Overview

Building a Better World for All of Us™
SEH is a full-service professional services firm comprised of 550 engineers, architects, planners, and scientists located in offices across the nation. Our collective purpose and body of work is focused on Building a Better World for All of Us. “Building a better world” embodies our commitment to an increased quality of life through safer roads, bridges, parks and trails; renewable energy and sustainable design; and cleaner air, drinking water, rivers, and lakes. “For all of us” means we design customized solutions for our clients including the residents and businesses in the communities we serve, employees in the companies we serve, and citizens of the world.

We've stood the test of time, having been in business for 85 years, and some of our clients have been with us for about that long too. The service we provide our clients goes beyond engineering, planning and architecture. We also help identify funding resources for our clients, and we help take project ideas through project completion. The types of clients we serve include governmental agencies -- local, state, regional, and federal. We also work with industrial business -- food and beverage, agricultural, mining, pulp and paper; and commercial, industrial, and residential developers. You'll find our clients spread out across the United States — with evidence of our work in nearly 35 states.

Innovative. Technical. Engaging. Creative.
These four words describe our talented professionals who deliver quality solutions for our clients. We provide civil, environmental, transportation, drinking water, wastewater, and structural engineering; funding acquisition; plan¬ning and landscape design; architectural design; and technology and GIS services. SEH has factored in sustainable principles into its work for several decades as our mission is to make our world a better place. We know that our local solutions have a global impact.

When you work with SEH, we offer a single-source solution and a multidisciplined approach. As an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, SEH embraces diversity in our corporate culture and recognizes the benefits diversity brings to our clients.

Our Mission

To enhance our environments by providing valuable solutions expressed in a climate of trust, respect and cooperation.

Enhance our Environments — SEH maintains an attitude of continuous improvement and balance in order to continually improve the quality of life for SEH employees, clients, communities and our world.

Providing Valuable Solutions — SEH believes in providing value to our clients by providing solutions that are creative, effective and economically viable.

Expressed in a Climate of Trust — SEH works within a framework of core values to achieve the highest level of satisfaction for internal and external clients.

Our Values

Consistently providing superior client satisfaction not only involves the decisions we make everyday at SEH, it is also inherent in how we conduct ourselves personally and professionally.

Honesty — A willingness to communicate perspectives openly with honor and integrity.

Respect — Believing that all individuals have knowledge and value, and striving to understand their position even though you may disagree.

Trust — Ultimate faith in the other person based upon mutual respect and a supportive environment.

Alignment — Individual agreement to a common vision, mission and values.

Accountability — Taking full personal responsibility for team results and being deserving of other's trust.

“I believe our brand statement – Building a Better World for All of Us™ – will resonate well with the clients we serve and the employees who make up our firm. Our brand statement also serves as a challenge to continuously look for innovative and more efficient ways of designing solutions," said CEO/President Sam Claassen. "SEH serves thousands of clients, and our work is evident in more than 30 states across the nation. This carries with it a great responsibility to provide solutions that are in the best interests of the world around us. We understand that our local solutions have a global impact, and we’re committed to Building a Better World for All of Us.”

Sustainability

Local Solutions. Global Impact.
The success of our business relies on our solid relationships with clients and on our responsibility to foster a sustainable environment. A community's quality of life depends on sustainability — from its economic vitality to the social and environmental systems that make up the community.

SEH has factored in sustainable principles into its work for several decades as our mission is to make our world a better place. We know that our local solutions have a global impact, and we are stewards to generate sustainable solutions. At SEH, we strive to use sound business practices that help safeguard the environment, conserve energy and resources, minimize waste and limit any negative impact to the surrounding environment. We also support and contribute to the advancement, innovation and education of environmental policies and performance.