Q: What is The Louis Berger Group?
A: The Louis Berger Group is a privately held, internationally recognized consulting firm that provides engineering, architecture, program and construction management, environmental planning, and economic development services.
Q: When was The Louis Berger Group founded?
A: The firm’s history dates back to its founding in 1953, when Dr. Louis “Doc” Berger opened the first office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was formally incorporated in New Jersey in 1962.
Q: How did The Louis Berger Group get its name?
A: Founded by Dr. Louis “Doc” Berger as Louis Berger Associates, The Louis Berger Group has grown both organically and through acquisitions to become today’s The Louis Berger Group, Inc. The company’s name is also abbreviated as LBG.
Q: What is The Louis Berger Group’s relationship to Berger Group Holdings?
A: The Louis Berger Group is a wholly owned subsidiary and one of 10 members of Berger Group Holdings. Visit BGH’s Web site for more information.
Q: How large is The Louis Berger Group?
A: As part of the Berger Group of Companies, The Louis Berger Group has a resource base of 5,000 employees and affiliate employees in more than 90 countries.
Nearly 3,000 employees in approximately 35 countries worldwide are employed by LBG. Approximately 1,500 of these employees are global professionals, and 1,500 are local professional employees.
Q: Where is The Louis Berger Group’s corporate headquarters?
A: The Louis Berger Group is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey about 35 miles west of New York City.
Q: Is The Louis Berger Group an international company?
A: Yes. The Louis Berger Group currently does business in about 80 countries worldwide.
Q: In what countries does The Louis Berger Group have offices?
A: See our Locations page.
Q: What are The Louis Berger Group’s core values ?
A: See our Vision and Values.
Q: How is “Louis Berger” pronounced?
A: The company name is pronounced the same as Doc’s name, “Loo – is Ber- jer.” However, as an international company, we quickly become “Loo-is Ber-ger” in Germany and “Loo-ee Ber-jay” among francophiles.
What We Do
Q: What are some of the recent signature projects completed by The Louis Berger Group?
A: See the Our Projects page, which provides more details on a few of our signature projects.
Q: In which markets does The Louis Berger Group work?
A: The Louis Berger Group’s expertise lies in the following markets: Buildings and Facilities, Development Economics, Energy, Environment, Public Administration, Reconstruction and Recovery, Transportation and Water.
Q: What services does The Louis Berger Group provide?
A: We provide a wide range of technical and management solutions, including architecture, cultural resource management, disaster and emergency management, economic and financial services, management advisory services, natural resource management, operations and maintenance, planning, post-conflict development, program management, sustainability and training.
Q: Does The Louis Berger Group perform construction works?
A: In general, LBG provides construction management, inspection and resident engineering services for construction projects, but does not perform the actual construction. However, we do have extensive experience with construction in contingency environments outside of the United States.
Q: How long has The Louis Berger Group been working in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq?
A: LBG has been working in developing and post-conflict countries since 1959. Our first international assignment, the Rangoon to Mandalay Bay road traversed Burma, now officially Myanmar, through areas heavily populated by guerilla insurgents. Since that assignment, we have worked in more than 70 developing countries worldwide.
Q: How does The Louis Berger Group operate in post-conflict and fragile states?
A: When LBG begins a project in a developing or post-conflict country, it is always our goal to work ourselves out of that job. We believe that working with the local population and empowering them to make decisions and execute work is critical to the success of our projects. We implement capacity building initiatives to train our local staff, our local subcontractors and the local governments of the countries in which we operate. Through on-the-job training and education, our local counterparts develop the technical and managerial capacity to operate and maintain the infrastructure long after we have gone.
Employment
Q: How do I apply for employment with The Louis Berger Group?
A: See our Careers page.
Financial
Q: Is The Louis Berger Group public or privately held?
A: LBG is a privately held firm.
Corporate Giving
Q: Does The Louis Berger Group support communities in which it works?
A: Yes. Driven by our mission to improve and sustain physical, social, and economic infrastructure worldwide, we are committed to using our expertise to give back in various ways. We have the privilege of working in communities around the world, and we sponsor various community outreach activities and perform pro bono services where we work. LBG and our employees have a long history of giving back in times of need. We offer employees a dollar-for-dollar matching donation program to extend the reach and impact of their generosity.
Q: Does The Louis Berger Group sponsor any scholarships or offer internships?
A: LBG is committed to education in the countries where we work worldwide, and we offer scholarships and sponsor fellowship and internship programs around the world, from Rutgers University in New Jersey to the American University of Afghanistan. Please contact us to learn more.
Contact Us
Q: How can I contact the company?
A: Click here to contact us.