Engineer Nathalie Pierre-Georges Named Head of Brooklyn Infrastructure Construction

Engineer Nathalie Pierre-Georges Named Head of Brooklyn Infrastructure Construction

First Woman in DDC's 29-Year History to Lead a Borough's Construction

DDC: Denisse Moreno, 718-391-1854, [email protected]

(Long Island City, NY - May 28, 2026) NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Paul A. Ochoa announced today that civil engineer Nathalie Pierre-Georges, who started with DDC in 2006, has been named Assistant Commissioner in charge of Brooklyn Infrastructure Construction. In the role, she becomes the first woman to lead a borough-wide construction portfolio for DDC.

"As Assistant Commissioner, Nathalie will oversee teams of talented professionals who are tasked with completing a variety of projects throughout Brooklyn, including water main work, road improvements and other vital infrastructure," said NYC Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Paul A. Ochoa. "With over 25 years of experience in civil engineering, she will be the first female engineer to oversee such a large construction portfolio at DDC, in one of the largest boroughs, joining many other women in high positions overseeing critical functions such as infrastructure design and site safety."

"Congratulations to Nathalie Pierre-Georges, who will be taking on a massive $540 million portfolio of projects big and small to deliver key infrastructure for Brooklynites," said Deputy Mayor for Operations Julia Kerson. "With an expertise in New York City construction and a background in civil engineering for safety and sustainability, Nathalie is well-prepared to lead critical infrastructure improvements across our neighborhoods."

Prior to her new position, Pierre-Georges served as Director in the Infrastructure Division, overseeing major construction projects for South Queens communities. She supervised the installation of the City's first porous pavement at Beach 108th in Rockaway, reducing flooding in the area while adding grade-separated bike lanes, expanded pedestrian space and enhanced traffic safety improvements. She also managed both phases of major upgrades in Rosedale that improve roadways and help alleviate flooding issues in the area, with the last phase to be completed later this year.

Pierre-Georges also recently worked on an award-winning infrastructure project in Broad Channel which involved raising streets and added new storm sewers to reduce flooding in an area that is frequently inundated by Jamaica Bay during storms and high tides. That project received a "Envision Verified Award" for sustainability from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI).

Pierre-Georges was born in Montreal, Canada and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and moved to New York City to work in engineering in 2000. Prior to joining DDC she was an Environment Engineer for COWI, formally Gandhi Engineering, and then at AECOM, formally DMJM+Harris, within the Transportation Engineering team working on the Second Avenue Subway Project. She also served as an Office Engineer for NV5, formally RBA Group. Pierre-Georges holds a BS in Civil Engineering and a MS in Rehabilitation of Urban Infrastructures from the University of Sherbrooke.

About the NYC Department of Design and Construction
The Department of Design and Construction is the City's primary capital construction project manager, providing New York's diverse communities in all five boroughs with new or renovated public buildings such as firehouses, libraries, police precincts, and new or upgraded roads, sewers and water mains. To manage this $34 billion portfolio, DDC partners with other City agencies, architects and consultants, whose experience bring efficient, innovative and environmentally-conscious design and construction strategies to City projects. For more information, please visit nyc.gov/ddc.