SEACOR Environmental

Vancouver-based SEACOR Environmental Inc. began operating in 1991 as a Canadian entity of a US parent company involved in environmental site assessments and remediation. In 2002, the company management bought control of the operations and is now Canadian owned. During this time, SEACOR's environmental activities expanded to include: impact and risk... assessment, air quality assessments, hazardous material assessments, management services, remediation, and compliance audits. As a professional services company, SEACOR places a high value on its employees. "We place a lot of emphasis on continued education and growth and do our best to support it," says Mark Oikawa, Senior Project Manager. This corporate culture has resulted in a number of individuals obtaining certification. Currently, there are 11 SEACOR employees who are CEPIT-certified (Canadian Environmental Practitioner-in-Training), 5 who are CCEP-certified (Canadian Certified Environmental Practitioner), one CEA (Certified Environmental Auditor), and another in the process of CEA certification. "We don't want to just provide our employees with a job - we want to provide them with a career," says Oikawa. "Certification also provides industry recognition and company acknowledgement of our employee's professional accomplishments, which helps them grow in their careers." Oikawa believes that certification also has another benefit. "As regulating bodies become more stringent," he says, "companies and individuals will need to be aware of the standards to which they must comply - certification will help employees obtain this knowledge."Read More