2025
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* Providing engineering services in these locations through SWCA Environmental Consulting & Engineering, Inc., an affiliate of SWCA.
From the experts we hire, to the clients we partner with, our greatest opportunity for success lies in our ability to bring the best team together for every project.
That’s why:
At SWCA, sustainability means balancing humanity’s social, economic, and environmental needs to provide a healthy planet for future generations.
SWCA employs smart, talented, problem-solvers dedicated to our purpose of preserving natural and cultural resources for tomorrow while enabling projects that benefit people today.
At SWCA, you’re not just an employee. You’re an owner. Everyone you work with has a stake in your success, so your hard work pays off – for the clients, for the company, and for your retirement goals.
As CEO and President of SWCA, Joseph J. Fluder, III, is passionate about delivering Sound Science and Creative Solutions to clients and ensuring SWCA is a great place to work for employees. He works with the Board of Directors and leadership to define the strategic vision and develop strategies that result in employee retention, high-quality deliverables, strong financial performance, and growth that provides value to employees, clients, and communities. He focuses SWCA on what makes the organization unique: leading with scientific and technical prowess, reinforcing strong company culture, maintaining an employee ownership structure, harnessing the latest technologies, and offering clients global capabilities and local expertise.
Joseph joined SWCA in 2003 as a water resources and GIS specialist in the company’s Albuquerque, New Mexico, office. He’s held a variety of technical, client-focused, and leadership positions throughout his time and remains engaged with clients, business development, and project execution to this day.