Mr. Van Schooneveld oversees the Pennsylvania Bridge Department, responsible for its growth, overall quality, and project delivery. With more than two decades at Urban, Mr. Van Schooneveld has played an integral role in advancing the bridge practice. His previous roles encompassed project management and engineering for significant bridge projects, spanning from single to multi-span bridges, retaining walls, noise barriers, and other highway-related structures. Additionally, he has been instrumental in providing insights for value engineering and constructability assignments.
Mr. Van Schooneveld’s experience for PennDOT includes serving as the lead structural engineer for the full replacement of SR 4030 New Hanover Square Road over a Branch of Swamp Creek in Montgomery County as well as the lead structural engineer and project manager for the full replacement of SR 3016 Section 01B over Hokendauqua Creek in Northampton County, the superstructure replacement for SR 3023 and SR 8025 in Lackawanna County and a rehabilitation of SR 3017 in Lackawanna County. For the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Mr. Van Schooneveld has served as the lead structural engineer for the Roadway and Bridge Reconstruction from Milepost A31.34 to Milepost A37.39, including the full replacement of Ridge Road over the Pennsylvania Turnpike with a multi-span prestressed concrete bulb-tee beam bridge.
Mr. Van Schooneveld earned a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a focus in Structures from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Pennsylvania.