Land Development Services

Land Development Services

Gibson-Thomas offers engineering and surveying services with experience in all phases of land development including land planning, surveying and hydrology/hydraulic engineering services. Our qualified staff includes professional licensed engineers and land surveyors as well as environmental and traffic/transportation professionals.

Gibson Thomas provides expertise in areas of commercial, industrial and residential land development, including but not limited to the following:

  • Site Investigation, Evaluation and Land Planning
  • Site Design and Development
  • Flood Plain Management
  • Stormwater Management
  • Design of Erosion & Sedimentation Control Facilities
  • Environmental Permitting
  • Topographic and Boundary Surveys
  • GPS Surveying
  • Utility Design and Coordination
  • Water and Sewer System Design
  • Roadway Design
  • Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling
  • Construction Cost Estimating
  • Construction Layout
  • Landscape Planning and Conservation Design
  • Management of Regulatory Approvals
  • Municipal Zoning and Subdivision
  • Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
    • Highway Occupancy Permitting
  • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
    • Chapter 73: Standards of Sewage Disposal Facilities
    • Chapter 102: Erosion Controls
    • Chapter 105: Dam Safety and Waterway Management


Gibson-Thomas is a multi-discipline consulting engineering firm established in 1916 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Our past experience, key staff and commitment to total client satisfaction are the major factors that our clients consider when contracting with Gibson-Thomas.

724-539-8562
Corporate Office
    • 1004 Ligonier Street
      Latrobe, PA 15650
    • P: 724-539-8562
Pennsylvania Offices
  • Fayette Office
    • Lemont Furnace, PA
    • P: 724-323-8020
  • Harrisburg Office
    • Camp Hill, PA
    • P: 717-612-9880
  • Indiana Office
    • Indiana, PA
    • P: 724-471-2246
  • Pittsburgh Office
    • Wexford, PA
    • P: 724-935-8188
  • Washington Office
    • Eighty Four, PA
    • P: 724-249-2603
Florida Office
    • Fort Myers, FL
    • P: 239-776-2908