Zach Rayburn Joins CEC Austin as New Operations Lead

October 7, 2025

Zach Rayburn, P.G.
Principal & 
Austin Operations Lead
512.493.6036
zrayburn@cecinc.com

CEC is pleased to announce that Zach Rayburn, P.G., has joined our Austin office as a Principal and Operations Lead. Zach brings nearly 20 years of experience in environmental assessment, investigation, and remediation across federal, state, city, and private sectors.

Former Austin Operations Lead Chad Kimbell, P.E., has transitioned from his previous role to focus on land development opportunities in the West. In his new role, Chad will work with our Texas, Arizona, and California operations teams and CEC’s Corporate Market Group Lead to pursue large commercial, residential, and data center projects. We are excited to have Chad spearhead this important initiative for CEC in this growing market.

Most recently, Zach served as Operations Manager at Earth Systems Response & Restoration in Austin, where he founded the office and led efforts in remediation, decommissioning, and environmental compliance, generating multimillion-dollar revenue. He has also held leadership roles supporting high-profile projects for CPS Energy, the City of Austin, the Railroad Commission of Texas, and various private clients across multiple industry sectors.

Zach’s technical expertise has been performed under regulatory programs including the TRRP, TSCA, RCRA, CERCLA, and more. His strategic approach to site characterization, groundwater investigation, and risk-based remediation has earned him recognition from clients and regulators alike. He holds a master’s degree in geological sciences from San Diego State University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Indiana University. He is a licensed Professional Geoscientist in Texas and maintains OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER and 30-Hour Construction Industry Procedures certifications.  Zach is actively involved in several industry organizations, including the Urban Land Institute, Real Estate Council of Austin, Associated Builders and Contractors, and the Home Builders Association.


About CEC Austin

Opening in 2011, our team has grown to serve diverse markets throughout Texas. Today, the engineers, scientists, surveyors, and technical staff of CEC Austin offer residential, commercial, and institutional clients a full range of expertise in air qualitycivil engineering, traffic engineeringenvironmental engineering and sciencessurvey/geospatial serviceswaste management, and water resources.

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Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) provides comprehensive market-oriented consulting services to advance client strategic business objectives. CEC is recognized for delivering innovative design solutions and integrated expertise in air quality, civil engineering, cultural resources, ecological sciences, environmental engineering and sciences, manufacturing infrastructure services, survey/geospatial, waste management, and water resources.

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