About Us

Health and SafetyBack to Top

CHA’s health and safety program instills a culture of safety that reduces accidents for employees. This culture of health and safety permeates through the entire organization, from entry-level professionals to our top executives. We also offer health, safety and industrial hygiene programs to assist clients in alleviating and controlling workplace and environmental hazards. 

SustainabilityBack to Top

Sustainability is at the core of how we conduct our business. Responsibly Improving the World We Live In is what we do every day to inspire our employees, elate our clients and create value for our employees, clients, business partners, and communities. This long-term value creation enables a growing and sustainable company now and into the future. We invite you to read our first comprehensive Sustainability Report which details CHA’s commitment to doing business in a way that meets the needs of the present while contributing to an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable future.

Inclusion and DiversityBack to Top

At CHA, we are committed to the values of inclusion, diversity and equality, and to the full participation of all people. These are core company values at the heart of who we are as an organization. While it begins with our aspiration to responsibly improve the world we live in, it goes far beyond that in all that we do in our business and in our personal lives. CHA has and will continue to embrace and celebrate the diversity of voices our employees, clients, partners, and communities represent.

To build diverse teams and a diverse workforce, we leverage recruiting processes to ensure we are identifying and presenting the most qualified and diverse candidates for employment. Beyond our employees, we are committed to meeting our clients’ Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) goals and to the greatest extent possible, maximizing the use of disadvantaged businesses in our contracts. We actively and deliberately establish strong, collaborative relationships with M/WBE and SDVOB firms throughout the country and regularly look for opportunities to partner with them and engage them in our projects.

In 2020, we formed an Inclusion & Diversity Council with more than 20 colleagues from across the organization in support of fostering an environment where every single CHA employee will be fully respected and valued for their contributions, regardless of their differences. Our team will strive to find new ways to interact, to learn from each other, and to improve our world – and we’ll take action that will propel us forward as a company that is progressive, inclusive, respectful, and forward-leaning.

President's MessageBack to Top

CHA is a diverse company with a rich history and exceptional staff. At our core, CHA’s commitment to sustainability comes through in the work we do, in the communities we build, and as we work to create a better, more sustainable workplace. Our diversification across markets, geographies, and the services we provide has driven CHA’s success, especially during difficult times.

This past year has presented us with challenges we didn’t anticipate, and our team has risen to meet them, partnering with our clients to address some of the toughest situations they have ever faced. We’ve also undergone a significant change to our business model including an evolution to an even more client and market focused organization, designed to support our growth and goal to become the most client-centered and responsive engineering firm in the industry.

Strong leadership and collaboration centered around sectors and markets form the foundation of our organization. CHA’s sectors include Infrastructure, Buildings, Power, and Fire Protection Services with each of those sectors consisting of targeted business lines. CHA’s markets incorporate the firm’s major client groups: Government, Industry, Utility, Education, and Commercial Development.

I am confident our enhanced structure led by our operating Sector Presidents and supported by the leaders for our business lines, corporate teams, and markets will provide the most efficient pathway for us to meet our broader strategic goals – to strategically plan and invest in key areas, to serve our clients with distinction, and to continue to pursue larger and broader projects as we stay committed to Responsibly Improving the World We Live In.

Please explore our services and accomplishments, and contact me or anyone on our team to learn how CHA can bring our innovative solutions to your challenging projects.

Jim Stephenson
CEO, CHA Holdings, Inc., and President, CHA Consulting, Inc.

Executive TeamBack to Top

CHA CompaniesBack to Top

CHA and its affiliate and subsidiary companies deliver additional value to their clients by providing specialized expertise, cutting-edge technology and complementary services. The CHA Companies together can offer complete solutions to complex challenges.

CHA Architecture specializes in the design of sustainable, high performance buildings in the education, sports, health care, multi-family housing, office/corporate, state/municipal and historic preservation sectors. Founded in Portland, Maine in 1977 as Portland Design Team and later known as PDT Architects, CHA Architecture has built its core practice around the idea of creative discovery and continuous learning blended with the science and technology of the built environment.

CHA Canada, formerly Gryphon International Engineering Services, Inc., a subsidiary of CHA Consulting, Inc., is a multi-discipline consulting engineering design firm dedicated to the thermal, power and energy industry based in St. Catharines, Ontario. Their services include power generation, cogeneration and combined-cycle, renewable and sustainable energy, boilers and steam plants, chilled-water and hot-water production, and utility distribution systems.

CHA Integrated Solutions is an innovative consulting, technical services, and geospatial-based software firm. The firm specializes in asset management, risk and integrity management, regulatory compliance assurance, staff augmentation, and successfully tailoring solutions for operational improvement and overall cost reduction. We develop easy-to-use asset, compliance, integrity management, and mobile solutions for organizations large and small.

CHA Tech Services LLC provides professional construction management services with a commitment to owner satisfaction. CHA Tech Services frequently partners with CHA’s engineers to produce results that exceed our clients’ expectations by focusing talent and expertise into solutions for engineering, program and construction management, and acting as the owner’s representative.

American Fire, a CHA Company, is a highly specialized provider of fire protection engineering services throughout the world. American Fire manages complex industrial, commercial and design build fire protection projects, including sprinkler systems, fire pumps, ground storage tanks, underground piping, and special hazards. American Fire’s engineering team is NICET certified and a member of the National Fire Protection Association.