Our Story
Since 2001, Fickett Structural Solutions has been providing the A/E/C Industry with structural engineering, inspection, and testing services for bridges, buildings, stadiums, and hydraulic and ancillary structures for public and private clients nationwide.
Our growth has been guided by a simple belief: how the work is done matters just as much as the work itself.
OUR STORY, TOLD BY OUR TEAM
Work We Love. A Mission That Matters.
Fickett was founded on honesty, integrity, teamwork, and a commitment to relationships. These traits continue on as the foundation of our culture of commitment, support, and knowledge sharing that serves the needs of our clients and public safety.
Ensuring public safety and structural performance is who we are. We strive to build solid, long-term relationships through education, honesty, and openness–as well as our work ethic and diligent completion of every task.
We Don’t Just Do Work. We Serve People.
It’s easy to say “we have a people-first culture”–but it’s not so easy to live it out. That’s why, at Fickett, we strive to make that sentiment a reality: we’re not just an engineering or inspection firm serving clients, but rather people helping people.
Our Name Is On It.
We travel around the nation, working on myriad projects in a wide variety of environments. Our team brings over 600 years of combined professional experience. No matter how big or small a project, we tackle each task with the same commitment to excellence.
Incorporated as Fish Inspection and Testing
Renamed as Fish & Associates
Our Milwaukee Office Opens
Rebranded as Fickett Structural Solutions
Our Olympia Office Opens
Presented with In Business Magazine's Small Business of the Year Award
Our Portland Office Opens
Our Nashville Office Opens
Fickett Celebrates 25 Years in Business!
Our Values
From the beginning, we chose a different path, one grounded in three core values that shape every decision we make: humble, hungry, and smart. While many firms in our industry talk about culture, we focus on living it by putting people first, doing the right thing even when it’s difficult, and refusing to compromise our standards for the sake of short-term gain.
We stay humble by remembering that public safety is bigger than any one person, title, or company. We don’t assume we have all the answers. We listen to our clients, to our partners, and especially to the people doing the work. This humility shows up in continuous learning and a willingness to challenge our own assumptions.
We are hungry in our pursuit of excellence, not growth for growth’s sake, but a relentless drive to improve. As infrastructure has aged and inspection standards have evolved, we’ve invested deeply in our people through advanced training, specialized access techniques, and leadership development. We expect effort, curiosity, and accountability because complacency has no place in this industry.
Being smart means understanding people, reading situations, and responding with judgment, empathy, and professionalism. It means communicating clearly, navigating hard conversations with respect, and knowing when to slow down, speak up, or step back. It’s how we build trust with our clients, within our teams, and across complex projects.
Our Growth
Our growth has never been driven by chasing scale for its own sake. Instead, it has come from trust earned project by project through technical excellence, accountability, and integrity. We will always back our employees when they choose to do the right thing. That principle is non-negotiable.
As infrastructure has aged and inspection standards have evolved, we’ve invested in our people. Advanced training, specialized access techniques, rigorous quality processes, and personal development ensure our team is equipped to meet growing complexity without sacrificing quality or safety.
Today, Fickett operates from multiple offices across the country, serving clients nationwide while maintaining the close-knit culture of a firm that genuinely cares about its people. Many of our leaders and technical experts have grown their entire careers here, a reflection of our commitment to long-term development, not just project delivery.
Our Team
At our core, we believe this: You can be successful by putting employees first. You can build a profitable, respected firm without cutting corners and you can do meaningful work that protects public safety while building a company meant to last.
Our reputation is something we guard fiercely, and we will continue to earn every day. Our goal isn’t to be the biggest firm, it is to be one our clients’ trust, our employees believe in, and our industry respects.
This is the standard we set. And we’re just getting started.