Cooper Engineering is a 70-year-strong civil engineering company located in northwest Wisconsin. We are a full-service team that works with our clients throughout planning, design, and construction to engineer their transportation, municipal, industrial, airport, environmental, or development projects. Our staff is well-educated, proficient, and brings years of knowledge to projects. Our familiarity with regulations and policies produces progress with minimum delays.
Our Company Philosophy
At Cooper Engineering, our philosophy is to find long-term solutions, utilize cost-effective approaches in design and construction, and repeatedly meet your timelines and budget goals with professional service in balance with project demands. We guide our clients toward solutions that consider both the short-term construction and long-term maintenance costs.
Leadership Team
Our leadership team is comprised of experienced professionals who have spent decades mastering their craft. Meet our leadership team:
- Bruce Markgren, P.E., President
- Steve Poethke, P.E., Vice President, Civil and Environmental Engineering Services
- Scot Balsavich, P.E., Vice President, Transportation and Construction Services
- Kelley Draeger, CPA, Vice President, Business and Operations
- Brad Volker, P.E., Vice President, Aviation Services
Employee-Owned Company
As an employee-owned company, our employees are personally invested in the success of our company. Our employees are highly trained and experienced and bring years of knowledge to projects, with an average career at Cooper Engineering of 24 years.
Services
We offer a wide range of services, including:
- Airport / Aviation: Our aviation design team works with airports, WBOA, and FAA to plan, design, and develop airfields, buildings, and infrastructure.
- Construction: Our construction services team can help with the oversight of transportation, municipal, industrial, or private projects.
- Environmental Remediation / Redevelopment: Our environmental assessment services include planning, design, and construction oversight for projects involving environmental remediation and redevelopment.
- Industrial / Railroad: We provide material testing and inspection services for industrial and railroad projects.
- Municipal: Our team can assist with municipal projects, including planning, design, and construction oversight.
- Natural Resources: We offer services related to natural resources, including environmental assessment and permitting.
- Project Funding: We can help with project funding, including planning, design, and construction oversight.
- Site Development / Design: Our site development and design services include planning, design, and construction oversight for commercial, industrial, and residential projects.
- Structural Engineering: We provide structural engineering services, including planning, design, and construction oversight for projects involving structures, such as buildings and bridges.
- Surveillance: Our surveillance services include planning, design, and construction oversight for projects involving surveillance systems.
- Transportation: Our transportation services include planning, design, and construction oversight for projects involving highways, roads, and public transit systems.
- Water Resource: We offer services related to water resources, including planning, design, and construction oversight for projects involving water supply, wastewater, and water quality.
- Water Supply / Wastewater: Our water supply and wastewater services include planning, design, and construction oversight for projects involving water supply and wastewater systems.
Bidding
We also offer bidding services, including:
- Download: Cooper Engineering offers contractors the speed and convenience of downloading construction project advertisements, planholders lists, and bid documents from the Quest Construction Data Network website.
- Bid Planholders: We provide planholders lists and bid documents for construction projects.
Contact
To learn more about our services and expertise, please refer to our featured projects and services sections.

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