Gresham Smith is excited to announce that Becky Higgins, PE, CFM, has joined the firm’s Water + Environment market as a senior engineer. Higgins will play a critical role in expanding our stormwater services and experience in Tennessee, both through her technical leadership and mentoring of junior staff, and in her support of marketing pursuits in the region.
“With over a decade of experience in civil engineering, particularly in stormwater management, Becky brings a wealth of expertise and a robust skill set to Gresham Smith,” said Water + Environment Senior Engineer, Justin Avent, P.E. “Her extensive experience will be invaluable to our work with both new and future clients. We are thrilled to welcome a leader of such caliber to our growing team.”
With over 14 years of experience as a civil engineer in the water resources and transportation sectors and specializing in stormwater management, she has an extensive background in open and closed roadway drainage design and construction, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, floodplain management and modeling of FEMA and non-FEMA regulated waterways, BMP design, and sustainable stormwater management. Before joining Gresham Smith, Higgins served as the stormwater practice leader at Arcadis, where she acted as the subject matter expert for the drainage design of large-scale transportation projects with GDOT, NCDOT, and TDOT.
Higgins is a professional engineer licensed in Illinois, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas. She is a Certified Floodplain Manager through the Association of Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), is Level II and III certified in erosion and sediment control, and also holds several TXDOT precertifications for hydrology and hydraulics. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Michigan Tech University and her Master of Science degree from the University of Minnesota.
“Gresham Smith’s exceptional reputation for both outstanding work and a positive company culture precedes them, and it motivates me to come to work each day eager to collaborate with the talented individuals who have helped build that reputation,” said Higgins. “I look forward to the continued opportunities for growth and collaboration in the future, while getting to contribute to impactful projects and expanding my expertise in stormwater management.”
