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November 9, 2011

Environmental Risk Management for Retail and Restaurant Owners

By Steven Kitzke

Retail and Restaurant Properties Come with Varying Levels of Environmental Risk

Retail and restaurant owners face unique challenges in site selection and development, and one crucial component of that is environmental due diligence. If your job title includes the terms “Real Estate Coordinator”, “Construction Supervisor”, or “Director of Development” it is likely that part or all of the responsibility for completing environmental due diligence activities falls on your desk. Your role may be administrative in procuring a qualified Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) consultant or perhaps technical as the reviewer of completed reports. The quality of the report can often be indicative of the experience of both the Environmental Professional (EP) and the consulting firm. Identifying and utilizing a third-party provider who understands the risk management process for retail clients is critical.

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Steven Kitzke

Steven Kitzke

Managing Principal
Steven Kitzke has been working for 26-year career within the consulting engineering industry. His experience consulting for private and public sector clients as well for small and large firms has provided him valuable insight as to the positive relationship between client and firm. His approach with employees as well as clients has been to listen and understand their needs first. He currently acts as Managing Principal for Partner Engineering and Science, and brings a strong focus to attaining a higher level of achievement with respect to leading regional and national operations, managing national account programs and developing successful technical and client-focused operations. He has worked extensively in the public/governmental sector for such entities as United States Postal Service (USPS), United States Department of Environmental Protection (EPA) and United States Department of Defense (DOD). He has also developed deep relations with private sector clients such as lending institutions, developers, brokers and equity property owners in assisting them with their commercial real estate due diligence needs.

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