Matthew Emma is a seasoned construction project manager with 12 years of experience leading complex commercial and healthcare builds, now driving projects at Balfour Beatty US from Raleigh. He blends field-first expertise as a former superintendent with strategic delivery roles—senior project and development management across firms like WeWork, Turner, and Suffolk—to consistently bring large, schedule-sensitive programs in on budget. Trained in building construction (Virginia Tech) and Real Estate Finance (Georgetown), he bridges technical site execution with financial and development acumen. A hands-on backend tinkerer in PHP and Python who enjoys the outdoors, he brings practical coding chops to streamline workflows and data-driven decision making on the jobsite. Notably, his career progression from field engineer to director-level business development and program leadership reflects a rare mix of execution, client-facing negotiation, and product-minded process improvements.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Real Estate Finance, Master's degree Real Estate Finance at Georgetown University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Building Construction with a concentration in Real Estate Development, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Building Construction with a concentration in Real Estate Development at Virginia Tech
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Matthew Emma - Project Manager at Balfour Beatty US