Press Releases

John C. Vollmer to assume role as president of management services LOS ANGELES (Sept. 29, 2016) — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, has announced that Randall A. Wotring has been named president of technical and operational services, effective immediately. The newly expanded role includes continued leadership of AECOM’s management services organization,...

AECOM teams with Bloom Holdings to deploy revolutionary technology TALLAHASSEE (Sept. 26, 2016) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, and BLOOM Holdings, LLC, a materials development company, have announced a strategic teaming agreement to deploy technology to mitigate harmful algal blooms. The joint initiative aims to provide an economic and ecologically sound...

Golden 1 Center scores more LEED points than any other sports venue SACRAMENTO (Sept. 23, 2016) — AECOM has designed the first indoor sports venue to achieve LEED Platinum certification. Golden 1 Center, home of the NBA Sacramento Kings, has earned the highest score for a sports venue in the LEED program and placed in...

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 20, 2016) — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has signed a framework agreement with Shell regarding delivery of enabling infrastructure works (EIW) across major global projects. The types of project elements that AECOM could deliver under this program include roads, rail, airstrips, marine structures,...

SYDNEY (9 September 2016) — Whether “starting from scratch” or repurposing an existing precinct, a successful innovation ecosystem requires four key elements to succeed, according to a new report released by integrated infrastructure firm AECOM. The Transforming Australian Cities with Innovation report, launched last night in Sydney, found the best economic and societal outcomes are...

9 September 2016 – AECOM Engineering Director — Civil Infrastructure, Dr Mark Raiss, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng).  Mark, a civil engineer who has worked for legacy AECOM companies since 1986, has been recognised by the RAEng for his exceptional contribution to the engineering industry. During his 40-year...

SYDNEY (7 September, 2016) — As a result of its technical capability in the renewable energy space, AECOM has recently been appointed as the Owner’s Engineer for the A$360-million, 180-megawatt (MW) Mount Emerald Wind Farm in North Queensland, Australia. AECOM, the premier integrated infrastructure firm, will use its local and international wind farm experience to...

LOS ANGELES (September 7, 2016) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has been selected by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to provide design services for its initial Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) deployment. This project is part of the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials...

30 August 2016 – AECOM, the global infrastructure services company, has hired John Priestland as Chief Executive, Major Bids and Corporate Development, Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMIA). Reporting to EMIA Chief Executive Steve Morriss, John will serve as a member of the EMIA Executive team and will focus on growing AECOM’s business across...

LOS ANGELES (August 23, 2016) — AECOM, a premier, fully-integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that its Tishman Construction unit has been named joint general contractor of Phase 1A of Gramercy District, 2.5 million square foot, technology-focused, mixed-use development in Loudoun County, Va. The project is valued at over $US500 million and Tishman will serve...

City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Jaguars’ sports complex expansion project includes a new covered flex field and amphitheater JACKSONVILLE (Aug. 22, 2016) — Hunt+Danis, a joint venture of Hunt Construction Group, an AECOM company, and the Danis Group of Companies, celebrated the groundbreaking of the new amphitheater and covered flex field at EverBank Field, home...

Judy Raper Award for Leadership SYDNEY (Aug. 22, 2016) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that Athena Venios, its Transport Technical Director for Australia and New Zealand, has won the Judy Raper Award for Leadership; an award that celebrates a female University of New South Wales (UNSW) graduate who has...

16 August 2016: Global infrastructure services firm AECOM and the University of Salford have today launched a new research partnership with the aim of improving understanding of how major infrastructure programmes interact with the natural environment. Given the UK’s ambitious infrastructure pipeline, developing industry’s knowledge of this topic will be increasingly important for future programmes....

A JOINT venture between Pick Everard, Gleeds and AECOM, has been appointed to deliver a new £350m Scape Group framework which will offer the broadest range of consultancy services available to the public sector. The consortium, called Perfect Circle, will lead public sector owned built environment specialist Scape’s new National Built Environment Consultancy Services (BECS)...

LOS ANGELES (Aug. 10, 2016) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20 percent, normalized by revenue, across its global operations by 2020, starting from a baseline year in 2015. To achieve this goal, the company will focus on its largest sources...

Recognised by Engineers Australia as Most Outstanding Company in Gender Diversity 2016 SYDNEY (Aug. 8, 2016) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that its Australian operation has successfully increased the percentage of female senior leaders (associate director and above) from 10% to 12.6%. Following a 12-month intensive campaign, the business...

London – 4 August 2016:  The Ministry of Defence has today named AECOM as a Gold Award winner in the Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), recognising the company’s support and commitment to UK defence personnel. The Gold Award is the highest accolade under the ERS, awarded to organisations that pledge, demonstrate and advocate support to the...

The Miami Dolphins’ Stadium unveils new canopy, high-definition video boards for this NFL season LOS ANGELES (Aug. 1, 2016) — Hunt Construction Group, an AECOM company, celebrated the phase two topping out of the 65,326-seat Dolphins’ stadium, home to the NFL’s Miami Dolphins on Friday, July 29, 2016. Hunt is the construction manager for this...

LOS ANGELES (July 20, 2016) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced that on May 24, 2016, Beaumont Unified School District (BUSD) held a ribbon-cutting event for the completion of its solar-energy carport structures (canopies) located in the high school’s staff parking lot. The solar canopies will produce over one million kilowatt-hours...

LOS ANGELES (July 19, 2016) — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, will hold a conference call with analysts and investors on Aug. 9 to discuss fiscal third-quarter 2016 financial results. The company will conduct a live, audio-only webcast of its conference call at noon Eastern Time, during which management will make...

SINGAPORE (July 18, 2016) — AECOM, as part of a consortium led by NCS and consisting of Arup Singapore and Samsung SDS Asia Pacific, has been selected by Singapore’s Housing and Development Board (HDB) to deliver a “Smart Urban Habitat Masterplan” (SUHMP) that will help guide the future evolution of HDB’s new towns in Singapore. These...

15 July 2016: Edinburgh-based hydrologist and AECOM employee Hazel Smith has today been selected to go to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games as a member of the ParalympicsGB team. Hazel is a guide for visually impaired paratriathlete Alison Patrick, also from Scotland, and the duo will compete together in the paratriathlon event. Hazel and Alison...

LOS ANGELES (July 14, 2016) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced that the Dallas Independent School District’s (the “District”) Board of Trustees approved the recommendation for AECOM to provide program management services for its 2015 bond program. The US$1.6-billion program encompasses the design and construction of nine new and replacement schools...

SINGAPORE (July 12, 2016) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it is serving as a Founding Sponsor for the biennial Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), taking place July 10-14. This follows a similar role the company held at the prior SIWW in 2014. Leading the AECOM delegation are Michael...

LOS ANGELES (July 11, 2016) — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has been awarded a new five-year contract to provide program management and construction management (PM/CM) services at the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, recognized internationally as one of the most frequently visited super-hub airports in the...

SINGAPORE (6 July 2016) — As AECOM prepares to participate in the Singapore International Water Week from July 10 to 13, 2016 as one of its Founding Sponsors, it announced today that AECOM in Singapore recently received the platinum award in the Building Information Modeling (BIM) organization category at the 2016 Building and Construction Authority...

  London – 30 June 2016: Global, integrated infrastructure services company AECOM has appointed Adrian Rees as Director – Asset Management, UK & Ireland. Adrian will be responsible for leading and growing the company’s asset management capabilities across the water sector. In this newly created role, Adrian will work with different teams and disciplines from...

AIKEN, S.C. (June 29, 2016) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that Todd Wright, a 35-year nuclear weapons complex and industry veteran, has been appointed general manager and executive vice president of AECOM’s Nuclear & Environment Strategic Business Unit, responsible for overseeing the group’s day-to-day operations, strategic initiatives and business...

New gas fired power plant to produce 700 megawatts of clean electricity for Alliant Energy customers, boost local economy and jobs in Beloit, Wis. LOS ANGELES (June 28, 2016) — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has been selected as the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor for...

Hong Kong (June 21, 2016) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has been awarded a significant project management consultancy contract for a medical hub in Macau.  This is the fourth hospital project win for the company in three years’ time, establishing AECOM’s leadership in this niche market. The...

Urgent lateral thinking is required to avoid “sleepwalking” into future diversity problems London – 21 June 2016: A significant gender imbalance at apprenticeship level risks undermining the engineering industry’s efforts to build a more diverse workforce, according to integrated infrastructure services firm AECOM. Ahead of National Women in Engineering Day, AECOM warns that unless urgent...

LOS ANGELES (June 21, 2016) — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that its Tishman Construction unit will manage construction of One Vanderbilt, a world-class commercial office development in Manhattan. Tishman, a legendary builder in the New York market, will construct One Vanderbilt for New York City’s largest commercial property...

Bridging the Digital and Real Worlds to Enable Improved Communication and Collaboration on Projects Spanning Three Continents LOS ANGELES and SUNNYVALE, Calif. (June 13, 2016) — AECOM (NYSE: ACM) and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) are collaborating on the world’s first use of Microsoft HoloLens “mixed-reality” technology for engineering and construction. AECOM has launched a pilot program...

LOS ANGELES (June 9, 2016) — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that President Stephen M. Kadenacy and Chief Financial Officer W. Troy Rudd will present at the William Blair 36th Annual Growth Stock Conference in Chicago. AECOM’s presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, at 7:30 a.m. Central Daylight...