Bill Derks, PE

Bill leads our firm’s land development group and provides expertise in civil site development design and permitting while contributing on projects through interactions with our staff and within various municipalities. His experience of more than 25 years in project management, design and permitting is an asset to our staff, our clients in the management of their projects. Bill implements a thorough and comprehensive approach to managing the land development group staff, their client accounts to ensure the completion of projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Location:
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
“My older brother and I spent enumerable hours playing with Lego blocks constructing houses, airplanes and inspiring my future career. My second passion was swimming. It was such a big deal in our house that we purchased our first color TV so we could watch Mark Spitz swim in the 1972 Olympics.”
Meet a few other members of the team
- R. Von Beougher, PEPrincipal
- Robert J. Dollak Jr, PEVice President, Dallas-Fort Worth Metro
- Mary HeathChief Administrative Officer
- Marc LeBlancChief Technology Officer
- John R. McAdams, PE, PLSFounder and Chairman
- Jon Moore, PEChief Operating Officer
- Michael J. Munn, PEPresident and Chief Executive Officer
- Robert Reddick, PEVice President, Civil / Site Design
- Mitchell J. Silver, FAICPPrincipal, Urban Planning
- Don Sparrow, CPAChief Financial Officer
- Iona Thomas, AICPVice President, Strategy + Public Client Development
- Candace Whisenant, PHR, SHRM-CPDirector, Human Resources
- Micka DixonDirector, Administrative Services
- Jon Aldridge, PEDirector, Water Resources
- Jim Armstrong, PLSDirector, Geomatics
- Kevin Baucom, PLSDirector, Geomatics
- Greg Bewley, PLSVice President, Geomatics
- Fred Boone, PEDirector, Construction Administration
- James Caldwell, PEDirector, Education + Healthcare
- Amos Clark, PEVice President, Water Resources
- Rachel Cotter, RLADirector, Civic Spaces
- Josh Decker, RLADirector, Landscape Architecture
- Bill Derks, PEVice President, Land Development
- Brandon Finch, PEVice President, Energy
- Dan Lambert, RLADirector, Landscape Architecture
- Will Letchworth, PEVice President, Transportation
- David Malcolm, RLAVice President, Planning + Design
- W. Thad Murley, III, RPLSDirector, Geomatics
- Eddie Moore, AICPDirector, Land Planning + Entitlement
- Jameson Pinson, RLADirector, Landscape Architecture
- Brian Purdy, RLA, LEED APDirector, Planning + Entitlement
- Randi Rivera, AICPDirector, Planning + Entitlement
- Stan Wingo, AICP, LEED GADirector, National Brands