Balfour Beatty’s US infrastructure arm appoints new executives

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Balfour Beatty’s US civilian business has it appointed three leaders to executive positionsthe company announced on March 15. Dan Young and Jay Boyd will become vice presidents of operations for the Southwest and Southeast regions, respectively, while Terri Eller will serve as vice president and unit controller.

Young has more than 30 years of civil experience and previously served as the company’s director of construction in the Southwest. In his new role, he will continue to oversee joint venture operations for the $1.7 billion Interstate 635 East project in Dallas, a highway design project on behalf of Texas DOT, according to the release.

Boyd has been with Balfour Beatty since 1999 and brings several decades of experience in supervision and practice on complex civil and heavy marine construction projects, according to the release. His specialty is the realization of projects sensitive to the environment.

Both Young and Boyd will report directly to Mark Johnnie, senior vice president and COO of US Civils for Balfour Beatty.

Eller has been with the company since 2009 and has served in various controller roles, ensuring that accounting activities accurately reflect the company’s strategic financial goals. She is a certified public accountant and holds a master’s degree in professional accounting from Georgia State University.

“Our business is evolving and continues to provide excellent career development opportunities across the country,” said Mark Konchar, president of US Civils at Balfour Beatty. “These appointments will not only strengthen and sustain our operations, but will support strategies that focus on key markets and essential projects in our communities.”

The promotions come after the contractor’s annual results, when the builder reported them profits fell almost 15%. The success came mainly from his investment portfolio. Balfour Beatty continues to de-risk its works portfolio, which is done at the expense of civil or infrastructure works: 24% of the company’s work portfolio by 2023 was in this type of construction, in compared to 42% in 2020.