Transportation design and infrastructure consulting across the Southeast
ICE is a 500+-person civil engineering firm built on traditional design tools (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, ArcGIS, HEC-RAS) with no visible adoption of newer workflows or cloud platforms. The hiring surge is engineering-driven (47 of 52 active roles), weighted toward senior and intern levels—a pattern typical of firms scaling project delivery while managing tight margins. Pain points cluster around profitability, permitting velocity, and staff retention, suggesting capacity constraints rather than capability gaps.
Notable leadership hires: Survey Chief
Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering (ICE) is a full-service transportation and infrastructure design firm founded in 2005, operating 11 offices across the Southeast and parts of the Mid-Atlantic. The firm serves public and private clients on roadway, bridge, aviation, and site development projects, with specialties in design-build delivery, hydrology, surveying, and utility coordination. The workforce includes over 150 licensed professionals (PE, PLS, PG, RLA). ICE has received recognition from ACEC for Engineering Excellence and appears on ENR's Top 500 Design Firms and Top 100 CM-for-Fee lists. Current projects span highway segments, stormwater systems, site assessments, and grant-funded rural development initiatives.
AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, OpenRoads, ArcGIS, HEC-RAS, HydroCAD, Revit, and BIM 360 for design; VISSIM for traffic modeling; ProjectWise for document management.
West Columbia, South Carolina. The firm operates 11 offices across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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