About URS International Development
URS International Development - part of the worldwide URS Corporation comprises URS Sustainable Development and URS Forestry.
URS Sustainable Development manages development contracts and provides multidisciplinary professional services across the Pacific and Asia, Africa, South America, the Middle East and Europe in the areas of:
• Infrastructure for development
• Institutional development and governance
• Poverty reduction through sustainable development
• Community development and social investment
• Climate change and all hazard preparedness
• Public sector reform
• Natural resource management
• Agricultural research
• Forest resource management
• Land tenure and land use planning
• Participatory rural development
• Social and strategic risk
Clients include government agencies, such as the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Multi-National Companies, as well as mining, oil and gas companies.
URS Forestry focuses on the forests and wood products sector, advising public and private sector clients in policy, strategic and commercial aspects of the wood products supply chain. We provide consulting services in the Asia Pacific region, and advise clients based in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific, in the following main areas:
• Forest sector investment analysis;
• Forest asset valuations and due diligence analysis;
• Strategic development planning for the forest industry;
• Market intelligence – monthly and annual publications, multi-client studies;
• Forest management certification and environmental management systems;
• Hardwood and softwood plantation management services; and
• Greenhouse policy and carbon sequestration.
URS International Development staff are located in Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Canberra, Denver, Gaithersburg, Hanoi, Jakarta, Melbourne, Oakland, Perth, Port Moresby, Sydney and Washington DC.
Our team is a key reason for our success. As well as being involved in some exciting and challenging projects around the world, you will enjoy a friendly and supportive network where we work together to reach our goals.
