What setec international does

setec international is a French transport and infrastructure engineering consultancy founded in 1972 and operating under the setec group (founded 1957). The firm provides integrated design and engineering services across roads, high-speed rail, airports, maritime and river infrastructure, urban mobility, city development, environment, and digital engineering. Its footprint spans six French offices (Vitrolles HQ, Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Saint-Denis La Réunion) and international subsidiaries in Tunisia, Senegal, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Benin, Madagascar, and Peru. Governance is fully employee-owned, split 47% to senior executives and 53% to setec consultants, with 424 total employees.

The firm's technical capabilities rest on BIM, GIS, digital twin tooling, and proprietary products, most notably the Modèle National des Déplacements (MND) — a national travel model covering 50,000 geographic zones and 18.8 million virtual traffic count points — together with platforms such as TransCAD for traffic modeling. It is certified to ISO 9001, 14001, and 19650. Setec international functions as a project-based professional services firm, serving public-sector clients and PPP concessions both directly and through consortia with tier-1 partners including Arcadis, COWI, Egis, Royal HaskoningDHV, Vinci, and Meridiam.

Revenue is generated through fee-based engineering contracts on flagship transport and urban development projects, including HS2 (UK), D4 Expressway (Czech Republic), PMO Vías (Peru, 2021-2031), Canal Seine Nord Europe (France, 2015-2027), King Salman Park (Saudi Arabia), Malé Airport (Maldives), Sihanoukville Airport (Cambodia), and Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Terminal 2 (France, April 2025). Disclosed annual revenue is approximately €65M, with operating geographies now covering Europe, West and East Africa, Madagascar, the Middle East, South Asia, and South America.

Name

setec international

Legal name

setec international

Website

https://inter.setec.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

setec international is a 100% employee-owned French engineering consultancy providing integrated transport and infrastructure design — roads, high-speed rail, airports, ports, and urban development — for public-sector and concession clients across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and South America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vitrolles

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 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 Consulting Services: Professional engineering services including planning, design, project management, construction supervision, and technical assistance for infrastructure projects. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with government agencies, transportation authorities, and private infrastructure developers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

setec international is a French engineering consultancy providing integrated project management and engineering services for transportation and infrastructure projects. The company delivers end-to-end services across roads and freeways, high-speed rail and railroads, airports, maritime and river infrastructure, urban development, mobility planning, environmental engineering, and digital engineering (BIM, GIS, digital twins) for government agencies, public infrastructure authorities, and private concession holders.

Product overview

setec international is a transport and infrastructure engineering company offering integrated project management and engineering consulting services. The company operates as a single unified service offering across eight core service areas: Roads and Freeways, High-Speed Lines and Railroads, Airport, Maritime and River, Mobility and Transport, Cities and Urban Development, Specialized Engineering and Environment, and Digital Engineering. These services span the entire project lifecycle from planning and upstream studies through design, construction supervision, and project management assistance. The company also offers specialized products like the Modèle National des Déplacements, a national mobility digital twin model covering metropolitan France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roads and Freeways Engineering Services
• High-Speed Lines and Railroads Engineering Services
• Airport Engineering Services
• Maritime and River Engineering Services
• Mobility and Transport Engineering Services
• Cities and Urban Development Engineering Services
• Specialized Engineering and Environment Services
• Digital Engineering Services (BIM, GIS, EDM)
• Modèle National des Déplacements (National Travel Model)

Quantifiable outcome

• National Travel Model: 18.8 million virtual traffic count points, 1.5 million km of covered roads, 50,000 geographic zones
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vinci ConcessionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Vinci leads the concession consortium for D4 Expressway (first PPP in Czech Republic). Setec-SGS joint venture serves as Independent Engineer.
• MeridiamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Part of concession consortium for D4 Expressway PPP project in Czech Republic.
• SGSminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Setec-SGS joint venture for Independent Engineer mission on D4 Expressway project.
• EgiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021PMO Vías consortium with Egis provides project management services to Provias Nacional in Peru under government-to-government contract.
• ArcadiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Consortium with Arcadis and COWI for High Speed 2 project. Setec leads on geotechnique, drainage, BIM, and landscape. Consortium provides scheme design services to Eiffage-Kier.
• COWIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Consortium with Arcadis and Setec for High Speed 2 project (80 km of railway design).
• Eiffage-Kier (EKFB Consortium)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Eiffage-Kier consortium engaged Setec for design studies on 2 of 7 lots of HS2 Phase 1 (approximately 79 km).
• Gerber Architekten InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership for King Salman Park project in Saudi Arabia. Setec provides engineering expertise alongside architectural design from Gerber Architekten.
• Buro HappoldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership for King Salman Park project in Saudi Arabia. Combined expertise in engineering and technical consulting.
• CEREMAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrengthened collaboration with CEREMA on infrastructure resilience, particularly for road, rail and port sectors. Joint response to demands from project owners.
• Royal HaskoningDHV (RHDHV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with RHDHV for Canal Seine Nord Europe project. RHDHV serves as conductor of operations while Setec provides project management assistance.
• Stephane Aurel ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Stephane Aurel Architecture for Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Terminal 2 extension project.
• setec énergie environnementminorOthersGroup company collaboration for A13/A14 free-flow transformation and renaturation project.
• setec lermminorOthersGroup company collaboration for A13/A14 free-flow transformation project.
• setec alsminorOthersGroup company collaboration for SERM (Regional Express Services) Strategic Environmental Assessment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Egis: French-headquartered engineering group operating across transport infrastructure, urban development, and energy. Directly comparable to setec international in size, geography (strong French and EM presence), service mix, and client base (governments, PPP concessions).
• Ingerop: French independent engineering group active in transport, infrastructure, energy, and urban development. Similar size and employee-owned profile to setec international, with overlapping public-sector client base in France and EM.
• COWI: Danish engineering consultancy and setec international's consortium partner on HS2. Overlaps directly in bridges, tunnels, rail, and major linear infrastructure design for public and PPP clients in Europe and internationally.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Dutch engineering firm and setec international's joint venture partner on the Canal Seine Nord Europe project. Strongly comparable in transport, water/port, and mobility engineering services across European and EM markets.
• Artelia: French engineering consultancy with comparable service mix across transport, urban development, environment, and BIM. Similar mid-tier revenue scale, employee-owned structure, and strong public-sector client base in France and internationally.
• Systra: French rail and urban transport engineering specialist with deep footprint in high-speed rail, metro, and tramway projects globally. Directly comparable to setec international's LGV/rail and airport mobility offerings and competes in the same PPP/Independent Engineer mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering, management, and development consultancy with major transport, rail, and PPP advisory practices. Comparable on HS2-class mega-rail and PPP Independent Engineer mandates, though with substantially greater global scale.
• Tractebel (Engie): Belgian engineering consultancy with strong presence in transport, water, and energy infrastructure. Comparable on transport and urban development advisory for European public-sector clients but part of a much larger energy-services platform.
• Arcadis: Global design and engineering consultancy; setec international's consortium partner on HS2. Comparable on transport infrastructure design and PPP advisory but operates at materially larger scale with a much broader services portfolio.
• WSP: Global professional services firm in transport, property, and environment. Competes with setec international on transport infrastructure and urban mobility mandates but at much larger scale and with a broader services portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sc-setec-international

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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