Darren Hamrick has joined Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) to lead its civil engineering practice in Birmingham. Hamrick has more than 30 years of engineering experience, specifically in Birmingham and the surrounding area, providing valuable local knowledge to the firm’s clientele.
Hamrick is a dynamic leader with a proven track record in project management and team development. He has excelled in steering high-value projects, while fostering strong client relationships and mentoring effective design teams. His experience encompasses a multitude of project types, including major industrial, governmental, commercial and design-build developments, some with a design value of more than a billion dollars.
“Darren’s ability to develop and maintain authentic relationships, both internally and externally, is an invaluable addition to GMC,” Vice President of Engineering Cole Williams said. “Bringing him on board is going to tremendously benefit our clients and our young engineers, and I look forward to the growth that’s ahead with him on the team.”
Prior to joining GMC, Hamrick worked for Sain Associates Inc. for 27 years, most recently serving as civil engineering practice leader. In this role, he successfully led and developed teams that exceeded performance goals and objectives.
Hamrick graduated with a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering and bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and is a licensed professional engineer in Alabama. He was nominated as the American Society of Civil Engineers “Young Engineer of the Year” in 2003 and named one of Birmingham Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2010.