By Gillian Janicki

Bowman Consulting Group (Bowman) is has announced that Greg Stukel, P.E. is joining Bowman as a principal, civil engineer, and key leader for the firm’s Lisle and Chicago, IL offices. He will play a significant role in business development, participate in the company’s Illinois Tollway initiatives, and provide design plan quality assurance leadership.

“We welcome Greg to the Bowman Team,” says Jeff Druckman, senior vice president. “He brings a vast knowledge of the industry and top-level experience in delivering critical engineering projects on time, within scope, and under budget.”

Stukel has spent the last 30-plus years of his career in transportation. He recently retired as the deputy chief of program controls/systems integrity at the Illinois Tollway, where he played an integral role in the development and implementation of the tollway’s $14 billion, 15-year Move Illinois program and the $5.3 billion, 5-year Congestion Relief program. His major accomplishments also include the delivery of the $500 million facility Reconstruction program to update the tollway’s maintenance facilities and the $60 million per year systemwide program to keep the tollway’s infrastructure in good condition.

At the tollway, Stukel was involved with every corridor of the 294-mile system, including roads, bridges, toll collection, and procurement. He was responsible for delivering the recent improvements to the Reagan Memorial Tollway, Veterans Memorial Tollway, Edens Spur, North and South Tri-State Tollways, and the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. In addition, he was involved with the delivery of the $3.4 billion Elgin O’Hare Western Access project.

Stukel has chaired the C5 (Construction Contract Cost Change Committee) and Errors and Omissions Committee, assisting in the development and implementation of ISO procedures, as well as standards, specifications, and guidelines. He has coordinated with consultants, contractors, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County and many municipalities and cities.

Greg earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. He is a registered professional engineer in Illinois.

Bowman is a multi-discipline consulting firm offering a broad range of real estate, energy, infrastructure, and environmental management solutions to public and private clients across the country. Its nearly 730 employees work in more than 35 offices nationwide, Core services include civil engineering, structural engineering, land surveying, subsurface utility engineering, land planning, environmental consulting, construction engineering and management, landscape architecture, and right-of-way acquisition. For more information, visit www.bowmanconsulting.com