Urban's Joseph P. McAtee, PE, Elected President of American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania, in announcing its Officers and Board of Directors for 2007 – 2008, has named Urban’s Joseph P. McAtee, PE, as President of the organization.

Founded in 1968, the ACEC/PA is devoted exclusively to the promotion and enhancement of the business interests and profitability of consulting engineering and related firms with offices in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The organization’s goal is to enable member firms to provide quality engineering services in the best interest of their clients and the public.

ACEC/PA is the largest statewide organization of engineers engaged in the practice of consulting engineering. It is comprised of more than 130 independent engineering firms throughout the Commonwealth.

McAtee, Urban’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, joined the firm in 1967, and is one of the principal owners of the organization. A licensed Professional Engineer in ten states, he holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Drexel University. In addition, to ACEC/PA, McAtee is a member of numerous technical societies and sits on the board of the Construction Management Association of America, the World Trade Association of Philadelphia, serves as Chair of Drexel University’s Goodwin College Construction Management Advisory Council, and is outgoing Chairman of the March of Dimes Transportation, Building and Construction Industry Luncheon Board in the Philadelphia area.