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Call named supervising construction engineer at Parsons Brinckerhoff

Mark Call has been named a supervising construction engineer of Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global infrastructure strategic consulting, engineering, and program/construction management organization. In his new position, Call will provide construction management services for the South Essex Sewerage District, supervising construction work on two sewer pipelines under Salem Harbor to ensure the work is done according to contract plans and specifications. Call has 40 years of experience managing the engineering and construction of infrastructure improvement projects. Prior to joining Parsons Brinckerhoff, he was a construction manager with a Mass. firm, serving as the owner's representative on the downtown Quincy project. He previously served as director of public works for the city of Framingham and was director of construction for the Boston Water and Sewer Commission. Call received an M.S.C.E. degree from Northeastern University and a B.S.C.E. from Merrimack College. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Public Works Association. He is a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Florida. WSP and Parsons Brinckerhoff have combined and are now one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. Together they provide services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment, and our expertise ranges from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transport networks, and from developing the energy sources of the future to enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. They have approximately 32,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. They are based in more than 500 offices across 39 countries worldwide.
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