Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & Mergers: Building the Future with Ulteig

Join Ulteig in shaping the world's infrastructure through strategic alliances, partnerships, and acquisitions

New Horizons: Partnering for a Sustainable Future

At Ulteig, we believe the best solutions are built together. As one of North America’s most respected employee-owned engineering firms, we’re passionate about forming alliances, partnerships, and joint ventures that drive growth, expand capabilities, and deliver lasting value for our clients and communities. Whether you’re exploring a merger, acquisition, or strategic partnership, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of infrastructure across the Lifeline Sectors®—Power, Renewables, Transportation and Water.

Collaborative Culture: We’re a people-first organization, committed to nurturing a vibrant, creative environment where every voice matters.

Employee-Owned: Our team is invested in your success—every employee-owner is empowered to innovate, solve problems, and deliver exceptional client outcomes

Growth & Expansion: Ulteig is expanding across North America, investing in new talent, technology, and expertise to meet evolving client needs.

Shared Values: We seek partners who share our commitment to integrity, enthusiasm, inclusion, agility, and innovation.

Our Approach to Strategic Partnerships & M&A

A strategic partnership with Ulteig means working together to deliver greater client value by leveraging complementary strengths. We welcome alliances with non-competing firms, subconsultants, and strategic partners who share our vision for sustainable infrastructure. Our partnership revenue equation includes:

Revenue from subconsultant markup (typically 5–10%)
Revenue from projects executed with strategic partners
Revenue from partners/subs supporting our three enterprise initiatives:
- Delivering Solutions for Market Transportation
- Engineering & Design Delivery Through Technology
- Developing a Future-Ready Workforce on a Global Scale

Featured Insight

Ulteig Acquires Paradigm Environmental, Expanding its Water Resources Expertise

Ulteig has acquired Paradigm Environmental, a consulting firm that combines advanced technology with water industry expertise, to provide world-class solutions for water resource management. This mutually beneficial relationship provides structure and resources to continue Paradigm’s growth trajectory while allowing them to deliver novel water resources and sustainability programs for our clients and communities.“Joining forces with Paradigm Environmental creates an opportunity for Ulteig to transform our impact in the Water Lifeline Sector,” said Ulteig President and CEO Doug Jaeger. Both companies share a passion for innovation, commitment to client success and a strong, employee-centric work culture. Learn more here.

Featured Insight

Ulteig Acquires Affinity Energy, Expanding SCADA Capabilities

The Future of SCADA Ulteig has acquired Affinity Energy, a world-class control systems integrator based in Charlotte, North Carolina with deep expertise in customized solutions for power and energy controls and instrumentation. With this acquisition, Ulteig will enhance its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system capabilities and offerings, as well as its operational capacity and geographical presence. “This acquisition will strengthen Ulteig’s capabilities and expand existing business lines, keeping us agile for the evolving needs of our clients,” said Ulteig President and CEO Doug Jaeger. Both companies share a passion for innovation, commitment to clients’ success and a strong, employee-centric work culture. Learn more: Ulteig Acquires Affinity Energy, Expanding SCADA Capabilities (prnewswire.com)

Featured Insight

Ulteig Acquires NLS Engineering, Expanding into Canada

Amplifying Our Reach

Ulteig, a leading provider of comprehensive engineering/design, program management, technical services and field services, has acquired NLS Engineering, a Hamilton, Ontario engineering firm specializing in utility-scale solar, battery storage. The acquisition also includes NextDAS, the versatile monitoring system designed for wind, solar and battery storage systems.

"This acquisition enhances and strengthens Ulteig's capabilities across the U.S. border into Canada and expands our existing business lines" said Ulteig President and CEO Doug Jaeger. "NLS Engineering is one of the fastest-growing SCADA vendors in the solar industry and one of the most experienced integrators in the North American energy sectors," Jaeger said.

The two companies know each other well as partners on projects in the energy markets. Both companies share a proven track record for exceptional quality of services, work ethic, client management and company culture.

Learn more here.

Our Lifeline Sectors & Capabilities

Ulteig delivers integrated solutions across Power, Renewables, Transportation and Water. Our multidisciplinary teams use cutting-edge technology and decades of experience to solve today’s challenges and build tomorrow’s infrastructure. See our capabilities here!

Power

Experts in Grid Modernization, Substation, SCADA, Transmission & Distribution

Renewables

Experts in Clean Energy Generation, Automation and System Integration

Transportation

Experts in Roads/Highways, Bridges, Traffic, Planning, Studies, Survey and Environmental

Water

Experts in Watershed Analysis, Stormwater Management, Engineering and Design, and Advanced Data Modeling and Analytics

Culture & Employee Experience

Join a team recognized for its high engagement, retention, and industry-leading culture. We’re proud to be named a Great Place to Work by Prairie Business, The Star Tribune, and The Denver Post, with a Glassdoor rating of 4.6 and an 87.5% retention rate. See what it’s like to work here!

Let’s Make an Impact—Together

Start The Conversation Today

Ready to explore a partnership, joint venture, or acquisition with Ulteig?
Contact us today to start the conversation and discover how we can build a sustainable future—together.

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