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Commercial Corporate News Economy Infrastructure Labor Safety Tech Sustainability Legal/Regs An article from Bechtel establishes new role for tech overhaul of project delivery The Reston, Virginia-based builder tapped John Platt, a 25-year veteran, to lead the tech transformation of its engineering, procurement and construction delivery method. Published Feb. 11, 2026 Matthew Thibault Reporter Share Copy link Email LinkedIn X/Twitter Facebook Print License Add us on Google Bechtel's headquarters in Reston, Va. Permission granted by Bechtel Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback . Bechtel, one of the country’s largest contractors by revenue, is overhauling how it delivers projects with artificial intelligence. It has tapped a company veteran to lead the charge. The Reston, Virginia-based builder selected John Platt as its senior vice president of EPC transformation, a new role that will change how the contractor delivers its engineering, procurement and construction services, the company announced on Monday. Platt, who joined Bechtel in 2000, will helm the initiative as Bechtel aims to overhaul the delivery process via advanced digital technologies, AI, automation and robotics. The step builds on the company’s multiyear initiative to expand quality and execution capacity as it looks to build large projects around the world. “Our customers’ ambitions continue to grow, and advances in technology are creating new opportunities for our industry to improve productivity and speed, increasing our capacity to deliver more projects and meet the world’s biggest challenges,” said Craig Albert, Bechtel’s president and chief operating officer, in the news release. The contractor has integrated digitization, robotics and automation into its delivery methods on jobsites and a portfolio of proven use cases, per the news release. The company also believes that AI has matured to the point where it can further fuel Bechtel’s work. Bechtel’s move comes amid a red-hot data center market that can provide opportunities for builders who can erect the infrastructure necessary for these structures as well as for those who want to use AI to transform their businesses. The contractor, for its part, is doing both: The company in October signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Commerce to support Japan’s $550 billion investment in U.S. power, data center and manufacturing infrastructure. The company also partnered with chipmaking giant Nvidia to speed up data center construction via Nvidia’s Omniverse blueprint. Bechtel also targets massive infrastructure megaprojects domestically. For example, the firm won $4.77 billion of work as part of the Rio Grande liquefied natural gas build in Texas. Bechtel’s contract is part of the overall $6.7 billion Train 4 project and its related infrastructure, which will produce 6 million tons per annum of liquefied natural gas. “By integrating AI and robotics more deeply into our execution model, we’re evolving our processes — building on more than a century of experience while embracing modern approaches that unlock greater value and productivity for our customers,” Platt said in the news release. 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