Built to Shape What Matters

A Global Company with Deep Roots

What began as a local engineering and surveying firm has grown into a global architecture, engineering, and geospatial company. Today, more than 3,500 professionals across 75+ locations combine deep technical expertise with new technologies to serve clients around the world.

115+

Years of experience

3500+

professionals worldwide

75+

locations globally

Built to Work Across Boundaries

Built to Work Across Boundaries

Woolpert has grown by bringing different disciplines, perspectives, and capabilities into one company. Architecture, engineering, geospatial, planning, consulting, data and technology teams can work independently when depth is needed or together when a challenge calls for an integrated view.

01 Multidisciplinary by design Our capabilities span physical environments and digital systems, giving teams access to expertise beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries.
02 Expanding with Purpose Our international network expands the expertise and resources available to clients while preserving the local knowledge and relationships that shape successful work.
03 Always Evolving As client needs change, we continue to expand our capabilities and invest in new technologies. Growth has also brought leading teams and specialized expertise into Woolpert.  

#35

ENR TOP 500 DESIGN FIRM

TOP 100

GeoAwesomeness Geospatial Companies

#8

BD+C top 50 E/A firms

#7

Zweig Hot Firms List

10

Years Certified as a Great Place to Work

Better Solutions Are Built Together

The right solution doesn’t always stop at our walls. Woolpert works with technology leaders, specialists, and local partners when their capabilities strengthen the team. Relationships with organizations including Google, Trimble, and Esri help us pair proven technology with deep technical and market expertise.

More Than a Century of Evolving What's Possible

Woolpert began as an engineering and surveying firm in Dayton, Ohio, in 1911. Since then, we’ve continually expanded how we work as our clients’ needs have changed and new tools have emerged.

From embracing aerial mapping early in our history to advancing today’s geospatial, digital, architectural, and engineering capabilities, we adopt new approaches when they help us serve clients better.

That instinct to evolve continues today.

2019

Waller, Todd and Sadler

Waller, Todd and Sadler, an architecture firm located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, offered versatile architecture, planning, and interior design services to educational institutions, municipalities, federal agencies, and private-sector clients across the globe

2019

Geomatics Data Solutions

Geomatics Data Solutions had over 10 years of experience collecting, processing, and performing quality control of hydrographic lidar, topographic lidar, acoustic survey data, and traditional land-based survey data.

2019

Southern Mapping

Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Southern Mapping provided enhanced airborne topographic, hyperspectral, and thermal surveys and mapping.

2020

Jviation Inc.

Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Jviation was a progressive airport planning, survey, architecture, engineering, and construction management firm that served airports and state aeronautics departments, as well as airline and related aviation business partners from offices in six states.

2020

Data Cloud Solutions

Based in Springfield, Ohio, Data Cloud Solutions was an internationally recognized systems integrator, cloud solutions provider, and consulting services firm that offered industry-leading integrated CAMA solutions, software-as-a-service products, and data applications.

2021

CivilTech Engineering, Inc.

Based in Houston, CivilTech offered transportation, water resources, municipal, structural, and construction services to clients in Texas and across the country.

2021

Optimal GEO

Alabama-based Optimal GEO specialized in providing photogrammetric mapping, orthoimagery, lidar, and GIS data to defense and federal intelligence agencies.

2021

AAM

Leading Australasian global geospatial services company, AAM specialized in aerial mapping, surveying, GIS, and the development of innovative geospatial processes and technologies from offices across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

2022

eTrac Inc.

eTrac Inc., a vessel-based hydrographic survey and marine technology firm headquartered in San Rafael, California, provided hydrographic survey and multibeam sonar expertise using a fleet of geophysical survey vessels and a line of marine products and systems.

2022

Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects

Global expert in mission critical design, SHNA’s Chicago and London offices offer interior design and predesign services for commercial, civic, and education clients across the U.S. and Europe.

2023

Cooperative Strategies

Cooperative Strategies, an education facility and program planning firm based in Columbus, Ohio, specialized in school facility management, educational program planning, demographic analyses and enrollment projections, and capital planning.

2024

Bermello Ajamil

Internationally known for planning and designing cruise line and port terminals, Miami-headquartered Bermello Ajamil & Partners offers full-service architecture, engineering, planning, and landscape architecture services for the maritime, aviation, health care, commercial, and municipal markets.

2024

Murphy Geospatial

Murphy Geospatial, a multidisciplinary geospatial solutions company headquartered in Kilcullen, Ireland, is a 400-person, private, family-owned firm that delivers a broad range of services including survey, mobile and indoor mapping, asset monitoring, subsurface engineering, and 3D digital twin development.

2024

Greenbox Architecture

Located in Sydney, Australia, Greenbox Architecture specializes in full-service interior and exterior design for data centers as well as commercial, healthcare, and residential clients. 

2025

Bluesky International

Bluesky International, headquartered in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, is the largest commercial aerial survey firm in the United Kingdom and the U.K. government’s supplier of choice for aerial photography and height data.

2025

Dawood Engineering

Headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dawood Engineering is an award-winning, 150-employee multidisciplinary engineering company specializing in infrastructure development and geospatial technologies throughout the Eastern U.S., Europe, and the Middle East.

2026

UMC Architects

UMC Architects is U.K.-based architecture firm known for its industrial, logistics, and large‑scale redevelopment expertise across the U.K. and Europe.

2026

Vela Tech

Headquartered in San Jose, California, Vela Tech serves global clients with services spanning real estate and development, turnkey, PM/CM, MEP engineering, lighting and technology and design, and facility management. The Vela Tech portfolio of companies includes AlfaTech, AlfaTech Asia, AT-PD, EDG-2, and Verity Commercial.

What we accomplish matters. So does how we get there.

Our values guide how we work with clients, make decisions, and show up for each other. They help us create an environment where people can do ambitious work while biulding relationships grounded in trust and respect

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Supportive

We respect, trust, develop, and invest in one another. We are honest and open, while having fun and celebrating together.

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Focused

We are aligned with the company mission, vision, and strategy. We know how we contribute to attain these for our company.

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Progressive

We enjoy solving problems by integrating design excellence with innovative geospatial services to bring value to our clients.

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Industry Leading

We want people who excel in their respective industries and who strongly believe in our strategic plan. We work to employ and retain the best so we can provide the best service to clients.

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High Performing

We want financial success for our firm, clients, and employees. We are serious about achieving our annual and long-term numbers and expect everyone to give 110% to achieve those goals.

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Balanced

We always weigh short- and long-term impacts and ensure decisions consider service to clients, employee satisfaction, and successful company performance.

The Kind of Company People Help Shape

Woolpert has grown from a local firm into a global company, but our culture is still shaped by the people who work here.

We want people to have room to contribute, grow, and do work they find meaningful. Expertise is respected, good ideas can come from anywhere, and collaboration is part of how work gets gone.

Woolpert has been certified as a Great Place to Work for 10 years, reinforcing our commitment to the employee experience.

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Government Relations

Guided by our core values, we engage in the policy process with purpose and partnership, helping shape a future built on trust, accountability, and opportunity.

By aligning our technical expertise with thoughtful advocacy, we advance issues that matter most to our clients, employees, communities, and world.

Acting ethically and with integrity guides every interaction. Our advocacy is grounded in Woolpert’s Code of Conduct, corporate values, and full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Government Relations

John Konkus

Vice President of Government Affairs

Washington, D.C.

john.konkus@woolpert.com