Ownership is Our Origin Story

Dr. R. Stevens Kleinschmidt launched the firm in 1966 with a simple idea: when the people doing the work own the company, everyone wins—clients, communities, and the planet. That conviction still drives us today.

Independence by Design

While industry peers were merging and selling in the late 1990s and 2000s, our shareholders doubled down on staying independent. The 2010 vote to remain employee-owned cemented self-reliance as a core value and fueled strategic growth into new services and markets.

An Open Door to Ownership

We’ve moved from a small inner circle to an “everyone’s invited” model, making shares—and the upside that comes with them—available to every full-time teammate. The result? More than 60% of our employees are now owners, earning dividends, special bonuses, and a direct stake in our shared success.

Own Your Destiny

When you join Kleinschmidt, you don’t just sign on for a job—you gain a path to personal investment and collective impact. Because here, shaping the future of clean energy and healthy ecosystems is literally in all our hands.