With close to 20 years of experience, Mike Thomas, PE, serves as a Vice President and the Practice Leader for Urban's Site/Civil group, where he leads a team of Civil Engineers specializing in site design for various types of projects ranging from commercial and residential to industrial, academic, and parks and green spaces. Mike’s specialties include site layout & design, stormwater management, erosion and sedimentation control, utility coordination and relocation, land development design and permitting, construction administration, and more.
                                                                                                               
“I wanted to have an impact on the community I live and work in,” Mike emphasizes. His work at Urban has allowed him to be part of some of the most exciting development projects in Philadelphia, including the Rail Park, FDR Park Pattison Fields, Rivers Casino, and the William H. Gray III 30th Street Station redevelopment. Mike’s contributions also extend nationally from the East Coast to the West Coast.  His national work includes Amtrak facilities, United States Postal Facilities, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority facilities, and other various development projects throughout the continental US.

 “It is rewarding being a part of the design process from the beginning, making key decisions with project stakeholders, and seeing the design product ultimately being constructed,” he says.  “Having an impact locally and throughout the country to deliver complex engineering solutions to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life for the communities we serve is what makes this work so meaningful.”

A licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in over twenty states – including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Florida, and Texas – Mike is a 2007 graduate of Villanova University.