William Edgerton’s leadership, honed over a 35-year career, dovetails in dual roles as Jacobs Associates Principal and President. Mr. Edgerton joined the firm in 1987. His management and technical expertise stem from hands-on field construction experience combined with a wide range of consulting and project team roles in engineering design, construction management, and construction claims.

In the heavy civil and underground construction sectors, Mr. Edgerton is recognized as an expert in developing contract provisions and specifications that apportion risk in a fair and equitable manner and are designed to reduce construction disputes. He has published numerous professional papers and articles on technical and engineering management topics. In 2002 he received the American Underground Construction Associations’ Outstanding Individual award recognizing his efforts towards “bringing owners, engineers and contractors together, building confidence in each other and good will. . .” Mr. Edgerton serves as Chairman of the AUA Steering Committee revising the 1974 “Better Contracting in Underground Construction” manual. He also has served as a former Director of the Dispute Review Board Foundation.

Mr. Edgerton received his BS in Civil Engineering from Tufts University, and MBA in Procurement and Contracting at George Washington University. He is a registered Professional Civil Engineer in California, Florida, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and Virginia.