Join Marty as he shares how environmental expertise helps create safer schools and healthier communities.

Join Environmental Scientist Lauren as she shares what she looks for when walking a site and how environmental expertise helps move projects forward from day one.

Join us in congratulating Carl Ray Furr, PE, on receiving special recognition from the Mississippi State Senate and the City of Pearl for a lifetime of service to Mississippi communities.

For more than six decades, Carl Ray has helped shape infrastructure projects that have supported growth, connectivity, and quality of life across Mississippi. We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition and grateful for the experience, leadership, and dedication he continues to share with our firm.

Read more about Carl Ray's remarkable career and recent honors.

As Pickering enters a new era of leadership, we sat down with CEO Bob Pitts, President Mike Foster, and Vice President of Business Development Curt Craig to learn more about their vision, values, and what this next chapter means for our firm. With nearly 70 years of combined experience, this team shares a deep commitment to our mission of Service and Good Work and a clear focus on where we’re headed next.

Meet our leadership team: Bob Pitts is now CEO, Mike Foster is serving as President, and Curt Craig has joined the executive team as VP of Business Development. The future is bright, and we’re just getting started.

Why now? Because we’re growing, evolving, and staying true to who we are.
With a leadership transition underway and a clear focus on what matters most, we’re building on nearly 80 years of Service and Good Work.

Our mission—Service and Good Work—hasn’t changed.
But the moment we’re in is full of new energy, fresh leadership, and a clear vision for what’s next.

At Pickering, our mission is simple: Service and Good Work.

These four words are more than a motto. They reflect a mindset, a commitment, and a promise—to deliver with care, act with integrity, and create lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and each other.

For decades, this mission has shaped who we are and how we work. Here’s what it means to us.

Project Highlight

The long-awaited South Pearson Road overpass is open, reconnecting Pearl and Richland and easing freight movement across this vital corridor.

Our team led the innovative design behind the bridge—earning Pickering an Honor Award in the 2025 ACEC Mississippi Engineering Excellence Awards.

Great design isn’t just about what happens at a desk—it’s about how ideas come to life in the field. That’s why our Facilities Design team has been stepping out of the office and onto active job sites, gaining firsthand insight into material performance, construction techniques, and what truly makes a design work.

These visits are making a real impact—helping our team fine-tune details, think like contractors, and collaborate more effectively with builders. The result? Stronger designs, fewer surprises, and more efficient projects.

Radiant floors at the Memphis Union Mission bring the heat.