Wooten Engineer Presented with Statewide Award from ACEC/NC

An NC State graduate who started his career as an intern with The Wooten Company has been named a winner of the ACEC North Carolina’s 2020 Young Professional of the Year Award. Will Larsen, PE was presented with the honor Wednesday by Jim Smith, PE, executive director of the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina.

“Recognizing up-and-comers like Mr. Larsen shows our profession’s power to have a positive impact,” said Smith. “The world needs young engineers from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to build a better future.”

The event was held at The Wooten Company’s headquarters on Boylan Avenue in Downtown Raleigh. Larsen focuses on projects in Eastern North Carolina as a professional engineer, or PE, out of the firm’s Greenville office.

“At its best, a career in engineering is built on more than blueprints and concrete – it’s about building a positive legacy one project at a time,” said Gary Hartong, President of Wooten. “I’m proud of Will’s contributions to the community as an engineer as well as an individual with his involvement in local schools and church.”

Notably, Larsen led infrastructure improvements on the Edgecombe County Kingsboro Industrial Park. The $13 million project will support a new megasite, home to two manufacturers supporting more than 1,200 jobs while leaving ample capacity for future growth.

“This award is the result of contributions from our entire company, continuing our tradition of strong client relationships and successful project delivery,” Larsen said. “I consider myself fortunate to have been part of Wooten for more than ten years and look forward to many more.”

After studying civil engineering as an undergraduate at NC State, Larsen earned his Master’s in the field from the university in 2012. He also graduated in 2019 from the ACEC North Carolina Future Leaders Program.

The Wooten Company is a multi-disciplinary firm providing engineering, geomatics and architectural services to public entities, educational institutions, and private industry across the Carolinas. Since its founding in 1936 in North Carolina’s capital, Wooten has expanded to establish offices in Greenville, Hickory, and Winston-Salem as well Columbia, South Carolina. The company is dedicated to advancing infrastructure that supports healthy, sustainable, economically thriving communities.