Multi-discipline engineering firm specializing in water infrastructure and community development
WithersRavenel is a 460-person, employee-owned civil and environmental engineering firm operating across nine North Carolina locations. The tech stack is dominated by Autodesk (Civil 3D, AutoCAD) and Esri (ArcGIS) tools — the standard for infrastructure design and asset management — with specialist water modeling software (HEC-RAS, SWMM, WaterGEMS) reflecting their focus on flood mitigation and wastewater systems. Hiring is heavily concentrated in engineering (40 of 47 open roles) and weighted toward senior-level staff, indicating an operationally mature firm scaling project delivery rather than rebuilding capability.
Notable leadership hires: Civil Director
WithersRavenel designs and manages civil infrastructure projects for public and private clients across the Carolinas. The firm's service areas span land development, surveying, water resources, environmental compliance, stormwater management, utilities, and landscape architecture — supported by in-house surveyors, GIS professionals, wetland biologists, and construction administrators. Active projects focus on pipeline infrastructure, drainage systems, flood mitigation, water and wastewater treatment facilities, and mixed-use development. The firm operates as an ESOP (employee stock ownership plan), structuring equity ownership across its 460+ employee-owners.
Civil 3D and AutoCAD (Autodesk suite) for design and drafting; HEC-RAS and SWMM for hydraulic and stormwater modeling; ArcGIS and ArcGIS Pro for asset management and spatial analysis; MicroStation and SketchUp for additional visualization.
Infrastructure-heavy: pipeline systems, water and wastewater treatment facilities, stormwater drainage, flood mitigation, pump station upgrades, and mixed-use development. Focus on strengthening community infrastructure and reducing flood risk.
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