Engineering and environmental consulting with field-heavy operations across 100+ branches
UES operates a geographically distributed consulting firm with nearly 4,000 professionals running field-intensive work: geotechnical design, environmental site assessment, construction materials testing, and subsurface utility engineering. The hiring profile—404 engineering roles against 23 sales and 23 construction roles—reflects a services-delivery model where engineers and technicians are the primary cost and revenue driver. Active projects span Phase I/II environmental assessments, forensic investigations, and 3D laser scanning, while pain points cluster around field logistics (technician scheduling), compliance tracking, and accounting system integration—typical constraints for firms scaling site-based operations across distributed locations.
Notable leadership hires: Survey Party Chief
UES delivers engineering, environmental, testing, and inspection services to public and private clients nationwide. The firm operates 100+ branches with expertise in geotechnical engineering, environmental remediation, construction materials testing, and geophysical surveying. Project work includes solar farms, battery plants, data centers, transportation infrastructure, water systems, hospitals, schools, and residential development. The company uses industry-standard CAD and GIS tools (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, PLAXIS) alongside specialized geotechnical software (GeoStudio, SLOPE/W, MODFLOW) and Salesforce for client management. Current growth priorities include expanding into the energy sector and adding building envelope services.
CAD tools (AutoCAD, Civil 3D), GIS software (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS), geotechnical modeling (PLAXIS, GeoStudio, SLOPE/W, MODFLOW), 3D laser scanning, Ground Penetrating Radar, LIMS for lab workflows, and Salesforce for CRM. Python, R, and MATLAB are used for analysis.
Phase I and II environmental site assessments, geotechnical design, forensic investigations, construction materials testing, 3D laser scanning, subsurface utility engineering, environmental remediation, and predevelopment engineering testing. Also integrating accounting systems internally.
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