2011 Recipient:

Mr. Spencer is a construction executive with 41 years of diverse engineering and construction experience, which includes management and implementation of Capital design and construction programs in the New York/New Jersey Metro area and the Northeast.

Jack started his career in 1970 as an engineering trainee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where he served for nearly 34 years, rising through the ranks to become Deputy Chief Engineer. Mr. Spencer oversaw the operations and management of the engineering department as well as oversight of the Port Authority's multi-billion dollar capital program, which includes some of the most critical transportation services and facilities in the region.

In 2003 Mr. Spencer was appointed by the Governor of New Jersey to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation, where he was responsible for the implementation of the largest school construction program of $8.6B in New Jersey's history.

Since 2005, as Senior Vice President at URS, he is responsible for the Northeast Region of the Infrastructure and Environment Division, an operation which includes a 1,300+ Program Management/Construction Management and Architectural and Engineering staff with four offices in the Northeast. The portfolio of projects is valued at more than $15 billion, including the $8.0 billion MTA East Side Access Project, the WTC Transportation Hub Project, and the $2.4 billion NYCDEP Croton Water Filtration Plant Project.

Mr. Spencer is a Board Member of the Society of American Military Engineers, the New York Building Congress, and the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York. He is a Trustee of the Building Contractors Association of New Jersey, and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Construction Management Association of America. He also serves on the Board of Directors for ACE New York, a non-profit organization, whose mission is to provide career direction for students in architecture, construction and engineering.

Mr. Spencer received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Manhattan College, and a Masters in Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a registered professional engineer in New York and New Jersey.

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