NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, January 30, 2022 – Zack Howard has joined McClure’s Water team as a Staff Engineer.

Howard graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with an Environmental emphasis. Before coming to McClure, Howard was a research assistant at the University of Kansas. In his research position, he was involved in three different wastewater-related projects: a Microplastics Study of Biosolid Land Application, a study measuring Covid prevalence in various municipalities’ Wastewater, and managed a Low DO Wastewater BNR Pilot. Howard was also co-lead of KU’s Solar Car club. He manufactured solar arrays and aided in various projects.

Howard will be working alongside the Water team on various projects related to wastewater, drinking water, stormwater, and groundwater. When asked what made him decide to join McClure, he said, “A combination of the people and the company. From an outside perspective, I heard a lot of positive things about the company such as the quality of McClure’s work, how employees are treated, and the level of community outreach. Once I started meeting the people at McClure, I started to understand this. Everyone I talked to genuinely felt passionate about what they do and the company. After these conversations, it became clear that the culture at McClure was a fit for me.”

About McClure

Founded in 1956, McClure has grown to a firm of over 250 professionals in eleven offices. With a vision of making lives better, McClure brings engineering expertise and a collaborative approach to identify the best strategies and solutions to bring our client’s vision to life. McClure’s area of expertise is in guiding its clients on making long-term capital investments in the areas of aviation, bridge, community development, construction observation, development, environmental, geotechnical, GIS, landscape architecture, MEP, structural, survey, traffic, transportation, wastewater, and water.