Multi-discipline engineering and planning firm for infrastructure and energy projects
Hanson is a mid-sized, employee-owned engineering consulting firm built on a heavy CAD and BIM stack — AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit, MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, and Bentley tools dominate their workflow. The hiring profile is almost entirely engineering-focused (147 of 148 roles), skewed toward senior and mid-level hires, with active backlog pressure and a geographic expansion (Tampa office) underway. This suggests execution constraint: they're scaling project delivery faster than they can grow headcount.
Notable leadership hires: Office Lead
Hanson provides engineering, planning, and allied services to public and private clients across the United States, with headquarters in Springfield, Illinois and multiple regional offices. The firm specializes in infrastructure work—bridges, transportation, utilities, and renewable energy—with a portfolio spanning feasibility studies, master planning, design, and construction support. Founded in 1954, Hanson operates as a privately held, employee-owned firm. Current project work spans renewable energy distribution design, bridge engineering for state DOTs, stormwater and drainage utility systems, railway infrastructure, and energy audits. The firm is actively expanding its bridge engineering and transportation market segments while opening a new office in Tampa.
Hanson's core stack centers on Autodesk Civil 3D, Revit, MicroStation, and Bentley tools (OpenRoads Designer, OpenBridge Designer, Midas Civil). They also use ArcGIS for mapping, simulation tools like CORSIM and VISSIM for traffic, WaterCAD for hydraulics, and STAAD for structural analysis.
Current projects include renewable energy power distribution and interconnection studies, bridge engineering for state transportation agencies (IDOT, tollways), railway bridge work, stormwater and drainage utility design, utility master planning, energy audits, and a new office expansion in Tampa.
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