Greg McIntyre, PE

Greg McIntyre has over 30 years of professional engineering, all with CH2M HILL. When CH2M HILL acquired Halcrow in November 2011, Mr. McIntyre became Halcrow's new Managing Director, responsible for integrating the two firm's extensive global operations. Previously he served as the Deputy Program Director on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. CH2M HILL is a leading member of the three-company international consortium (CLM Delivery Partner) that is managing the planning, design, and construction of the infrastructure and venues for the Games. He was the senior CH2M HILL executive on the program. He has also served as Water Business Group Global Operations Director, leading the operations of CH2M HILL's U.S.$850 million global water business and serving as senior executive sponsor for several large programs including Chicago Water Partners, Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewerage Authority, and Southern Nevada Water Authority. He has led diverse projects for customers in private industry, municipal government, public agencies, and the U.S. federal government.

Mr. McIntyre has been a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association, Water Environment Federation, Society of Cable and Telecommunications Engineers, and Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, and he was awarded the Willem Rudolfs Medal from the Water Pollution Control Federation.

A graduate of the Advanced Management Program for International Senior Managers, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, Mr. McIntyre also has an M.S. in environmental and water resources engineering and a B. S. in environmental engineering. He served on the Board of Directors for CH2M HILL Companies LTD from 2001 to 2003 and currently serves on the company's executive Operations Committee.

Q&A with Mr. McIntyre

What is your program management methodology and philosophy?
Assemble the best cross functional team possible, bring them together and jointly build a vision, align everyone one on the program team to the vision, build a strong governance function, and over communicate.

How do you incorporate creativity into program or project management?
Challenge the teams working closest to the action or know the function the best. Provide a facilitated environment and have them think out of the box.

How do you see CH2M HILL influencing and shaping the future of major programs?
CH2M HILL has a major influence on building and shaping the program management market in the U.K., with key roles on the last four major program undertakings across the U.K. including the London 2012 Olympics, Thames Tideway Tunnel, Crossrail, and now High Speed 2.

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