Stewart Promotes Andy Young, PE, and Jake Petrosky, AICP, to New Practice Leader Roles

Stewart, an interdisciplinary design, engineering and planning firm, has promoted Andy Young, PE, to Practice Leader of Transportation, and Jake Petrosky, AICP, to Practice Leader of Community Planning. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience collaborating with DOTs, municipalities, and private partners, Young will oversee Stewart’s environmental planning (Human, NEPA / SEPA), roadway design, traffic management, greenways, signing and delineation (pavement markings), and structures (bridge, culvert, boardwalks, retaining walls). Petrosky has more than 20 years of experience in land use planning, comprehensive plans, small area plans, GIS, parks, greenways, multi-modal transportation, and environmental planning. He believes in data-driven, design-oriented planning and has a professional interest in how well-designed, connected places, and open spaces can improve quality of life and create stronger communities.

About Stewart
Stewart is located throughout the Carolinas, comprising nearly 200 employees with eight office locations. With a unique interdisciplinary collaborative approach that results in stronger and more creative design solutions, Stewart serves domestic and international clientele, offering a full range of services to meet the needs of our clients, including Civil Engineering, Community Planning, Geomatics, Geotechnical & Construction Services, Landscape Architecture, Structural Engineering, and Transportation.

Founded in 1994 by Willy E. Stewart, PE, the firm is owned by a select group of professionals who are personally involved in our clients’ success. Stewart has developed a rich culture of servant leadership, summarized by the acronym, THREAD: Trust, Humility, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Discipline. These core values are at the heart of how we work with each other, our clients, our partners, and our community. THREAD has evolved into a curriculum that is taught to employees through our THREAD Institute. 

Stewart is a certified Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) with the State of North Carolina. The company has been recognized multiple times as a Best Place to Work in the Triangle and Charlotte markets by American City Business Journals. Engineering News-Record has nationally recognized Stewart as a Top 500 Design Firm since 2019.