Punch List: Firms shake-up C-suites, Fluor nabs 2 energy jobs

Construction Dive’s Friday Punch List is a series dedicated to sharing major building headlines that contractors may have missed from the week.

It was another big week for construction headlines. President Donald Trump adjusted tariffs on major building materials, and contech firm Trimble signed an agreement to acquire Document Crunch, an AI startup for scanning contracts.

Read on for more construction news from this week that builders should know about.

Fluor wins 2 early phase projects

Fluor announced two contract awards this week, both wins on early-stage engineering work for major energy projects in Texas.

In Brownsville, Fluor will perform front-end engineering and design for a large-scale refinery developed by America First Refining. The project, billed as the first new U.S. refinery in more than 50 years, will ultimately process over 60 million barrels of domestic crude annually. 

Separately, the Irving, Texas-based contractor also secured a contract with X-energy for a proposed small modular reactor project in south Texas. The work focuses on project definition, strategic planning, feasibility assessment, cost control and risk mitigation, according to the release.

Fluor will recognize the undisclosed contract values for both projects in the first quarter of 2026.

—Sebastian Obando

Major firms make executive moves

Multiple contractors made changes at the executive level this week. 

Sweden-based builder and developer Skanska elevated John Calvin to vice president and account manager for its building operations in the Mid-Atlantic region, the firm announced Tuesday in a release shared with Construction Dive. Calvin has spent nearly 25 years with the firm, first in Skanska’s Winston-Salem, North Carolina office.

Going forward, Calvin will oversee project execution and delivery in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. In past roles at Skanska, which included time in Roanoke and Charlottesville, Virginia, Calvin developed partnerships with clients such as Virgnita Tech, the University of Virginia and The College of William and Mary.

—Zachary Phillips

In addition, BL Companies, an employee-owned, multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, environmental and land surveying firm, has hired Shannon Cavallo as its new CFO.

Cavallo joins the Meriden, Connecticut-based firm, and enters the construction industry, after serving as CFO at Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut, per the announcement. Cavallo will lead BL Companies’ efforts to transform financial and operational data into insights that support growth. 

Alongside her CFO duties, Cavallo also teaches at Post University in Middlebury, Connecticut, as an adjunct professor in business intelligence and data analytics.

—Matthew Thibault

Turner Construction has a new chief information officer on the job. Dawn Paquette, former CIO at GE Aerospace, has taken on the role at the New York City-based contractor. 

As CIO, Paquette will lead Turner’s enterprise technology strategy, strengthen digital infrastructure and partner with operations and business leaders to deliver technology solutions that drive performance across the company, according to a LinkedIn post from Lisa Ballantyne, Turner’s chief administrative officer. 

Prior to GE Aerospace, Paquette held technology roles at Elevance Health, formerly known as Anthem. 

She recently told Fortune she was energized to take on the role at the industry’s largest contractor by revenue. 

“What drew me to Turner was the opportunity to operate at the intersection of people, projects and technology in a way that directly impacts how work gets done,” she told the publication.

—Joe Bousquin

OSHA National Emphasis Program expires

On Wednesday, an OSHA Heat National Emphasis Program expired, exactly four years after it was launched. 

The NEP’s expiration, however, doesn’t mean employers can or should take a lax view of heat safety, said Phillip Russell, a Tampa, Florida-based OSHA lawyer with law firm Ogletree Deakins.

“I think the most practical take away for employers is that you should still be focused on heat as a possible workplace hazard,” Russell told Construction Dive. 

The Biden-era program sought to raise awareness of and dramatically increase OSHA’s focus on heat-related hazards in the workplace, particularly in industries like construction. The NEP authorized proactive OSHA inspections when the heat index reached 80 degrees Fahrenheit or when the National Weather Service issued a heat warning or advisory.

A January 2025 notice extending the NEP from its initial expiration showed it had conducted about 7,000 heat-related inspections and issued 60 heat citations for violations of the General Duty Clause, the standard used for citations when no specific rule applies. That number was much higher compared to the years prior to the NEP. 

Contractors who continue to be vigilant can still benefit, said Russell.

“Employers who do something, not nothing, will help employees stay safe and healthy and avoid OSHA inspections and citations,” he said. 

—Zachary Phillips

Balfour Beatty US to move offices

The U.S. arm of London-based infrastructure giant Balfour Beatty is making a move from one Dallas office to another. 

The contractor is moving out of its office at 3100 McKinnon St. and will eventually move into a new location at One Victory Park, a 17-story office tower just off of Interstate 35, the company confirmed to Construction Dive, though it didn’t share exact timing for the shift. 

The move represents a direct investment in the company’s employees and North Texas, Pleas Mitchell, president of Balfour Beatty’s Texas and Arizona operations, told Construction Dive.

“With the support of CBRE, we identified a space that strengthens collaboration across our teams, supports how we attract and retain top talent, and positions us to grow alongside one of the country’s most dynamic markets — all while continuing to deliver exceptional value for our clients and partners,” Mitchell said.

—Matthew Thibault