Roof Watson has been named director of US operations for professional services firm WSP Global. Based in Tampa, he had been executive vice president and general manager of Jacobs’ Eastern US and Canada regions, and held management roles in the other regions and also previously at its acquired unit CH2M. Watson also chairs the Advisory Board of Howard University’s Department of Civil Engineering Education and is president of United Hands of Hope, a non-profit organization that provides educational resources to underserved rural communities in Jamaica.
Manhattan Construction Group, Tulsa, has promoted Raylena Browning to senior vice president of its Houston-based Manhattan Construction Co. unit, which oversees preconstruction and business development. She also leads the firm’s BuildHER women’s group. Justin Bell has also been promoted to director of programming from senior programmer, based in Tulsa.
The professional services company STV has raised Joseph Joseph i Scott Grogan to the vice president Based in Frisco, Texas, Joseph is a senior bridge engineer and project manager with over 22 years of experience. Grogan, based in Pearland, Texas, has more than 35 years of experience in engineering operations and major rail transit projects in the state, where STV has 14 offices.
Pylon Building Group, Birmingham, Ala., has been promoted to president Reggie Torbor to the added role of general manager, with general contractor ownership transferred to him from contractor Brasfield & Gorrie, which initially helped launch the company in 2023. Pylon has served as general contractor for several Birmingham projects, including the Junior Achievement McWane Economic Exploration Center, Girl Scouts USA Vestavia Hills Center and the 20th floor renovation of the Regions Bank Center.
Rosendin Electric, San Jose, Calif., has appointed William “Billy” Watts as regional vice president to lead the San Antonio-based utility’s newly rebranded energy group. The unit focuses on battery energy storage systems, high voltage power infrastructure, substations and renewable energy. He had been vice president of renewables at Primoris Energy Services.
Justin Rossi has been named CEO of JMH Infrastructure, parent company of Jon M Hall Co., a site development company based in Sanford, Florida. He had been senior vice president of construction operations at Rudolph Libbe Inc.
Houston law firm Kilpatrick has hired Barclay Nicholson as a partner in its construction and infrastructure practice. Previously at the law firm of Sheppard Mullin, his expertise is in handling energy-related litigation.
Associated Builders and Contractors The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter in Tampa has appointed Jason Spearsvice president of Peninsular Mechanical Contractors Inc., as board chair 2026. The group says he is a 20-year veteran of the commercial construction industry and has held leadership positions at the local, state and national levels within ABC.
CF Evans Construction, Orangeburg, SC, has appointed Charles Blankinship vice president of business development. Most recently, he was director of market development at Samet Corp.
Jarrette Burckhalter has joined CDH Partners, a woman-owned architecture and interior design firm in Atlanta and Savannah, as chief operating officer. He previously held this role at The Manely Firm PC, an international law firm with offices in the United States and the United Kingdom
