AECOM Names Dwight Pullen Global Transportation Chief
The Dallas-based infrastructure company promotes an aviation and surface-transportation leader to oversee its global transportation business.
AECOM has appointed Dwight Pullen to lead its global transportation business, effective immediately, the Dallas-based company announced October 12. The move places an executive with aviation and surface-transportation experience in charge of a major infrastructure business.
Pullen succeeds interim leader Russell Jackson, who will continue as Global Rail and Transit Director. This is a leadership change, rather than a Texas construction award or a new capital project.
Project at a Glance
- Executive:
- Dwight Pullen
- Role:
- Transportation Global Business Line Chief Executive
- Effective:
- October 12, 2026
- Company:
- AECOM
Experience across connected infrastructure markets
AECOM’s earlier profile of Pullen described responsibilities spanning aviation and surface transportation. The new role broadens that remit across the global transportation business. Airport, highway, rail and transit programs share delivery challenges while retaining distinct operating and technical requirements.
That cross-sector background is relevant to a business serving large infrastructure owners. Complex programs often bring together engineering, planning, environmental work and program management before and during construction. Leadership changes can shape how those services are coordinated, although the release does not announce a specific change to a Texas delivery team.
A corporate update, with limits on project attribution
AECOM identifies growth prospects across several international markets, including the United States. Its Dallas base makes the appointment relevant to the state’s infrastructure industry, but company headquarters are not evidence that a local project is receiving new spending.
No contractor replacement, procurement launch or revised construction schedule is established by this announcement. Existing responsibilities should continue to be read from owner and contract records rather than inferred from a global management change.
What would make the next update actionable
Future owner awards and project announcements will show how the strategy translates into specific assignments. Those records can identify the scope, geography and delivery role attached to each appointment.
For now, the confirmed development is the executive transition itself: a permanent global transportation chief, with the former interim leader continuing in rail and transit. It belongs in the leadership record alongside, but distinct from, the day’s physical construction milestones.