Gresham Smith Named a Best Place to Work in Tampa Bay for Third Straight Year

March 14, 2022

Gresham Smith announced today its’ Tampa office has been named one of Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2022 Best Places to Work for the third year in a row. The recognition was based on feedback from employees about areas including firm culture, team effectiveness, work engagement and trust in leadership.

“We’re honored by the fact that we’ve been consistently recognized as one of Tampa’s Best Places to Work,” said Gresham Smith CEO Rodney Chester. “As a firm, building and maintaining one of the best cultures in the A/E industry is one of the lenses through which we measure our success, Our employees genuinely care for each other and the communities they serve. This is reflected in the quality of services we deliver to our clients and communities.”

With a 25-year history of operations in Tampa, Gresham Smith specializes in providing architecture, engineering, and interior design services for Aviation, Corporate + Urban Design, Healthcare, and Transportation clients in the Tampa Bay area. Recent local projects include the Atrium Building at Tampa International Airport’s SkyCenter development, HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital’s new Hospital for Endocrine Surgery, Rithm at Uptown, Baker McKenzie Tampa Center and a contract to complete safety studies and design throughout the Florida Department of Transportation’s District 7.

In addition to the firm’s involvement with the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, the office also partners with the Tampa Downtown Partnership, United Way Suncoast, Bike/Walk Tampa Bay, Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay, and a Brighter Community to give back to the community.

This award joins a growing list of accolades for the firm’s Tampa team. In addition to being named a Best Place to Work by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2021 and 2020, the office also topped the outlet’s list of largest architecture firms in 2019. The Tampa office was also named a “Best Company to Work for in Florida” by Florida Trend in 2018. Gresham Smith has also been named a Best Place to Work in Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Charlotte, Louisville, Nashville and South Florida.