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Bechtel’s Peggy McCullough to Receive the 2019 ASME Henry Laurence Gantt Medal

Bechtel Senior Vice President Peggy McCullough, pictured at the construction site of the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant in Washington state.

Chernobyl New Safe Confinement Named One of the Most Influential Projects of the Last 50 Years

Project Management Institute recognizes international team, including Bechtel

Chernobyl New Safe Confinement Named One of the Most Influential Projects of the Last 50 Years

The international, 22-year effort to cover and seal off the damaged Chernobyl nuclear plant has been recognized as one of the 50 most influential projects of the past 50 years by the Project Management Institute, the global body for project management standards, certifications, and education.

Source: PR Newswire

Corpus Christi Train 1 Selected as ENR’s Global Best Power/Industrial Project of the Year

The award honors Cheniere and Bechtel’s achievements in safety, innovation, quality, diversity, workmanship, and contributions to the global community.

Source: ENR

Kevin Edwards to be Honored for Advancing Bechtel's Diversity and Inclusion Program

Kevin Edwards receives NSBE's Golden Torch Award at 45th annual convention. 

Bechtel Engineer Farhang Ostadan To Be Honored for Advancing the Protection of Nuclear Power Plants Against Earthquakes

Farhang Ostadan, manager of Bechtel’s Earthquake Engineering Center, has been announced as the 2019 recipient of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Energy Award.

SRS contractor team earns cybersecurity award

The cybersecurity team at Savannah River Site liquid waste contractor Savannah River Remediation (SRR) embodies the themes of National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2018, earning SRR the title of NCSAM Champion for the fourth consecutive year.

Source: The Star

National Rail Awards 2018: MAJOR PROJECT OF THE YEAR Winner

MAJOR PROJECT OF THE YEAR Winner:  Network Rail, Bechtel & the supply chain – Delivering Crossrail West
Covering all of the Network Rail works west of Paddington. Despite the changes, all stages of the project were delivered on time or ahead of schedule.

Source: Rail Magazine

Five young engineers win top Academy Awards

The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded Khouloud El Hakim the overall winner to receive the Sir George Macfarlane Medal for excellence in the early stage of her career.

Bechtel, AECOM lead ENR list of professional services firms

Engineering News-Record this week unveiled its 2018 Top Professional Services Firms list, and industry giants AECOM and Bechtel both ranked No. 1 as the leading program management and construction management-for-fee firms, respectively. 

Source: Construction Dive