I recently had a potential client request a quote for an “Environmental Review” for a property purchase that was due to close in a few days. They didn’t know exactly what they needed, and only just realized that they needed to satisfy a condition of their purchase agreement that
Following up on my last couple of blogs about ‘hard’ (technical) versus ‘soft’ (people) skills for junior and intermediate-level job seekers in environmental consulting, I found out some interesting things in my survey of a few senior colleagues. Hopefully, these findings and
Last month I reviewed some of the technical skills most sought by employers in the environmental consulting field, specifically for environmental site assessment and remediation. Based on my discussions with colleagues in ownership and senior management positions there were some common
This month I will discuss some of the skills most sought by employers in the environmental consulting field, specifically environmental site assessment and remediation. I surveyed a few colleagues in ownership and senior management positions to see what skill sets they are looking for in potential
For your holiday enjoyment, here is a make believe interview for a Phase One Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) for a remote industrial property somewhere near the North Pole… Assessor: Can you tell me the purpose of this Phase One ESA? Client: Everyone is saying we will be getting a
With AESAC’s fall training course schedule underway, it’s good time to talk about one of the key components for achieving AESAC’s Certified Environmental Site Assessor (CESA) designation – submission of a Phase I ESA report for Certification review. In addition to meeting
There’s been a lot of talk recently about AI and Chatbots and whether they will replace living breathing professionals for writing ESA reports. I’ve even heard that ‘Dinosaurs’ (like myself, although I prefer to be labelled as a crocodile) will become obsolete. To test this
One of the more distressing events for any business, especially small firms and sole proprietors is the prospect of not getting paid for work you have completed. Late payments from clients are bad enough, but getting stiffed for an invoice is even worse, especially if you have already paid out for
As I creep closer to 40 years in the consulting business, I’ve seen a lot of changes in the way we do things in this industry. Recent conversations and articles I have read, along with a purge of a couple of decades of accumulated office detritus, got me thinking of some of the tasks and
Last month I discussed the process of selecting a consultant, contractor or subconsultant. This month I’ll look at the other side of the equation - how can a consultant determine whether or not to submit a proposal to an RFP/RFQ (Request for Proposal/Quote). Proposal preparation and price
