With 18 years in civil construction, Matt Budau manages Kiewit’s $286 million 264th Street Interchange, the first diverging diamond interchange in British Columbia. He previously led the Trans Mountain Expansion Spread 5B pipeline and Calgary Ring Road. A mechanical engineer and licensed P. Eng., he oversees teams of up to 1,000 craft workers and mentors young managers while implementing constructability first design reviews. Matt’s innovations include real-time slope redesigns that unlocked kilometres of stalled pipeline, cold weather hoarding systems and cost-saving wall redesigns. He is a member of the Langley Chamber of Commerce and advocates for safety training and community engagement.