Burns & McDonnell Hires Construction Industry Leader to Join Construction/Design-Build Group in New England
WALLINGFORD, Connecticut — Earle Cianchette, a 30-year construction management veteran, joins the Construction/Design-Build Group at Burns & McDonnell in New England. Cianchette will serve as a senior project manager, overseeing construction field operations and leading design-build initiatives for the New England office. “We are thrilled to have Earle join our team,” says Brett Williams, president and New England office general manager. “His strong background in construction management,...
John Eschenberg is Appointed Director of Salt Disposition at the AECOM-led Joint Venture at the Savannah River Site
LOS ANGELES — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that John Eschenberg, experienced veteran of the nuclear and environmental industry, has been appointed director of salt disposition in the nuclear high level waste program with Savannah River Remediation, LLC. Savannah River Remediation, LLC is a limited liability company led by AECOM, Bechtel, BWXT, CH2M and AREVA. Following a 25-year career with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the private sec...
Michael Baker International Hires Domenic Coletti to Expand Complex Bridge Design Capabilities in North Carolina Operations
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Domenic Coletti , P.E., has joined the firm’s Cary, North Carolina office, bringing nearly three decades of nationally recognized bridge design expertise. With Mr. Coletti’s hiring, Michael Baker strategically bolsters its bridge and highway practice to meet the emerging transportation infrastructure needs along the Eastern Seaboard. Mr. Coletti—who brings more than 29 years of...
Tetra Tech Elects Joanne M. Maguire as New Board Member and Announces Admiral Richard H. Truly Will Not Seek Re-Election
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the Board of Directors has expanded the Board with the election of Joanne M. Maguire as its tenth director. Ms. Maguire will serve on the Strategic Planning and Enterprise Risk Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Maguire brings to Tetra Tech’s Board decades of experience in leadership roles at publicly traded aerospace and advanced technology companies. From 2003 to 2013, Ms. Maguire served...
LaMont Wells Appointed Executive Vice President of Business Development for AECOM’s Management Services Group
GERMANTOWN, MD — AECOM, a premier, fully-integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that LaMont Wells, experienced federal market veteran holding leadership positions in the Department of Defense and the Intelligence community, has been appointed executive vice president of business development of AECOM’s management services group. Following a 30-year career in the government and private sector, Mr. Wells joins AECOM having most recently served as the president and chairman of th...
Top Women’s Engineering Society Award Goes to Arup Energy Leader
Arup engineer Clare Lavelle has been presented with the Karen Burt Award by the Women's Engineering Society (WES). The Karen Burt Memorial Award is the Society's most prestigious accolade as it recognises professional excellence and the contribution made by the recipient to promote the engineering profession to young women. It is awarded each year to the best newly qualified woman Chartered Engineer. During her career Clare has successfully delivered a number of technically challenging pro...
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...