Urban is pleased to announce that Michael J. McAtee, PE, has been named office manager of the firm’s Cherry Hill location. He previously served as Urban’s New Jersey bridge department manager.

“Mike has spent more than 22 years bringing excellent engineering service to our clients and their communities, and he is an outstanding choice to lead our Cherry Hill office,” said Urban Senior Vice President William Thomsen, PE. “Through continuous leadership in our industry and his in-depth knowledge of the profession, many have come to rely on him as a trusted advisor, and mentor.”

Urban Engineers recently moved its New Jersey office to the Woodland Falls Corporate Center at 220 Lake Drive East in Cherry Hill. The new office allows the firm to better provide planning, design, and construction services to a wide array of clients, including the New Jersey Department of Transportation and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, as well as numerous counties, municipalities, and institutions throughout the state.

“There’s not only ample space for our current staff, but also room for us to expand in the Garden State,” said Mr. McAtee. “We have all of the amenities to create an outstanding work environment.”

Urban has been strategically located in New Jersey since 1968, when it opened its office in Camden. The southern New Jersey location is one of Urban’s 14 offices nationwide. Brandywine Realty Trust, the full-service real estate company headquartered in Radnor, PA, owns the Woodland Falls Corporate Center, and the lease was negotiated directly.

Mr. McAtee has extensive experience in all phases of civil engineering and bridge design. His duties have included designing composite steel girder and prestressed concrete box beam and I-beam bridges, sign structures, fire protection utilities, drainage and rehabilitation of culverts, bridge inspection, three-dimensional modeling, construction inspection of bridge erection, paving, concrete placement, demolition, and earthwork. Mr. McAtee earned a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from Villanova University and a master’s degree in Engineering Management from Drexel University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. Mr. McAtee is involved with many professional organizations, including the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Highway Engineers, and the American Institute of Steel Construction.