Awards

Outstanding Leadership Award, Brownsville (Texas) Chamber of Commerce, 2021

Paolina Vega, P.E., CFM, is a senior project manager and vice president and serves as the project lead for Hanson’s infrastructure group in the Rio Grande Valley.

Paolina joined Hanson in 2019, bringing decades of experience in planning, permitting, design and construction for a wide range of public sector projects. She previously served as the county engineer for the Cameron County Department of Transportation and represented the county on the Rio Grand Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization Technical Advisory Committee for three years. She also worked for 10 years for Naismith Engineering Inc., which Hanson acquired in 2016.

‘OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY PROJECTS’“Hanson supports career growth by fostering team building; encouraging participation in community and professional organizations; and providing opportunities to work on out-of-the-ordinary projects, like designing wastewater improvements at the Gladys Porter Zoo. At Hanson, you will have a team that supports you and wants to see you succeed as an engineer.”

Paolina’s work includes stormwater design and permitting; street improvements; and water wastewater projects, which often require coordinating with agencies such as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Texas Historical Commission. She has also collaborated with the Texas Department of Transportation, the Community Development Block Grant program, the Texas Water Development Board, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development on infrastructure improvements.

Paolina is a graduate of Leadership Brownsville and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Chi Epsilon, a civil engineering honor society.