Maser Consulting, a national multidiscipline consulting and engineering design firm, is pleased to announce it has hired Area Land Services Manager Michael Smith to lead the firm’s newly established office in Columbia. This location was chosen to further support the firm’s clients by building-out its Land Services Division.

“Michael is a known entity in South Carolina and will be an asset in enabling us to increase our services and better accommodate our infrastructure clients,” explained Holly Cataldo, EIT, BIC, Director of Right-of-Way and Land Services for Maser Consulting. “We have a solid presence in the Carolinas and surrounding areas, and this office will facilitate our growth in-line with our overall strategic plans.”

Serving private and public clients throughout the continental United States, Maser Consulting has 35 offices nationwide, along the east coast to Florida and regionally in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and now South Carolina. Established in 1984, the firm has over 1,000 employees in 13 states and offers a comprehensive suite of design disciplines and expert staff of licensed engineers, planners, surveyors, landscape architects, and environmental scientists.

In accordance with the firm’s unique strategic partnership with Colliers International, Maser Consulting will be rebranded as Colliers Engineering Services in 2021. Although Maser Consulting’s corporate name will be changing, the company remains committed to maintaining its responsive reputation and leadership while systems, services, and dedication to clients will remain uninterrupted.