Joel Farrier joins Mott MacDonald as southwest division general manager, United States

Joel Farrier has joined Mott MacDonald as southwest division general manager in the United States. He will lead operations in six states – Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – with a key focus on Los Angeles.

In this role, Joel will be responsible for overseeing implementation of the business strategy for southwestern US and Los Angeles, in addition to developing and expanding our client relationships and overseeing technical quality. He will lead a team of over over 300 colleagues.

Joel brings over 35 years of general civil engineering, sustainability, and leadership experience working within many market sectors, including transportation and water. His expertise includes business strategy, civil infrastructure design, and construction and executive management.

Joel previously served as business development manager for western states and regional manager, environment, in California at Burns & McDonnell. Prior to this, he worked for AECOM as general manager in Los Angeles in addition to roles across the western US. Joel has international experience, having worked in in Australia and France, bringing civil engineering and geotechnical solutions to several complex, large scale infrastructure projects.

Commenting on his appointment, Joel said, “Mott MacDonald has established a strong reputation across the industry for delivering the highest quality of work through its global network of world class engineers. I am looking forward to leading and growing the team in the southwest United States to make a real impact on communities across this region.”

Julia Barker, North America’s west unit general manager, said, “Joel has deep experience of the infrastructure and energy markets in the southwest, and an exceptional track record of building trusted partnerships to deliver complex projects. With his skillset, and through his leadership of this team, we are well placed to achieve our ambitions for growth in this region.”