10 Bechtel operations leaders
Felice Presti, Manager, Nuclear Power Operations, opens this list of Bechtel operations leaders, who include regional operations managers in South America and Western Australia, global managers of operations and general managers with operations roles. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Bechtel from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrey Polunin
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Nuclear Projects Execution Manager · Bechtel Corporation
Andrey Polunin has been Senior Vice President and Nuclear Projects Execution Manager at Bechtel Corporation since September 2026. Andrey Polunin was Senior Vice President, Global Manager of Operations at Bechtel Energy Inc. from 2020 to 2026 and Senior Vice President, Project Director at Bechtel Corporation from 1997 to 2020, based in Reston, Virginia.
Benjamin H. Hannah III
LinkedInExperience: South American Operations Manager · Bechtel Mining & Metals
Benjamin H. Hannah III has been South American Operations Manager at Bechtel Mining & Metals since May 2025, with a headline of Principal Vice President. Benjamin H. Hannah III was Deputy Manager of Functions at Bechtel Mining & Metals from 2024 to 2025, Project Director there from 2021 to 2024 and Site Manager for Bechtel Mining and Metals there from 2019 to 2024.
Chad Wiley
LinkedInExperience: General Manager, Earthworks and Marine · Bechtel Civil Infrastructure
Chad Wiley has been General Manager, Earthworks and Marine at Bechtel Civil Infrastructure since November 2024 and was Operations Manager, North America there from 2023 to 2024. Chad Wiley was Operations Manager, Infrastructure Cross GBU LNG Projects at Bechtel Civil Infrastructure from 2021 to 2023 and Cost Manager / Lead Cost there from 2011 to 2013.
Corey McGovern
LinkedInExperience: Operations Manager, Western Australia · Bechtel Corporation
Corey McGovern has been Operations Manager, Western Australia at Bechtel Corporation since June 2023, with a headline of Principal Vice President, based in Karratha, Western Australia. The profile lists no other employer in its work history, so the Bechtel role is the full record shown for Corey McGovern.
Felice Presti
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Nuclear Power Operations · Bechtel Power Corporation
Felice Presti has been Manager, Nuclear Power Operations at Bechtel Power Corporation since August 2025, with a headline of Senior Vice President and Operations Manager, Nuclear Power. Felice Presti was Project Manager at Bechtel National Inc from 2021 to 2025, Deputy Project Director there from 2018 to 2021 and Area Project Manager there from 2015 to 2018.
Fiona Stigter
LinkedInExperience: BGL Global Operations Manager · Bechtel Corporation
Fiona Stigter has been BGL Global Operations Manager at Bechtel Corporation since January 2025 and was Supply Chain Manager, Off-Site Manufacturing there from 2022 to 2025. Fiona Stigter was NS&E Procurement Proposals Manager, Government Defense Projects at Bechtel Corporation in 2022 and Senior Project Procurement Manager, Nuclear Projects there from 2021 to 2022.
Greg MacDonald
LinkedInExperience: Operations Manager · Bechtel Corporation
Greg MacDonald has been Operations Manager at Bechtel Corporation since December 2021 and also lists General Manager there since April 2026, with a headline of General Manager APAC & EAM, Mining & Metals, Principal Vice President. Greg MacDonald was Project Manager, Infrastructure GBU at Bechtel Corporation from 2018 to 2022.
John Gunn
LinkedInExperience: Global Manager of Operations ('Executive' 'VP'), Emerging Technologies · Bechtel Corporation
John Gunn has been Global Manager of Operations ('Executive' 'VP'), Emerging Technologies at Bechtel Corporation since January 2022 and also lists Advisory Board Member, North & Central America at EIC (Energy Industries Council) since 2023. John Gunn was Coordinating Steering Committee Member for a National Petroleum Council study on low carbon intensity hydrogen from 2022 to 2024.
Kelvin Sims
LinkedInExperience: Operations Manager · Bechtel Corporation
Kelvin Sims has been Operations Manager at Bechtel Corporation since November 2017, with a headline of Principal Vice President Operations Manager at Bechtel Corporation. Kelvin Sims also lists corporate, operations, project management, supply chain and business development roles at Bechtel Corporation since 1994, and the profile lists no other employer.
Steven Shaul
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Operations - bechtel.org · Bechtel Corporation
Steven Shaul has been Global Head of Operations - bechtel.org at Bechtel Corporation since January 2023. Steven Shaul was Chief Construction Engineer at Bechtel National Inc from 2019 to 2023, Project Field Engineering Manager there from 2018 to 2019 and BCOI Operations Manager - Executive Assistant to Corporate Manager of Construction at Bechtel Corporation from 2013 to 2014.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's area, such as nuclear power, mining and metals, a region like South America or Western Australia, emerging technologies or global supply chain operations, to the decision you face. Check whether the operations role is current or ended, and when, to judge how recent their view is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current operations role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which project decisions to make yourself and which to leave to the site team?
- 03What has your own work taught you about staffing many large projects that start and finish at different times?
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