Michael Sweeney

Executive Vice President/Eastern US President, HNTB Corporation

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Recognized industry leader and trusted advisor to transportation agencies with more than 31 years of experience including many of the New York region’s largest, most complex and iconic transportation infrastructure projects. Effective partner with elected officials and top transportation agency management on the delivery of transit, highway, bridge, tunnel, toll, and airport infrastructure programs that help improve mobility. Sought-after thought leader and expert for major national and trade media on issues related to transportation infrastructure, and often quoted in outlets such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, Associated Press and Engineering News-Record among many others.

Experience

  • Executive Vice President/Eastern US President at HNTB
    Nov 2012 - Present · 13 yrs 9 mos

    June. 2017-Present, Eastern U.S. President/Executive Vice President o Oversee the firm’s Northeast, Mid- Atlantic and Southeast Divisions, responsible for more than 2,500 professionals Northeast Division President, Jan. 2016-June. 2017 o Oversee operations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine with more than 750 professionals Chairman, HNTB Professional Services, Nov. 2013-Jan. 2016 o Oversees HNTB’s markets sector and professional service practices New York Office Leader, Nov. 2012-March 2016 • Grew HNTB’s New York office from 110 to 270 people • Principal-in-Charge, New York State Thruway Authority $3.9 billion Program Management (Owner’s Engineer) of Tappan Zee Bridge • Principal-in-Charge, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Program Management (Technical Advisor) of Goethals Bridge Replacement Program • Principal-in-Charge, New York State Department of Transportation Kosciuszko Bridge Replacement, Design Engineer for Design-Build project • Principal-in-Charge, New Jersey Transit Program Management of $1 billion+ Superstorm Sandy remediation

  • Vice President - Transit Market Sector Leader at TranSystems
    Jan 2010 - Nov 2012 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Vice President - Transit Leader, Eastern US at AECOM
    Jun 1987 - Jan 2010 · 22 yrs 8 mos

    • Transit market sector lead for eastern United States including serving as Principal in Charge, for $26 billion of projects in eastern United States

  • Northeast Transit Market Secctor Leader at DMJM Harris
    2003 - 2007 · 4 yrs

    • Chief Engineer for the Long Island Rail Road Grand Central Terminal as part of the $8.3 billion MTA Capital Construction/Long Island Rail Road East Side Access/Connection to Grand Central Terminal

  • Senior Project Manager at CTE ENGINEERING
    1993 - 2003 · 10 yrs

    • Project Executive, MTA-New York City Transit $220 million restoration of Times Square Station complex • Construction Manager, MTA-Metro-North Railroad $150 million infrastructure rehabilitation of Grand Central Terminal including Grand Central North and the structural rehabilitation of Grand Central Terminal roof girders