Boston, MA Skanska has promoted Bryan Northrop to executive vice president (EVP) of the companies building operations in New England. Based in Skanska’s city office at101 Seaport, Northrop will oversee Skanska’s strategic growth throughout New England. Northrop succeeds Skanska’s Kerim Evin who was promoted to regional executive officer. 

In his new role, Northrop will drive customer focus, excellence in project delivery, operational efficiency, and sustainability. He will continue to ensure the professional growth and success of the more than 250 Skanska employees working throughout N.E.

“Bryan is a strong leader who lives and drives our core values,” said Evin. “He is trusted and well-respected by his colleagues and clients alike, and has translated his depth of experience and industry knowledge into high performing teams and future work. We are extremely fortunate to have Bryan now leading our building operations in Boston.”

Since joining Skanska 21 years ago, Northrop has played an integral role in the successful planning and construction of some of Skanska’s largest and most complex projects, including Novartis’ campus expansion and the construction of Harvard’s 500,000 s/f Law School building, both located in Cambridge, as well as the construction of Boston College’s new Recreation Center in Boston.

Prior to being named EVP, Northrop served as senior vice president for Skanska, overseeing quality control, resource allocation, budgeting, value engineering, cost control, project scheduling and field execution for a range of life science, higher education, commercial clients, and more. Northrop has also advanced some of Skanska and the industry’s most innovative construction methods, including Multi Trade Prefabrication, which Northrop’s team applied for the first time in New England on the Novartis project.

“I am honored to work with such an exceptional team at the forefront of innovation in construction and look forward to continuing to grow our presence throughout New England,” said Northrop. “Given our intellectual capital, resources, location, leadership, and expertise, we are ideally positioned to continue to grow in this market.”

Northrop graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in construction management and architectural engineering.