AECOM appoints Nandita Kaundinya, P.E., as State Business Development Lead

Kaundinya will grow transportation business in North Texas

AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure firm, named Nandita Kaundinya, P.E. state business development lead for the North Texas market of the company’s central region transportation business line. With 18 years’ experience in civil, mechanical and industrial engineering, she knows how to manage teams across multiple disciplines, foster client relationships and schedule, negotiate and execute full-life cycle projects with governing agencies.

In her new role, Kaundinya will grow the transportation footprint in Texas through collaboration with AECOM’s transportation business development and project management teams. She has built strong client and industry relationships in Texas, specifically with various districts of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) through the delivery of complex transportation projects for schematic design, environmental studies and plans, specifications and estimate (PS&E) packages.

“AECOM is focused on building its staff to support the robust Texas infrastructure market, and Nandita’s strategic leadership and cross-discipline approach will drive client collaboration and team-building to solve complex infrastructure issues in North Texas,” said Dan Manojlovski, AECOM’s Central Region Transportation Regional Business Leader. “Her client focus includes various TxDOT districts, DFW Airport, North Texas Tollway Authority, local municipalities, transit authorities and regional metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs).”

Most recently, Kaundinya created a 10-member North Texas transportation team to increase company business at Garver, a multi-disciplined engineering, planning, architectural, and environmental services firm. She drove revenue and growth by securing new markets for TxDOT and collaborated with cross-discipline teams to expand market share.

As project manager on one of TxDOT’s largest projects — the almost $2 billion northeast expansion of I-35 in San Antonio — Kaundinya helped secure environmental clearance and a schematic design that included 30 miles of elevated structure between main lanes and frontage roads and complex interchange design.

Kaundinya, a licensed civil engineer in Texas and Florida, stays active in the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Council of Engineering Companies and Women's Transportation Seminar International, which builds the future of transportation through the global advancement of women. She also is a foster volunteer at the Humane Society of North Texas. She graduated from India’s Gujarat University with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. She also has two master’s degrees in industrial engineering and business administration from the University of Miami and Emory University, respectively.