Stephen McCool serves as Division Manager of Construction Management Services at TAI, where he leads the firm’s construction-phase execution and field support efforts. With over 30 years of experience in industrial, manufacturing, and process facility construction, Steve brings deep knowledge of construction management, project engineering, and site supervision to each engagement. Since joining TAI more than 20+ years ago, he has been instrumental in developing a highly responsive team of site-based construction managers and project managers.
At TAI, Steve oversees the execution of capital projects from field mobilization through turnover, ensuring alignment with client expectations, design intent, and regulatory standards. His responsibilities include construction scheduling, contractor coordination, cost tracking, permitting, and documentation control. Steve plays a key role in providing construction oversight across structural steel, process and utility piping, equipment installations, HVAC systems, and electrical and controls infrastructure.
Steve’s leadership supports project success by integrating constructability reviews during design, developing scopes of work and procurement strategies, and guiding field change management and commissioning coordination. His portfolio includes major projects such as the $90 million Brine-to-Bleach Plant for Kuehne Company, the Fuchs NA greenfield facility, Solvay’s site-wide dust collection upgrade, and multi-phase expansions for FujiFilm, McCormick & Company, Lonza, and Baxter Bioscience.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Boston University, and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).