Company Profile
WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
Company Overview
WK Dickson is a multi-disciplined consulting firm
specializing in community infrastructure
solutions including: Transportation Planning &
Design; Environmental and Water Resources
Engineering; Urban Planning and Development; and
Geospatial Technology.
The firm has been headquartered in Charlotte,
North Carolina since 1929 and we celebrate our
75th anniversary in 2004. We have grown to
operate seven offices totaling nearly 200
employees strategically located throughout the
Southeastern United States. The company maintains
offices in Charlotte, Hickory, Raleigh and
Wilmington, North Carolina; Columbia, South
Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia and Tallahassee,
Florida.
WK Dickson continues to be one of the fastest
growing engineering, planning and design
consulting firms in the Southeast.
Company History
Despite the economic uncertainty of 1929, a 34-
year-old engineer from South Carolina, W. K.
Dickson, opened a small office in Charlotte and
established a civil engineering firm.
Seventy-five years later, WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
has become one of the most respected engineering
firms in the Southeast. The growth of WK Dickson
from a small one-person practice to a highly
respected, multi-disciplined community
infrastructure consulting firm is truly an
American success story.
The firm's second president, Buck Johnson, died
in June of 1984 and since there was no heir
apparent Mrs. Johnson had decided to put the firm
on the market. David Peeler was ready for a
change in the summer of 1984. He and Mrs. Johnson
met several times and despite the potential
pitfalls, Peeler was intrigued by the firm's
possibilities. Details of the purchase were
finalized and Peeler took control of the firm on
October 1, 1984.
Peeler's expertise was in airport engineering and
his plan was to grow the company by finding a
niche in this field. At the same time, he needed
someone to oversee the firm's basic business of
sewer and water projects. That person turned out
to be David Pond, now the company's executive
vice president and chief operating officer.
The plans Peeler and Pond put into motion began
to pay big dividends in the 1990s and the decade
became one of tremendous growth for the firm.
Benefits
Employees are able to take advantage of our:
In-house Practice Area Academy
Professional Development Curriculum
Training and Certification Programs
Mentoring Program
In addition WK Dickson offers its employees a
competitive benefits program including:
Excellent salaries
Medical, dental, prescription drug, and vision
care plans
Matching 401(k) program
Life insurance
Short and long term disability benefits
AFLAC supplemental insurance
Paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave
Continuing education/tuition reimbursement
Professional registration reimbursement
Flexible spending account (FSA)
Performance incentives and rewards
Employee referral bonuses
Flex-time policy (half-day Fridays)
Moving and relocation assistance
Business casual work environment
Company-sponsored social events