East People: November 2025 | Engineering News-Record

Wilmington, Del.-based Bancroft Building promoted Mike Petka to president and CEO, succeeding Greg Sawka, who’s retiring. Petka had been vice chairman of operations. Throughout his presidency, Sawka opened places of work in Princeton, N.J., and Salisbury, Md.

Marc DePaul has been elevated to president of New York Metropolis-based building administration agency Pavarini McGovern. He was beforehand vice chairman of operations. Additionally promoted was Matt Sarver, who now could be govt vice chairman. He was previously a senior vice chairman on the agency.

The Lean Building Institute, Arlington, Va., has named Brian Perlberg as CEO to succeed Dan Heinemeier, who retires in December. Heinemeier had been senior counsel of building regulation and contracts on the Related Common Contractors of America and in addition had been govt director and senior counsel of the ConsensusDocs coalition that manages the array of normal trade contract paperwork. Underneath his management, the ConsensusDocs 300 Lean Built-in Venture Supply Customary Contract was launched, the primary built-in type of settlement incorporating Lean instruments and rules, stated the group. He additionally was basic counsel and authorities affairs director of Design-Construct Institute of America.

WSP promoted Salvatore Iodice to senior vice chairman to guide the agency’s nationwide bridge inspection providers. Based mostly in New York Metropolis, he was Northeast area bridge inspection supervisor.

Design agency AE Works employed Jose Galindo as chief expertise officer. Based mostly in Pittsburgh, he was chief innovation officer at Texas-based design agency MORE group.

Tysons, Va., specialty contractor M.C. Dean named Pushkar Vaidya as its first director of product engineering. He held management roles at Accelera and Cummins.

Bo Koloski has joined O&G Industries, Torrington, Conn., as vice chairman and Rhode Island enterprise unit chief, primarily based in Windfall. He had been vice chairman of enterprise growth at KBE Constructing.

Hanover, Md.-based geotechnical contractor Keller North America appointed Jim Doyna chief monetary officer. He was CFO for contractor MasTec’s energy supply group and labored for Jacobs Options. Doyna is predicated in Denver.

Skanska USA Constructing promoted Jenny Chandler to govt vice chairman and chief technique officer and Tieg Murray Rustam to vice chairman of market technique and artistic providers. Chandler was vice chairman of market technique and artistic providers. Rustam was senior director of market technique.

Gilbane Constructing Cos. promoted John E. Anderson III to enterprise chief of New Jersey operations primarily based in Newark. A sixth-generation Gilbane member of the family, he labored for the agency in New York Metropolis.

New York Metropolis’s Dept. of Design and Building named Joseph Crupi as deputy commissioner for public buildings and Santhosh Chemban as engineering audit officer. Crupi had been affiliate commissioner for public buildings and in addition led the development administration unit on the metropolis Dept. of Environmental Safety. Chemban most not too long ago was govt director of the NYC DDC engineering audit workplace, overseeing vendor funds and contract efficiency critiques.

Jessica Randolph and Heather Ivester have joined LiRo-Hill as vice presidents in Boston. Randolph, who will oversee architectural operations in New England, was vice chairman of SGA Architects. Ivester, who’s managing regional transportation and infrastructure operations, had been a vice chairman of HNTB.