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Ken Pidgeon named Vermont Engineer of the Year 2025
From our Press Release on March 26, 2025
Williston, VT – Engineers Construction, Inc. (ECI), one of Vermont’s leading heavy civil contractors, is pleased to announce Kenneth Pidgeon’s selection as the 2025 Vermont Engineer of the Year at the Engineers Week Banquet held recently in South Burlington.
The National Engineers Week Foundation is a formal coalition of more than 70 professional societies, major corporations, and government agencies. Engineers Week is dedicated to raising public understanding, recognition, and appreciation of engineers’ contributions to society. Founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers and celebrating its 85th year in 2025, Engineers Week is among the oldest of America’s professional outreach efforts.
Mr. Pidgeon was nominated by the Vermont Society of Engineers and selected for the honor by the Vermont Society of Professional Engineers. Ken joins the list of distinguished Vermont registered professional engineers, spanning back to when the honor was established in 1961. As part of his acceptance speech, Ken expressed gratitude to his family, the ECI community, and his past mentors and mentees throughout his career.
Ken: “I am honored and humbled to be your Vermont 2025 Engineer of the Year (. …) As I look around the room, and at the list of previous Engineers of the Year, I see [those] that have inspired me to be a better engineer, and a better person.”
Ken graduated from UVM with a BS in Civil Engineering in 1984 before obtaining his MS in Civil Engineering from UNH, with a concentration in geotechnical engineering. Ken became a registered professional engineer in 1991 after gaining his professional engineering experience with GEI Consultants in Winchester, MA. In 1998, Ken returned to Vermont and joined his father Alan and younger brother Scott in the family business, Engineers Construction, Inc. (ECI).
Ken and Scott purchased ECI from Alan in 2004, with Ken becoming President and CEO. They continued to grow the company and build the culture of a modern construction company. ECI had always been known for its ingenuity, integrity, and ability to perform under challenging conditions. Under Ken’s leadership, ECI further expanded its capabilities and recognition through multiple successful high-profile projects. He was considered the “Lead Specialist” at ECI and provided guidance and council for the senior engineers and mentoring for the younger engineers.
On November 1st of 2024, ECI became 100% Employee-Owned through an ESOP. With that transition, Ken now serves as ECI’s Chairman of the board of directors and continues a limited management role of engineering assignments. Ken is a member of several local and national engineering associations, the author of multiple technical publications, and a recent past president of the Vermont Association of General Contractors.
Pictured below are the Pidgeon family and a group of ECI team members celebrating with Ken.
