W&A Engineering

The W&A team set aside a couple hours out of our busy workday earlier this week to help our Director of Landscape Architecture, Scott Haines, PLA LEED AP, harvest sweet potatoes at his Oconee Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Community Garden, which donates fresh produce to local food banks. The team really enjoyed getting out into the fresh air for a little bit and was able to harvest over 500 pounds of sweet potatoes. Just in time to help local families in need ahead of the holiday season!! #GiveBack #HereMatters #ServiceAboveSelf #lovewhereyoulive #WAcares #buildingbettercommunities

Looking to make a change? Come grow with us and discover your potential! W&A Engineering is seeking survey field personnel to join our fast-paced land surveying team. Our ideal candidate will have a willingness to follow directions, a working comprehension of boundary surveying, and the ability to understand staking worksheets for civil construction layout (including pipe profiles). ... On-the-job training is provided but familiarity and experience with data collection including proper file management, including the ability to download and upload files in the office. Visit www.waengineering.com/careers to learn more!

October was yet another exceptional month for W&A’s Building Better Communities Local Business Partnership program! We are so thankful to be able to celebrate our 20th anniversary with community partners like Little City Diner and Breastfest Athens and grateful for their dedication and commitment to our community. We look forward to working with this month’s participants, Georgia Cycle Sport, and their beneficiary The Firefly Trail! Be on the lookout for more information in the coming weeks about this month’s event!! #buildingbettercommunities #supportlocalbusiness #breastcancerprevention #breastcancerawareness #giveback #community #engagement #lovewhereyoulive

Each year our friends at the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce reach out to the residents in the Greater Nashville Region to ask them about issues important to them and their communities. Responses to this survey inform leaders about these issues through the chamber’s VitalSigns report. This feedback will also help shape discussions and solutions during this period of recovery and resilience throughout the region. Please take a moment to complete the survey by visiting the link provided below. #communityinput #community #engagement #planforthefuture #takethesurvey #wearelistening #resiliency #nashvillestrong

W&A Engineering is seeking an enthusiastic part-time Marketing Intern to assist the Marketing Coordinator and Business Development Team with day-to-day marketing and administrative tasks. This internship will help you acquire marketing skills and provide you with knowledge of various marketing strategies. Ultimately, you will gain broad experience in marketing to help you prepare to enter any fast-paced work environment. This position will be responsible for assisting the Mar...keting Coordinator complete assignments related to administrative and organizational tasks, various research assignments upon request, preparation of marketing proposals utilizing tools such as InDesign, and guided presentation development based on company needs. The Marketing Intern will also assist with monitoring and managing the company’s social media platforms and adjust outreach tactics as needed under the guidance of the Marketing Coordinator and Director of Business Development. This person will also help with monitoring the company’s website traffic and collect SEO data for review as well as distribute incoming web leads and opportunities, and perform data entry into the company’s CRM database. Additional tasks may include collecting quantitative and qualitative data from marketing campaigns, preparing eBlasts, and assisting with the development of digital marketing collateral needs under the direction of the Marketing Coordinator and Business Development team. Experience using Adobe Design Suite tools such as Photoshop and InDesign are required. Candidates who are detail-oriented and who possess technical writing skills are preferred. Visit www.waengineering.com/business-development-marketing-posit/ to learn more about this position.

It's Election Day in America and so today we salute some American classics. This week's TAKE OUT TUESDAY staff picks are Mama's Boy in Athens, GA; Waffle House (there are 3!) in Monroe, GA; the sports center in Augusta, GA; and Baked on 8th in Nashville. If you haven't already, please vote, and then treat yourself to some of the best all-around apple pie, burgers and onion rings, hash browns, biscuits, and home cooking today and every day this week. #supportlocalbusiness #beagoodneighbor #waltonstrong #buildingbettercommunities #takeouttuesday #voteamerica #hotdogsandapplepie #comfortfood

W&A had a great time participating in our annual team-building exercise last week! This year, we had to adapt to our environment and find a way to bring our team together from multiple offices and include both in-office and remote workers, just as we have managed to do every week to keep projects moving forward. This unique dynamic provided the opportunity to work with the event management firm, Outback Team Building & Training, who did an awesome job helping us to develop a ...customized exercise of Team Pursuit! Our staff was able to be divided into multiple teams that would allow us to interact and collaborate with other staff members that we may not normally have the opportunity to work with. Together, we planned for the event by creating team names and developing strategies to make our teams standout for extra points. The activity itself challenged our staff to complete tasks in four different categories: mental, physical, skill, and mystery as we raced against the clock to complete as many tasks as possible to climb to the top of the leaderboard. Fun was had by all, and we look forward to seeing what exciting events will be planned by our event planning committee, The W&A Pep Squad, in the future!! #teambuilding #companyevents #bonding #workhardplayhard #collaboration #greatplacetowork

Looking to make a change? W&A is seeking experienced Civil Engineers to join our team! Learn more about this position and other positions available by visiting our careers page at www.WAengineering.com/careers. #greatplacetowork #civilengineers #joinourteam #nowhiring #buildingbettercommunities

For the second consecutive year, Nashville ranked as the third-best place for real estate investment and development, according to some 3,000 industry professionals surveyed and interviewed by the Urban Land Institute and accounting giant PwC. The full report, Emerging Trends in Real Estate: United States & Canada, is available on ULI's website at uli.org. #nashvillestrong #realestate #constructiontrends #top10 #innovation #development

This week's TAKE OUT TUESDAY staff picks are Last Resort Grill in Athens, GA; South on Broad, Kitchen & Bar in Monroe, GA; Solé Augusta in Augusta, GA; and Adele's Nashville in Nashville. What do all of these outstanding restaurants have in common? They're downtown, and, according to the 1964 song (hint: Petula Clark), "When you're alone and life is making you lonely you can always go downtown." So, go downtown, everything's waiting for you. ;) #supportlocalbusiness #beagoodneighbor #waltonstrong #buildingbettercommunities #takeouttuesday #downtown #neonsigns #outdooreatingvenues #lovewhereyoulive

The draft plans of the North Downtown Redevelopment are now available online, along with background information on the study area, the proposed street network, parks, and pedestrian connections. Community input is vital to ensure a successful project! Please take a moment to review the draft plans and take the latest survey. #redevelopment #masterplanning #publicinput #civilengineering #placemaking #buildingbettercommunities

Tomorrow is the finale of this month’s Building Better Communities Local Business Partnership!! October happens to be National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Stop by Little City Diner to grab a fresh bite to eat made from locally sourced ingredients between now and 2 PM on Saturday, and you can be a part of raising $500 for Breastfest Athens!! Visit our website to watch the interview with Matthew and Deenan Scott, Owners of Little City Diner, to learn more about our program. #eatlocal #locallysourcedingredients #curbsidepickup #locallysourced #southerncomfortfood #locallysourcedproduce #freshedbakedgoodsdaily #supportlocalbusiness #fightbreastcancer #breastcancerawareness #breastcancersupport #pinkribbonmonth #womenshealth #SaveTheTatas #BuildingBetterCommunities

In case you haven't heard, W&A is expanding, and that means we are hiring!! We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate professionals to join our team. Visit our website at www.waengineering.com/employees to learn about all the great perks of being a member of the W&A Team! #nowhiring #joinourteam #greatplacetowork #buildingbettercommunities

W&A is excited to share the news that the Miracle League All-accessible field and playground masterplan was approved by the Oconee County City Council last night! This project is designed to create opportunities for children of all abilities to play together. This type of interaction at an early age has shown to create lasting effects of inclusivity later in life. "To be part of a project that has the potential to affect our social fabric in such a profoundly positive way is ...a real privilege. I am grateful for the work that ESP is doing and honored to be a small part of it, " said Scott Haines, PLA LEED AP, Director of Landscape Architecture at W&A Engineering. Scott has worked closely with the project team to see this project through to its current stage. The W&A team looks forward to the upcoming groundbreaking on this one of a kind baseball field and the joy it will bring to so many children and their families! #ESP #miracleleague #baseball #parksandrec #playground #socialinclusivity #buildingbettercommunities #watkinsvillega #oconeecounty #equality #placemaking #inclusion