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Project Awarded – Fort Myers Water!

Outstanding work to our dedicated Fort Myers Water team as they prepare for yet another exciting job ahead! The opportunity to work alongside CONSOR Engineers to deliver the $1.8 million Lehigh Acres Structural Rehab project is not only exciting but a chance to celebrate another quality vision with another exceptional team. We look forward to [...]

By |2020-10-21T12:53:42-04:00October 21st, 2020|What's New|

BBQ Celebration at GP Foley

In early September, the Wharton-Smith project team at the Georgia Pacific Foley Cellulose completed the Effluent Disposal System project, a discharge flow diversion from the current plant outfall to the tidal portion of the Fenholloway river. The team joined representatives from Georgia Pacific, Hazen and Sawyer, Tetra Tech, Woolpert, and Reynolds Construction to celebrate. Barbeque, [...]

By |2020-10-02T13:34:02-04:00October 2nd, 2020|What's New|

Project Spotlight

At Wharton-Smith, we take pride in learning our client’s vision and transforming it into reality, which is exactly what we achieved for Seminole State College of Florida! Our team worked alongside HuntonBrady Architects to provide construction management services to Building “L” at the Sanford/Lake Mary campus in order to be completed by August 2019. Development [...]

By |2020-10-01T12:28:50-04:00October 1st, 2020|What's New|

NW Regional WRF is a Double Award Winner!

We are thrilled to announce that a Joint-Venture project that was completed for Hillsborough County in Florida with Garney Construction is a double award winner. The Northwest Regional Water Reclamation Facility (NWRWRF) Expansion, located in Tampa, FL, recently received the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Southeast Regional Project of the Year for 2020 and the 2020 Florida [...]

By |2020-09-22T18:57:16-04:00September 22nd, 2020|What's New|

Stretch and Flex – Zero Tolerance Safety Violations

Wharton-Smith is built on our uncompromising commitment to safety. We continue to demonstrate how safety isn’t just a rule – it’s a value and belief that we all share. In honor of safety week, today we highlight the severity of our Zero Tolerance Safety Violations policy, which applies to situations involving Excavation, Fall Protection, Scaffolding, [...]

By |2020-09-16T17:54:38-04:00September 16th, 2020|What's New|

Safety Week – Stretch and Flex

We’re kicking off safety week, and we’re excited to show you how Wharton-Smith maintains a safe work environment for our clients, partners, and communities. With safety as our number one priority, we minimize the possibility of injury by requiring each project team to warm up with Stretch and Flex activities before starting their workday. This [...]

By |2020-09-14T17:34:08-04:00September 14th, 2020|What's New|

ABC’s STEP Safety Management System

Wharton-Smith Construction Group announced that it has achieved Gold in Associated Builders and Contractor’s STEP Safety Management System. Founded in 1989, STEP participation demonstrates safety leadership and a cultural commitment to safety performance. STEP applicants measure their safety processes and policies on 25 key components through a detailed questionnaire with the goal of implementing or [...]

By |2020-09-11T17:11:06-04:00September 11th, 2020|What's New|

The Orlando Business Journal’s Best Places to Work

Every win starts from within! Wharton-Smith was recently ranked No. 7 in the large-company category of Orlando Business Journal’s Best Places to Work. Our evaluation was based on team effectiveness, employee alignment with company goals, trust in senior leaders, feeling valued, retention, and more. We are proud, humbled, and grateful for the incredible employees that [...]

By |2020-09-09T18:16:25-04:00September 9th, 2020|What's New|
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