Pipeline Rehabilitation Technical Lead at HDR Engineering, Inc.
Charlie Tripp, P.E. is a Pipeline Rehabilitation Technical Lead at HDR Engineering, Inc. in Boston, MA. He has 18 years of experience working as a design engineer and project manager on a variety of trenchless projects including pipeline rehabilitation, condition assessment, risk modeling, and general asset management.
Charlie was first introduced to trenchless technologies through his involvement in multiple sanitary sewer rehabilitation projects starting early in his career. He also briefly served as a Field Engineer for a world leading CIPP construction company. This experience provided a wealth of exposure and instilled a desire to pursue and advocate for the use of trenchless technologies in projects as a way of mitigating the impacts of excavation in urbanized areas, but also as a means of cost-effective design.
Charlie studied Civil Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst earning his B.S. and went on to receive his M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is a licensed professional engineer across New England and the Tri-State area. He is also PACP/MACP certified by NASSCO.
As Vice Chair for the Northeast Chapter of NASTT, a past recipient of the Trent J. Ralston Young Trenchless Achievement Award, and a qualified NASTT CIPP Good Practices Instructor, Charlie continues to capitalize on his devotion to trenchless technologies and in advocating for its use in the local construction market.