CHA Consulting, Inc.

Finding a better way.

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About the firm

CHA Consulting, Inc. is a full-service engineering, design, consulting, and program/construction management firm providing technology-enhanced services to public, private, and institutional clients. Founded in 1952 in Albany, New York, CHA has grown to more than 2,100 professionals across 55+ offices in the United States and Canada. CHA serves clients across markets including transportation, water resources, energy infrastructure, manufacturing and advanced technology facilities, building design, and data centers.

Established
1952
Team
Enterprise
Firm type
Architecture & Engineering · Civil Engineering · Transportation Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Water / Wastewater Engineering · Fire Protection Engineering · Power & Utility Engineering · Owner's Engineer

People

Jim StephensonCEO, CHA Holdings, Inc.; President, CHA Consulting, Inc.

Jennifer AndersExecutive Vice President, Chief Sales & Strategy Officer

Jennifer ChattExecutive Vice President, Chief People Officer

Greg CorsoExecutive Vice President, Sector President, Power & Manufacturing

Cynthia JoudreyExecutive Vice President, Sector President, Commercial & Institutional

Joe MacrinaExecutive Vice President, Operations & Innovation

Doug NelsonExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Jeff NetlandExecutive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer

Michael PlattExecutive Vice President, General Counsel

Phil StevensExecutive Vice President, Sector President, Infrastructure

Capabilities

Transportation Solutions

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Bridge design and inspection, highway and roadway design, traffic engineering, rail facilities, and multimodal infrastructure services.

  • Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Design & Consulting
  • Bridge Design & Analysis
  • Bridge Inspection & Reconstruction
  • Construction Engineering & Inspection
  • Highway/Roadway Design
  • Hydraulics, Hydrology & Scour Studies
  • Intelligent Traffic System Design (ITS)
  • Multi-Use Path Design
  • Rail Track & Facilities Design
  • Smart Cities
  • Traffic System Management & Operations (TSM&O)
  • Traffic Data Analytics
  • Traffic Operations/Corridor Management
  • Traffic Studies & Design

Water/Wastewater

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Water treatment, storage, and distribution design, wastewater engineering, flood management, and hydraulic modeling.

  • Advanced Water Treatment, Storage & Distribution System Design
  • Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Treatment & Control
  • Disinfection By-Product Control, Distribution Water Quality Modeling & Unidirectional Flushing Programs
  • Flood Management
  • Hydrologic & Hydraulic Modeling
  • Industrial & Municipal Wastewater Treatment
  • Membrane Treatment, Granular Activated Carbon & Ozone Treatment
  • Open Channel & Bridge Hydraulics
  • Pipeline Design
  • Potable Water Treatability Studies & Pilot Testing
  • Pump Station Design, Startup, Operation & Maintenance Support
  • Septic-to-Sewer Studies & Design
  • Sewer Assessment & Rehabilitation

Environmental and Sustainability

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Environmental permitting, site investigation, remediation design, geotechnical services, hazardous materials assessment, and ecological studies.

  • Air Quality Testing & Permitting
  • Brownfield/Brightfield Program Services
  • Environmental Impact Analysis & GIS Inventories
  • Environmental Licensing, Permitting & Compliance
  • Geotechnical Investigation & Design
  • Habitat Management Plans
  • Hazardous Materials Assessment
  • Invasive Species Management
  • Landfill Design, Closure & Monitoring
  • Planning & Ecological Studies
  • Site Investigation & Remediation Design
  • Stream Assessment & Restoration
  • Sustainability Planning & Design
  • Threatened & Endangered Species Surveys

Building Design

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Architecture, structural engineering, MEP/FP systems, and life safety design for commercial, educational, and healthcare facilities.

  • Architecture & Interior Design
  • Building Condition Assessments
  • Education & Healthcare Planning
  • Energy Studies/Power Generation
  • Life Safety & Security System Assessment & Design
  • Buildings Master Planning
  • Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Fire Protection (MEPFP)
  • Stormwater Management
  • Structural Engineering

Grid Resiliency and Energy Transition Solutions

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Electric transmission and distribution design, substation engineering, gas engineering, and renewable energy infrastructure including geothermal, wind, solar, and EV charging.

  • Asset Integrity Assessments
  • Electric Distribution & Transmission Design
  • Gas Engineering
  • Geothermal, Wind, Solar, EV Infrastructure
  • Linear Permitting & Licensing
  • Program Management & Owner's Engineer Services
  • Protection, Control & SCADA Design
  • Regulatory Assistance
  • Storm & Feeder Hardening
  • Substation Design & Interconnection Services

Aviation Solutions

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Airport planning, airside and landside design, airfield lighting, NAVAIDS, and capital improvement program development for aviation clients.

  • Airfield Lighting Design
  • Airside & Landside Design
  • Airport Planning
  • Airspace & Obstruction Analysis
  • Building Systems Assessment & Design
  • Capital Improvement Program Development
  • Construction Administration
  • Environmental Assessments
  • Facilities Planning & Design
  • Gate Planning/Aircraft Modeling
  • Land Use Planning & Site Development
  • Navaids
  • Runway, Taxiway & Apron Design
  • Sustainability Planning

Manufacturing and Advanced Technology Facilities

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Engineering and commissioning services for manufacturing plants, industrial facilities, and advanced technology campuses including process safety and instrumentation.

  • Chemical & Process Engineering
  • Commissioning (Cx) & Retro-commissioning (RCx)
  • Electrical Arc Flash & Coordination Studies
  • Emergency Power Systems
  • Energy Solution Implementation Services
  • Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Energy Assessments
  • Instrumentation & Control Design
  • Industrial Plant Planning & Design
  • Power & Thermal Generation, Distribution & District Energy
  • Process Safety Management (PSM)

Project and Construction Management

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Owner's representation, program management, cost estimating, construction monitoring, and funding facilitation across all project phases.

  • Budget, Schedule & Value Management
  • Construction Monitoring & Field Management
  • Consultant/Contractor Selection & Coordination
  • Cost Estimating & Management
  • Design & Construction Documentation & Review
  • Funding Consultation & Facilitation
  • Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Owner's Representation & Project Management
  • Preconstruction Services
  • Preliminary Planning & Feasibility Studies
  • Project Closeout, Post-Occupancy Review & Post-Construction Services
  • Risk Management & Mitigation

Fire Protection Solutions

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Fire suppression, alarm, and life safety system design, installation, commissioning, and inspection services.

  • Design-Build
  • Fire Safety System Assessment & Design
  • Fire Suppression
  • Fire Alarms
  • Inspections, Testing & Maintenance
  • Installation, Startup & Commissioning
  • Materials Procurement
  • Owner Training & Technical Support
  • Project Management & Construction Oversight

Land Development Solutions

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Site planning, landscape architecture, municipal engineering, green infrastructure design, and stormwater management for land development projects.

  • Brownfield Redevelopment
  • Due Diligence, Feasibility Analysis, Land Use Entitlement
  • Erosion Control & Flood Studies
  • Green Infrastructure Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Municipal Engineering & Planning
  • Permitting
  • Site Planning & Design
  • Stormwater Management & Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
  • Utility Assessment

Net Zero Building Solutions

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Energy audits, sustainable building design, and LEED, CHPS, and Passive House-aligned design initiatives.

  • Energy Audits
  • Renewable Energy/Building Design
  • Smart Building Design
  • Space Planning
  • Sustainable Building Design
  • Sustainable Design Initiatives: Stretch Code, LEED, CHPS & Passive House

Sports Facility Design

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Full engineering and architectural design for indoor and outdoor sports facilities, including master planning, sports turf, and permitting.

  • Facility Evaluation
  • Full Engineering Design
  • Full Indoor/Outdoor Sports Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Permitting, Survey, and Geotechnical Engineering
  • Sports Architecture
  • Sports Master Planning (Campuses, Buildings, and Outdoor Facilities)
  • Sports Turf Design and Evaluation

Design/Build

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Integrated design-build delivery including architectural and engineering design, construction oversight, cost estimating, and project planning.

  • Architectural & Engineering Design
  • Construction Oversight/Management
  • Cost Estimating & Budgeting
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Permitting & Compliance
  • Preliminary Design
  • Project Closeout, Post-Occupancy Review & Post-Construction Services
  • Project Planning
  • Value Engineering

Digital Solutions

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Geospatial services, BIM, asset management, and digital infrastructure tools for infrastructure and facility clients.

  • Asset Management Services
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM)
  • Computerized Maintenance Management System Deployment
  • Computerized Calibration Management Support
  • Data Model Consulting & Implementation
  • Facility Indoor Mapping
  • Field Data Collection & Solutions
  • Geospatial Mapping Services & Reporting
  • Geospatial Software Solutions
  • Interactive Mapping & Dashboard Solutions (Public Engagement)

Industries

Transportation · Highways & Roads · Bridges · Rail · Aviation · Airports · Water Supply · Wastewater · Water Resources · Stormwater & Flood Control · Environmental & Remediation · Manufacturing · Industrial · Data Centers · Government · Education · Healthcare · Power Generation · Power Transmission & Distribution · Renewable Energy · Land Development

Projects

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