Nick Denichilo

Biography

Nick was appointed to the board in April 2016 and is responsible for our business in North America. Prior to this, Nick was President and CEO of Hatch Mott MacDonald, a joint venture company established in 1996 by Mott MacDonald and Hatch to take advantage of infrastructure opportunities in North America. He guided the company through an extraordinary period of growth and profitability. A professional engineer with over 40 years of experience and a specialty in water and wastewater, Nick has become a widely respected leader in the profession, frequently quoted by Engineering News-Record, Civil Engineering, and other publications. He is a leading voice on behalf of safe engineering practices, technical innovation, and the importance of designing for resilience in a time of increasingly severe weather. Nick is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and a recipient of ASCE’s prestigious Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award and John I. Parcel–Leif J. Sverdrup Civil Engineering Management Award. He is a recipient of the George Warren Fuller Award from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) for his distinguished professional and volunteer service in the water field. Nick is a member of the ASCE Industry Leaders Council, a past Chair of the New Jersey Section of AWWA, and a past Chair of the Newark College of Engineers Board of Visitors. He is a member of the ASCE Design Professionals Coalition, the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Board of Overseers, the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Innovation Institute, and Rutgers University’s New Jersey Climate Adaptation Advisory Committee.

Research Interest

 specialty in water and wastewater