Irvine, CA — Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. one of the nation’s leading environmental due diligence and engineering consulting firms has opened a new office in Irvine and named Principal Andrew Brack, PG to head the firm’s Orange County operations.
Brack, a veteran geologist and environmental engineer, joined Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. in May 2010 to head the firm’s national Site Mitigation Practice. He will oversee a professional staff of professionals in building science and construction progress monitoring, subsurface investigations, environmental due diligence and remediation, and industrial hygiene.
The new office is located at 19782 MacArthur Blvd.
Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. is the top environmental due diligence firm in California by number of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments performed, according to Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR), the leading provider of environmental risk information services and related workflow applications in the United States. Founded in 2007, Partner is one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States with 100 employees in 15 offices. The firm plans to hire an additional 30 professional and support staff by the end of the year, according to company President Joseph Derhake, PE.

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