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.
Sound Science.
Creative Solutions.
SWCA is a 100% employee-owned global environmental consulting firm.
SWCA Environmental Consultants has been helping clients tackle environmental challenges with Sound Science and Creative Solutions since 1981.
Our scientific and technical experts work together to preserve natural and cultural resources for tomorrow while enabling projects that benefit people today.
From the public sector to private firms and any client in between, SWCA is your trusted partner.
SWCA is a trusted partner of a broad range of governmental and private industry professionals. See how we can directly address your needs.
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Experience new challenges, new landscapes, and new opportunities with SWCA, where passion and purpose converge.
As employee-owners, we’re invested in SWCA’s success. We approach our roles with the mindset of an owner, empowering our people to collaborate, innovate, and support each other.
"I joined SWCA over 13 years ago to join a professional company that offers career opportunities. I stayed because of the amazing, passionate, hard-working, talented, and kind people in the company. The culture of ownership is a strong driver of our collaborative and supportive SWCA community. I am excited about the company we are all working together to build for the future and the ever-growing team."
"My internship with SWCA was the catalyst that launched my career in cultural resources management. I was able to work alongside a team of professional archaeologists who took the time to mentor and guide me all while receiving a hands-on learning experience in the field and in the lab."
“SWCA has a very strong sense of community. I am happy to be a part of the SWCA family and surround myself with some of the brightest scientists in the industry.”
“We all play a vital role in SWCA’s success. The ESOP is one way the company encourages the tangible pride all employees take in their work.”
"I love working for SWCA because the company has always encouraged me to lead with an entrepreneurial mindset where I have passion or see opportunities. This has kept me engaged over the years – I've been supported in my own career development, in pursuing interesting clients and projects, and had the chance to meaningfully contribute to others’ careers. The cherry on top has always been the opportunity to be a part of our truly industry-leading team that knows how to have fun at work."
"Volunteering on a Gives Back project is such a great way to connect with team members you don't see often, have a lot fun, and support a good cause in the process. What a cool way to spend a work day!"
"I have loved my career at SWCA for the past 15+ years because I have always had great opportunities here. Opportunity to learn a wide variety of skills, grow professionally, work with the smartest people in the business, tackle resource management issues with innovation and creativity, and also have work-life balance and flexibility. I'm really proud to work at a company that stands behind its core values, and these core values align with my own."
“Working with the leadership team, all of our discussions come back to whether this shows how much we care for our staff. I am deeply impressed by how our culture of caring is sincere and is truly the driving force and energy behind how our company operates.”
“I joined SWCA in 2019 and it has been so refreshing to be a part of a company that can only be described as bigger than that. It’s a community where we encounter our people living our values whether it’s during an employee going through something in their personal life, something challenging at work, or simply participating in a Gives Back event. We are a community and it’s felt.”
By investing in our people and fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented environment, we’ve built the dynamic company we are today. As employee-owners, we are all deeply invested in SWCA’s success, approaching our roles with an ownership mindset that empowers us to innovate, collaborate, and support one another. This shared commitment drives our success and helps us continuously evolve as a team.