Overview
Company / Overview
S&ME is an award winning engineering and environmental services firm employing 1,000 professional and support staff working from 28 offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The firm is annually ranked in Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine’s Top 500 Design Firms and Top 200 Environmental Firms. We have won more than 70 Engineering Excellence Awards from state chapters of the American Council of Engineering Companies.
We are focused on safely providing technically excellent services, governed by unquestioned integrity, and aimed at cost-effectively accomplishing our clients’ objectives.
Soils & Materials Engineering (now just S&ME) was founded in 1973 in Raleigh, North Carolina and remains headquartered there. In March 2010, we expanded significantly by acquiring the assets and hiring most employees of QORE Property Sciences. Our major service areas are a strong combination, satisfying most construction site and regulatory compliance needs. Expertise includes:
- Geotechnical engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Natural and cultural resources
- Occupational health and safety
- Construction materials engineering, testing and quality control
- Water resources and solid waste engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Our geotechnical services involve the investigation and evaluation of subsurface conditions of a site in relation to its intended use. S&ME’s services are generally provided using in-house field exploration capabilities and in-house accredited laboratory testing facilities.
- Geotechnical site characterization
- Engineering testing and instrumentation
- Engineering analysis and design
- Engineering consulting
- Subsurface exploration and site characterization
- Information management
- Geotechnical site characterization
- Engineering testing and instrumentation
- Engineering analysis and design
- Engineering consulting
- Subsurface exploration and site characterization
- Information management
Environmental Engineering
From our deep experience, S&ME can assist its clients to address environmental issues and regulatory compliance. We can also assist you in public education for citizens groups and negotiations with government agencies. We’ll listen to you, learn from you, evaluate the regulatory and risk management issues, and develop an approach aimed at your achieving your objectives. Services include:
- Air quality
- Brownfields
- Information management
- Environmental assessment
- Real estate transactions (including Phase I/II/III)
- Residuals management
- Soil science services
- Storage tank management
- Wastewater services
- RCRA/CERCA programs
Occupational Health and Safety
With exceptional experience and resources, S&ME offers one of the largest occupational health and safety (OHS) operations in the Southeast. Staff have extensive knowledge in workplace assessments and hazardous materials management. S&ME’s Certified Industrial Hygienists, professionals and technicians provide basic consultations, high-tech surveys, investigations, assessments, program development, employee training, and remediation design for industrial, manufacturing, commercial, institutional, healthcare, and governmental clients. Services areas include:
- Asbestos
- Lead-based paint
- Health and safety program development and training
- Industrial hygiene
- Indoor air quality
- Mold and moisture
Construction Materials Engineering and Testing
S&ME’s range of materials engineering and construction testing and observation services make use of AASHTO accredited laboratories and field-testing performed by certified technicians. Our services involve the testing and observation of virtually all types of construction materials and the review of the construction techniques and procedures necessary to incorporate the proper materials into the project.
- Asphalt testing, engineering and observation
- Coatings
- Construction materials laboratory testing
- Foundation construction review
- Geosynthetics engineering and testing
- Soil testing and observation
- Nondestructive testing and metals evaluation
- Special inspections
Water Resources and Solid Waste Engineering
Water resources projects can vary from a headwater tributary to an entire watershed. S&ME’s engineers, hydrologists, fluvial geomorphologists and information management specialists work with our geotechnical engineering, natural resources, materials, and other specialists to provide comprehensive services to meet project scopes.
- Solid waste management
- Permitting
- Hydrogeologic characterization
- Engineering design
- Construction management
- Construction quality assurance
- Compliance monitoring
- Landfill gas
- Dam design and rehabilitation
- Stream restoration
- Best management practices
- Erosion and sediment control plans
Natural Resources and Cultural Resources
Wetlands, streams, archaeological sites and historic resources can all bring project challenges. S&ME’s professionals bring the knowledge and technical skills that can help you identify these issues and keep your project on track. From wetland delineations to stream determinations, and from Phase I cultural resource surveys to National Register eligibility determinations, S&ME can assist in planning, permitting, mitigation design and implementation
Natural Resources
- Stream/wetland delineations, restoration design and execution and mitigation banking
- Ecological studies
- Protected species assessments
Cultural Resources
- Archaeology
- Architectural history
- Geophysical surveys
- Historic properties management plans
Summary
S&ME is wholly owned by its employees who are determined to safely provide engineering integrity along with technical excellence and responsive service. Management believes services must be directed by professionals with significant experience relevant to client needs. We build teams to fit projects, and include staff from multiple S&ME offices as needed.
Our offices are in Raleigh, Charlotte, Mooresville, Greensboro, Asheville, Wilmington, and Fayetteville, NC; Spartanburg, Columbia, Myrtle Beach and Charleston, SC; Tri-Cities, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Sevierville, TN; Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah, GA,; Richmond, VA; Tampa and Orlando, FL; Huntsville, AL; and Lexington, KY.
Randy Neuhaus, P.E.
President
(800) 849-2517
3201 Spring Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27616
List of Corporate Managers
President / CEO - Randy Neuhaus, PE
Senior Vice President - Jack Amar, PE
Senior Vice President - Walker Birdsong, PE
Senior Vice President - Howard Perry, PE
Senior Vice President - Sonny Chestnut, PE
Chief Financial Officer - Bruce Altstaetter, CPA
Human Resources Director - Rosemary Thompson, PHR
Legal Counsel - Jim Attaway
Safety Director - Dan Caton, PG, CSP
Technology & Communications Director - Chris Headley
Quality Programs Director - Lou Karably, PE, PG
