Former tollway engineer joins Bowman

LISLE - Paul Kovacs is joining Bowman as a principal, civil engineer and key leader for its Lisle and Chicago offices. Kovacs has spent the last 22 years as the chief engineering officer with the Illinois Tollway.

With more than 750 employees and over 30 offices throughout the United Sates, Bowman provides a variety of planning, engineering, construction management, commissioning, environmental consulting, geomatics, survey, land procurement and other technical services to customers operating in a diverse set industries.

"I am looking forward to leveraging my extensive experience in both the public and private engineering sectors to enhance Bowman's ability to win, develop and deliver quality projects," said Kovacs.

With the Illinois Tollway, Kovacs worked on multi-billion-dollar projects and managed a team of over 150 in-house professionals, engineers and technicians. As the CEO, he provided monthly board presentations and oversaw an average of $1 billion in annual capital expenditures along with an $85 million annual engineering management and operating budget.

"We are excited that Paul is joining Bowman," said Michael Hannemann, PE, Senior Vice President. "He is a top-level engineering professional with a reputation for excellence and a vast knowledge of the transportation industry. He will make a great addition to our team."

Bowman is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.