Robert N. Harvey Acting Executive Director

Robert N. Harvey, P.E. brings to the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center (LMCCC) more than 30 years of experience in corporate and project management, design, and construction for major transportation and commercial facilities projects throughout greater New York, the United States, and internationally. LMCCC coordinates and negotiates issues on both public and private projects below Canal Street, river to river. They are currently involved in approximately 35 million square feet of building work and over 100 miles of roadway and infrastructure projects.

Prior to joining the Command Center Mr. Harvey was vice president and general manager of Washington Group International (WGI) (also president/CEO of Washington Infrastructure Corporation -- New York). Washington Group International was a $3 billion engineering and construction company. He had responsibility for the New York office with Northeast and additional large international and homeland security projects responsibilities.  WGI has been recently acquired by the URS Corporation.

Mr. Harvey began his career working in his family’s construction company in Boston, MA. He served for more than 10 years with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey directing the executive office of capital program/value management. Prior to the Port Authority, he ran international project development for Exxon.

While at the Port Authority Mr. Harvey participated in response efforts for both the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center and, after working for the Port Authority, the September 11th terrorist attacks, for which he received awards for heroism and distinguished service. He is an adjunct professor at NYU Polytechnic University and served on the board, and currently serves on the President’s Council of the New York Building Congress.

A licensed civil/structural engineer in many states, Harvey holds the following academic credentials:

• M.I.T.’s Sloan School of Management /2006/ Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation
• M.I.T. /1980/ Management of Constructed Facilities/MS.
• M.I.T.’s Sloan School of Management / Fellow in the Center for Advanced Studies
• Northeastern University/1970 in Civil/Structural Engineering/B.S.
  National Honorary Civil Engineering Fraternity
• Franklin Institute of Boston/1967 Degree in Architecture
  Graduation rank: 2nd in class