Infrastructure is a critical aspect of modern life. From safe roads, efficient transit systems, and clean water to smart energy grids and affordable housing—infrastructure helps keep the world functioning smoothly. But too often, this essential work is taken for granted until something goes wrong. Many may not realize that behind every great infrastructure project lies […]
CS Project Featured in LALToday – Citrus Innovation Center
Civil Engineering, News, Project Updates
May 24, 2023
Chastain-Skillman’s (CS) recent project for Florida Polytechnic University (FPU) was featured in LALToday. The 30,000-sf Citrus Innovation Center will include research labs, sensory experience settings and a citrus garden.
Brandon Lambert, RLS, writes about boundary disputes between neighbors and a land surveyor’s role in mediation and conflict resolution.
Project Spotlight: Polk Regional Water Cooperative
Environmental Engineering, Land Surveying, Project Updates
April 27, 2023
Chastain-Skillman is is working with the Polk Regional Water Cooperative to develop cleaner, more sustainable water resources in Polk County.
Civil engineering is an industry that plays a significant role in our daily lives. It is through civil engineering that systems are constructed – including buildings, infrastructure, water lines, and more. The work done through civil construction will often focus on serving the public. Between 2023 and 2030, the market is expected to grow at […]
Learn about the stories and experiences of Chastain-Skillman’s Lisa Lassi, PE, and Jennifer Schroyer, EI in our new Women in STEM featurette.
Chastain-Skillman Celebrates the Promotion of Three Water/Wastewater Engineers
Careers, CS Culture, Environmental Engineering, Insights
April 10, 2023
Chastain-Skillman recognizes the promotions of three key team members in the Water/Wastewater Engineering Department in Lakeland, FL.
How Engineers Protect Public Health with Wastewater Surveillance
Environmental Engineering, Insights
April 7, 2023
Principal/Senior Consultant, Jim Chastain, explores the role of Wastewater-based disease surveillance in protecting public health.
National Surveyors Week 2023: Celebrating the Past, Present, and Future
Insights, Land Surveying, News
March 22, 2023
Chastain-Skillman celebrates the history of the surveying profession and the vital role land surveyors play in advancing our society.
The Unseen Experts: An Exclusive Look Into the World of Land Surveying
Insights, Land Surveying, Newsletters
March 10, 2023
Director of Survey, Gordon Land, discusses the multi-faceted nature of a career in survey, and the endless opportunities it presents.
Noah Reinhart Receives ASCE Ridge Branch 2022 Young Engineer of the Year Award
Awards, CS Culture, Environmental Engineering, News
March 6, 2023
Chastain-Skillman congratulates Noah Reinhart for receiving the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Ridge Branch 2022 Young Engineer of the Year award.
How do Engineers Create the Future? CS Celebrates National Engineers Week 2023
Civil Engineering, CS Culture, Environmental Engineering, News
February 22, 2023
Chastain-Skillman is celebrating National Engineers Week 2023 by discussing the impact of engineering with a few of our talented engineers.
Spring Career Fairs: CS Attends 4 Events Across the Southeast in February
Careers, Community Engagement, News
February 17, 2023
Throughout February, Chastain-Skillman visited 3 states across the Southeastern U.S., attending career fairs at 4 different universities.
Water and Sewer System Modeling: What Are the Benefits of Hydraulic Models?
Environmental Engineering, Insights, Newsletters
February 3, 2023
Water/Wastewater Engineer, Andre Rives, discusses some of the benefits hydraulic modeling can provide for sewer and potable water systems.
New Year, New Opportunities: The CS Team Attends 3 Career Fairs in January
Careers, Community Engagement, News
January 27, 2023
The Chastain-Skillman (CS) team toured 2 Florida universities, attending a total of 3 engineering-related career fairs this past month.
Project Update: Park Avenue and Market Plaza Groundbreaking Ceremony
Civil Engineering, Community Engagement, News, Project Updates
January 20, 2023
Chastain-Skillman (CS) attended the City of Lake Wales’ Park Avenue and Market Plaza Groundbreaking Ceremony, marking the beginning of a new project that is part of the City’s Lake Wales Connected – Downtown Revitalization Plan.
Tom Davis, Director of Civil Engineering at Chastain-Skillman, explores the concept of leadership and what makes an effective leader.
Chastain-Skillman attends FSMS Axe Throwing Fundraiser
Community Engagement, CS Culture, News
November 18, 2022
The CS team joined the Florida Surveying and Mapping Society (FSMS) Ridge Chapter Axe Throwing Fundraiser at Ax-Caliber.
Chastain-Skillman attends McKeel Academy of Technology Senior Internship Expo
Community Engagement, CS Culture, News
November 18, 2022
The Chastain-Skillman (CS) team attended the Senior Internship Expo at McKeel Academy of Technology on November 17th 2022.
Chastain-Skillman Attends 71st Annual TRPA Conference in Gatlinburg, TN
Community Engagement, CS Culture, Insights, News
November 18, 2022
Chastain-Skillman’s Director of Civil Engineering, Tom Davis, represented the firm at the 71st Annual TRPA Conference in Gatlinburg, TN.
The Chastain-Skillman team says farewell to one of our Marketing Interns, Marian Lobaton!
Chastain-Skillman (CS) has taken part in the development of many of the new and upcoming spots in Lakeland, FL, many of which were featured in a recent LALtoday article.
CS Team Awarded “Most Staff in Attendance” 4 Months in a Row!
September 16, 2022
The Chastain-Skillman team was awarded “Most Staff in Attendance” for the 4th month in a row at the Ridge League of Cities dinner in Auburndale!
Celebrating Major Milestones | Dr. Jim Chastain Celebrates 50 Years at CS
Careers, CS Culture, Insights, News
September 6, 2022
Chastain-Skillman celebrates Dr. Jim as he reaches 50 years of working on the CS team!
Promotion Spotlight | Derek Baalbergen, PE, Sergio Garcia, EI, and Mitchell Dawson
Careers, CS Culture, Insights, News
August 29, 2022
The CS team is excited to announce the promotion of three of our team members across our Orlando, FL and Nashville, TN teams!
The Chastain-Skillman team says farewell to our summer Civil Engineering Intern, Ethan Grant!
The Chastain-Skillman team says farewell to our Summer Water/Wastewater Intern, Hannah Lofgren!
Chastain-Skillman celebrates International Women in Engineering Day by interviewing a few of the firm’s amazing women in engineering!
Life at the Intersection of Engineering and Public Health: Bioaccumulation of Chemical Contaminants in our Ecosystems
Community Engagement, Newsletters, Uncategorized
June 7, 2022
Chastain-Skillman’s Senior Consultant, Dr. Jim Chastain, discusses the source of bioaccumulation and associated risks in ‘Life at the Intersection of Engineering and Public Health: Bioaccumulation of Chemical Contaminants in our Ecosystem’.
Andre Rives – Young Engineer of the Year
Awards, CS Culture, Environmental Engineering, News
March 29, 2022
Chastain-Skillman would like to congratulate Andre Rives for receiving the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Ridge Branch 2021 Young Engineer of the Year award!
To mark the fifth day of National Surveyors Week 2022, we talked to Jeff about his experiences, fulfilling aspects of his job, and what some of his favorite projects have been over the course of his 17 years in the industry.
To mark the third day of National Surveyors Week 2022, we talked to Fred about his experiences, fulfilling aspects of his job, and what some of his favorite projects have been over the course of his 47 years in the industry.
To mark the second day of National Surveyors Week 2022, we talked to Sean about his experiences, fulfilling aspects of his job, and what some of his favorite projects have been over the course of his 14 years in the industry.
To mark the first day of National Surveyors Week 2022, we talked to Greg about his experiences, fulfilling aspects of his job, and what some of his favorite projects have been during his time at Chastain-Skillman.
CS Project Featured on Magazine Cover
Environmental Engineering, News, Project Updates
March 18, 2022
Chastain-Skillman’s Mann Road Well Water Production Facility was featured on the cover of the December issue of the Florida Water Resources Journal.
The Northeast Regional Park Baseball Complex Expansion Grand Opening is scheduled for March 19th.
Chastain-Skillman’s Lake Wales Central Avenue project was recently featured in LALtoday and the Lake Wales News. The project will add a new sheltered bike track to Central Avenue in downtown Lake Wales and is part of the Lake Wales Connected Plan.
To mark the fifth day of National Engineers Week 2022, we talked to Mr. Davis about his experiences, fulfilling aspects of his job, and what some of his favorite projects have been over the course of his 38 years in the industry.
To mark the fourth day of National Engineers Week 2022, we talked to Mr. Arnold about his experiences, fulfilling aspects of his job, and what some of his favorite projects have been over the course of his 37 years in the industry.
National Engineers Week 2022: A Conversation With Alex Barnes, EI
February 23, 2022
To mark the third day of National Engineers Week 2022, we talked to Mr. Barnes about his experiences, fulfilling aspects of his job, and what some of his favorite projects have been during his time at Chastain-Skillman.
National Engineers Week 2022: A Conversation With Andre Rives, EI
February 23, 2022
To mark the third day of National Engineers Week 2022, we talked to Mr. Rives about his experiences, fulfilling aspects of his job, and what some of his favorite projects have been during his time at Chastain-Skillman.
National Engineers Week 2022: A Conversation With Noah Reinhart, EI
February 23, 2022
To mark the third day of National Engineers Week 2022, we talked to Mr. Reinhart about his experiences, fulfilling aspects of his job, and what some of his favorite projects have been during his time at Chastain-Skillman.
National Engineers Week 2022: A Conversation With Vaughan Leer, PE
February 22, 2022
To mark the second day of National Engineers Week 2022, we talked to Mr. Leer about his experiences, fulfilling aspects of his job, and what some of his favorite projects have been over the course of his 25 years in the industry.
To mark the first day of National Engineers Week 2022, we talked to Mrs. Lassi about her experiences, fulfilling aspects of her job, and what some of her favorite projects have been over the course of her 42 years in the industry.
Lakeland-based engineering firm Chastain-Skillman, Inc. has named Gordon P. Land, PSM, Director of Survey, effective January 26th, 2022. Mr. Land will lead CS’ survey group out of our Orlando office, utilizing his knowledge and experience to create innovative and precise solutions to projects.
Life at the Intersection of Engineering and Public Health: The Importance of Effective Risk Communication and Evaluation During COVID-19
Community Engagement, Newsletters, Uncategorized
January 28, 2022
Chastain-Skillman’s Senior Consultant, Dr. Jim Chastain, discusses risk communication through the COVID-19 pandemic in ‘Life at the Intersection of Engineering and Public Health: The Importance of Effective Risk Communication and Evaluation During COVID-19’.
Lakeland-based engineering firm Chastain-Skillman, Inc. has named Senior Project Manager, Bryan Martin, PE, ENV SP. as Assistant Director of Water/Wastewater Engineering in the company effective January 5th, 2022. Mr. Martin joined the Chastain-Skillman team in 2017 and previously served as Senior Project Manager for the W/WW department.
Lakeland-based engineering firm Chastain-Skillman, Inc. has named Director of Finance, Andy Mason, to Chief Financial Officer of the company effective December 23rd, 2021. Mr. Mason joined the Chastain-Skillman team in March 2019 and has previously served as Senior Accountant and Director of Accounting and Finance.
Chastain-Skillman is proud of our employees for collecting school supplies to benefit Girls Inc. of Lakeland for the 2021-22 School Year!
Congratulations to Pam Rodriguez for her Short Film!
Community Engagement, CS Culture, News
July 15, 2021
Chastain-Skillman set up a red carpet to honor Pam Rodriguez on the success of her short film, ¡Come! (Eat!), which was recently released on HBO Max.
Our team had a blast last week as we wrapped up our quarterly Town Hall Meeting with a friendly (yet competitive) game of CS Trivia and dinner provided by Neurotic Nachos!
This week, we want to salute our amazing survey team and their determination to always get the job done, no matter where the project takes them!
National Engineers Week 2021: A Conversation with Jennifer Schroyer, EI
February 23, 2021
To mark the fourth day of National Engineers Week 2021, we talked to Ms. Schroyer about her experiences, fulfilling aspects of her job, and what some of her favorite projects have been over the course of her 8 years in the industry.
National Engineers Week 2021: A Conversation with Drew Morson, PE, CFM
February 23, 2021
To mark day two of National Engineers Week 2021, we sat down with Mr. Drew Morson, PE, CFM to discuss his 8 years within the engineering industry.
To mark day two of National Engineers Week 2021, we sat down with Mr. Doug Forni, PE to discuss what led him to shift gears and redirect his focus from Landscape Architecture to Civil Engineering. We also chat with him about some of his favorite projects over the course of his 31 years in the industry.
To mark National Engineers Week 2021, we sat down with Dr. Chastain to discuss topics such as his day-to-day work schedule, his experience working within the engineering industry, and advice he would give to any budding engineering professionals.
Lakeland, FL – December 31, 2020 – Chastain-Skillman, Inc. (CS) announced today that Christopher B. Sipe, PE is retiring from his role of Senior Project Manager at Chastain-Skillman, effective December 31st, 2020.
Chastain-Skillman recently hired Lennie Arnold, PE as the new Vice President of Operations. Mr. Arnold has over 35 years of experience in the industry and has played a large role in the growth of Central Florida throughout the course of his career.
We’re starting a new photo series where we share what our team memberS are up to in their free time! First up is our assistant director of survey, Jeff, who went to a cabin in Blue Ridge, GA last weekend for vacation with friends. While they were there, they booked a white water rafting […]
Chastain-Skillman is proud to be providing civil engineering and survey services for Summit Consulting’s new office building on Lake Mirror in downtown Lakeland.
International Women’s Day is a global day that celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
To mark International Women’s Day 2020 (Sunday, March 8th), we’ve asked 4 of our female engineers to tell us about their careers and what they’ve learned during their time within the industry.
Chastain-Skillman, Inc. was founded as Lakeland Engineering Associates in 1950 to provide reliable, local civil engineering services to Polk County. Today, we are proud to celebrate our 70th anniversary!
Wishing a special congratulations to one of our Project Engineers, Drew Morson, for receiving the ASCE Ridge Branch Young Engineer of the Year award!
Chastain-Skillman (CS) was honored to support the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) as it broke ground on January 15th, 2020 for its “Project SkyLab” facility expansion at the Sun ‘n Fun Expo, located at the Lakeland Linder International Airport.
Chastain-Skillman would like to congratulate our Assistant Survey Director, Jeff Ammerman, on receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Geomatics from University of Florida on Saturday.
Happy Halloween from Chastain-Skillman!
Our team had a blast last week as we wrapped up our quarterly Town Hall Meeting with a friendly (yet competitive) game of CS Trivia and dinner provided by Neurotic Nachos!
Chastain-Skillman’s Pam Rodriguez Featured in lkldnow for Her Short Film
Community Engagement, CS Culture, News
July 29, 2019
Chastain-Skillman was honored to accept the 2019 Grand Award for Engineering Excellence in Water & Stormwater Engineering for our work on PK Avenue from the American Council of Engineering Consultants of Florida (ACEC-FL).
Chastain-Skillman was honored to accept the 2019 Grand Award for Engineering Excellence in Water & Stormwater Engineering for our work on PK Avenue from the American Council of Engineering Consultants of Florida (ACEC-FL).
Chastain-Skillman is proud to have been on the team that designed Florida Polytechnic’s Student Development Center that was recently featured on the international ArchDaily website.
Happy Halloween from Chastain-Skillman!
Chastain-Skillman Project Featured on SWFWMD Blog – WaterMatters
October 3, 2018
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) WaterMatters blog highlighted one of Chastain-Skillman’s recent projects – Pilaklakaha (PK) Avenue in Auburndale.
Chastain-Skillman was honored to be part of the Austin-Tindall Regional Park Grand re-opening in Kissimmee with our project partners – The Lunz Group, Wharton Smith, MES Group, BPA Engineering and S&ME.
Chastain-Skillman (CS) was honored to be part of the Pilaklakaha (PK) Avenue ribbon cutting. We are very proud of this project!
Our CS survey team paid a visit to the George Jenkins Academy of Engineering to teach students the basics of surveying.
Happy Halloween from Chastain-Skillman!
CS Project Featured in Opflow Magazine
Environmental Engineering, Insights, News, Project Updates
June 21, 2017
Our article “Total Water Solutions – Consolidated Reuse Systems Advance Availability” was published in the current issue of Opflow magazine, produced by the American Water Works Association.
Chastain-Skillman Wins Haines City Cardboard Boat Challenge
Community Engagement, CS Culture, News
May 11, 2017
Chastain-Skillman created a boat that was “engineered to win” for the Haines City Cardboard Boat Challenge on Lake Eva last Saturday.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded the 2017 Orlando Built Award of Excellence to the Hollis Cancer Center at Lakeland Regional Health.
CS Project Named in APA’s Great Public Places in America
October 5, 2016
Lakeland’s Lake Mirror Park was recently named in the American Planning Association’s (APA’s) Great Places in America.
Chastain-Skillman Competes in Cardboard Boat Challenge
Community Engagement, CS Culture, News
September 21, 2016
When challenged with constructing a boat made completely of cardboard and duct tape in just under two hours – Chastain-Skillman employees stepped up to the task. They joined 40 other boats from Lakeland area businesses, clubs and schools to compete at the 13th Annual Lakeland Cardboard Boat Challenge & Lakeshore Festival on September 10th.
Chastain-Skillman was honored to be featured in the Lakeland Chamber’s Forum for Business.
Florida Polytechnic University (FPU) was awarded the ENR Global Best Project in the education category for the Innovation, Science, and Technology Building.
Chastain-Skillman is pleased to announce the naming of Jay Chastain as the company president.
Jim Chastain receives award from USF for having significant impact in the public health field.
Chastain-Skillman is proud to announce that the Lakeland Skatepark has won the “Build It” Award from Heart of Florida Section Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association.
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