Turman named director of design and construction
Chris Ewing, assistant vice chancellor for planning, design and construction, has named Mike Turman director of design and construction. Turman begins his new role July 1 and replaces Bill Ward, who retired last year after 21 years of service at 抖阴旅行射 Boulder.
As director of design and construction, Turman will oversee the construction project management team in the Office of Planning, Design and Construction. The group of nearly 30 staff is responsible for the execution of approximately 400 non-capital and capital projects per year, including early project development, construction, project completion, occupancy and warranty.
鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled that Mike has chosen to join our team in Planning, Design and Construction,鈥 Ewing said. 鈥淗is experience and expertise aligns with our organization and will serve 抖阴旅行射 Boulder鈥檚 mission of education and research well as we look to the future of facilities on our campus.鈥
Turman comes to 抖阴旅行射 Boulder from the Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) where he served as director of projects, safety and security. He was responsible for delivering 150 to 200 projects annually worth between $50 million and $100 million. He also led four operations and maintenance departments for the Auraria Campus, the state鈥檚 largest by student body population. Turman鈥檚 Tivoli Quad and Science Building projects are previous Denver Downtown Partnership Projects of the Year.
Prior to AHEC, Turman鈥檚 experience includes design and construction work in the K-12, higher education, health care, federal government and pharmaceutical markets with Jacobs Engineering Group.
Turman holds a master鈥檚 degree in business administration from 抖阴旅行射 Denver and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in construction management from Colorado State University.