Stantec Enhances Providence Team

PROVIDENCE, RI  NYSE, TSX: STN: Stantec continues to strategically expand in Providence, RI with the addition of two seasoned experts to the firm’s New England transportation practice.

Walter Heller, PE

Walter Heller, PE, a former Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) official, has joined as a senior associate. In this role, he will manage design and construction programs for roadways, bridges, and transportation facilities throughout the state. Additionally, Derek Hug, PE, PTOE has joined as a senior transportation engineer, supporting the transportation group’s efforts in comprehensive planning, design, and engineering for a wide array of projects across the state.

Heller comes to Stantec with extensive experience in complex, high profile transportation design and construction programs. Most recently, Heller served as MassDOT’s District 6 Highway Director, managing a $20 million operating budget and an area encompassing 20 municipalities in the Boston area.

A respected 20+ year industry professional, Heller brings deep knowledge of various project delivery models, including traditional design-bid-build, design-build, and emerging practices that speed delivery of vital infrastructure. Prior to his six-year tenure as district highway director, Heller was the state-wide director for MassDOT’s accelerated bridge program, a $3 billion budgeted undertaking.

Derek Hug, PE, PTOE

Hug brings nearly 20 years of transportation sector experience to Stantec with expertise in an extensive range of civil, planning and traffic and transportation engineering projects. Throughout his career, Hug has expertly managed projects throughout all stages, from feasibility and planning to active design and construction. His design portfolio includes complete/green streets, traffic calming, roundabouts and bicycle and pedestrian facilities, among others.

Prior to his role at Stantec, Hug was a project manager at Fuss & O’Neill, Inc., a full-service civil and environmental engineering consulting firm with regional offices across New England. During his 16 years with the firm, Hug managed a variety of traffic and transportation engineering projects, from traffic studies to comprehensive road reconstructions.

The addition of Heller and Hug enhances Stantec’s global transportation services across Rhode Island, as well as the global design firm’s nearly 800-person New England regional team.

About Stantec

Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That’s why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind.

We care about the communities we serve—because they’re our communities too. This allows us to assess what’s needed and connect our expertise, to appreciate nuances and envision what’s never been considered, to bring together diverse perspectives so we can collaborate toward a shared success.

We’re designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

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