ESA Environmental Consultants

What ESA Environmental Consultants does

ESA Environmental Consultants (legal name Environmental Strategies & Applications, Inc.) is a New Jersey-based environmental consulting firm founded in 1989 by Stephen Fauer and headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ. The firm provides site investigation, site remediation, environmental due diligence, and Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) services, with a particular focus on New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) regulatory compliance, Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) filings, Phase I/II assessments, brownfield redevelopment, underground storage tank closures, vapor intrusion, and mold/asbestos work. Service offerings extend to specialized verticals including child care center licensing compliance and leasehold environmental audits, supported by a documented case-study portfolio and a content marketing footprint (categorized blog and monthly newsletter). On the technical side, ESA relies on domain expertise and regulatory know-how rather than proprietary technology, with specialized use of EPA ProUCL statistical software to apply 95% Upper Confidence Limit compliance averaging in remediation projects—an approach marketed as capable of saving clients hundreds of thousands of dollars by avoiding over-remediation.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue: engagements are scoped per project and quoted individually, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales targeting property owners, buyers, sellers, and tenants of commercial, industrial, and residential real estate in New Jersey and the tri-state area, supplemented by content marketing (blog, newsletter) and trade-event presence. The firm operates with a deliberately lean team of approximately 12 staff, led by Christopher Martell, who assumed CEO and full ownership on June 1, 2022, following the retirement of founder Fauer. Martell's progression from project manager (2016) to Vice President of Technical Services (2017) to President (2020) to CEO/Owner (2022) reflects an internally orchestrated succession with no outside capital, M&A, or parent-company affiliation. Customers span industrial property owners, commercial buyers/sellers, residential owners dealing with UST or mold issues, child care centers seeking licensing compliance, and industrial landlords managing tenant environmental risk; no revenue concentration by customer or segment is disclosed.

Name

ESA Environmental Consultants

Legal name

Environmental Strategies & Applications, Inc.

Website

https://askesa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ESA Environmental Consultants is a privately held New Jersey environmental consulting firm providing site investigation, remediation, due diligence, and Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) services to commercial, industrial, and residential property clients across the tri-state area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Site Assessment & Remediation (Phase I/II, Cleanup Oversight) (BPAHAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) & ASTM Phase I ESA (EUAHAEAA), Phase II ESA & Subsurface Investigation (Soil/Groundwater Sampling) (EUAHAEAB), Remediation Planning & Cost Estimation (RAP/CAP, Feasibility Studies) (EUAHAEAC), Transaction Advisory for M&A, Lender & Investor Environmental Due Diligence (EUAHAEAJ), Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint & Hazardous Building Materials Surveys (Pre-Acquisition/Demolition) (EUAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Site remediation
• Environmental due diligence
• LSRP services
• ISRA compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Middlesex

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for environmental site assessment, remediation, due diligence, and regulatory compliance. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with property owners, buyers, sellers, and businesses requiring environmental services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ESA Environmental Consultants (Environmental Strategies & Applications, Inc.) provides environmental site investigation, site remediation, and due diligence services for property owners, buyers, sellers, and businesses in New Jersey and the tri-state area. The firm delivers Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) oversight, NJDEP regulatory compliance management, Phase I/II assessments, and brownfield redevelopment consulting to support property transactions involving environmental liability.

Product overview

ESA Environmental Consultants (Environmental Strategies & Applications, Inc.) is an environmental consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of services for property due diligence, site investigation, and remediation. The company provides both advisory services and Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) oversight for clients dealing with contaminated or potentially contaminated properties in New Jersey. Core services include Due Diligence, Phase II Sampling, Preliminary Assessment, ISRA Compliance, Brownfield Redevelopment, Storage Tank Removal, Site Remediation, and Child Care Center Compliance. The firm operates from Bridgewater, NJ and serves commercial, industrial, and residential clients throughout New Jersey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Due Diligence
• Brownfield Redevelopment
• Buying & Selling Strategies
• Child Care Center Compliance
• ISRA Compliance
• Leasehold Environmental Audits
• Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) Services
• Mold & Asbestos
• Phase II Sampling
• Preliminary Assessment
• Redevelopment/Construction Planning
• Remedial Investigation
• Site Investigation
• Site Remediation
• Storage Tank Removal
• Vapor Intrusion

Quantifiable outcome

• Potential savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars through proper application of UCL compliance averaging methods

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Roux Associates: Roux Associates is a New Jersey-based environmental consulting and remediation firm specializing in LSRP services, site investigation, and brownfield redevelopment — a closely aligned direct competitor serving the same NJ regulatory and industrial property market as ESA.
• Langan Engineering & Environmental Services: Langan is a major tri-state area engineering and environmental consulting firm with significant site assessment, remediation, and due diligence practices serving commercial and industrial real estate clients, overlapping directly with ESA's core services.
• BEM Systems: BEM Systems is a New Jersey-based environmental and engineering firm providing LSRP services, site investigation, ISRA compliance, and brownfield redevelopment consulting — directly comparable to ESA's core offering in the NJ market.
• Haley & Aldrich: Haley & Aldrich is a specialized environmental and geotechnical engineering consultancy focused on site investigation, remediation, and due diligence for commercial, industrial, and institutional clients — directly comparable to ESA's core service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Environmental Risk Management (ERM): ERM is a global environmental consulting giant with deep practice in site investigation, remediation, and transaction due diligence; competes with ESA on larger multi-site and portfolio projects, especially for national commercial real estate clients.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with a substantial environmental services practice covering Phase I/II ESAs, remediation, and regulatory compliance — a broad incumbent that competes for larger NJ and tri-state environmental mandates.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a leading global environmental and engineering consulting firm with a strong site assessment and remediation practice, competing with ESA for larger brownfield and industrial site projects in the Northeast.
• Arcadis: Arcadis is a global design and consultancy firm with environmental site assessment, remediation, and due diligence services that overlap with ESA's offerings, particularly for national real estate and industrial clients with NJ exposure.
• WSP: WSP (including Golder) provides comprehensive environmental consulting including site investigation, remediation, and transaction due diligence; serves as a broad incumbent competitor for multi-site and larger-scale engagements.

Emerging players

• Trinity Consultants: Trinity Consultants specializes in environmental permitting and compliance services (EHS) with overlap in site assessment, vapor intrusion, and storage tank work, positioning it as an adjacent competitor in portions of ESA's service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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