Atkins’ Group CEO and Atkins’ Chairman win at European CEO of the Year awards
Atkins’ Group CEO, Uwe Krueger, was named as CEO of the year and Atkins’ Chairman, Allan Cook CBE, won a lifetime achievement award at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering European CEO awards held in London last night (8 November). The awards were set up to recognise and celebrate the efforts of industry executives who demonstrate outstanding leadership and business best-practice in pan-European engineering and consultancy firms. Upon receiving the award Uwe said: “It’s a really ex...
Michael Baker International Drives Growth in Water Practice with Appointment of Thomas Browning, P.E., as Mountain Region Water Practice Lead
As part of its continual growth and commitment to innovation in its expanding water practice, Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Thomas Browning, P.E., has joined the firm as Mountain Region Water Practice Lead. Based in the firm’s Denver office, Mr. Browning will serve as the company’s technical and market resource for water, and senior advisor on relevant projects, integrating into numerous water-related endea...
Mott MacDonald Honored by New Jersey Business & Industry Association
On October 19, on behalf of Mott MacDonald, Ellen Moore received an Environmental Quality Award from the New Jersey Business & Industry Association. The award was given in recognition of Mott MacDonald’s work on Newark’s Riverfront Park project, which reclaimed contaminated land along the Passaic River and turned it into an attractive park that offers green space and river access to residents of the Ironbound neighborhood. Award winners are featured in the October issue of New Jersey Busin...
ASCE Honors Five with 2017 OPAL Awards
/ / / / / / The Society’s annual Outstanding Projects And Leaders awards are among the highest tributes a civil engineer can achieve. The OPAL goes beyond recognizing single accomplishments to honor its recipients for successful careers demonstrating leadership and achievement. The five annual winners have been chosen for their success in construction, design, education, government, or management. The honorees for 2017 are: • In construction, Anne Bigane W...
HDR's Jason Magalen Named Young Engineer of the Year by American Society of Civil Engineers in Oregon
Jason Magalen has been named Young Engineer of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers Oregon section. Magalen is a coastal/ocean engineer based in HDR's Portland, Oregon office. He has been with HDR since 2014. The award is based on service to the engineering company and ASCE as well as technical competence. Magalen has served the Oregon ASCE section in roles ranging from IT to secretary/treasurer to president and past president. He was one of four speakers at the national confe...
Johnson and Plumpton Named Senior Vice Presidents at Gannett Fleming
Harrisburg, Pa.: Gannett Fleming has elected Mark D. Johnson and William M. Plumpton, CEP, as senior vice presidents of the firm. Johnson, based in North Andover, Massachusetts, serves as the national practice director of environmental compliance and remediation services. He is responsible for the implementation and supervision of a wide range of environmental services for Fortune 100 companies. Johnson was the creator of the firm’s Corporate Sustainability Program, serving as the Corporat...
Dewberry Welcomes the Transportation Expertise of Daniel W. Peterson
Dewberry has hired Daniel W. Peterson, PE, PTOE, as the northeast regional manager for transportation planning and traffic engineering based in the firm's Bloomfield, New Jersey, office. Peterson will oversee the transportation planning, traffic, electrical, and intelligent transportation systems group. With more than 25 years of experience, he is a specialist in transportation planning, traffic engineering, and project management. Prior to joining Dewberry, Peterson served as the senior t...
Michael Baker International’s Christine Mayernik Recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award for Commitment and Leadership in the Energy Industry
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Christine Mayernik was honored by the Pittsburgh Business Times with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her lasting impact on the energy industry. Ms. Mayernik is vice president, regional oil and gas market in Michael Baker’s Moon Township office where she oversees the company’s energy marketplace in the Eastern U.S., with a focus in the Marcellus and Utica Shale areas. Ms. Mayern...
Amec Foster Wheeler Appoints Philip Luna, Senior Vice President, Business Development
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today the appointment of Philip Luna as Senior Vice President, Business Development for Amec Foster Wheeler’s Oil & Gas Americas business, effective immediately. Based in Houston, Philip will oversee business development activities for Amec Foster Wheeler’s oil and gas market in the Americas, which includes assisting clients in the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors from Canada to Argentina. Armed with 35 years of engineering and construction manageme...
International Water Association Announces New President
Today the International Water Association announced, Diane d’Arras as the new President of the association. Diane has been an active member of the IWA for many years, and has served on the organisation’s Board for the last six years. She takes over the role of president from Professor Helmut Kroiss. A civil engineer for nearly forty years, Diane d’Arras is becoming President of the world’s largest international association of water professionals at a time of great challenges, changes and oppo...