Dewberry has hired Katherine Dewkett, PE, as a senior transportation project manager in the firm’s New York City office. In her new role, she will be responsible for managing a variety of transportation projects throughout New York.
Dewkett has more than 30 years of experience as a civil and transportation engineer. She has delivered a wide variety of projects to both private- and public-sector clients, including bridge and highway design, environmental remediation, permitting, floodplain analysis, site plans, and stormwater management. Her portfolio includes complex civil and transportation projects, such as infrastructure improvements, permitting, property-use feasibility, traffic and structural analysis, and preliminary and conceptual design plans.
Prior to joining Dewberry, Dewkett served as a senior project manager at Erdman Anthony and Associates and was the founder and president of Dewkett Engineering for 20 years, where she mentored and trained staff, developed strategic plans, and ensured that projects met deadlines and budgets. Her varied experience includes design of the new Exit 122/Route 17 (I-86) Interchange and the new I-84/I-87 Interchange, both in Orange County, New York.
Dewkett received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, respectively. She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Highway Engineers, and is a past president of the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York, where she currently serves as the chair of the County Highway Superintendents Committee.
