People

Matt Girard leads the Civil Division for Plenary Americas, and is responsible for project development, delivery, asset management, teaming and business development for all Civil projects in North America.

Matt has more than 25 years’ of hands-on experience in the heavy-civil construction industry across North America, and has been involved with the successful pursuit and on-site management of P3 projects in both the U.S. and Canada for almost 15 years.

Prior to joining Plenary, Matt was a senior executive leading all business development efforts for one of North America’s largest heavy-civil contractors and also has experience working with the largest design consultant in North America, having led their business development efforts on alternative delivery projects in the U.S.

Matt has a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and is a registered Design-Build professional with the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA).

Matt is also heavily engaged in bettering the industry via serving as a committee or board member to multiple engineering and construction advocacy groups, including:

• ASCE’s Public Policy Committee
• DBIA’s P3 Subcommittee
• TRB’s AFH15 Project Delivery Methods Committee
• ARTBA’s P3 Division — Board Member and Past President
• University of Colorado, Boulder — School of Civil Engineering Advisory Board Member
• George Mason University — P3 Policy Program Advisory Board Member