SoundEarth Strategies, Inc.

What SoundEarth Strategies, Inc. does

SoundEarth Strategies, Inc. is a privately held environmental and engineering consulting firm founded in 2001 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with a second office in Tacoma. The firm delivers a broad portfolio of professional services — Phase I/II/III Environmental Site Assessments, subsurface investigations and remediation, sediment quality investigations, hazardous materials surveys, underground storage tank assessments, stormwater management and compliance, environmental engineering design, regulatory permitting and closure assistance, due diligence, air quality and permitting, and litigation support — to municipal and public agency clients, land development projects, corporate real estate portfolios, and industrial facilities. The company also provides specialized environmental forensics (chromatogram fingerprinting, alkylated PAH analysis, chemometric methods) for cost allocation and litigation matters, and holds California Air Resources Board accreditation for greenhouse gas emissions verification.

Underlying technical capabilities span geology, hydrogeology, environmental engineering, industrial hygiene, geochemistry, and environmental forensics, delivered by a team that includes licensed geologists, professional engineers, certified industrial hygienists, AHERA-certified asbestos professionals, and a Principal Geochemist with advanced training. SoundEarth owns a wholly-owned subsidiary, EHS-International, Inc. (EHSI), acquired in April 2019, which retains a separate brand and small-business status to serve federal facilities and education-sector clients.

SoundEarth operates a project-based professional services revenue model, billing clients through direct consulting engagements and on-call contract vehicles with government agencies (King County, Seattle City Light, Washington State Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle, City of Seattle, among others). The firm pursues growth through targeted proposal work, strategic hiring of industry talent, the EHSI acquisition, and teaming partnerships with complementary consultancies (Soundview Consultants, Red Barn Engineering, Kane Environmental). Marketing is conducted regionally through content marketing, a monthly newsletter, social media, the South Sound Environmental Managers Forum in Tacoma, and industry conference participation.

Name

SoundEarth Strategies, Inc.

Legal name

SoundEarth Strategies, Inc.

Website

https://soundearthinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SoundEarth Strategies is a privately held Pacific Northwest environmental and engineering consulting firm offering site assessments, remediation, sediment quality, stormwater, air quality, and environmental forensics services to municipal, land development, corporate real estate, and industrial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Operational Controls, SOPs & Environmental Work Instructions (EUAHAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Noise & Vibration Exposure Monitoring (Hearing Conservation) (EUAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Site assessment services
• Remediation consulting
• Regulatory compliance consulting
• Industrial hygiene services

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting services provided to municipal clients, land developers, corporate real estate owners, and industrial facilities. Services are delivered through project-based engagements including site investigations, remediation, regulatory compliance, and industrial hygiene.
2. Public Sector Contracts: Government and public agency engagements including on-call environmental assessment services, stormwater engineering design, and regulatory compliance support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SoundEarth Strategies provides environmental and engineering consulting services, including Phase I/II/III Environmental Site Assessments, subsurface investigations and remediation, stormwater management, hazardous materials surveys, UST assessments, due diligence, regulatory permitting, environmental engineering, litigation support, and air quality services. Services are delivered to municipal clients, land development projects, corporate real estate portfolios, and industrial facilities primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

Product overview

SoundEarth Strategies, Inc. is an environmental and engineering consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of services rather than a unified software product. The company operates as a consultancy with service lines including Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I, II, III), Subsurface Investigations and Remediation, Stormwater Management and Compliance, Hazardous Materials Surveys, Due Diligence, Regulatory Permitting, Environmental Engineering, Litigation Support, and Air Quality Services. The firm also provides specialized offerings such as Environmental Forensics for liability arguments and Project Quality (PQ) services for document production and QA/QC. Services are delivered through offices in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, by a team of geologists, engineers, scientists, and industrial hygienists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Site Assessments
• Environmental Hydrogeology
• Sediment Quality Investigations & Management
• Hazardous Materials Surveys
• UST Assessments
• Subsurface Investigations and Remediation
• Stormwater Management and Compliance
• Due Diligence
• Regulatory Closure Assistance
• Environmental Engineering
• Regulatory Permitting, Strategies & Negotiations
• Litigation Support
• Air Quality and Permitting Services
• Environmental Forensics
• Project Quality (PQ) Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed hundreds of Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, including more than 500 Phase I ESAs for one senior professional alone
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Soundview Consultants LLC (SVC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2021Partnership combining SES's site and sediment quality investigations with SVC's land use planning specialty. Currently working on a sediment project in Skagit County. SVC provides natural and aquatic resource assessments, wetland delineations, environmental planning, and aquatic permitting services.
• Red Barn EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2021Relationship established to provide clients with civil engineering services, permitting, and natural resources services. Firms teamed together on stream restoration project in Kirkland, evaluation and permitting of residential stormwater infiltration facility in Woodway, and off-channel stream restoration monitoring program in Bothell.
• EHS-International, Inc. (EHSI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2019SoundEarth acquired EHS-International in April 2019 as part of its growth strategy. EHSI is a small business specializing in environmental consulting and industrial hygiene serving the Pacific Northwest and federal facilities nationwide. EHSI has a strong reputation with the federal government, schools and public agencies. The companies continue to function as separate entities while pursuing expanded market opportunities.
• Kane EnvironmentalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSoundEarth teamed up with Kane Environmental to win the Washington State Department of Ecology's Ongoing Environmental Services contract in 2021.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GHD: GHD is a global engineering and environmental consultancy with substantial US operations serving municipal water, environmental site assessment, and contamination projects — direct competitor on Pacific Northwest public-sector bids.
• Haley & Aldrich: Haley & Aldrich is a national environmental and geotechnical consultancy with similar service lines in site investigation, remediation, and regulatory compliance. Comparable in technical positioning to SoundEarth's forensics and subsurface work.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is one of the largest global environmental consulting firms, with major Pacific Northwest operations providing site assessment, remediation design, water resources, and air quality services — direct overlap with SoundEarth's core offerings.
• Arcadis: Arcadis is a global design and environmental consulting firm offering site assessment, remediation, and environmental litigation support with significant Pacific Northwest presence. Comparable on the Superfund/litigation support niche where SoundEarth competes.
• Brown and Caldwell: Brown and Caldwell is a national environmental engineering firm focused on water, stormwater, and remediation. Its Pacific Northwest government and industrial work directly parallels SoundEarth's stormwater and remediation practice.
• Geosyntec Consultants: Geosyntec is a specialized environmental and geosciences consulting firm with deep expertise in contaminated sediment, hydrogeology, and environmental forensics — directly comparable to SoundEarth's sediment quality and forensic chemistry practice.
• Kennedy/Jenks Consultants: Kennedy/Jenks is a West Coast-focused environmental and water resources engineering firm with significant Pacific Northwest operations serving municipal stormwater, water, and remediation clients — direct overlap with SoundEarth's public sector work.
• EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. EA Engineering is a mid-sized national environmental and engineering consulting firm with deep Pacific Northwest operations (where SoundEarth's CEO previously served as VP). Directly comparable service lines include site assessment, remediation, regulatory compliance, and industrial hygiene.

Direct peers

• Farallon Consulting: Farallon Consulting is a Pacific Northwest-based environmental and hydrogeologic consulting firm specializing in site characterization and remediation for industrial and public-sector clients — closely analogous service mix and regional footprint to SoundEarth.
• Aspect Consulting: Aspect Consulting is a Pacific Northwest-based environmental and groundwater consulting firm of similar size and regional focus, offering hydrogeology, site remediation, and water resource services to municipal and private clients — closely overlapping SoundEarth's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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