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Shaping Success in Environmental Services
Building High-Impact Teams in Environmental Services
Services provided include:
Retained Search, Talent Acquisition, Engineering and Technical
Name of Company
Leading Environmental Services FirmsSector
Manufacturing; Oil and Gas;Location
Across the USAProject Background
Orion PartnerPlus partnered with leading environmental services firms across the U.S. to deliver highly specialised hires in engineering, project management, business development, and technical operations.
The Brief
Environmental services companies face a highly competitive market for specialist talent. The demand for experts in PFAS treatment, remediation, brownfield redevelopment, and regulatory compliance is increasing rapidly.
At the same time, firms must compete with larger engineering groups for top talent while ensuring cultural alignment and retention. Many clients struggled with long vacancy periods, limited candidate pools, and difficulty positioning their roles to attract high-calibre professionals.
The Solution
Orion PartnerPlus applied a consultative and targeted recruitment strategy to meet client needs. We began with detailed market mapping, identifying both active and passive candidates. By providing compensation insights and advising on role positioning, we ensured our clients remained competitive in the talent market. Our approach emphasised mission alignment and ensuring candidates fit client culture and growth trajectory as well as geographic reach across diverse regions.
Key elements of our approach included:
- Targeted Search: Market mapping and outreach to passive candidates
- Consultative Recruitment: Compensation insights, role positioning, and talent strategy
- Mission Alignment: Matching candidates to clients’ culture and growth trajectory
- Geographic Reach: Successful searches across the East Coast, Midwest, and South
Partnering with industry leaders such as Heartland Water Technologies, 374Water, EA Engineering, Lawhon & Associates, Civil and Environmental Consultants, Red-Rochester, and Langan Engineering, we delivered technical experts and project leaders across the U.S.
Highlighted projects include:
- Heartland Water Technologies: Built technical and commercial teams across multiple states
- 374Water: Supported scale-up with technical team, operations, and engineering hires
- EA Engineering: Specialist project managers and laboratory leadership
- Lawhon & Associates: NEPA/ODOT project manager in Ohio
- CEC : Environmental: Project managers for brownfield development in Carolinas
- Red-Rochester: Utilities-focused electrical engineer in New York
- Langan Engineering: Environmental project manager in Cincinnati, Ohio
The Outcomes
Our efforts achieved the following measurable outcomes:
- 27 positions across engineering, project management, business development, and technical roles
- Clients strengthened capacity to deliver on federal, state, and private-sector projects
- Reduced time-to-hire for specialist roles in competitive markets
- Teams built in Florida, Ohio, Maryland, New York, New England, Tennessee and Carolinas
- Long-term growth supported through culturally aligned hires