Who We Are

Walktober: Walking to Wellness

It’s October, so our team is busy counting their steps as part of Walktober, our annual wellness competition. Each participant sets personal goals, enjoys friendly competition, and participates in weekly challenges in the hopes of increasing step count and physical activity. This year’s overall theme is “Monopoly Madness.” In addition to shaking up the weekly…
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2022 Spirit of Lauren Award

On October 11th, our Sain family gathered for the 6th annual Spirit of Lauren Award, an award given in memory of Lauren Nickles, our beloved friend and coworker. Lauren worked with Sain for thirteen years before she passed away in 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. We celebrated her memory with a company-wide, old-fashioned breakfast, which…
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50 Years of Fun

Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something. -Winnie the Pooh The great scholar, Winnie the Pooh, knew a thing or two about what we need to be fulfilled each day. At Sain, we improve road safety, are a part of bringing a new industry to a city, and positively impact our communities….
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Instilling Ethics within Your Team

Ethics is an important topic for all of us, and when issues arise, it is a serious matter. If I were to have an ethical violation in one state, all the other states where I am licensed would be notified, and there might be penalties to face in multiple locations. Over the past several years,…
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50 Years of Teamwork

What is the most enjoyable part of your job? For me, I would say teamwork. In my more than 20 years at Sain, I have been on many teams, including work teams, external project teams, professional society boards, and charity event boards. As I reflect on my participation with various groups, several questions come to…
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50 Words for 50 Years

Yesterday marked our official 50th year in business. Charles “Hack” Sain founded our firm with a goal to do what no others were doing – uniting engineers, architects, and contractors in seamless communication, planning, and execution. In 1972, Sain Associates began with two employees and now has over 70 employees among our Birmingham headquarters and…
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Intern Spotlight – Nick Redwine

This summer, Sain welcomes three student interns to the team. A college internship provides a well-rounded learning environment that enhances classroom education with hands-on experience. Our summer interns obtain valuable experience working on real projects for Sain’s private and public clients. Meet Nick Redwine. He is a senior at Ole Miss majoring in Civil Engineering….
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50 Years of Leadership

As Sain Associates has grown over the past 50 years, the ways that we lead have changed. The leaders of today must constantly evolve their thinking and leadership styles when it comes to working with the Gen Xers and Ys. This generation looks at careers from the perspective of an experience and they are not…
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Intern Spotlight – Le’Aundra Baker

This summer, Sain welcomes three student interns to the team. A college internship provides a well-rounded learning environment that enhances classroom education with hands-on experience. Our summer interns obtain valuable experience working on real projects for Sain’s private and public clients. Meet Le’Aundra Baker. She is a senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham…
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50 Years of Innovations

Technology can transform us in good ways and bad, and as we celebrate our 50th year in business, we are amazed by the technological innovations we have experienced over the last five decades. Today, we will look at various office technologies and how we evolved in our operations over the years. The 1970s In the…
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