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Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, has been honored with the 2024 Governor A.W. Gilchrist Award by ACEC Florida. This accolade highlights his significant contributions to Florida’s engineering community, including advancing structural engineer licensure and crafting essential building inspection guidelines post-Surfside collapse. Martin’s leadership extends to his roles as past President of both FSEA and ACEC Florida, and his efforts in developing the statewide magazine, Engineering Florida.
Tampa structural engineer Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, is the 2024 recipient of the Governor A.W. Gilchrist Award, a prestigious recognition bestowed by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC Florida).
The award recognizes a Florida professional engineer for their leadership and service to Florida’s engineering community.
With more than 25 years of experience, Martin is a structural engineer and project manager on building projects and is the Design-Build Market Leader for Walter P Moore & Associates. His volunteer service includes serving as President of the Florida Structural Engineers Association (FSEA) in 2013, and President of the ACEC Florida from 2022-2023.
Under Martin’s leadership, he championed FSEA’s efforts to promote and pass legislation for enhanced licensure for Florida’s structural engineers. Additionally, following the 2021 collapse of Champlain Tower South in Surfside, he helped organize and lead a group of 25+ engineers, architects, building officials and other professionals to develop consensus building inspection guidelines. These guidelines were ultimately adopted by the Florida Legislature, and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. Martin also joined forces with the Florida Engineering Society to develop a multi-organization statewide magazine, Engineering Florida, that increases visibility of engineering issues statewide.
“Engineers like Scott Martin are behind the everyday and the extraordinary, and the Governor A.W. Gilchrist Award allows us to honor him for the amazing contributions he’s made to help ensure Florida remains a top state to live, work and raise a family,” said Allen Douglas, Executive Director, American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida.
