BCEO - County Engineer Profile

County Engineer Profile

Gregory J. Wilkens, P.E., P.S., Butler County Engineer

Butler County welcomed Gregory J. Wilkens, P.E., P.S., as its new County Engineer on January 1, 2001. Greg brings a foundation of integrity, experience, and leadership to Ohio's second fastest growing county and understands the demands of its commercial and residential growth. He has pledged to make sound decisions that place the public welfare and safety above all other concerns.

There are four strategic areas for growth and improvement upon which Greg plans to build his vision for the BCEO:

Transportation planning, combining tested methods with the best new technology and analysis to improve planning for the future;
Inter-agency cooperation and allowing the BCEO to be a true asset and partner for the cities, townships, villages, and other agencies;
Full development of management and staff with a better, more efficient use of in-house talent;
Fiscal responsibility and accountability to the taxpayers.

BACKGROUND

Additional Info

Professional qualifications and duties of the County Engineer as outlined in the Ohio Revised Code.

Past County Engineers and Surveyors of Butler County.

Greg rejoined the BCEO as the new Butler County Engineer after a two and a half year stint as Executive Director of Butler County's Transportation Improvement District. Employed at the Engineer's Office since 1973, Greg worked in several departments providing him with a wide background and solid foundation upon which to build his career. Eventually Greg became the BCEO's Manager of Development Services in which he was responsible for reviewing residential, industrial, and commercial plans, was instrumental in the planning and coordination of major new road construction, and coordinated the development of the Butler County Thoroughfare Plan. While with the BCEO he was recognized by the Butler County Commissioners for his excellent work in advising the Planning and Zoning Commission and was instrumental in building alliances with public officials from township trustees to Federal Highway officials.

Greg left the Engineer's Office in 1998 to manage the Butler County Transportation Improvement District (TID) where he oversaw the construction of $200 million in projects during his brief tenure. This constituted the largest highway building campaign in the County for any two-year period and included construction of the Butler County Veterans Highway (Ohio 129) as well as development of the roadway network around the new Union Centre Boulevard in bustling West Chester Township. Under Greg's leadership, the TID received one International award, two State awards, plus four National awards for innovation in construction management, environmental preservation and mitigation, and quality construction.

Some of the organizations with which Greg is currently affiliated include professional memberships in the American Society of Highway Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Ohio-Indiana-Kentucky Regional Council of Governments, the Butler County Township Association, the Fairfield and Hamilton Chambers of Commerce, West Chester Chamber Alliance, the Chamber of Commerce serving Middletown-Trenton-Monroe, the Hamilton Vision 20/20 Committee, and the Greater Hamilton Safety Council Board of Directors.

The BCEO, under Greg's leadership, is also a member of the following: Butler County Transportation Improvement District Board, Butler County Land Use Coordinating Committee Board and Steering Committee, the County Engineer's Association of Ohio, all local Chambers of Commerce (Greater Hamilton, Fairfield, West Chester, Middletown, and Oxford), Butler County Data Processing Board; Butler County Tourism Council, Butler County Township Association, and the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments.

Greg is a 1971 graduate of Stephen T. Badin High School in Hamilton, received an A.S. Degree in Civil Engineering Technology from Cincinnati Technical College, and graduated Cum Laude from Miami University with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.

A resident of Butler county since he was five years old, Greg resides in Fairfield with his wife and has two grown children. He has been an active part of the community, having served on the Fairfield High School Strategic Planning Committee, coached youth baseball, soccer, and wrestling, and is a member of Sacred Heart Church.



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