2025
Comparably’s Best Company Outlook
* 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.
Kristin Mercado Named SWCA's People Support Director
Kristin Mercado has been named SWCA’s new People Support Director and will be leading our HR People Support Team and our employee engagement, inclusion and diversity, performance management, employee relations and compliance programs.
Kristin comes to SWCA with extensive experience in human resources, leading employee relations, compliance, learning and development, and recruiting teams in past roles. She is passionate about helping people feel supported, valued, included and happy at work and she loves facilitating training. Kristin has a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University in Supply Chain Management and a master’s degree from Arizona State University in Applied Management and Leadership.
Based in the Phoenix, AZ area, Kristin loves to travel, cook, bake, craft, go for long walks, volunteer, and read. She also has a 10-year-old daughter who loves archery and the Simpsons, as well as 2 corgis who love to bark at everything – especially on Zoom calls!