered with CPB Contractors and EIC Activities to adapt Deswik software (typically used in mining) for complex civil earthworks environments on projects like the M12 Motorway.
• ActivUs AlliancesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEIC Activities supports CPB Contractors and UGL within the ActivUs Alliance delivering the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project. Alliance partners include Acciona, SMEC, and WSP in collaboration with Department of Transport and Main Roads and Queensland Rail.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aurecon: Large Australian-headquartered engineering and infrastructure advisory with deep capability in transport, energy, water and built environment. Comparable to EIC Activities across the same customer segments (government infrastructure owners, data centre developers, resources clients) and competing on similar large Australian projects.
• BG&E Group: Australian engineering consultancy specialising in civil, structural, façade and temporary works engineering. Comparable to EIC Activities on structural engineering, construction engineering and temporary works scopes, often competing on the same Australian transport and building projects.
• Douglas Partners: Australian specialist geotechnical, environmental and groundwater engineering consultancy. Highly comparable to EIC Activities' ground engineering practice, competing for similar instrumentation, monitoring and geotechnical investigation scopes on the same major infrastructure projects.
• Robert Bird Group: Australian-headquartered specialist structural and civil engineering consultancy with strong capability in bridges, tall buildings and complex structures. Directly comparable to EIC Activities' Structures and Bridges service lines and overlapping on transport and buildings projects in Australia and Asia Pacific.
• GHD: Australian employee-owned engineering, architecture and environmental consultancy with extensive transport, water, energy and resources mandates. Closely comparable to EIC Activities on multi-disciplinary engineering services, customer base overlap, and Australian infrastructure project participation.
• SMEC (part of Surbana Jurong Group): Australian-headquartered engineering consultancy owned by Surbana Jurong, providing geotechnical, civil, structural and infrastructure design services across transport, water, energy and resources. Directly comparable to EIC Activities given its Australian heritage, similar multi-disciplinary scope, and overlapping project participation (e.g., ActivUs Alliance on Logan/Gold Coast Faster Rail).

Broad incumbents

• Arup Australia: Australian operations of global engineering consultancy Arup, with strong presence in transport, energy, buildings and tunnelling. Comparable to EIC Activities on technically demanding infrastructure and tunnelling projects, with overlapping client base but much broader international footprint and brand recognition.
• Jacobs Australia: Australian arm of Jacobs Solutions, providing engineering, technical, scientific and consulting services across transport, water, environment and advanced manufacturing. Comparable to EIC Activities in engineering services scope, but at significantly larger scale and broader end-to-end project delivery capability.
• AECOM Australia: Australian operations of global infrastructure consulting firm AECOM, delivering design, engineering and program management across transport, water, environment and energy. Comparable to EIC Activities on the same customer segments but with a much broader service portfolio and deeper international bench.
• WSP in Australia: Local arm of global engineering professional services firm WSP, with significant presence across transport, property, environment and energy in Australia. Overlaps with EIC Activities on Australian infrastructure design mandates but operates at much greater scale and broader scope, often as alliance partner (e.g., ActivUs Alliance) rather than specialist sub-consultant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eic-activities

Compliance3 records

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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