Full-service infrastructure engineering and construction management firm
CHA is a 1,000+ person engineering and construction firm headquartered in upstate New York, running 536 active hiring roles with an engineering-heavy org (75% of open headcount). Their tech stack is civil-infrastructure-native—Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Primavera P6, SCADA, and drone/GPS surveying—paired with Microsoft enterprise tools and emerging cloud adoption (Azure AI Services, Copilot Studio, Power Automate). Active project focus on bridge construction, grid modernization, and water/wastewater transformation suggests they're scaling delivery capacity across utilities and transportation verticals.
Notable leadership hires: Crew Chief, Survey Crew Chief, Water Business Lead
CHA Consulting provides engineering design, planning, survey, construction management, and environmental services to public agencies, private developers, and institutional clients. The firm operates across utilities, transportation, water infrastructure, and energy sectors, with particular emphasis on sustainability and integrated solutions for large-scale projects. Operations span the United States, Canada, and Brazil. The project pipeline reflects infrastructure modernization priorities: grid resiliency and energy transition, accelerated bridge construction, water/wastewater rehabilitation, and aging-asset renewal. Internally, CHA is navigating classic constraints of complex project delivery—budget and schedule pressures, talent retention (succession planning is an active initiative), and the operational challenge of maintaining safety and reducing costs across distributed project teams.
CHA runs civil engineering software (Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Primavera P6, MicroStation, ArcGIS), surveying tools (Trimble, GPS, drone, ground-penetrating radar), project management (Microsoft Project, SAP, Deltek Vantage), and Microsoft 365 enterprise suite. Currently adopting AutoCAD and SAP.
Colonie, New York. The firm was founded in 1952 and is privately held with 1,001–5,000 employees. Active hiring also occurs in Canada and Brazil.
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