McGuireWoods Bolsters Renewable Energy Practice With Project Finance Team
Partner Evelyn Kim and associates Kim Stouffer, Caroline Jo join San Francisco Office SAN FRANCISCO – McGuireWoods continues to strengthen its nationwide energy transactional capabilities with the arrival of San Francisco partner Evelyn Kim, an accomplished project finance attorney with extensive experience advising clients in acquiring, developing and financing renewable energy generation facilities. Kim represents investors, lenders, private equity funds, independent power producers, spo...
Stephen Nuss joins Stantec to grow Water presence in Washington
BELLEVUE, WA - NYSE, TSX:STN: Stephen Nuss has joined Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm—as a principal and practice leader in the company’s Water group. Nuss will work with Stantec’s Washington Water team to win, manage, and deliver projects in the Pacific Northwest. With more than two decades experience directing and leading civil and environmental engineering projects with multidisciplinary teams, Nuss brings a wealth of project and construction management unde...
Woolpert’s Federal Market Promotes from Within to Strengthen, Expand, Diversify
From left: Joseph Bissaillon, Doug Brown and David Ziegman each have new roles in Woolpert's federal market. Doug Brown has been named market director, while Joseph Bissaillon assumes the role of federal design practice leader. DAYTON, Ohio (May 14, 2021) — Woolpert has put the shift on in the federal market, promoting from within and making key hires to have a broader influence worldwide and to implement a diverse strategy for serving federal clients. Woolpert Vice President and Fede...
Aaron Kraft joins Stantec as firm grows its Water team in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV (May 13, 2021) NYSE, TSX: STN- Aaron Kraft has joined Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm—as senior principal in the firm’s Water practice based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has extensive experience in water/wastewater operations and maintenance (O&M), strategic capital and master planning, and asset management. Kraft brings 25 years of experience leading public and private water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste O&M and capital projects. Over the...
Marie Hayden Appointed to new Chief Engineer Position at Smart Wires
Smart Wires Inc., global power technology company, has announced the promotion of Marie Hayden to the role of Chief Engineer where she will lead the design, development and support of Smart Wires products and solutions. “For the past several years, Marie has been a key part of our success in Europe and Australia, and we are excited about the impact she will have leading our engineering team. We identified a clear need for this new role as we position the company to scale and serve a rapidly...
Skanska Promotes Executive to Lead Florida Civil Operations
Brook Brookshire will now serve as Senior Vice President of Skanska’s civil infrastructure division in Florida. ORLANDO, FL – Skanska, one of the world’s leading construction and development firms, is pleased to announce the promotion of Brook Brookshire to senior vice president of Skanska’s civil infrastructure operations in Florida. In this role, Brookshire will be responsible for meeting the design-builder’s obligations and ensuring Skanska meets the contract requirements, includin...
Kevin Stubblebine Joins WSP USA as Chief General Counsel
Former chief legal officer at the global environmental consulting firm Golder, a recent WSP acquisition, brings vast experience in engineering and construction law. NEW YORK — Kevin Stubblebine has been appointed chief general counsel of WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Stubblebine has more than 30 years of experience in engineering, construction and construction law. Since January 2016, he served as chief legal officer and corporate secretary with...
New ASCE Standard 71 Provides Guidance on Tracking and Measuring Labor Productivity
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s newest standard, Identifying, Quantifying, and Proving Loss of Productivity, ANSI/ASCE/CI 71-21, provides guidance on tracking and measuring labor productivity to help prevent, mitigate, and recover cost overruns and loss of productivity disputes and claims. Because labor is such a significant portion of overall project costs, a loss of productivity will usually result in a significant amount of increased costs and reduced contractor profit and is often only discovered at th...
Frank Calandra Jr. honored with the Erskine Ramsay Medal Award
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) is pleased to announce that Frank Calandra Jr. has received the prestigious Erskine Ramsay Medal. Established in 1948 and funded by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME), the Erskine Ramsay Medal recognizes distinguished achievement in coal mining. Election to this honor is facilitated by the SME Coal & Energy Division. Calandra is recognized for distinguished achievement in coal mining and as an...
Steve Salin Joins HDR as a Senior Transit Consultant
OMAHA, Neb. — Steve Salin, AICP, has joined HDR’s transportation team as a senior transit consultant. Based in Dallas, Salin will apply his strategic, client-focused approach to some of our largest transit projects in the region, including the Project Connect transit program in Austin. He will provide expert insight into the Federal Transit Administration’s grant programs and assist in the delivery of complex large capital programs. In addition, he will assist clients with expertise in emergi...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
