HR Leadership Conference

May 14-16, 2025

People underscore everything in the AEC Industry, requiring HR leaders to find answers to some of the most difficult questions facing firms in the space.

To foster a continued dialogue around these questions, EFCG has been hosting its annual HR Leadership Conference since 2010. Each year, HR leaders from firms of all sizes, markets, geographies, and cultures come together to share their insights and learnings on HR strategies, policies, and metrics as well as the impact of broader current events. All this exchange is augmented by EFCG’s data and expertise in talent strategy and financial analysis, which leverages our extensive industry financial, compensation, and HR proprietary databases.

In 2024, our agenda spanned the topics of talent management, total rewards, functional excellence and its business impact, while reviewing matters including industry turnover levels, aggregate compensation metrics, diversity, equity and inclusion, M&A and culture change, leadership development, and more.

View 2025 Preliminary Agenda

View 2024 Conference Agenda

View 2024 Attendee List

May 14-16, 2025

JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead

3300 Lenox Road NE

Atlanta, GA

Tickets

30+

Industry Leading Speakers

130+

Registrants

100+

Represented Firms

Alexandre L’Heureux

CEO

WSP Global

"EFCG’s CEO Conference is the annual industry event I always make sure to attend. The networking and content are unparalleled and extremely relevant and helpful."

Vince DiPofi

CEO

SSOE Group

"The value I receive from EFCG’s CEO Conference every year is unparalleled. I am always impressed with the quality of the presentations and the attendees. This conference is a unique opportunity to get insight from larger and smaller firms in the AEC industry."

Hotel

Experience the perfect blend of luxury service and serene elegance at the newly renovated JW Marriott Atlanta, GA, Buckhead hotel. Situated in the upscale Buckhead neighborhood, the location provides all you need to explore the allure of Atlanta, GA.

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All participants are required to complete two detailed surveys, one focused on HR benefits, policies, costs, and strategies, and the other focused on company-wide compensation.

All survey participants receive confidential, industry-aggregated data reports and presentations.

HR Survey Metrics

Diversity, inclusion initiatives, employee turnover, medical benefits/plans/costs, work environments, flexible work schedules, maternity/paternity leave, 401k and retirement benefits, ESOP benefits, paid-time off / vacation, life insurance, other benefits, HR impact on growth and profitability, HR performance measures, leadership development and training, and mentoring.

Compensation Survey Metrics

We have detailed compensation metrics for ~100,000 engineers, scientists, project managers, construction managers, etc. for ~80 AEC firms with $186 billion of aggregate revenues.

Compensation metrics typically include: salary, cash performance bonus, ESOP bonus, signing bonus, referral bonus, spot bonus, long-term compensation (including stock bonus, stock options, deferred compensation, pension benefits, etc.), and other quantifiable benefits

Positions include: Executive officers (CEO, COO, CFO, CHRO, CIO, EVP, SVP, Controller, General Counsel, Marketing/Business Development, Safety, M&A), non-executive directors, project managers (I, II, and III), program managers, regional/division/profit center managers, engineers (Engineer I through Chief Engineer II), scientists (Scientist I through Chief Scientist), construction managers (CM I through CM VI), craft/technicians and other part-time staff, and board of directors

Additional criteria for benchmarks: by gender, by revenue responsibility, by location (regional or city), and by discipline (e.g. architecture, chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, geotechnical, mechanical, process, structural, transportation, or water/wastewater, biology, ecology, geology, hydrology, toxicology, urban planner

Experience

2024 Panelists

Albert Cuisinot

CFO

ESA

Matt Endsley

Chief Financial Officer

HMC Architects

Alan Jennat

Group Director of Finance and Accounting

Arup

Dave Schlidt

CFO

Mead & Hunt

Gwen Perez

CFO

Freese & Nichols

John Williams

Chief Executive Officer

Autocase

Andrew White

Corporate Sustainability Director

VHB

Jeslin Varghese

Senior Director, Sustainability

Gateway Development Commission

Monica Thilges

Senior Director, Corporate ESG and Sustainability

APTIM

Michael Sutton

Chief Executive Officer

Infrastructure Engineering

Carrie Sabin

Senior Vice President, Corporate Sustainability

Stantec

Ryan Prime

Sustainability Practice Lead

VHB

Amy Pastor

Vice President, Sustainability

EXP

Pierre-Yves Massille

Chief Transformation, Digital, & Sustainability Officer

Egis

Jane Madden

Lead ESG Partner

Buro Happold

Garima Kaushal

Senior Sustainability Consultant

AECOM

Alan Kao

Principal and Global Director, ESG Services

Ramboll

Anthony Kane

President & Chief Executive Officer

Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI)

Ilana Judah

Americas Adaptation and Resilience Leader

Arup

Julie Jennings

Senior Vice President, People

GEI

Phanos Hadjikyriakou

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

2050 Materials

Carly Gazze

Sustainability Manager & Environmental Scientist

STV

Hentie Dirker

Chief ESG & Integrity Officer

AtkinsRéalis

Susanne DesRoches

Vice President, Clean and Resilient Buildings

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority

Sarah Deslauriers

Director, Air, Climate, & Energy

California Association of Sanitation Agencies

Dru Crawley

Fellow and Director, Building Performance

Bentley Systems

Dana Coyle

Associate Director, Sustainability

Gateway Development Commission

Po-Sun Chen

Chief Executive Officer

Anchor QEA

Mohit Chandra

Partner, Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change

ERM

Lori Cathcart

Director, Corporate Sustainability

Terracon

Eric Bill

President

Autocase

Bob Beinstein

Vice President, Global ESG Implementation Lead

AECOM

Thomas Abdallah

Vice President, Chief Environmental Engineer

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Construction and Development New York

Mike Moran

CFO Americas

GHD

Nikhil Kalghatgi

CFO

KPFF

Ryan Earle

CFO

Jensen Hughes

Troy Hedlund

Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Internal Operations

Carollo

Roger Guilian

Senior Vice President

Greyling Insurance Brokerage & Risk Consulting, a division of EPIC

Pat Sheridan

CFO

Verdantas

Olivier Gouirand

CFO & CSO

Egis Group

Olie Abbamonto

CFO

Moffat & Nichol

Matt Reiffer

Vice President of Infrastructure Programs

ACEC National

Matt Ofilos

CFO

Parsons

Mary Burnett

CFO

Spheros Environmental

Kent Collier

Managing Principal

Greyling Insurance Brokerage & Risk Consulting, a division of EPIC

Jim Nevada

President & CFO

Gannett Fleming / TranSystems

Jeaninne Ryan

Principal

Greyling Insurance Brokerage & Risk Consulting, a division of EPIC

Dinakar Hituvalli

Senior VP, Chief Technology Officer

Deltek

Dave Tingley

CFO

Colliers Engineering and Design

Chris Nelson

CFO

CPMA

Amy Davis

CFO

RS&H

Akif Ahmad

CFO

Rimkus

Jon Doros

CFO

Geosyntec

Heather Yazdan

CFO

Qualus

Galen Meysenburg

CFO

HDR

Don Vrana

EVP & CFO

Terracon

Anthony Kane

President & CEO

Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure

Scott Thompson

Vice President of Technology

SSOE

Marty Williams

Chief Information Officer

HNTB

Ron Sattan

Mott MacDonald

VP and Digital Solutions Commercial Manager

Dave White

Wet Weather Practice Lead

Wade Trim

Claire Rutkowski

Chief Information Officer

POWER Engineers

Scott Schuetz

Chief Information Officer

PAE Engineers

Yil Halac

Senior Account Technology Strategist

Microsoft

Nick Otto

Chief Information Officer

Kimley-Horn

Amy Kramer

Intellectual Property & Technology Lawyer

Greenberg Traurig

Christian Lubrano

Chief Information Officer

IMEG Corp.

Peter Carrico

Senior Vice President

SCS Engineers

Russell Lampart

Director of Information Technology

Hazen and Sawyer

Aurelio Gonzalez

Technical Architect

Microsoft

Jason Bourg

Vice President of Information Technology

APTIM

Mike Griggs

Director of Computer & Information Systems

SSOE

Jaime Kurten

Digital Design and Construction Manager

MSA Professional Services

Aaron Neely

Director of IT & Technology

Dillon Consulting

Rich Holst

Chief Information Officer

Bohler Engineering

Brett Susany

Senior Vice President of AI Integration

SSOE

Alan Davis

Chief Technology Officer

Plummer & Associates

Jeff Albee

Vice President & Director of Digital Solutions

Stantec

Melissa Wastell

Associate Director of Design Technology

Ulteig

Janice Carroll

Chief Operating Officer

Hazen and Sawyer

Sujan Turlapaty

Chief Digital & Information Officer

Verdantas

Tony Rivera

Chief Innovation Officer

T Baker Smith

Gunnar Podlesak

Director Central State and Local Government

Microsoft

Greg Bosworth

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

VHB

David Mulholland

Chief Technology Officer

VHB

Sara Cecchi

Executive Director of Technology

DBM Vircon

David Felker

Chief Information Officer

Trilon Group

Rajeev Gollarahalli

Chief Information & Digital Officer

TRC Companies

Kumar Parakala

President

GHD Digital

Jay Hatho

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

SCS Engineers

Carlos A. Baldor, Jr.

President & Chief Technology Officer

BST Global

Greg Wolterstorff

Vice President Innovation & Process

V3 Companies

Bret Tushaus

Vice President of Product Management

Deltek

Steve Henderson

CFO

DBM Vircon

Jesse Herron

CFO

Stanley Consultants

Claudia Jaramillo

EVP & CFO

Jacobs

Tyler Rudman

CFO

Alliance Technical Group

Michael Landry

CFO

AnchorQEA

Jon Grant

EVP & CFO

APTIM

Roland Pulley

CFO

IMEG

HRCI and SHRM Credits

Our 2024 program was approved for 10+ credit hours from both the HRCI and from SHRM, a benefit unique to EFCG conferences. We anticipate credit approval for 2025 as well.