Careers

"Seeing Ayres from the outside, it was always apparent how well respected Ayres is in our industry, not only from a client/consultant perspective but also in the leadership and support they give to grassroots efforts and to the organizations to which they belong."

Adam Derringer - Employee at Ayres Associates

"At Ayres I feel a sincere, company-wide focus on building long-term relationships with our clients. These relationships are based on professional integrity, creativity, and a willingness to take the time to understand and address the complexities of each client's situation."

Ellen Faulkner - Employee at Ayres Associates

"Working on dams provides me with challenging work since each dam has its own unique characteristics. I enjoy interacting with dam owners to not only help them with their project but also learn from them and their experiences in the operation of the dam."

Todd Rudolph - Employee at Ayres Associates

"I enjoy working for Ayres because of the opportunities and freedom I have been given. I have been allowed to grow and learn and adapt to my professional interests and personal life. I also find my job interesting as it is always changing with different challenges presenting themselves."

Jason Ingram - Employee at Ayres Associates

"I enjoy working with my clients, who I know well, and I enjoy the challenge of working with different clients and understanding their individual needs. And, of course, I value the flexibility of my job that allows me the family time I desire."

Angela Goodwin - Employee at Ayres Associates

"I admire the talent and skill set of the Ayres staff and appreciate the family environment the company has created along with the 'do what's right' philosophy."

Tim Howell - Employee at Ayres Associates

"Ayres is a project-manager-oriented company. To each PM, that can mean something different, but for me it puts the importance of clients, projects, and staffing in the hands of the project managers. That provides challenges, a lot of responsibility, but can be incredibly rewarding."

Kimberly Ballweg - Employee at Ayres Associates

"I can relate to clients' needs, how they operate, and what their budget restrictions are. And I'm still a surveyor at heart and understand land surveyors' world."

Richard Kleinmann - Employee at Ayres Associates

"Every day at Ayres is unique. When I pull into the parking lot each morning, I have no idea what is waiting for me inside this office. When there are challenges to work through, I know that there will always be a great team around me to lean on."

Jason Krueger - Employee at Ayres Associates

"I've worked with great people in multiple offices. We are Ayres in company ownership, in how we interact with each other, and in the way we support our clients by striving to make a positive difference in our world."

Jan Zander - Employee at Ayres Associates

"Among the very diverse technical and professional capabilities, our staff seems to have a common thread of just being 'good people.' You have a sense that people have your back."

Steven Hoecherl - Employee at Ayres Associates

"I am proud to say I work at Ayres. I enjoy the opportunities to work within the many different groups on unique and challenging projects. Ayres' strong reputation has been carried forth since I was a kid looking up to Ayres."

Brian Lambert - Employee at Ayres Associates

"I really enjoy working in the Ayres Associates survey group. The wide variety of projects keeps things interesting and challenging. Ayres provides its staff with the latest techniques and technologies, which allows us to be more efficient."

Ryan Beltrand - Employee at Ayres Associates

"We have an excellent and energized talent pool, we enjoy an enviable reputation for excellence and responsiveness, and when these are combined with a rich and growing marketplace, we definitely have a winning recipe."

Subrata Bandy - Employee at Ayres Associates

"I think one of our greatest assets is the transparency of our actions and operations at all levels. There's also a willingness by the staff to really pitch in and see that the success of the company comes to the front. It's like a big family."

Richard Schoenthaler - Employee at Ayres Associates

"Ayres provides me an intellectually challenging and diverse project environment for water resources engineering. I've been part of teams extending the state of practice in bridge hydraulic design, scour analysis, scour countermeasure design, and river rehabilitation and restoration."

William deRosset - Employee at Ayres Associates

"Designing roundabouts to solve clients' complex intersection issues is very rewarding for me. While working on a project, I know that I'm offering an intersection control solution that will potentially save lives, as well as provide improved traffic operations."

Kevin Kuhlow - Employee at Ayres Associates

"Despite being at Ayres for more than 23 years, it feels at times like I started just yesterday. I've been offered so many opportunities and love working here for more reasons than I can count. I've never had a day that I didn't want to come to work because of my job."

Susan Vasey Leith - Employee at Ayres Associates

"I've gotten to know people in most of the offices, and I really believe that caring is a distinctive hallmark of this company. Caring about each other, caring about clients as friends, and caring deeply about the effects of our projects on the communities we serve."

John Hunt - Employee at Ayres Associates

"I enjoy solving our clients' many challenges as they work toward reaching their project goals. I also enjoy working with our staff and seeing them mature and progress toward their career goals."

Jamey Reid - Employee at Ayres Associates

"Ayres is just a good place to work. The company values me and my efforts as a project manager to make projects and the company successful. Everyone is conscientious and committed toward a common goal. Projects challenge me professionally and push me to improve."

Dan Sydow - Employee at Ayres Associates

"The camaraderie is great at Ayres, and there is a fun atmosphere even through intense project delivery work. I enjoy the variety of projects and pursuits. There are always unique challenges, and observing the creativity of my co-workers in handling them is always refreshing."

Hisham Sunna - Employee at Ayres Associates

"I think the thing I've enjoyed the most about my career at Ayres is getting to know a diverse clientele and being able to work with them to solve their problems, whether it's a technical engineering issue or simply navigating the agency approval process on their behalf."

David Pantzlaff - Employee at Ayres Associates