Main Menu LEADERSHIP100% EMPLOYEE OWNEDEMPLOYEE-OWNER SPOTLIGHTCULTUREHISTORY 100% Employee Owned At ESA, we are all owners. What does that mean? It means that we are in this together and everyone’s contributions matter. We are all accountable to ourselves—and each other— for keeping ESA growing and thriving. And it means that we share the benefits of our collective success. It’s a win-win, and a tenet that shapes our culture, benefits our clients, and drives us forward. What This means for Our Employee-Owner For 50 years we’ve guided integrated decision-making, developing innovative and workable solutions that inform development and restoration projects based on science, policy, and planning. Open Book Management We’re committed to open-book management, regularly briefing employee-owners on company performance, strategic objectives, and business planning. Everyone Has a Voice Employee-owners are encouraged to participate in open forums and to speak up about how the company goes about its daily business. Even more, employee-owners are encouraged to exercise their ‘entrepreneurial’ spirit and take action to continually improve how we are run, how we deliver for our clients, and the quality and value of our work. Everyone Takes Responsibility With ownership comes responsibility. We expect everyone at ESA to look at their role from the perspective of an owner to ensure the firm’s long-term success and sustainability. Build Equity Beyond Your Paycheck As shareholders, everything we work for comes back to us. Unlike publicly traded companies or closely held firms, our profits flow directly back to each employee-owner, allowing them to build equity for themselves, their families, and their future. What’s an ESOP? An ESOP, or employee stock ownership program, is the formal vehicle through which ESA shares equity amongst employee-owners at the firm. It is a qualified retirement account that allows each of us to build wealth over time as shares of ESA stock are allocated to staff each year. Upon departure or retirement, an employee-owner is paid out based on the current stock value, and their shares are redistributed back into the program. ESA’s share price is set annually by an independent appraisal firm, based in large part on the performance of the company. Depending on the annual financial performance of the firm, we all have the potential to get more shares of stock each year and to have the value of each share increase. Benefit to: ClientCommunityCompany Work Directly with a Company Owner At an employee-owned firm, there’s no buffer between clients and those running the company—every employee has the mindset of an owner, putting client service first and standing behind the work that they do. At left: ESA took a few client-partners to experience the California Delta in a new way: rowing! LEADERSHIP100% EMPLOYEE OWNEDEMPLOYEE-OWNER SPOTLIGHTCULTUREHISTORY STAY IN TOUCH >> Sign up for our newsletter About Leadership 100% Employee Owned Employee-Owner Spotlight Culture History Join Us Benefits Job Openings Professional Development Culture Services Air Quality Biological Resources Climate Change & Resilience Cultural & Historic Resources Environmental Permitting & Compliance Environmental Review & Documentation Flood & Stormwater Management Landscape Architecture Planning Restoration Technology Water Resources Services A-Z Projects Airports Communities Conservation & Restoration Energy Federal Municipal Ports & Harbors Transportation Water Projects by Client News & Ideas Blog Events News White Papers Offices Atlanta, GA Bend, OR Camarillo, CA Delray Beach, FL Irvine, CA Los Angeles, CA Oakland, CA Orlando, FL Pasadena, CA Pensacola, FL Petaluma, CA Portland, OR Sacramento, CA San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA HQ San Jose, CA Sarasota, FL Seattle, WA Tampa, FL Copyright © 2021 Environmental Science Associates Privacy Policy | Deliverit | Sitemap ESA is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm delivering work that matters.