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Across the country, our people are working behind the scenes, day and night, on Americas most challenging and critical projects. What most don’t understand is why we do it, while we work through extreme weather conditions or well into the night on a bid creating the best scenarios to keep a project under budget and ahead of schedule. But that is the common theme throughout these stories and the theme of our series, Building Something Bigger. While we feature a handful of individuals, the work and our projects aren’t built alone, it’s a team building together that keeps our cities and communities moving seamlessly for the next 100 years, and our hope is that these stories inspire others and the next generation.

Today, we are proud to introduce you to Michael Gould, our field engineer, on our John F Kennedy International Airport Central Terminal Area and Ground Transportation Center project. Michael started his career at Halmar and has been taking on this massive project to revamp and modernize the JFK airport!

Nick Vanier, a Halmar veteran and our Chief Scheduler, shares what first sparked his passion for engineering, and his firsthand knowledge of our industry moving into the digital era. Over the years, Nick has led and navigated some of the most complex schedules imaginable. The Kew Gardens Interchange is a perfect example of where Nick left his mark, or where the project left its mark on him… Located in Queens, this interchange carries nearly 600,000 vehicles per day, ranking among the busiest in the country. Featuring the complex work of building 11 bridges, six new and five replaced, and with every phase of job keeping live traffic moving through and alongside our active construction zones!

Up next is Megan Clarke, Superintendent on our Second Avenue Subway Project Phase 2. She knows what it means to work on a highly visible, high-demand project, one that carries the interest of the more than eight million NYC residents. Megan is here to tell her story to the next generation of women that a career in engineering is possible, even as she and the entire SAS team have embarked on one of the most highly anticipated infrastructure projects in the United States. Her and the team will be making their way boring two new tunnels deep beneath New York City with the purpose of extending the Q subway line and bringing better transit options to the area. And this team, the size of a village, is already writing the next chapter in New York’s history.

Continuing our National Engineers Week series is Dustin Burkett, Deputy Construction Manager on our Potomac River Tunnel project in Washington, D.C. Like many of us, Dustin’s path into engineering and construction wasn’t a straight shot. A combination of family in the industry and history with the trades, lead him to change paths, as he was looking for keeping things interesting where no two days are the same. Today, Dustin is doing just that, him and the PRT team are leading one of the most complex and consequential projects in the country. As part of DC Water Clean Rivers Program, the Potomac River Tunnel project will play a critical role in bring cleaner and a better water system to the region. They have started their journey boring two tunnels right up against some of the most sensitive areas in the world!

Last but not least, closing out our 2026 Engineers Week series is John Greco. He’s our field engineer on the first ever MTA Private-Public-Partnership, aka P3, ADA upgrades at 13 Stations Package 3 project. During the pandemic, John was still in college and unfortunately his internships got cut short. He explains how different it is to go from school, where you are mostly taught design, to working on the sites getting the chance to see and build these projects in real time. What drove him here was the difference in pace, the projects, the people and how quickly one needs to adapt to the situation. At our 13 Stations project, John and the team are spread across four of the five NYC boroughs. The goal is to help the MTA bring better access to their stations, so no matter who you are, life is a little easier using public transit!