The credibility
anchor.
Guardian Group is led by a hands-on subject-matter expert whose name has been trusted on the most scrutinized construction programs in the country.
Eric Palummieri
Owner & Head of Construction Advisory · CCA, CCP, CRIS
Background
Eric Palummieri is the Owner and Head of Construction Advisory for Guardian Group LLC. As an Engineering, Safety and Environmental Subject Matter Expert, Eric provides construction compliance and integrity-monitoring services on large-scale capital, emergency-recovery and high-profile construction projects. He also provides construction project management, forensic engineering, MEP design and owner’s-representation services for transportation facilities (airports, marine and rail), sports venues, healthcare, retail, corporate and utility-infrastructure projects—work he has performed since graduating from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2005.
Most notably, Eric’s experience includes construction compliance and integrity monitoring for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Office of Inspector General on the Newark Terminal One Redevelopment, John F. Kennedy Airport, LaGuardia Airport, PATH Task Orders, the World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial & Museum, and O’Hare Airport—as well as work for FEMA, the NJ Department of Treasury, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, the City of New York and the City of Chicago.
Function & specialization
Construction compliance; engineering, safety and environmental subject-matter expertise; risk management; integrity monitoring and project management. Eric manages compliance teams, facilitates and conducts site visits, and performs construction financial auditing.
Professional & industry experience
- Lead engineer on large-scale government programs
Newark, LaGuardia, JFK and O’Hare airport redevelopment projects and PATH utility and infrastructure work—plus forensic engineer and technical investigator for a metropolitan transit authority in Boston, MA. - Advisory from procurement through closeout
A core focus on identifying and assessing construction risk to mitigate and eliminate the potential for fraud, waste, abuse and unsafe work environments. - Independent site visits, desk audits & project meetings
Ensuring contractual compliance and the feasibility of means and methods with respect to construction, safety and environmental provisions. - Integrity monitoring & compliance reporting
Reporting to a range of government agencies and stakeholders throughout the life of each program.
Education, licenses & certifications
- B.S. Industrial Engineering (NJIT, 2005)
- NACA CCA & CCP Certified
- OSHA 30-Hour Certified
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Construction Quality Management Certified
- NYC DOB 4-Hour Supported Scaffold
- SWAC & SIDA Cardholder
The team model
Senior-led engagements, backed by a vetted specialist bench.
Guardian Group performs the majority of its work in-house and draws on longstanding partnerships with qualified third-party safety, environmental and engineering specialists—so every program is led by senior expertise and staffed to the exact requirements of the work.
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Work directly with the principal.
Every Guardian Group engagement is anchored by senior, subject-matter expertise from day one.