Chris Nisbet (Honorary Member)

Honorary member Chris Nisbet of Des Peres, Missouri, project director for McCarthy Building Companies, earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering management with a civil focus from Missouri S&T in 1984. He started his career with McCarthy as a project engineer, then joined Druco Development as a project manager in 1993, returning to McCarthy as a superintendent in 1996. As project director with McCarthy, he holds the overall responsibility for preconstruction and construction services on his projects. His experience includes the $100 million Edward Jones Training Center, $90 million Cross County Metrolink Extension, 45,000 cy of concrete at Bissell Point Final Clarifiers and Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital addition. Nisbet led the setup and takedown of the Go! Marathon for 13 years and has completed five marathons. He is a trustee for the Construction Training and Advancement Foundation and has been active in the Associated General Contractors. He worked with S&T to advance the Hurst-McCarthy Professorship in 2018-19 and helped facilitate the advancement of the Missouri Consortium for Construction Innovation at S&T. Nisbet is also a member of the Missouri S&T Academy of Miner Athletics.