Vice President, Port Practice LEader
Mott MacDonald
Iselin, New Jersey, United States
Thirty years of domestic and international engineering and management experience in positions of increasing leadership with an understanding of the critical aspects of port facility and marine structure design, maintenance, and operations. After serving as an officer in the US Army, Mr. Cairns began his engineering career as an engineer diver inspecting waterfront structures throughout NY Harbor and around the world. A proven leader with experience in project management, managing engineering and support staff; client relationship management; and strategic planning. Technical engineering skills include above and underwater structural investigations; planning, design, and construction supervision of waterfront facilities. Projects have included industrial and military marine terminals, bulkheads, marinas, dredging, coastal processes, and shore side civil works. Active within the engineering community and is presently on the Board of the Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port, and Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE), within the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), is a past President of the Coasts Ocean Ports and Rivers Institute (COPRI), and past Chair of the ASCE Ports and Harbor committee.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time