INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Woolpert announces it has hired Ian Lesko as Construction Management and Inspection Team Leader. Lesko will lead Woolpert’s Midwest construction management staff and services, with a focus on aviation and roads and bridges throughout the region. He will work out of the firm’s Indianapolis, Indiana, office.

Lesko started his career at the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and has continued to support INDOT construction projects through management roles at engineering and construction consulting firms for 12 years. He has experience in roadway construction and rehabilitation, bridge construction and repair, new road construction, asset management, streetscape projects, stormwater management, equipment management, and survey.

At Woolpert, Lesko will expand construction management services specific to transportation in line with the firm’s global expansion. He said that this growth potential and Woolpert’s ability to support aviation and roads and bridges projects with integrated architecture, engineering, and geospatial services drew him to this role.

Woolpert Civil and Water Resources Discipline Leader Tom Less said Lesko is known for his construction management skills throughout the region and for his long-standing relationships with clients.

“Ian is well-respected throughout INDOT and with the many municipalities he’s supported over the years, consistently earning repeat business,” Less said. “His projects are on time and often under budget. He has even earned awards from clients for going above and beyond the scope of a project to make sure all needs are met. Having him here will be key to growing our construction management capabilities and to doing it in the right way.”

Lesko said he is looking forward to hiring a few more staff immediately and potentially doubling the department in the next couple of years.