Zeyad Alkaisi, CCM, joined HNTB Corporation as a rail transit senior project manager and associate vice president. Based in the firm’s Empire State Building offices in New York City, he is a member of HNTB’s program management and construction management practice, leading project teams working with key transit clients in the New York and New Jersey region.
“Zeyad’s diverse combination of leadership and project experience for complex rail transit projects further strengthens HNTB’s services to transit agencies as they continue to improve their overburdened systems,” said Phil Brake, PE, HNTB Northeast Division president.
Alkaisi has more than 30 years of experience with New York City Transit. His extensive experience in capital program management includes serving as vice president for program services, deputy vice president for program controls and senior director for strategic scheduling. He also has in-depth knowledge of maintenance, track construction and track safety.
A graduate of City College of New York with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Alkaisi is recognized as a certified construction manager by the Construction Management Association of America, and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
HNTB plays an integral role in many of the region’s most important infrastructure programs, including construction manager for renewal and rehabilitation of multiple station facilities for New York City Transit; program manager for New Jersey Transit’s implementation of Positive Train Control technology; owner’s engineer for the New NY (Tappan Zee) Bridge; lead structural designer of the Kosciuszko Bridge; technical consultant for the Goethals Bridge replacement project; and the general engineering consultant for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, among others.
