Kung Ven has been employed as WSP USA’s power enterprise line chief for the Southeast area, in line with a firm press launch. The Montreal-based worldwide engineering and design agency expects development within the sector in coming years, particularly in renewable energy.
On this position, Ven will handle the expansion and efficiency of power sector initiatives with a give attention to technology, transmission and distribution, decarbonization, electrification and renewable power for shoppers within the Southeast.
Kung Ven.
Courtesy of WSP
Ven has greater than 20 years of engineering and design service expertise, and has labored with infrastructure homeowners and shoppers within the public, personal and federal sectors at Dallas-based AECOM and most just lately, at Edmonton, Canada-based Stantec. He’s now based mostly in WSP USA’s Atlanta workplace.
“Kung will assist construct a crew to help an important want by many purchasers by specializing in what many states are involved about — clear energy,” mentioned Jerry Jannetti, WSP USA Southeast area president, within the launch. “Coverage adjustments for a extra carbon free society will result in continued infrastructure modifications that require WSP’s full toolbox.”
Vitality initiatives within the U.S. are set to get a giant increase from the federal Infrastructure Funding and Jobs Act, WSP CEO and President Alexandre L’Heureux mentioned in a November earnings name.
“Within the U.S., we proceed to be nicely positioned to win work by means of the continuing stimulus plan. Federal funding for freeway, transit, power and water initiatives amongst others are being deployed,” L’Heureux mentioned. “The profit for WSP will play out over a number of years and will not peak till 2025.”