Teresa Carter our featured employee this month! Teresa [...]
One Year Anniversary
By: Ryan Medley, EI ,Civil Site Designer Two years ago, I had just finished my junior year of college and was preparing for my first engineering internship at Sain Associates. Little did I know that one year later, I would be starting my first week in a full-time position as a civil site designer. Last week, […]
6th Avenue South Green Infrastructure Project Update
By: Darren Hamrick, PE, MS, LEED AP The City of Birmingham engaged Sain Associates to review the existing drainage conditions at 6th Avenue South near UAB, which experiences frequent flooding. These flooding problems are related to the large watershed draining to this location and the lack of storm water management which was implemented many decades ago […]
Mom: A Title Just Above Queen
By: Becky White, PTP In recognition of Mother’s Day we salute all women who use their intelligence, abilities, and compassion to raise or mentor children. To mother a child well is both challenging and rewarding; it is an investment in the future and thus deserves our best efforts. At Sain we are proud of all our […]
SB316 – A Landmark Bill for Engineers & Land Surveyors
By: Joe Meads, P.E., Principal/Owner On April 19, 2018 the ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 316 by Governor Kay Ivey was held in Montgomery. I had the privilege to represent the Alabama Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as the Legislature Chair and Advisory Captain along with ASCE Vice President Brad Williams, […]
Interning at Sain: Melody Hunter
My name is Melody Hunter and I have been working at Sain for about 2 years, and I love it. It’s great that I am doing what a college intern would be doing while I’m still in high school. I have learned many skills while working here especially teamwork in a work environment. At Sain […]
30 Year Milestone
Author: Jim Meads, P.E., President/CEO The era of employment for life is long over. Many people now migrate from job to job over their career in search of greater fulfillment and compensation. Society largely encourages this “job-hopping” to the extent that the average person changes jobs 10-15 times during his/her career. However, here at Sain we […]
Employee Spotlight: Becky White
A few weeks ago, we happily announced two new shareholders within our company- Vann Rutledge and Becky White. Both have extensive tenure with the firm and serve on Sain’s Executive Committee, which allowed for a natural progression to shareholder. But, did you know that Becky worked as a stage manager for an opera company in […]
Meet Our New Hires: David and Weston
We’re proud to announce that the Sain family is growing… by two! We recently hired two new employees, David Coggin and Weston Glover, to join our team. We’re so proud of the potential that these guys have that we couldn’t wait for you all to meet them!
Meet Our Intern!
By Nathan Currie, P.E. Sain Associates is excited to announce our new student intern! For the past month, we’ve been partnering with Holy Family Cristo Rey High School, a private, Roman Catholic school located in the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham, AL. The school couples academic rigor and a corporate work-study program (CWSP) to empower students to […]
Thanksgiving Lunch with the Sain Associates Family
Thanksgiving is all about family, and at Sain Associates, family is so important to us. Each year, we love hosting a Sain family Thanksgiving lunch filled with employees, their spouses and children.