Eco-Sciences

Today, clients are constantly challenged by the ever-increasing need to balance business and environmental program goals while at the same time satisfying the individual needs of stakeholders, regulators, and the community. Utilizing an in-house staff of technical experts, O’Brien & Gere applies its 360º Project Execution Process™ to each project it undertakes to provide our clients with direct access to specific services they need to address unique challenges associated with their projects.

Our 360º Project Execution Process™ for Eco-Sciences projects applies the specialized experience and knowledge of our staff of professionals to bring a project from the study phase through remedial engineering and post-construction monitoring while addressing the following challenges:

Assisting clients in reducing their environmental impacts and liabilities
Collecting and providing scientifically defensible data
Helping clients comply with site remediation goals and objectives while minimizing cost expenditures
Implementing cost-effective remedies that provide positive effects and solutions to the community
Offering clients cost-effective services that provide the highest level of technical accuracy
Supporting clients in meeting their committed level of environmental stewardship
Establishing site visions, which are supported by defensible data and, that build programs supported by clients, stakeholders, and regulators

O’Brien & Gere’s Eco-Sciences Group comprises specialists in ecology, biology, environmental sciences, meteorology, water resources, toxicology, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, and computer modeling. Value-added support is available through our Professional Wetlands Scientists, Professional Engineers, Certified Industrial Hygienists, Professional Geologists and Hydrogeologists, field teams, and construction personnel. Together, this team can provide clients with an array of strategic planning, design, and implementation services to help deliver cost-effective, integrated science and engineering solutions for:

Wetlands
Aquatic studies
Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Ecological restoration and enhancement programs
Permitting and compliance
Risk assessment and ecotoxicology
Oil and hazardous materials spill response
Litigation support

Industrial, private, institutional, municipal, and federal clients rely upon O’Brien & Gere to provide them with solutions that are practical, timely, and economical to implement. From emergency oil spill response on the Delaware River to endangered and threatened bird species studies in California, our Eco-Sciences teams have effectively reduced the cleanup and restoration costs associated with projects nationwide by millions of dollars. For sites involving natural resource assessment and restoration, ask us how abetterplace/now!^SM can establish proactive stakeholder engagement for early action and economic benefits.

We offer tailored contracting arrangements to meet the business needs of our clients, including guarantees for schedule, cost, quality, and performance.

Through our membership in the Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership (CWRP) O'Brien & Gere is committed to restoring, protecting, preserving and enhancing our Nation’s aquatic habitats. For more information visit www.ny-cwrp.org

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