Engineering & Surveying Firm – George F Young
Established in 1919, George F Young is one of the longest running Florida-established engineering and surveying companies, with more than 100 years of work across Florida, Alabama, and the Caribbean basin. The firm operates its corporate office in St. Petersburg, at 299 Dr. MLK Jr. St. North, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, along with additional Florida locations in Tampa, Lakewood Ranch, and Punta Gorda. It is employee-owned and now operates as an SSR Company following a strategic partnership with SmithSeckman Reid intended to expand its engineering capabilities.
The company offers seven primary service lines: Civil Engineering for community improvement through design, Structural Engineering for designing infrastructure, Transportation Engineering for traffic system solutions, Survey and Mapping, Subsurface Utility Engineering for locating underground utilities, Hydrographic Surveying for underwater feature discovery, and GIS services for asset inventory management. According to the firm, it has completed over 1,000 projects and served more than 1,000 clients.
Notable recent projects cited on the page include The Residences at 400 Central in St. Petersburg, Clearsky Rehabilitation Hospital in Lake City, a Hollywood Police Department facility, and various municipal electric utility projects. The firm states that it stays engaged in developing new technologies and tracking regulatory changes, and describes its philosophy as putting the customer at the center of everything it does.
Leadership listed includes Bill Kent as President and CEO, Brenda Anderson as Chief Financial Officer, Steven Heise as Senior Vice President of Survey and SUE, and Angel Rivera as Director of Civil Engineering. The company can be reached toll-free at 1.877.439.1919, and its stated office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. George F Young maintains an active presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.