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Steve Buchanan Joins Dewberry’s Charlotte Office

Buchanan hired to help expand water practice across North and South Carolina.

Steve Buchanan

Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has announced that Steve Buchanan, PE, has joined the firm as a senior project manager for the water practice, based in the firm’s Charlotte, North Carolina, office.

Buchanan has 22 years of experience, having worked in
the public water/wastewater utility industry, the private sector, and the U.S.
Navy, including time as an executive leader. Prior to joining Dewberry, he led
LandDesign’s public utilities group, providing management to utility projects
and oversight to capital improvement plans. In his new role with Dewberry,
Buchanan will be responsible for serving clients across North and South
Carolina.

“Steve brings a strong skillset to our growing water
practice across North and South Carolina,” says Dewberry Regional Water Market
Segment Leader Jeffrey J. Wing, PE, LEED AP. “Not only is he an experienced
engineer, but he has also worked as a water and wastewater treatment plant
operator and managed collection and water distribution systems. Having Steve on
the team allows us serve our existing and future clients as we seek to
understand their challenges and provide solutions to make systems more
resilient and operationally efficient.”

Buchanan earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2006) and is a member of NC
One Water and the Professional Engineers of North Carolina.

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