We are people. We are united. We are building a better tomorrow.
Our Story
In 2020, we started with a vision to build a consulting company focused on our environment – making the world a better place. We then began to bring together consulting companies that all shared this common focus for a better world with a people-focused approach. Each entity that joins contributes its engineering, planning, science and technical expertise to create One Great Company to solve complex problems. They bring a legacy of excellence, a reputation of honesty and integrity, with like-minded cultures dedicated to inclusion, diversity, and collaboration. Collectively, we are experts in the environment and its supporting infrastructure who are committed to a people-focused future. Our efforts positively impact the communities we are welcomed into, our employees are allowed to balance their everyday lives, they are encouraged to grow into who they wish to become - all while putting our clients and the community we live in at the center of our actions.
Our Passion
Building a Better Tomorrow
Verdantas is a company enabling clients to solve complex environmental and infrastructure challenges, supporting their strategic and overall sustainability and climate change resiliency goals.
Our Vision
The Place Where People Matter
Verdantas will be known as the place people want to work. We strive to build a culture that encourages our employees to balance their everyday lives, grow their careers, and thrive in a culture of inclusion, diversity, and collaboration while putting our clients and communities at the center of our actions.
Our Values
Inclusivity
Together Is Better—We learn from every diverse and inclusive perspective, going faster and growing further together.
Empathy
Understand & Listen—Seek understanding for everyone's unique perspective, always putting ourselves in others' shoes to achieve a clear understanding of their needs.
Ingenuity
Be Curious and Creative—Every job is an opportunity to learn something new when challenges arise, knowing that each obstacle we encounter will deepen our experience..
Balance
Work Hard. Play Hard. Have Fun—We recognize the need to create a life-work balance and encourage our people to bring their whole selves to the workplace.
Agility
Anticipate, Prepare, and Respond—Stay aware of all the changes we will face and adapt accordingly, both individually and as a collective team.
Environment Social Governance
As an environmental and engineering consulting firm, we hold ourselves accountable to enhance our communities and improve the environment to create a better world for ourselves and future generations.
Verdantas has embarked on a journey to formalize an Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) plan led by our employees. Read more about our 2023 plan, including our four pillars of focus.
Whether it is restoration, new construction, redevelopment of existing assets, or finding resiliencies in our resources—discovering and creating a sustainable and green approach to everything we do is part of our Verdantas DNA. We believe it is our responsibility to:
Protect our ecosystem including the water, the plants, and all living creatures,
Implement engineering, science and technologies that preserve our natural resources; and,
Bring harmony to the ecosystem and all living creatures to help combat climate change.
Read more about our commitment to make a better tomorrow in this letter from our CEO, Gerry Salontai.
Verdantas—a company whose singular mission is to create a better world for ourselves and future generations—was created by merging 9 companies into One Great Company, led by groups of engineers, planners, scientists, and technology experts with shared values, cultures and vision for the future.
Whether it is restoration, new construction, redevelopment of existing assets, or finding resiliencies in our resources—discovering and creating a sustainable approach to everything we do is part of our Verdantas DNA.
We strive to make things better and find the best solutions. That’s what engineers, planners, scientists, and technical experts do—it's how we are wired. We also recognize that we are just one piece of the solution towards creating a better, more sustainable future, and we do this by fostering collaboration with our clients and the communities where we work.
To achieve our best, we first look inward towards a people-focused culture. At Verdantas, we are committed to building a culture that:
Attracts, finds, and hires the best people into the Verdantas organization,
Fosters an environment where people work in a highly productive and collaborative manner,
Encourages everyone to strive to do their personal best at work and at home,
Provides exciting projects for our employees to work on that have meaningful and positive outcomes for our communities,
Provides a great career path for personal growth, and
Integrates having fun into our business and respects the need for a healthy life-work balance.
In essence, it is our belief that when we are successful, building a more sustainable and climate change-resilient world will foster economic growth for all and pave a healthier way for generations to come. We are committed to performing at our highest levels, doing great things together, and helping make our communities a better place to live.
Let’s work together to make a better tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Gerry Salontai
CEO, Verdantas
Our Team
Doing things the right way means we take the time to listen and understand you and your project. It also means we take the time necessary to provide straight-forward answers that give you clarity and transparency, help you think through your options and choices, and ensure that you feel confident that you’re on the best path forward.
