Town Manager Crabtree announces hiring of a new town engineer

By Mark E. Vogler

Filling the critical vacancy of town engineer had been an issue of concern for selectmen for several weeks. Town Manager Scott Crabtree confirmed late Wednesday that he’s taken care of that top priority by hiring a well-qualified candidate who has been on the job several weeks to fill that position. He announced the appointment of Kevin Hallion, who has more than a dozen years in the engineering field.

“Kevin has the knowledge, experience, and skillset to make a positive impact as a town engineer,” Town Manager Crabtree said in a press release issued by his office. “I’m thrilled to welcome Kevin to this key role in the Engineering Department.”

In his role as town engineer, Hallion performs engineering duties that include the study, analysis and engineering of the town’s infrastructure and equipment, according to Crabtree. Hallion is also responsible for maintaining the town’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and provides valuable technical assistance to town boards and commissions on public works projects.

Hallion’s experience includes positions such as quality control manager, senior project engineer, assistant project superintendent and project superintendent. Prior to becoming the Town of Saugus engineer, Hallion worked for nine years at Charter Contracting. He spent the last five years at Charter Contracting as a project superintendent and quality control manager, most recently managing the Muddy River Flood Risk Mitigation and Restoration Project in Boston, Crabtree said. Hallion previously served as a quality control manager at Great Lakes Dredge & Dock in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Hallion earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology. His skills include site/project management, AutoCAD/civil 3D, estimating and planning, volume calculations, quantity tracking, work plans/submittals, scheduling, environmental remediation, surveying, marine construction, demolition, dredging/beach nourishment and wetland shelf installation.