About

Ulteig Engineers was founded in 1944 by Melvin Ulteig with the vision of bringing electricity to people in the rural Upper Midwest. Over the next 10 years, Ulteig played a key role in doing just that by completing more than 35,000 miles of distribution work for the Rural Electric Association and approximately 600 miles of transmission lines.

In addition to continued work in the energy industry, defense contracts represented a substantial portion of Ulteig’s business in the '60s and '70s, including strategic missile system projects. During the later part of the twentieth century, Ulteig added structural and civil engineering services, which led to work in water/wastewater, aviation, transportation and building services. More recently, we have expanded into planning, fire protection, and mechanical engineering.

Since 1944, Ulteig has evolved into a multi-disciplined firm serving four primary market sectors including: building, civil, energy, and land services. Over the years we have completed projects in locations throughout the country and ranging from China to small islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Building Services
While we were founded in the Midwest, our service area has grown to include the entire nation and beyond. This success has allowed us to develop the capabilities to serve clients — from small rural areas to large urban centers — with diverse needs. Ulteig serves a wide range of facilities with comprehensive engineering, commissioning, and operational support services.

Ulteig’s Building Services sector is made up of professionals representing a wide range of disciplines, working together to serve our clients with integrated building and site solutions. We provide a variety of services to education, community and commercial development, corporate/industrial, healthcare, and government markets.

Our team of expert professionals works with clients, from the planning stage to project completion. We can act as the owner’s representative by providing construction administration and observation services or by being a partner on a design-build team.

We understand the significant impact our solutions have on energy and water use and the environment. We take seriously our responsibility to help our clients make informed decisions regarding their facilities and sites.

Civil Services
Our diverse team of professionals in the Civil discipline provides clients with a wide array of services. From water towers and roads to airport runways, our team has the knowledge and experience to handle any project, large and small.

Ulteig offers a full range of Civil disciplines, including Aviation; Municipal Services; Planning, and Environmental Services ; Transportation; and Water/Wastewater Services. Our engineers and technicians work together to provide our clients with the best solution to their engineering needs.

Energy Services
Ulteig was founded with the vision of bringing electricity to the rural Midwest. Throughout the years, we have expanded to meet the needs of our clients across the country with an ongoing commitment to high-quality work and superior service. We have completed more than 35,000 miles of distribution lines to households, approximately 18,000 miles of transmission lines, and designed approximately 4 GW of wind power.

Ulteig will help drive the power of energy for generations to come. We work with a wide variety of clients, from global energy producers to local power cooperatives. Our electrical, civil, and structural engineers have decades of experience in the energy industry. We are recognized leaders, providing services and expertise on energy projects worldwide.

The Energy sector is made up of more than 120 employees. Forty-four professional engineers and more than 75 other dedicated staff serve the energy market exclusively.

Land Services
Ulteig's Land Services combines the practices of land surveying with right-of-way acquisition and GIS services to deliver comprehensive capabilities to our clients. With one of the largest and most highly respected land services divisions in the Upper Midwest, Ulteig is recognized for mobilizing projects of all types in all locations, from local lot surveys to electric transmission and pipeline corridors across the country.