Wiser Consultants

What Wiser Consultants does

Wiser Consultants, LLC is a Tennessee-based professional engineering consulting firm headquartered in Murfreesboro that provides planning, engineering, surveying, design, and Construction Engineering & Inspection (CEI) services to local and state government agencies throughout the Tennessee Valley and Southeast United States. Founded in 1996 and operating for approximately three decades, the firm is fully integrated across the infrastructure project lifecycle — from master plan development and transportation/greenway design through roadway and structural plan preparation, traffic engineering, site design, environmental coordination and permitting, utility coordination, hydraulic/hydrological analysis, and letting preparation. Its technical capabilities include terrestrial LIDAR surveying and Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), which support high-precision topographic mapping and underground utility identification for infrastructure projects.

The firm operates a business-to-government (B2G) sales model, engaging directly with municipal, county, and state transportation agencies through formal procurement processes (RFPs, RFQs, and direct contracting). Revenue is generated through professional services fees quoted on a project-by-project basis; pricing is not publicly disclosed. As a small firm (11-50 employees) with a regional footprint, Wiser's value proposition rests on integrated single-firm delivery, advanced surveying technology, and accumulated domain expertise in regulatory compliance and agency procurement within the Southeast infrastructure market.

On June 6, 2024, Wiser Consultants was acquired by HMB Professional Engineers, a Kentucky-based engineering firm and portfolio company of Trilon Group, which is backed by people-driven private equity firm Alpine Investors. The acquisition more than tripled HMB's Nashville metro area presence, added mobile LIDAR capabilities to HMB's service set, and gave Wiser's Tennessee clients access to HMB's full-service environmental and water/wastewater design capabilities. Justin Rains, the prior President and CEO of Wiser, led the company through the transaction, citing cultural alignment between the two firms as a key enabler.

Name

Wiser Consultants

Legal name

Wiser Consultants, LLC

Website

https://wiserconsultants.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wiser Consultants is a Tennessee-based engineering consulting firm providing planning, surveying, design, and CEI services to local and state government agencies across the Southeast. Acquired by HMB Professional Engineers in June 2024, it now operates within the Trilon Group platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN), Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB), Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Transportation design
• Surveying services
• Construction management
• Infrastructure planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Murfreesboro

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. Professional Engineering Consulting Services: Wiser generates revenue through providing professional engineering and consulting services to government clients on infrastructure projects including roadway design, site development, construction management, and surveying.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Wiser Consultants is a fully integrated planning, engineering, surveying, design, and CEI (Construction, Engineering & Inspection) consulting firm providing professional engineering services to local and state government agencies. Core offerings include roadway and site design, transportation/greenway design, traffic engineering, environmental studies and permitting, utility coordination, hydraulic/hydrological analysis, construction management, and advanced surveying using terrestrial LIDAR and SUE technologies.

Product overview

Wiser Consultants is a professional consulting services company offering a fully integrated suite of planning, engineering, surveying, design, and CE&I (Construction, Engineering & Inspection) consulting services for local and state government agencies. Their portfolio includes Transportation/Roadway Design, Site Development, Environmental Services, Advanced Survey Technologies (Terrestrial LIDAR and SUE), Hydraulic/Hydrological Analysis, and Construction Management. The company operates primarily in the Tennessee Valley region and Southeast United States with 30 years of experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Engineering Consulting Services Comprehensive professional engineering services including master plan development, transportation/greenway design, roadway and structural plans, traffic engineering, construction management, site design, environmental studies/coordination, permitting, utility coordination, hydraulic/hydrological analysis, and letting preparation services for local and state government agencies in the Southeast.
• Terrestrial LIDAR Survey Technology Services High-precision spatial data collection and 3D mapping service using terrestrial LIDAR for topographic and structural surveying applications on infrastructure projects.
• Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Services Subsurface utility engineering service for accurate identification and mapping of underground utilities during project planning and design.
• CE&I (Construction, Engineering & Inspection) Consulting Construction, engineering, and inspection consulting services for overseeing and quality-controlling infrastructure projects for government clients.
• Environmental Services Environmental studies, coordination, and permitting services supporting infrastructure and development projects for government clients.
• Water Resources Engineering Hydraulic and hydrological analysis services supporting water resource management and infrastructure projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• HMB's presence in Nashville metro area more than tripled following acquisition

Named customers2 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HMB Professional EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2024HMB Professional Engineers acquired Wiser Consultants as a strategic add-on acquisition. The acquisition more than tripled HMB's presence in the Nashville metro area and strengthened HMB's roadway design and survey capabilities, including the addition of mobile LIDAR services. Wiser gains access to HMB's additional engineering services including full-service environmental and water/wastewater design capabilities.
• Trilon GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2024HMB Professional Engineers is part of the Trilon Group, a family of companies focused on growing infrastructure capabilities through investments in talent, technology, and targeted mergers and acquisitions. Wiser Consultants joined the HMB/Trilon family as part of this acquisition.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KCI Technologies: KCI Technologies is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm providing transportation, site/civil, surveying, and environmental services to public-sector clients across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast — comparable to Wiser in service mix and B2G orientation.
• Barge Design Solutions: Barge Design Solutions is a Tennessee-headquartered engineering firm providing site development, transportation, surveying, water, and environmental services across the Southeast. Its Middle Tennessee base and government-focused practice make it a closely comparable regional peer.
• Volkert, Inc. Volkert is an employee-owned engineering firm specializing in transportation infrastructure (roadway, bridge, traffic) and CE&I services for state DOTs and municipalities across the Southeast — directly comparable to Wiser's transportation and inspection focus.
• HMB Professional Engineers: HMB Professional Engineers is Wiser's direct parent company following the June 2024 acquisition. HMB is a Kentucky-based civil engineering firm serving state and local government agencies in transportation, water, and environmental markets across the Southeast — a nearly identical service portfolio and customer base to Wiser, making it the closest comparable.
• Gresham Smith: Gresham Smith is a Tennessee-headquartered, Southeast-focused engineering and architecture firm offering transportation, site development, water resources, and land planning services to public-sector clients — substantially overlapping with Wiser's core practice.
• Neel-Schaffer: Neel-Schaffer is a Southeast-focused civil/transportation engineering firm offering roadway design, CE&I, surveying, water resources, and environmental services to state DOTs and municipalities — directly overlapping with Wiser's service lines and Southeast government client base.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with significant transportation, water, and environmental practices serving government clients across the Southeast — a broad incumbent that competes with regional firms like Wiser on larger public-sector pursuits.
• WSP: WSP is a global professional services firm with a large transportation, water, and environmental practice serving Southeast state DOTs and municipalities. It overlaps with Wiser's core offerings but at substantially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global design and engineering firm offering transportation, water, environmental, and surveying services across the Southeast. It competes with Wiser on larger state DOT and municipal pursuits but offers a much broader portfolio and global scale.
• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is a national planning, engineering, and design consulting firm with strong Southeast presence in site development, transportation, traffic engineering, and water resources — competing directly with Wiser in the Tennessee and broader Southeast market while operating at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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