We plan and establish our projects by working closely with our clients considering key risks, stakeholder objectives, alternative approaches and safety hazards as part of planning to ensure effective project delivery. To maximize performance in the field, we leverage experienced staff, proven systems, established subcontractor relationships and a fleet of company-owned equipment.

Charter's Story

Founded in 1997, Charter has since developed a diverse offering of construction capabilities to satisfy our customers’ new and evolving requirements in environmental remediation, civil construction, and soil management services. Charter has leveraged its construction capabilities to successfully redevelop and restore impaired real estate as an owner, developer, and contractor. Through thoughtful project execution, we have grown to be a market-leading contractor headquartered in Boston, MA and serving the Northeast and beyond. Charter is proud to consistently receive national recognition from Engineering News Record (ENR) as a Top 200 Environmental Firm.

ENVIRONMENTAL

Charter has completed the most complex environmental remediation projects on both land and water involving a wide range of contaminant types. Our success performing this work is a consequence of client collaboration andCOMMUNICATION each of which foster a culture of trust and reliability. 

From implementing large-scale excavation and demolition projects to precision dredging of contaminated sediments, we provide the proven skills and necessary qualifications to perform with confidence the most challenging remediation projects.

Charter integrates its environmental and civil capabilities to perform and manage geotechnical construction including slurry walls, in-situ stabilization, soil mixing, and grouting to meet customer needs.

CIVIL

Charter self performs civil construction projects in a wide range of settings. From sensitive ecological habitats or tightly constrained urban locations to waterfront parcels. Regardless of the location, our project teams focus on our clients’ needs. 

We deploy thoughtful planning, specialized equipment and engineering controls to complete the work safely and as intended. We thoroughly evaluate each project location and its unique requirements in order to implement the right approach that reduces the local impacts while maximizing productivity. 

SOIL MANAGEMENT

Charter is a recognized leader in managing a full range of regulated soils as well as other waste types including sediments, sludge’s, debris, drums and bulk liquids. Transportation, disposal or recycling of contaminated wastes, can result in significant risk and liabilities to generators and project owners if not managed properly. Charter mitigates this risk through a best in class insurance program paired with its in-depth knowledge of Federal, State and Local regulatory requirements. We routinely conduct audits of facilities to ensure compliance with EPA requirements and have in-house regulatory specialists. Charter provides a full range of waste management activities including waste characterization and profiling, on-site treatment and beneficial reuse, disposal facility selection, and waste manifesting tracking and reporting. 

Charter routinely operates and manages it owns landfill facilities, recycling operations and reclamation sites as well as maintaining strategic relationships with other facilities, that result in preferred pricing and scheduling allowing us to better serve our clients.

DEVELOPMENT

Charter has successfully leveraged its construction capabilities to reposition distressed property and Brownfield sites back into a productive use. Through these development efforts, Charter has the proven expertise to add value when transitioning liabilities into assets. Projects include the redevelopment of historic industrial buildings in urban environments into multi-use residential, the design/build of parking structures to the reclamation of depleted quarries or closed landfills for passive recreational or renewable energy use.  Charter’s development services can be provided as a fee based contractor or at risk owner/developer/investor.

Charter’s Health & Safety culture begins with our senior executives and is embraced by the entire organization.  We believe the Health & Safety of our staff, subcontractors and the surrounding community is our number one priority.  Safety is integrated throughout the project duration resulting in higher quality work activities, sharper focus on project requirements, and improved project execution.  Applying these core values to each project prevents accidents, protects workers and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements.  The effectiveness of our Health & Safety program is evidenced by our Experience Modification Rate below 1.0, consistent safety merit recognition from the AGC, and impressive customer-specific awards.