Bringing local sensitivity and high-level competency to engineering and surveying projects.
Painted Sky Engineering and Survey, LLC (PSES) is a full-service civil engineering and surveying consulting practice. Operating regional offices in Snowflake and Lakeside, Arizona, it provides planning, design, permitting, and construction management solutions to municipal departments, state agencies, water utilities, and Native American communities across the region.
Doug BrimhallPrincipal Engineer
Sandy JohanOffice Manager
Emery EllsworthEngineering-In-Training
Andrew BrimhallEngineering-In-Training
Allen FosterSurvey Department Manager
Randle WalkerProject Coordinator / CAD Technician
Leslie DunlapProject Coordinator / CAD Technician
John D. F. CumminsCADD Designer III
Vincent FlorezCivil Designer
Comprehensive planning, engineering design, and administrative support for public works and municipal installations.
Engineering and paving plans for local roads, arterial streets, and regional highway rehabilitation projects.
Design of water distribution networks, wastewater collection pipelines, and sanitary sewer upgrades.
Design of municipal storm drainage systems and the preparation of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP).
Technical compliance reviews of plats, site development plans, grading files, and drainage reports for governmental agencies.
Hydrologic and hydraulic analysis to assess flooding risks, protect property, and manage natural waterways.
Scientific analysis of stream channels, sediment transport, and erosion risks for public and private sectors.
Floodplain mapping, hydraulic routing, risk assessments, and environmental permitting to mitigate flood damage.
Engineering and modeling of watercourse channels, culverts, and specialized flood-control structures.
Planning, engineering design, and construction support for processing systems and high-capacity utility assets.
Design of booster pump stations, water treatment plants, transmission mains, and storage systems.
Design, capacity upgrades, and operational startup for gravity interceptors, pumping stations, and effluent disposal networks.
Civil design and entitlement coordination to convert raw acreage into residential, commercial, or master-planned communities.
Comprehensive zoning changes, conditional use permit processing, and subdivision feasibility studies.
Preparation of improvement drawings, final plat maps, site layout details, and condominium conversions.
Civil engineering and coordination for multimodal transportation corridors, transit assets, and aviation facilities.
Site planning, utility design, parking facilities, and ground transportation engineering for regional airports, including FAA reports.
Design, cost estimating, and agency coordination for highway segments, urban streets, and railroad crossings.
Precision boundary determination, field measurements, and geospatial asset management to support design and construction.
Property boundary recovery, rights-of-way delineation, and ALTA/ACSM land title surveys.
In-field survey stakes, subgrade verification, and layout alignment for buildings, utilities, and roadways.
Database management, utility inventory surveys, and mapping conversions for infrastructure assets.
Government · Water Supply · Wastewater · Stormwater & Flood Control · Water Resources · Transportation · Highways & Roads · Airports · Rail · Land Development
Show Low, AZ · Healthcare · 2013 · Client: Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center
Provided complete construction staking for the Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center. The scope included building corner staking, wall location verification, building pad subgrade certification, utility offsets (water, sewer, light poles, stormdrain, culverts, and irrigation), and sidewalk/curb/gutter offsets.
Arizona · Government · Client: Arizona Department of Game and Fish
Completed numerous facility and infrastructure projects with the Arizona Department of Game and Fish, including works at Blue Ridge Reservoir, Show Low Lake, and Silver Creek Hatcheries. Services included design surveys, drainage calculations, construction plans, construction staking, and final project inspection.
Arizona · Education · Client: Northland Pioneer College
Served as the on-call engineer and surveyor for Northland Pioneer College for over a decade. Services provided include design surveys, construction drawings, construction specifications, bidding assistance, construction staking, construction inspection, and final project close-out across several campuses, including Little Colorado, White Mountain, and Silver Creek.
Arizona · Government · Client: White Mountain Apache Tribe
Delivered civil engineering design and surveying services for tribal housing, public works, and educational institutions on White Mountain Apache Tribal lands. Scope included design surveys, construction plans, specifications, bidding assistance, construction staking, and inspections for the Housing Authority, Hon-Dah Resort Casino, and Whiteriver and Cibecue School Districts.