Mortenson names new project development executive

Construction and development firm Mortenson has promoted Joel Sandridge to project development executive. In his new position, Sandridge will lead Mortenson’s project development team in Chicago.

Since joining Mortenson in September of 2015 as a project development manager, Sandridge has played a key role in several project wins, including Harper College’s Sports and Wellness Center and Northwestern University’s Welsh Ryan Arena renovation. He also continues to work in collaboration with Mortenson’s real estate development business on identifying opportunities in hotel, multifamily and medical office buildings in the Chicago region.

Before joining Mortenson, Sandridge spent more than 15 years in the industry working as a project architect and designer, project manager and business development associate for Solomon Cordwell Buenz, FGM Architects and VOA Associates