WSP Sverige AB

What WSP Sverige AB does

WSP Sverige AB is the Swedish operating subsidiary of WSP Global Inc., a publicly traded (TSX: WSP), Montreal-headquartered engineering and professional services firm with consolidated FY2023 revenue of $11.2B CAD and a global headcount of approximately 83,000. The company plans, designs, and delivers infrastructure, buildings, transportation, water, energy, earth and environment, federal programs, and advisory projects for government and private-sector clients through 180 distinct services spanning 100+ sectors.

Its core offerings are organized around seven business-line hubs — Property and Buildings; Transportation; Water; Energy and Resources; Climate, Resilience & Sustainability; Federal Programs; Earth and Environment — supplemented by an Advisory and Planning practice and a Digital Solutions hub. Underlying the service delivery is a portfolio of proprietary, branded tools including Groundwater Plume Analytics®, Meerkat™ for tech-enabled physical security, GoldSET© for sustainability evaluation, PFASER for PFAS electro-oxidation treatment, Canary for infrastructure asset risk management, SPEED for engineering decision support, DeepView Freight for logistics analytics, and BOLT for battery lifecycle optimization.

The firm operates a project-based professional services revenue model, with work delivered via direct enterprise engagement and a 200+ person strategic growth function targeting clients exceeding $100M annual net revenue. Multi-country scale (50+ countries, 200,000+ active projects, 9,000+ clients) is the result of a serial-acquisition strategy spanning the 2012 acquisition of UK-based William Sale Partnership Ltd., the 2014 takeover of US-based Parsons Brinckerhoff, the 2018 acquisition of Louis Berger, the 2021 acquisition of Golder Associates, the 2022 acquisition of John Wood Group's Environment & Infrastructure business, and the 2024 acquisition of POWER Engineers. No Sweden-specific financial or operational detail is disclosed in the available sources; public material focuses on the global parent entity.

Name

WSP Sverige AB

Legal name

WSP Global Inc.

Website

https://wsp.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

WSP Sverige AB is the Swedish subsidiary of WSP Global Inc., a publicly traded engineering and professional services firm delivering infrastructure, transportation, energy, water, environmental, and advisory projects across 50+ countries using proprietary tools and a 200+ person strategic growth team targeting enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: Professional engineering, advisory and science-based consulting services delivered across multiple sectors including property and buildings, transportation, water, energy, federal programs, earth and environment, and advisory services. Services are delivered on a project basis through direct client engagement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WSP Sverige AB, as the Swedish subsidiary of WSP Global Inc., delivers engineering, advisory, and science-based consulting services across sectors including property and buildings, transportation, water, energy and resources, earth and environment, federal programs, and advisory and planning. Services are provided on a project basis to government agencies, private developers, and corporate clients through direct enterprise engagement and locally-based regional teams supported by global expertise.

Product overview

WSP is a global engineering and professional services firm that offers a comprehensive portfolio of services across multiple sectors. The company operates through distinct service lines including Property and Buildings, Transportation, Water, Energy and Resources, Climate Resilience & Sustainability, Federal Programs, Earth and Environment, and Advisory and Planning. WSP provides specialized proprietary tools and frameworks including Digital Solutions, Meerkat™ for physical security, Groundwater Plume Analytics®, GoldSET© for sustainability evaluation, PFASER for water treatment, Canary for asset management, and SPEED for engineering decisions. The firm serves clients across 100+ sectors globally with over 83,000 employees worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property and Buildings Services Comprehensive property and buildings engineering and advisory services including acoustics, building enclosures, building technology systems, commissioning, data centers, healthcare, MEP engineering, structural engineering, and lighting design for commercial, residential, hospitality, healthcare, and industrial buildings.
• Transportation Services Transportation planning and engineering services covering aviation, highways and bridges, maritime, rail and transit, tunnels, tolling, and road usage charging for public and private sector infrastructure programs.
• Water Services Water sector services including asset management, civil works, coastal engineering, drinking water, flood control, hydraulic analysis, hydrogeology, wastewater treatment, and water distribution for utilities and industrial clients.
• Energy and Resources Services Energy and resources consulting covering power generation, distributed energy, hydrogen, hydropower, solar energy, wind energy, oil and gas, mining and metals, and power transmission and distribution.
• Climate, Resilience & Sustainability Services Climate resilience and sustainability consulting including climate resilient infrastructure design, climate-related risks assessment, emergency management, resilience planning, and sustainability strategy for public and private clients.
• Federal Programs Services Federal government program services including environmental planning, government advisory, operations and maintenance, national defense and security, and overseas integrated development for U.S. federal agencies.
• Earth and Environment Services Earth and environment consulting including asbestos management, biodiversity solutions, environmental due diligence, field and laboratory testing, groundwater analytics, PFAS management, and site remediation for contaminated land and environmental compliance.
• Advisory and Planning Services Strategic advisory and planning services including energy advisory, business improvement, communications advisory, economic analysis, freight and logistics, planning strategy, policy and research, and transportation planning.
• Digital Solutions Digital Solutions hub providing technology and innovation services for digital transformation across infrastructure and engineering projects, including data analytics, BIM, and digital twin capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully delivered iconic projects including One World Trade Center, Sydney Metro, One Za'abeel in Dubai, and Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• POWER EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Acquisition of POWER Engineers cemented WSP's position as a top consulting firm in the Power & Energy sector, strengthening capabilities in energy transition and sustainable infrastructure.
• John Wood Group - Environment & Infrastructure BusinesscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Acquisition of Wood E&I (Environment & Infrastructure Business of John Wood Group plc) added significant capabilities in infrastructure and environmental consulting services, bringing CEO Joe Sczurko to lead WSP in the US.
• Golder AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Acquisition of Golder Associates, a global consulting firm with expertise in earth sciences and environmental consulting, gave WSP a transformational advantage in the growing environmental consulting market.
• Louis BergercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Acquisition of international consulting engineering organization Louis Berger expanded WSP's capabilities in transportation and international development consulting.
• Parsons BrinckerhoffcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Acquisition of US-based global consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff established one of the largest pureplay professional services firms in the world, significantly expanding WSP's US presence and consulting capabilities.
• William Sale Partnership Ltd. (WSP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012In 2012, Genivar acquired William Sale Partnership Ltd. (WSP), a UK-based international building consultancy with a decades-long legacy. This created a global professional services firm with 15,000 employees in 300 offices worldwide. The WSP name was adopted as the corporate brand in 2014.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stantec: Canadian-headquartered engineering, environmental, and project management firm with strong Nordic presence, mirroring WSP's vertical market structure.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm operating across transportation, water, environment, energy, and buildings—directly competing with WSP in nearly every sector served by WSP Sverige.
• Arcadis: Netherlands-based design, engineering, and consulting firm with comparable European footprint and overlap in water, environment, mobility, and buildings.
• AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin): Engineering, nuclear, and infrastructure services firm with overlapping nuclear, transportation, and federal program capabilities aligned to WSP's portfolio.
• Black & Veatch: Employee-owned engineering firm with deep overlap in water, energy, telecommunications, and environmental infrastructure markets served by WSP.
• Tetra Tech: Environmental and engineering consulting peer particularly overlapping WSP after the Golder Associates acquisition in water, earth, and environment consulting.
• Jacobs Solutions: Engineering and professional services peer delivering critical infrastructure, water, transportation, and environmental consulting—head-to-head competitor on most large public-sector RFPs.

Regional players

• SLR Consulting: Environmental and engineering consultancy with strong overlap to WSP's Earth & Environment and advisory offerings, complementing WSP in pan-European delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Bechtel: Large-scale engineering, procurement, and construction firm operating across energy, infrastructure, and federal projects—an incumbent competitor for mega-project pursuits.

Emerging players

• ICF International: Advisory and digital services firm with overlapping climate, energy, and federal program capabilities, though smaller and more niche than WSP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wsp
• YouTubeyoutube.com/wspusa
• Facebookfacebook.com/wspusa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wsp-in-the-uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/wsp.usa

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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