Airport planning, design, and construction consulting across the Southeast
TBE is a regional aviation consulting firm built entirely around airport infrastructure—planning, design, and construction administration. The tech stack is classically civil-engineering focused (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GIS, Bluebeam), with recent operational infrastructure additions (Confluence, Deltek Vantage). Active hiring is heavily weighted toward engineering roles, and internal challenges around lean accounting and regulatory compliance suggest a firm scaling operations and formalizing processes as it grows beyond project delivery.
Talbert, Bright & Ellington is a consulting partnership headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with additional offices in South Carolina, Virginia, and Florida. The firm specializes in aviation planning, design, and construction administration for airports and public agencies. TBE has completed more than 2,000 planning, design, and construction projects across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with current work spanning airfield design, runway and taxiway optimization, stormwater control, and construction administration during active airport operations. The firm serves as a single-focus aviation consultant, positioning deep industry expertise as a differentiation point against generalist engineering firms.
TBE uses AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GIS, and Bluebeam for design and planning work, alongside Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Confluence for collaboration, and Deltek Vantage for project and financial management.
Current work includes airfield and landside projects at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, runway and taxiway design, stormwater control design, concrete and asphalt pavement design, and airport planning and construction administration across the region.
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