SKI GmbH + Co.KG

What SKI GmbH + Co.KG does

SKI GmbH + Co.KG is a Munich-headquartered, privately held German engineering consultancy (Ingenieurbüro) founded in 1999 that specializes in water engineering, hydraulic engineering, flood protection, and infrastructure planning. The firm is structured as a GmbH + Co.KG with SKI-Verwaltungs GmbH as the general partner and is led by four doctorate-holding Managing Directors (Dr.-Ing. Michael Spannring, Dr.-Ing. Frank Kleist, Dr.-Ing. Harald Wildner, and Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Jungnickl), operating from offices in Munich and Landshut with roughly 17-30 staff.

The firm's core service portfolio spans four technical fields: Konstruktiver Wasserbau (structural hydraulic engineering, including dams, flood retention basins, and energy-water engineering), Flussbau/Hydraulik (river restoration and sediment management), Hochwasserschutz (flood protection concepts for municipalities, industry, and hydropower), and Infrastruktur (roads, bridges, drainage, utility routing). Supporting capabilities include 2D hydraulic numerical modeling (Hydro_As-2D, with more than 1,000 km of modeled waterways), sediment transport calculations, BIM-capable 3D surveying, FE simulations in geotechnics and concrete construction, seepage flow analysis, and Spezialtiefbau (special foundation engineering such as injection technology and cut-off walls). The firm operates an in-house quality management system aligned to DIN EN ISO 9001 and maintains active participation in DWA Fachausschüsse and the Bayerische Ingenieurekammer Bau.

SKI generates revenue through fee-based engineering services billed across project phases (concept, design, tendering, construction supervision), procured via public-sector tenders from Bavarian Wasserwirtschaftsämter and state construction authorities, direct commissions from industrial and energy clients (e.g., LEW Wasserkraft, Uniper, ODK, MDK, ZF Friedrichshafen, BayWa r.e.), and international technical consultancy assignments channeled through KfW development finance in Nigeria, Uganda, Bosnia-Herzegovina, China, Oman, and Austria. Distribution is sales-led, relationship-driven, and supported by a partner ecosystem (ARGE joint ventures with Revital and Kobus und Partner, plus University of Innsbruck research collaboration) rather than channel partners or marketing funnels.

Name

SKI GmbH + Co.KG

Legal name

SKI GmbH + Co.KG

Website

https://ski-ing.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SKI GmbH + Co.KG is a Munich-based German engineering consultancy (founded 1999) providing water engineering, flood protection, river restoration, and infrastructure planning services to Bavarian water management authorities, hydropower operators, industrial firms, and KfW-funded international projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Water engineering consulting
• Hydraulic engineering services
• Flood protection planning
• Dam rehabilitation engineering
• River restoration consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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 Consultancy Services: SKI generates revenue through fee-based consulting engineering services for water engineering and civil engineering projects. Services are billed across project phases from concept through construction supervision. Revenue is project-based, typically procured through public-sector tenders and direct commissions from industrial clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SKI GmbH + Co.KG is an engineering consultancy (Ingenieurbüro) providing water engineering and hydraulic engineering services, including planning of flood retention basins, flood polders, dams, weirs, river restoration, flood protection infrastructure (dikes, walls, retention basins, mobile flood protection), fish passage facilities, and associated infrastructure (roads, bridges, drainage, pipelines). Services are delivered across all project phases from concept and feasibility through approval planning, detailed design, tendering, and construction supervision for municipalities, water management authorities, hydropower operators, energy producers, and industrial clients in Germany and internationally.

Product overview

SKI GmbH + Co.KG is a civil engineering consulting firm offering integrated water engineering and infrastructure planning services. The company operates a single unified service model rather than a modular software platform. Core offerings include Konstruktiver Wasserbau (structural hydraulic engineering), Flussbau/Hydraulik (river engineering), Hochwasserschutz (flood protection), and Infrastruktur (infrastructure planning). Supporting service capabilities include numerical modeling (2D hydraulic simulations, sediment transport), Spezialtiefbau (specialized foundation engineering), and Wasserwirtschaft (water management). The company also provides complete project phases from preliminary studies through construction supervision, positioning itself as a full-service engineering partner for water infrastructure projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Konstruktiver Wasserbau (Structural Hydraulic Engineering) Planning of flood retention basins, flood polder areas, and technical flood protection measures; also encompasses dam construction, specialized foundation engineering, and energy water engineering focused on the preservation and optimization of existing hydropower plants.
• Flussbau / Hydraulik (River Engineering / Hydraulics) River engineering projects including restoration of natural river systems, removal of bank protection structures, creation of side channels, and sediment management. Involves interdisciplinary collaboration with hydro-ecologists and landscape planners.
• Hochwasserschutz (Flood Protection) Comprehensive flood protection concepts for small and large water bodies and mountain streams, including technical flood protection (dikes, walls, retention basins, floodplains, mobile flood protection), flood retention, and flood emergency plans.
• Infrastruktur (Infrastructure Planning)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 km of waterways modeled with 2D hydraulic numerical models over 25 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Revital Integrative Naturraumplanung GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKI collaborates with Revital in an ARGE (working group/joint venture) for river restoration projects, specifically for the Licca Liber project (Lech river renaturation in Augsburg). Revital provides ecological and nature conservation planning while SKI leads on hydraulic engineering and project management.
• Ingenieurgesellschaft Kobus und PartnercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKI collaborates with Kobus und Partner within the ARGE for the Licca Liber project. Kobus specializes in groundwater engineering and modeling, complementing SKI's surface water and hydraulic capabilities.
• WIGES – Wasserbauliche Infrastrukturgesellschaft mbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWIGES commissioned SKI for the Auefließgewässer Reibersdorf and Waltendorf projects — new floodplain watercourses in the Danube floodplain as part of compensation and coherence measures for the Straubing–Vilshofen waterway expansion. Projects valued at ca. 9.5 Mio. EUR and ca. 15 Mio. EUR respectively.
• Bayerische Wasserwirtschaft (Bavarian Water Management)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBayerische Wasserwirtschaft (state water management authority) collaborates with SKI on reference projects, providing project imagery and documentation used in SKI's project portfolio (e.g., Rohrleitungsbau Talsperren project).
• Landesregierungen Salzburg und OberösterreichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKI was commissioned by the state governments of Salzburg and Upper Austria for the Sanierung der Unteren Salzach (Lower Salzburg River Rehabilitation) between Salzburg and Burghausen.
• Ministry of Water Resources (Oman)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKI provided services for a groundwater recharge dam at Wadi A'Sarooj and flood protection in the Batinah Plain for the Omani Ministry of Water Resources.
• Municipality of ChengduminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKI provided water engineering consulting for the municipality of Chengdu, China, for river restoration and water infrastructure projects.
• Büro 5 GmbHminorOthersBüro 5 GmbH (Büro für Web und Design, Augsburg) is SKI's website design and concept partner responsible for the company's digital presence and web design.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tractebel Engineering GmbH (Engie): International energy and water engineering consultancy with German operations focused on dams, hydropower, and flood protection. Direct overlap with SKI's dam rehabilitation and hydropower (Wasserkraft) service lines.
• Ramboll Deutschland GmbH: Large international engineering consultancy with significant water-environment practice in Germany. Competes for the same public-sector water infrastructure tenders but with broader portfolio and larger scale.
• Arcadis Germany: Global design and consultancy firm with a strong water-management practice in Germany. Overlaps with SKI on flood protection, river restoration, and hydraulic engineering but operates at much larger scale across multiple sectors.
• AFRY (formerly Pöyry): European engineering and design consultancy with significant hydropower and water infrastructure practice. Competes with SKI for European hydropower (fish-passage, dam rehabilitation) and international development-finance assignments.
• Sweco GmbH: European engineering consultancy with substantial German water and environmental infrastructure practice. Competitor in Bavarian and German Wasserwirtschaft tendering at a broader portfolio scale.
• ILF Consulting Engineers: Austrian-headquartered international engineering consultancy with strong water infrastructure and hydropower practice. Comparable for international KfW-funded water and hydropower projects.

Direct peers

• Ingenieurgesellschaft Prof. Dr. Sieker mbH: Specialized German water engineering consultancy with strong focus on hydrology, flood protection, and urban water management. Comparable to SKI in niche specialization, project profile, and German public-sector client base.
• IWU Ingenieurgemeinschaft Wasser und Umwelt: German engineering consultancy providing services in water management, hydraulic engineering, and environmental planning. Similar size, project types, and target client base (municipalities, Wasserwirtschaftsämter) to SKI.
• Hydroprojekt Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH: German water engineering firm focused on hydraulic structures, dams, flood protection, and waterway construction. Closely comparable to SKI on technical offering (Talsperren, Hochwasserschutz, Wasserkraft) and reference project profile.
• Björnsen Beratende Ingenieure GmbH: German engineering consultancy specializing in hydraulic engineering, water management, and flood protection. Directly comparable to SKI in size, specialization, German public-sector focus, and core technical capabilities (numerical modeling, dam rehabilitation, river engineering).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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