Brad Cooper
Brad Cooper, PE, returned to HNTB Corporation as transportation department manager at the firm’s Bellevue office. A civil engineer with more than 20 years of experience, Cooper provides oversight for projects with various clients such as Washington State Department of Transportation, Sound Transit and Port of Seattle. He also recruits top transportation talent in support of HNTB’s many transportation projects in the Pacific Northwest.
Cooper returns to HNTB after four years working as transportation project manager for another consulting firm. His most recent experience includes leading a consulting team to support the WSDOT South Central Region in delivering its General Engineering Consultant contract, which supports the region in delivering improvement and preservation projects programmed through Pre-Existing Fund and the Connecting Washington package.
From 2006 to 2016, Cooper served as a project manager for HNTB, including as acting deputy project manager on the SR 9 corridor improvements project for WSDOT Northwest Region, an important corridor for both commuter and commercial traffic. He also worked on Sound Transit’s University Link and East Link Extension projects, as well as supporting Utah Department of Transportation in procurement of their I-15 CORE design-build project. Cooper also enjoyed his experience in several roles helping deliver the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening design-build project in Los Angeles for HNTB.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Brad back to HNTB,” said Kevin Collins, PE, vice president and HNTB Seattle office leader. “He exemplifies HNTB’s vision of focusing on our people and clients and has a proven track record of delivering exceptional transportation solutions for our clients and communities.”
Cooper’s experience includes leading many private and public transportation projects, ranging from highway, light rail and local roadways, to structures and utilities. In addition, he has worked as a project manager on multiple high-profile, design-build delivery projects, each valued above $1 billion in construction cost.
Cooper is a licensed professional engineer in Washington, Utah and California. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Washington State University.
HNTB established its Seattle office in 1960, but the firm traces its roots in the region back to 1912, when the Columbia River Interstate Bridge between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, opened. The bridge was designed by John Lyle Harrington, a partner in HNTB’s predecessor firm, Waddell & Harrington. HNTB has grown to employ nearly 250 professionals in the region who help play a role in planning and delivering high-profile transportation infrastructure projects across the state and around the country.
HNTB’s many signature infrastructure projects in the region include SR 99 Alaskan Way Tunnel; Mercer Corridor improvements in Seattle; Seattle-Tacoma International Airport third runway; second Tacoma Narrows bridge; Sound Transit University Link Light Rail Extension, Lynnwood Link Extension, West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions and East Link Extension; Washington State Department of Transportation General Engineering Consultant Services for I-405 and SR 509; South Park Bascule Bridge Replacement in Seattle; Mount Baker Ridge Tunnel; historic work on I-5 dating back to the 1960s; and Tilikum Crossing bridge in Portland.
About HNTB
HNTB Corporation is an employee-owned infrastructure solutions firm serving public and private owners and construction contractors. Celebrating 105 years of service in the United States and nearly 60 years in Seattle, HNTB continues to grow in size and service offerings to clients from its office in Bellevue, currently employing approximately 250 full-time professionals in the region. HNTB understands the life cycle of infrastructure and addresses clients’ most complex technical, financial and operational challenges. Professionals nationwide deliver a full range of infrastructure-related services, including award-winning planning, design, program management and construction management. For more information, visit www.hntb.com, or follow HNTB on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter.
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