Category: Company News

New Faces at Benchmark

NEW FACES AT BENCHMARK! Talk about strengthening the team! Check out how they describe what it’s like to work at Benchmark! Rob Ansbach, Project Estimator (first row, first circle): “When I went through the interview process, I was promised a professional, friendly, warm, creative and collaborative style atmosphere….. I am happy to say that Benchmark […]

Kevin Kegarise promoted to Vice President of Senior Living

Kevin Kegarise has been promoted to Vice President of Senior Living. Kegarise joined Benchmark in 2010 as a project estimator and quickly became a key member of the company focusing on providing preconstruction services. Most recently, Kegarise was been providing preconstruction leadership within the Senior Living market group and has served the last year as […]

Mosco promoted to Project Manager

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Cory Mosco to the position of Project Manager. Mr. Mosco will oversee the daily operations of select projects at Penn Medicine / Lancaster General Health. Mr. Mosco will be responsible for coordinating field and administrative activities as well as ensuring all parties involved in the construction process are […]

McCreary promoted to Director of Construction Operations

We are pleased to announce an important promotion within the organization. Ryan McCreary has been promoted to Director of Construction Operations. Mr. McCreary joined Benchmark in 2006 and most recently was promoted to a Senior Project Manager in 2017. In this role, he will develop Standard Operating Procedures to meet the needs of the current […]

Benchmark expands its VDC department

We are pleased to announce that Ken Bray has been hired as a Virtual Design & Construction Engineer. He is responsible for supporting the construction activities through identifying and mitigating constructability issues using MEP coordination, establishing layout points, and using VR to helping clients fully comprehend the product before construction. Mr. Bray holds an Associates […]

Benchmark promotes Matt Oswald to Project Superintendent

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Matt Oswald to the role of Superintendent. He is responsible for coordinating all site construction activities and supervising and training all field personnel as required to successfully complete projects while adhering to schedules and budgets. This includes maintaining the highest quality and supervising all trade and field […]

Michael K. Callahan reflects on the past 35 years

Benchmark was founded in March of 1985, and I came on board just a few months later in July. It was pretty bare-bones back then. As a matter of fact, I always suspected that one of the reasons Bob Brandt hired me was because I owned a pickup truck with ladder racks and side boxes! […]

Benchmark welcomes three Assistant Project Managers

We are pleased to announce that Ben Blake, John Gondy and Andrew Figlio have been hired as Assistant Project Managers. In this role, they will be responsible for assisting project managers with overseeing the daily operations of select projects which includes coordinating field and administrative activities as well as ensuring that all parties involved in […]

Benchmark Construction welcomes a Superintendent

We are pleased to welcome Bill McCord to the role of Superintendent. He is responsible for coordinating all site construction activities and supervising and training all field personnel as required to successfully complete projects while adhering to schedules and budgets. This includes maintaining the highest quality and supervising all trade and field personnel, all while […]

Benchmark announces several job changes

We are pleased to announce: Alyssa Kurtz has been promoted to Development Manager. Ms. Kurtz began her career at Benchmark in 2015 as Business Development Assistant before becoming a Business Development Associate in 2017. In this new role, Ms. Kurtz is responsible for supporting the VP of Acquisitions & Development on project business plans and […]