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Suffolk Hires PJ Johnson as Executive Vice President, Division Manager, to Strengthen Operational Excellence and Drive Strategic Growth Across the Northeast Region

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Suffolk welcomes PJ Johnson to the Northeast Operations Team, bringing three decades of experience delivering complex, high-profile projects.

Suffolk, one of the most innovative and successful builders in the country, announced it has hired PJ Johnson as Executive Vice President, Division Manager, Northeast. In this role, PJ will oversee operational performance across Suffolk’s Northeast region, working to strengthen project execution, drive performance across operational teams, and ensure alignment with company-wide priorities. His leadership will be key as Suffolk continues to expand its presence and take on increasingly complex work across sectors, while deepening its use of AI, data and advanced technologies to drive smarter, more efficient project delivery.

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PJ joins Suffolk as Executive Vice President, Division Manager, Northeast, bringing decades of experience and a proven track record of leading complex, high-profile projects.

PJ joins Suffolk as Executive Vice President, Division Manager, Northeast, bringing decades of experience and a proven track record of leading complex, high-profile projects.

PJ joins Suffolk after 30 years at Turner Construction, where he most recently served in a senior leadership role overseeing operations of the Boston Business Unit. His portfolio includes some of the region’s most complex and high-profile developments, including the redevelopment of the historic Commonwealth Pier, MIT’s flagship Lisa T. Su Building for nanotechnology research (MIT.nano), Harvard University’s LISE building (Laboratory of Integrated Science and Engineering), and preconstruction for the Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University’s first fully mass timber high-rise.

"We are thrilled to welcome PJ to our leadership team," said Patrick Lucey, General Manager of the Northeast Division at Suffolk. "PJ brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from decades of successfully leading complex projects and teams. His leadership, operational expertise, and commitment to excellence make him an outstanding addition to our organization as we continue to grow and evolve."

"I am excited to join Suffolk," said PJ. "The company’s forward-thinking approach and use of technology to enhance project delivery and collaboration truly sets it apart. I am looking forward to working with our teams and partners to drive operational excellence and support Suffolk’s continued growth across the region."

PJ’s appointment reinforces Suffolk’s ongoing investment in leadership and operational excellence as it delivers complex, high-profile projects that shape skylines and communities across the Northeast. Suffolk is at the forefront of using technology and data to transform how buildings are planned, designed, and constructed. By leveraging AI, predictive analytics and digital collaboration tools, Suffolk empowers clients to make smarter decisions and ensures greater certainty and efficiency across the entire project lifecycle.

Suffolk recently completed 10 World Trade, a 585,000 square feet office and lab building that has become a new architectural anchor in Boston’s Seaport District. The company is currently delivering several other transformative projects across the region, including South Station Tower, a mixed-use high-rise above Boston’s South Station; 585 Kendall, a cutting-edge life sciences research space, offices and public arts space and in Cambridge; the New England Patriots’ new practice facility; operational improvements at Logan International Airport’s Terminal E; and critical public sector work, including Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School and the new Quincy MBTA Station.

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies) and innovation research/development.

Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $8 billion in annual revenue, 3,000 employees, and offices in Boston (headquarters); New York City; Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa and Estero in Florida; Dallas; Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego in California; Las Vegas; Portland, Maine; New Haven, Connecticut; and Herndon, Virginia. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, federal government and public work, mission critical, advanced technology and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by Founder, Chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Largest Domestic Builders” and #8 on its list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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