Godwin Promoted to Civil Department Head of Hussey Gay Bell Charleston

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G. Holmes Bell, IV, PE, CEO & Chairman of Hussey Gay Bell is pleased to announce Mr. William “Bret” Godwin, PE, LEED GA as the Department Head for the firm’s Charleston Civil Department. Bret joined the firm in 2022 as a civil department supervisor responsible for managing and overseeing design efforts for the firm’s civil projects in industrial, commercial, residential, education, healthcare, public safety, transportation and water and wastewater domains. Projects of note include a +/- 385 unit residential development in Santee, South Carolina, a +/- 770 unit residential development in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, a +/- 700,000 SF Industrial Building Development on +/- 82 Acres in Berkeley County, South Carolina and a new Fire and EMS Station in Charleston County, South Carolina.

“Bret’s experience in the region and beyond, on a variety of projects, allows Hussey Gay Bell to maintain the diversity, knowledge, and experience on any type of development project in our area. We are proud to have Bret in this leadership role as we continue to grow our presence in the Charleston region,” expressed Mr. Justin Robinette, PE, Principal of SC Operations and Managing Director, Nashville.

“I am so grateful for the opportunity and the chance to expand my career with Hussey Gay Bell. I am thankful for the leadership of Mr. Bell and Mr. Robinette and their trust in me. We have a tremendous team of dedicated professionals throughout the firm and I am excited to contribute to our continued success. I look forward to the challenge and future potential as we continue to grow our legacy site development division right here in the Lowcountry,” said Godwin.

Bret obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Old Dominion University and is a Registered Professional Engineer in South Carolina. He is a retired Naval Officer with over 21 years of active-duty service.

About HUSSEY GAY BELL:

As an ENR Top 500 and Top Southeast Design Firm, Hussey Gay Bell caters to seven core markets – commercial and residential, education, government, healthcare, industrial, transportation and water – by offering a fully integrated range of engineering disciplines including civil, water/wastewater, transportation, natural gas, environmental and structural in addition to architecture, interiors, landscape architecture and surveying. Founded in 1958, Hussey Gay Bell has grown to over 150 employees in eight office locations throughout the region including Savannah, Atlanta, Statesboro, and Blue Ridge, Georgia; Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville, South Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee. To learn more about HUSSEY GAY BELL, please visit our website at www.husseygaybell.com.