Emily Doherty, Assistant Project Manager, BW Kennedy & Co.
Emily Doherty
Emily Doherty joined BW Kennedy & Co. in 2022 as an assistant project manager. She holds a B.S. in business administration from Merrimack College. Emily attended a technical high school and completed an electrical apprenticeship, but by graduation, knew she wasn’t meant to be an electrician. However, she was fascinated by the construction industry. After she graduated from college, Emily worked in project management for an electrical subcontractor and then a lab casework subcontractor. After five years in offices, she decided to pursue working in construction in the field for a GC and landed a spot at BW Kennedy.
Emily’s work during the past year has ranged from a core & shell, a utility and equipment dense full building fit out, an existing space rework, to an animal care facility. Although the rework had the smallest scope, consisting of converting a storage room into a cold room, new equipment final connections, and MEP additions and adjustments, it was the first project she managed individually. The project allowed her to strengthen her skills in directing subcontractors and scheduling and exposed her to the challenges of modifying an existing space to meet client requirements.
For the future, Emily wants to continue developing relationships with her subcontractors and coworkers; to learn all she can about the MEP/FP and specialty trades; to further develop her project management skills; and to continually turn over successful projects. Her goal is to spend her career building a reputation as someone who can be trusted to do right by both their client and their employer.
