Laurence Farrell

Construction Director @Bechtel Corporation

San Jose, CA, US

Serves as overall lead for the Bechtel’s team and reporting directly to the office of VTA’s Chief BART Delivery Officer on the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension (BSVII) Project; a six-mile, four-station extension of the regional BART system from Berryessa/North through downtown San José to the City of Santa Clara, serving weekday riders. The BSVII Project includes a six-mile extension from the existing Berryessa/North San José BART Station, with three underground station platforms, one ground-level station, and a new maintenance and storage facility. As the Construction Director oversees all construction management activities including oversight of the construction management teams for each of the separate construction packages. Develops goals, milestones, priorities, metrics, and execution plans. Monitors customer feedback, compliance, and project performance, ensuring that safety and sustainability goals are integrated. Supervises the development of project scopes, budgets, and schedules, managing performance, reporting on progress, and initiating action to assure program/project objectives and schedules are met and work is performed within budget and according to specifications.

University of Missouri-Rolla

Master of Science (M.S.)

Virginia Military Institute

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)