What WALD + CORBE Consulting does

WALD + CORBE Consulting GmbH (legal entity: Lindschulte Ingenieurgesellschaft Baden-Baden mbH) is a German full-service engineering consultancy founded in 1990, specializing in water management, hydraulic engineering, and infrastructure planning. The firm delivers integrated services across three divisions: Wasserwirtschaft (hydrology, hydraulics, hydrometry, heavy rain risk management, groundwater, geoinformatics), Wasserbau (river engineering, dam structures, steel hydraulic structures, construction supervision, surveying), and Infrastruktur (traffic facilities, water supply, settlement drainage, outdoor facilities, environment and ecology, technical equipment). Its technology stack combines specialized numerical modeling (3D CFD via OpenFOAM, hydronumerical flow modeling, ArcGIS/QGIS geoinformatics) with proprietary tools such as the NiedSim precipitation generator, which produces synthetic rainfall data at 1 km x 1 km resolution across four German states. The firm employs nearly 200 staff across five southern Germany locations (Baden-Baden, Hügelsheim, Haslach, Stuttgart, Brühl) and has been a member company of BKW Engineering SE since 2018.

The business model is fee-for-service professional engineering consulting, billed per project on time-and-materials or fixed-fee basis under the German HOAI fee structure. Services are procured primarily through public tenders (VOB/VOL) and direct commissions from government clients — state administrations, municipalities, Zweckverbände, Stadtwerke, and semi-state entities — supplemented by a growing industrial and commercial client base. Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed. Customer examples include Regierungspräsidium Freiburg (multi-decade Integriertes Rheinprogramm engagement), Stadt Freiburg, Stadtwerke Rastatt (€7.5M groundwater wells, July 2025), and Gemeinde Muggensturm. The firm holds ISO 9001 (since 2021) and ISO 14001 (since 2025) certifications and is managed by three Geschäftsführer (Peter Kirsamer, Jörg Koch, Dr. Gregor Kühn) who have collectively been with the firm 19-35 years, providing deep continuity.

Name

WALD + CORBE Consulting

Legal name

Lindschulte Ingenieurgesellschaft Baden-Baden mbH

Website

https://wald-corbe.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

WALD + CORBE Consulting is a German engineering consultancy providing water management, hydraulic engineering, and infrastructure planning services to public-sector clients across southern Germany, employing nearly 200 staff across five offices as a member of the BKW Engineering SE network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Management Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ), Dewatering, Groundwater Control & Construction Hydrogeology (EUAHAFAG), Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

Keywords

• Water management consulting
• Hydraulic engineering services
• Infrastructure planning
• Flood protection engineering
• Civil engineering consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Hügelsheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 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 Consulting Services: Fee-for-service professional engineering consulting spanning water management, hydraulic engineering, and infrastructure. Services are delivered across all project phases from investigation and advice through planning, monitoring, and expert assessment. Projects range from municipal infrastructure to industrial water supply and flood protection. Revenue is generated through public tenders, frame agreements, and direct commissions from government agencies, municipalities, and industrial clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

WALD + CORBE Consulting (legal entity: Lindschulte Ingenieurgesellschaft Baden-Baden mbH) is a full-service engineering consulting firm providing investigation, advisory, planning, monitoring, and expert assessment services across water management, hydraulic engineering, and infrastructure. Service offerings span hydrology, hydraulics, hydrometry, heavy rain risk management, groundwater, geoinformatics, river engineering, dam structures, steel hydraulic structures, surveying, traffic facilities, water supply, settlement drainage, outdoor facilities, environmental and ecological planning, technical equipment, and construction supervision. The firm also develops specialized software tools such as the NiedSim precipitation simulation generator.

Product overview

WALD + CORBE Consulting (Lindschulte Ingenieurgesellschaft Baden-Baden mbH) is a full-service engineering and consulting firm operating in water management, hydraulic engineering, and infrastructure. The company offers integrated services organized under three core divisions: Wasserwirtschaft (Water Management) covering hydrology, hydraulics, hydrometry, heavy rain risk management, groundwater, and geoinformatics; Wasserbau (Hydraulic Engineering) including river engineering, dam structures, steel hydraulic structures, construction supervision, and surveying; and Infrastruktur (Infrastructure) encompassing traffic facilities, water supply, settlement drainage, outdoor facilities, environment and ecology, and technical equipment. The portfolio includes specialized software products like the NiedSim precipitation simulation generator. The company employs nearly 200 staff across five locations in southern Germany and is part of BKW Engineering SE.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Hochwasserrückhaltebecken Bohrertal (Freiburg) — completed on time and budget
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BKW Engineering SEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018WALD + CORBE has been a company of BKW Engineering SE since 2018. BKW Engineering is the largest network of independent engineering, architecture, and testing firms in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, uniting over 50 companies with 3,500 employees. Each member company operates independently while benefiting from network synergies and the BKW brand.
• Stadt FreiburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Stadt Freiburg on the Hochwasserrückhaltebecken Bohrertal project. Lindschulte served as lead engineering consultant for flood protection concept, all phases of object planning, structural engineering, technical equipment, and construction supervision.
• Stadtwerke RastattminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull-service engineering support for Stadtwerke Rastatt on three deep groundwater wells project: groundwater model calculations, object planning, permit applications, construction management, ecological construction monitoring, and commissioning. Project valued at approximately 7.5 million EUR.
• Regierungspräsidium FreiburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing client and partner in implementing the Integriertes Rheinprogramm (Integrated Rhine Program). Lindschulte provides planning and construction monitoring services for flood retention areas, weir modernization, groundwater wells, and fish passage facilities throughout the Rhine flood protection program.
• Regierungspräsidium KarlsruhecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe on the Rheinhochwasserdamm XXIII (Rhin Flood Dam) project near Rastatt, including dam planning, object planning for levee relocation, and groundwater modeling.
• ifeu - Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung HeidelbergminorStrategic or Co-development Partnerifeu Heidelberg and Lindschulte were jointly commissioned by the state of Baden-Württemberg to develop methodology, parameters, and guidelines for calculating construction-specific CO2 emissions in hydraulic engineering, in support of the state's new climate protection law and CO2 shadow pricing policy.
• KIT - Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (Universität Karlsruhe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with the Institute for Water and Water Body Development at KIT (University of Karlsruhe) and other universities. Some Lindschulte employees teach, conduct research, and consult at these institutions, transferring knowledge to the next generation.
• Hochschule KarlsruheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering at Hochschule Karlsruhe, which offers a trinational civil engineering program with partner institutions in France and Switzerland. Lindschulte took sponsorship of the first-semester class in 2022.
• Hochschule für Technik StuttgartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for teaching, research, and knowledge transfer. Lindschulte staff contribute to the institution's civil engineering and environmental engineering programs.
• DWA (Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive engagement in various DWA (German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste) working groups, contributing to industry standards and professional development in water management.
• GSE Gesellschaft für Stadterneuerung und Stadtentwicklung Baden-Baden mbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partner for the new headquarters building in Baden-Baden Oos-West. Lindschulte serves as general planner (Generalplaner) alongside GSE as developer for the sustainable office building.
• PLANUM ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm responsible for the design of the new WALD + CORBE headquarters building in Baden-Baden Oos-West. Collaborating as general planner and user alongside Lindschulte.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis Germany: Global design and consultancy firm with significant German operations covering water, environment, and infrastructure; competes for the same large-scale municipal and federal water/flood protection projects but from a much broader portfolio and international footprint.
• CDM Smith: Global engineering and construction firm with deep water and environment practice; competes on large municipal water supply, wastewater, and flood projects in Germany, particularly where international or multi-Länder scale is required.
• AFRY (Germany): European engineering, design, and advisory firm with significant German operations covering water, environment, and infrastructure; comparable on water-management consulting but with substantially broader international footprint and scale.
• Tractebel (Engie): Belgian-headquartered engineering consultancy (part of Engie) with German operations covering water, energy, and infrastructure; comparable on water-engineering consulting services, though typically on larger multi-disciplinary mandates.
• Ramboll Germany: Scandinavian engineering, consulting, and design group with established German operations in water, environment, and infrastructure; comparable in offering but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic scope across Europe.

Direct peers

• Sweco GmbH: DACH-based subsidiary of the Nordic Sweco Group offering engineering, design, and consulting services with strong water, infrastructure, and environmental practices; directly comparable as a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy competing for the same municipal and state-level water/infrastructure tenders in Germany.
• KOCKS Consult GmbH: Koblenz-based German engineering firm providing consulting in hydraulic engineering, waterways, ports, and water infrastructure; comparable niche player competing for similar public-sector waterway and flood protection projects in Germany.
• Dahlem Beratende Ingenieure: Bonn-based German engineering consultancy specializing in water, wastewater, hydraulic engineering, and infrastructure planning; comparable mid-sized firm competing for similar municipal and Zweckverband public-sector contracts.
• Björnsen Beratende Ingenieure: German engineering consultancy headquartered in Koblenz specializing in water management, hydraulic engineering, dams, and geotechnics; a direct peer in the same niche (water/hydraulic engineering consulting for public-sector clients) with similar service portfolio and client base.
• Hydrotec Ingenieurgesellschaft: Aachen-based German engineering firm focused on hydrology, hydraulic modeling, flood protection, and water resources planning; a direct niche competitor with comparable specialist services for municipalities and water authorities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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