Regional civil engineering and construction management across the South
Neel-Schaffer is a 500+ person, employee-owned engineering and construction management firm operating 39 offices across nine states, anchored in Jackson, Mississippi. The tech stack is dominated by Bentley (OpenRoads, OpenBridge, WaterCAD) and Autodesk (Civil 3D, AutoCAD) tools, alongside specialized hydraulic and stormwater modeling software (HEC-RAS, HydroCAD, EPA-SWMM). Hiring is heavily concentrated in engineering roles with a senior-heavy profile (27 senior, 17 mid-level, 10 junior), suggesting a project-focused firm scaling experienced design and delivery capacity rather than entry-level expansion.
Notable leadership hires: CEI Lead, Bridge Lead
Neel-Schaffer provides multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, and construction management services across transportation, civil site, water/wastewater, environmental, and support functions. The firm operates as a regional powerhouse in the South, with offices in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Core service areas include roadway and transportation design, bridge structural engineering, water distribution and wastewater systems, stormwater management, hydraulics, surveying, and landscape architecture. Founded in 1983, the firm is privately held and employee-owned. Current project work focuses on roadway construction, bridge design and replacement, flood control infrastructure, and water/wastewater systems, with active management of stormwater compliance and hydraulic studies.
Bentley tools (OpenRoads, OpenBridge, WaterCAD), Autodesk Civil 3D and AutoCAD, PTV Vissim for traffic modeling, and HEC-RAS, HydroCAD, EPA-SWMM for hydraulic and stormwater analysis.
39 offices across nine states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Mississippi (headquarters in Jackson).
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