McCarthy Building Companies project manager named 2022 Construction Champion

Alisa Lewis

Alisa Lewis, project manager at the St. Louis office of McCarthy Building Companies, has been selected as a 2022 Construction Champion by Construction Dive. The annual awards program coincides with Women in Construction Week held March 6-12 this year. 

Chosen from more than 650 submissions, Lewis is one of seven women recognized as an “Up-and-Coming Leader.” In total, Construction Dive selected 34 women who “stand as shining examples of how intuition, dedication and intelligence are shaping the industry.”

As a manager of the project controls team on the $1.7 billion Next NGA West campus under construction in north St. Louis, Missouri, Lewis is helping to ensure that all design and construction work follows strict federal government regulations.

Other projects she has helped bring to life during her 16-year McCarthy career include Mercy Heart Hospital in Creve Coeur, the William H. Danforth Wing at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, expansion of the Edward Jones south headquarters campus in Des Peres, the replacement hospital and medical office building for HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland, Illinois, and renovation of HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. Collectively, these projects have a construction value of more than $1.2 billion.