Surbana Jurong

What Surbana Jurong does

Surbana Jurong (SJ Group) is a Singapore-headquartered, Temasek-owned global architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) consultancy delivering integrated services across the full urbanisation value chain — advisory, planning, design, construction, and operations — augmented by a Digital Technology Services pillar covering digital twins, AI-enabled solutions, and digital governance tools. The firm serves predominantly government and large infrastructure-owner clients through direct enterprise and government-to-government sales, with Asia generating over 60% of global revenue and over half of its 1,001–5,000-strong workforce in 2025.

The group's capability stack is delivered through wholly-owned specialist subsidiaries retained under their own brands: SMEC (infrastructure consulting across Australia, New Zealand and Africa, acquired 2016), Robert Bird Group (complex structural engineering), Atelier Ten (sustainable environmental engineering, acquired November 2020), and B+H Architects (architecture across North America and international studios, with a restructuring transaction closing January 2026). Sectors covered include Buildings + Cities, Urban, Property, Construction, Health + Science, Aviation, Transport, Energy, Water, and Environment, alongside Integrated Solutions such as Security, Defence, Mission Critical Facilities, and Programme Management.

SJ Group commercialises through enterprise field sales and government-to-government arrangements, often formalised via MOUs at forums such as Davos. Active mandates include master planning for the Karnala-Sai-Chirner New Town near Mumbai (324 sq km under MMRDA), Bhubaneswar New City (800 acres, ~USD 1B 15-year programme with BDA), Amaravati urban planning with the Andhra Pradesh government, Sabarmati Riverfront phase-1 with Gujarat, and ongoing engagement with the Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre covering a USD 54B+ pipeline. Leadership is in transition, with Group CEO Sean Chiao retiring July 31, 2026 and a global successor search underway under interim executive chairman Chaly Mah.

Name

Surbana Jurong

Legal name

Surbana Jurong

Website

https://surbanajurong.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Surbana Jurong is a Temasek-owned, Singapore-headquartered global architecture, engineering and construction consultancy delivering advisory, planning, design, construction and operations services—plus digital twin and AI-enabled tools—to government and infrastructure-owner clients across Asia, ANZ, Middle East, UK, North America and Africa, via brands such as SMEC, Atelier Ten, Robert Bird Group and B+H Architects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

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. Professional Services: Architecture, engineering, planning, design, construction and operations services for urban and infrastructure development projects globally. Asia market accounts for over 60% of global revenue.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Surbana Jurong (SJ Group) provides one-stop consultancy solutions across the entire urbanisation value chain, spanning five core service pillars — Advisory, Planning, Design, Construction, and Operations — for buildings, cities, transport, energy, water, environment, and integrated infrastructure projects worldwide. Services are delivered through a globally integrated portfolio of acquired brands (SMEC, Atelier Ten, Robert Bird Group, B+H Architects) and are secured primarily via government-to-government and enterprise engagements with sovereign and large institutional clients.

Product overview

Surbana Jurong Group operates as a globally integrated architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) platform providing comprehensive services across the built environment. The core offering consists of five interconnected service pillars: Advisory, Planning, Design, Construction, and Operations. These are enhanced by specialized service modules including Digital Technology Services, Programme Management, Facilities and Asset Management, Security, Defence, and Mission Critical Facilities. The company serves diverse sectors spanning Buildings + Cities, Urban, Property, Construction, Health + Science, Aviation, Infrastructure + Energy (Transport, Energy, Water, Environment), and Integrated Solutions. The portfolio is strengthened through strategic acquisitions including SMEC (infrastructure consulting, Australia/Africa), Atelier Ten (sustainable design, UK), Robert Bird Group (engineering), and B+H Architects (architecture, North America). The company is owned by Temasek and serves markets globally including Singapore, Australia/New Zealand, China/Hong Kong, India, Middle East, UK, USA/Canada, and Africa.

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Products and services

• Advisory Services Strategic consulting services that help shape client goals, plan projects, and manage complexities across the built environment for governments and enterprise clients.
• Planning Services Urban and infrastructure planning services that develop sustainable community plans and shape new city developments, including master planning for new cities such as Mumbai Three Point Zero, Bhubaneswar New City, and Kigali.
• Design Services Architectural and engineering design services that push creative boundaries while balancing functional performance across buildings and infrastructure for building, transport, aviation, healthcare, and other built environment projects.
• Construction Services Project delivery and construction services ensuring seamless execution and innovation throughout the building process for complex multi-phase urban and infrastructure developments.
• Operations Services Asset management and operations services that help enhance asset value and maintain infrastructure for future operational needs across the built environment lifecycle.
• Digital Technology Services Technology services spanning digital twin applications, AI-enabled solutions, and digital governance tools for smart city development, including engagements such as Amaravati digital twin deployment and the Sabarmati Riverfront AI Indoor Garden.
• Programme Management Comprehensive programme management services coordinating complex multi-phase urban development and infrastructure projects across the entire value chain.
• Facilities and Asset Management Integrated facilities management and asset optimisation services for built environment assets across the asset lifecycle, supporting owners' operational and sustainability objectives.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• Kelvin WongminorOthers · 1 July 2026New hire Kelvin Wong from July 1, 2026 to oversee Asia market operations, representing internal leadership transition rather than external partnership.
• B+H Architects Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2026Surbana Jurong Holdings (Canada) Ltd. entered into a court-approved transaction with B+H Architects Corp. on October 16, 2025, which formally closed on January 30, 2026. This enabled B+H to complete its financial restructuring under CCAA and continue operating as a restructured, solvent practice across North American and international studios.
• Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre (ADPIC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025ADPIC concluded a two-day visit to Singapore signing seven MOUs with Singaporean firms to advance infrastructure innovation, smart city planning, and modular construction in Abu Dhabi within a USD 54+ billion pipeline.
• Dutch Consortium (Deltares, Boskalis, Bosman Water Management, Royal HaskoningDHV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSingapore's first polder project at Pulau Tekong involved Dutch and Singaporean engineering firms including Surbana Jurong working with Housing & Development Board and PUB. The project created 800 hectares of new land below sea level using empoldering technology, reducing sand demand by nearly 50 percent.
• NUS CitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndhra Pradesh delegation explored institutional partnerships with NUS Cities as part of developing Amaravati, examining urban planning best practices, climate resilience, digital governance, and waste-to-energy technologies including proposals for Urban Futures Lab.
• National Environment Agency (Singapore)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership explored for developing Amaravati with focus on climate resilience, waste-to-energy technologies and digital governance applications.
• Gujarat GovernmentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSurbana Jurong implementing phase-1 of Sabarmati Riverfront development in Ahmedabad, building an AI indoor garden and connecting GIFT City in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stantec: Canadian global design and consulting firm serving infrastructure, water, buildings and environmental end markets—comparable integrated professional services model with similar reliance on municipal and government clients.
• Arcadis: Dutch design, engineering and consulting firm focused on buildings, places and mobility, with strong government advisory work—closely comparable to SJ Group's urbanisation-centric advisory-plus-design value proposition.
• AECOM: US-headquartered global AEC professional services firm offering advisory, planning, design, engineering, programme management and operations across transport, water, environment, buildings and energy—directly overlapping with SJ Group's integrated value chain and government client base.
• Arup: UK-based global design, engineering and planning firm with strong built environment and infrastructure practice—comparable integrated design-and-advisory offering, especially in master planning, transport and sustainable cities.
• WSP Global: Canadian professional services consultancy delivering engineering, planning, design and programme management across transport, property, environment and water—very comparable mix of government infrastructure work and integrated advisory-plus-delivery model.
• AtkinsRéalis: Engineering, project management and nuclear services firm with full lifecycle infrastructure consulting across transport, energy and built environment—overlaps directly with SJ Group's advisory/planning/programme management offering.
• HDR Inc. US-based architecture, engineering and consulting firm with strong transportation, water, buildings and environmental practices—a comparable professional services consultancy competing for similar public-sector infrastructure master plans.
• Mott MacDonald: UK-headquartered global engineering, management and development consultancy working on transport, energy, buildings, water and social development—an equivalently positioned integrated consultancy competing for similar mega-infrastructure and urban development mandates.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering, design, programme management and operations services firm with deep government infrastructure exposure—comparable full-lifecycle delivery model and similar reliance on public-sector master planning and design mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Bechtel: Larger US-headquartered engineering, construction and project management incumbent operating across energy, infrastructure and government services—overlaps with SJ Group's programme management and infrastructure consulting but at a much heavier EPC focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A5 records

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