Company Expanding In Greenville, Adding Up To 35 More Employees

BP Barber , a civil engineering firm, announced on Thursday its plans to double the company's size in Greenville County, adding 25-35 full-time employees in the process, according to a release from the Greenville Area Development Corporation.

The company will add 5,000 square feet to its facility in Mauldin. The release stated the expansion should be complete by late December.

You can apply 2 different ways for these jobs:

Come by the 128 Millport Circle, Mauldin location and fill out an application and leave resume.

Apply through the company Web site: You have to download the application and then email it to hr@bpbarber.com

These jobs will be in the civil engineering field: wastewater water service, process design, and urban development.

They hope that after the first of the year they will be adding survey crews to their staff.

Read the complete release from the company below:
ENGINEERING FIRM EXPANDS UPSTATE OPERATIONS IN GREENVILLE COUNTY
GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC -- November 13, 2008 -- BP Barber, one of the oldest and largest civil engineering firms in the Southeast, announced today its plans to double the size of its Upstate base of operations in Greenville County in order to better serve its expanding client base in the Upstate. The growing firm had moved into the existing space in June of this year, when it announced its plans to add 25-35 full-time employees at the Greenville County location over the next three to five years.

The company is upfitting an additional 5,000 square feet of office space at 128 Millport Circle in Mauldin, doubling its current usable square footage, and expects the expanded space to be fully operational by late December, said Erica Huggins, regional manager of BP Barber’s Upstate operations.

“Despite the soft economy, we’ve found our Upstate clients and this base of operations to be exceeding our own aggressive expectations,” said Huggins in announcing the expansion. “Along with increasing our physical space, we expect to bring on new associates more rapidly than we had projected, particularly in our water services and urban development service groups. Business has been quite good across the board, and we are particularly looking to add top talent in those areas.”

With more than 200 employees across its six-office network already, BP Barber offers a broad range of engineering services, primarily focused in the water services, environmental, urban development, and surveying/GIS arenas. Founded in 1916, the firm provides civil and environmental engineering services to counties, municipalities, special purpose districts, industry, and private developers across its service area footprint. In addition to the new Greenville-based Upstate operations, BP Barber operates regional offices in Charleston, Florence, and Columbia, South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; and Charlotte, North Carolina.

The firm was recently ranked number 469 among the Top 500 engineering firms nationwide, based on total revenue for design services performed in 2007, by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a weekly trade newspaper for the engineering industry. Just three weeks ago, the firm was also named “Mayor’s Corporate Citizen of the Year” by the City of Columbia for its contributions, which include the design and development of much of the City’s water and wastewater infrastructure, along with its efforts to help transform the City center and foster the growth of a knowledge economy in the Columbia area. BP Barber is one of a number of leading engineering firms with a significant presence or headquarters operations in Greenville County.

“This decision to continue to grow our Upstate operations in Greenville County is about being able to better serve our clients in the region, and to continue to position our firm for future growth,” said Keith McLeod, President and Chairman of BP Barber. “This expansion is indicative of the robust business opportunity we see in the Upstate, and the quality of life which is pivotal in recruiting and retaining top talent.”

“The positive market reception we expected due to our long-established client relationships across the region has been helpful in accelerating our growth plans here,” noted Ms. Huggins. “With the talented team we have in place, and those individuals yet to join our team, we anticipate rapid growth for all service areas – including water services, environmental, urban development and surveying/GIS. There appears to be no shortage of demand and opportunity for high-quality, high-value engineering services providers.”

McLeod noted that Greenville County is an ideal and strategic location for BP Barber to expand into, partially due to the wealth of engineering and architectural talent in the market, and its accessibility to the Southeastern growth corridor.

“We greatly appreciate the help of the Greenville Area Development Corporation, the City of Mauldin and Greenville County for their assistance in making this expansion a reality,” McLeod added.

“We’re pleased that BP Barber is already benefiting from the opportunity and advantages that Greenville County offers their organization,” said Jay Rogers, Chairman of the Greenville Area Development Corporation Board. “The company’s commitment to providing high quality, environmentally sensitive engineering services that benefit clients, employees and communities makes them valued citizens among Greenville County’s business community.”