Brian O’Kane, a veteran leader in the construction management industry, has joined STV as a senior vice president and national business development director. He will report to Steven J. Pressler, P.E., executive vice president of the firm’s Construction Management Division, and will be based in Los Angeles.

In his new role, O’Kane will be responsible for the business development of STV’s commercial and industrial markets nationwide, covering the firm’s design and construction management disciplines.

Over the course of his career, O’Kane has coordinated business strategy and managed ongoing business planning processes for several of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms. Most recently, he supervised a team of 170 employees as executive vice president of the project management/construction management division of a Fortune 500 engineering, design and consulting firm.

O’Kane brings to STV an outstanding record of overseeing construction projects throughout the United States for corporate, military and transportation clients, among others. He has further expertise in financial planning and analysis, strategic planning and staff development.

Among O’Kane’s most notable projects are a $460 million Boeing Facility Program Integration; a $300 million Intel Corporation Base Build Tool Installation; a $1.6 billion Lockheed Martin IDIQ contract; a $400 million facility modernization program at Northrop Grumman Shipyards; and a $2 billion Anheuser Busch expansion project.

O’Kane earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of California Los Angeles and is a charter member of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). He is also a director of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce.

About STV: Founded more than 100 years ago, STV is a leader in providing construction management, engineering, planning, architectural and environmental services for buildings, infrastructure, transportation systems, energy and other facilities. The firm is ranked 20^th in Building Design + Construction’s top 300 construction and project management firms and in their top 10 engineering firms in transit, government, K-12 and multifamily sectors. STV is 100 percent employee-owned. For more information, visit our website at www.stvinc.com or follow @STVGroup on Twitter.