Program Management Built on Experience

Supporting complex capital programs through leadership, coordination, and problem-solving expertise.

Why LAN?

For decades, LAN has partnered with public agencies to plan, manage, and deliver complex infrastructure programs in challenging urban environments. Our approach goes beyond managing scope and schedules. We focus on solving problems early, coordinating across stakeholders, and supporting informed decision-making throughout the life of a program.

From large-scale water infrastructure to neighborhood-level improvements, LAN brings experience, discipline, and local understanding to help clients navigate complexity and deliver projects that serve their communities well.

Meet the Team

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    Steve Gilbreath, PE

    As President of LAN, Steve Gilbreath, PE, is responsible for client satisfaction across the firm and is authorized to commit resources to ensure projects are delivered as planned. With more than 30 years of experience in municipal infrastructure, Steve brings steady leadership across planning, design, and construction for complex public programs throughout Texas.

    Contact information: SAGilbreath@lan-inc.com 713-266-6900

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    Mackrena Ramos, PE

    Mackrena Ramos, PE, brings more than 26 years of experience delivering large, complex urban water programs, including major transmission and distribution initiatives for the City of Houston. Her work reflects a disciplined approach to coordination, schedule management, and long-term capital planning.

    Contact information: MLRamos@lan-inc.com 713-266-6900

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    Greg Henry, PE

    Greg Henry, PE, has more than 25 years of experience supporting the design, assessment, and rehabilitation of large-diameter water and wastewater pipelines. His work includes trenchless solutions and emergency response planning that help minimize disruptions while maintaining system reliability.

    Contact information: GJHenry@lan-inc.com 713-266-6900

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    Dr. Michael Liga, PE

    Dr. Michael Liga, PhD, PE, serves as a technical advisor on major water and flood mitigation programs, providing design management, regulatory coordination, and quality assurance. His experience helps ensure complex infrastructure projects meet performance, safety, and regulatory expectations from planning through delivery.

    Contact information: MVLiga@lan-inc.com 713-266-6900

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    Christine Kirby, PE

    Christine Kirby, PE, ENV SP, brings 25 years of experience in large-diameter water transmission design and specification development. Her work has supported hundreds of miles of water infrastructure and contributed to the development of specifications that help systems perform reliably over time.

    Contact information: CHkirby@lan-inc.com 713-266-6900

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Built on Long-Term Public Program Delivery

LAN is a recognized leader in program management, supporting public owners through the planning, delivery, and oversight of complex capital improvement programs. LAN has managed more than $2.5 billion in construction programs across water and wastewater, transportation, municipal, education, and port infrastructure in the last 3 years.

LAN’s program management teams act as an extension of client staff, providing structured controls, technical oversight, and proactive coordination to help programs move efficiently from planning through closeout. Nearly one-third of the firm’s work is dedicated to program management and owner’s representation services, reflecting a sustained focus on this discipline.

Program Management Services

LAN integrates seamlessly with client systems and staff, supporting transparent decision-making and consistent program execution across multi-year efforts.

LAN’s experience spans all phases of program delivery, including:

  • Delivery and contracting strategy development

  • Designer and contractor procurement support

  • Design and construction oversight

  • Capital improvement planning and project prioritization

  • Master budget and schedule controls

  • Change management and value engineering

  • Program reporting and stakeholder coordination

  • Owner’s representation as General Engineering Consultant (GEC)

  • Master budget and schedule controls

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Supporting Large-Scale Water Infrastructure Programs

LAN brings deep experience managing water and wastewater capital programs that support system reliability, regulatory compliance, and long-term growth. The firm has served as program manager on major water infrastructure initiatives across Texas, including large-diameter transmission pipelines, system expansions, rehabilitation programs, and condition assessment efforts.

For the City of Houston, LAN has supported water program management efforts totaling approximately $660 million, applying disciplined controls and technical expertise to complex, multi-project initiatives.

Water Transmission Program Capabilities

  • Transmission and distribution pipeline programs

  • Water and wastewater rehabilitation initiatives

  • Trenchless utility delivery in congested corridors

  • Asset evaluation and system condition assessment

  • Multi-project coordination within active urban environments

  • Stakeholder and agency coordination

  • Construction phasing to maintain system operations

In the past three years alone, LAN has supported the evaluation and rehabilitation of more than 1.6 million linear feet of pipeline, helping owners understand system condition and prioritize investment decisions

LAN’s water program management experience includes:

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Northeast Transmission Line Receives National Recognition Award from ACEC 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards

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Houston Reaches Key Milestone in 72-inch Water Line Infrastructure Upgrade

Houston Public Works has reached a significant milestone in its secondary Southwest Pump Station refill line, marking a critical step in modernizing the city’s water infrastructure with a $120 million investment that strengthens water delivery and system resiliency for key areas.

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Solving Complex Utility Challenges in Urban Corridors

Delivering utilities in Houston often means solving multiple problems at once—limited right-of-way, active traffic corridors, existing utilities, redevelopment pressures, and strict regulatory requirements. LAN specializes in utility design and program delivery where constraints are the norm, not the exception.

Designing Through Complex Constraints

  • 1.6 million linear feet of pipeline evaluated and rehabilitated in the past 3 years

  • $2.3 billion in trenchless utility work delivered in the past 5 years

  • Extensive experience with HDD, tunneling, sliplining, and pipe bursting

  • Proven delivery in active traffic corridors and redevelopment areas

Across Houston and other major metropolitan areas, LAN has designed and delivered water and utility infrastructure in some of the region’s most congested corridors. Our teams plan and design systems that must coexist with existing utilities, transit infrastructure, and ongoing development—while maintaining reliability and minimizing disruption to surrounding communities.

We integrate early coordination, constructability-focused design, and phased delivery strategies to reduce conflicts before construction begins. Advanced tools such as 3D modeling and GIS support precise integration with existing infrastructure and help stakeholders visualize impacts and sequencing.

Whether supporting neighborhood-scale improvements or citywide utility programs, LAN focuses on solving the problems that matter most—protecting service, reducing disruption, and delivering infrastructure that performs long after construction ends.

  • Post Oak Boulevard Utility Improvements

    LAN served as the structural and civil engineering services provider for the Post Oak Boulevard Utility Improvements, which were part of the Post Oak Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit System Project in Uptown Houston. Initially contracted for civil engineering, LAN identified significant issues with the original structural designations and caused traffic disruptions. LAN performed a peer review, developed innovative design solutions, and ultimately assumed the role of Engineer of Record. Their redesign eliminated the need for drilled piers in traffic lanes, mitigated utility conflicts, and saved the client approximately $4.5 million in construction costs by streamlining the foundation and utility coordination process.

  • Utility Design for Light Rail Cooridor – Houston METRO

    LAN served as the utility task leader and design consultant for multiple METRO light rail projects, including the Uptown and Downtown Corridors. LAN’s responsibilities have included utility coordination, design, and relocation for water, sanitary, drainage, gas, electric, and telecommunication systems along new and existing light rail alignments. The team developed innovative solutions such as “offset manholes” to avoid relocating major storm and sanitary sewers beneath proposed rail guideways, minimizing disruptions and costs. LAN also led the coordination of private utility relocations, managed complex stakeholder engagement, and ensured compliance with METRO and City of Houston standards. Their work has enabled the safe and efficient integration of critical utility infrastructure with METRO’s expanding light rail system.

  • Kimberley Lane Improvements – Memorial City TIRZ 17

    LAN provided preliminary engineering and design services for the Kimberly Lane Improvements project. The scope included 1,400 linear feet of roadway reconstruction and drainage improvements, featuring new curb and gutter, driveways, sidewalks, back-of-curb amenities, a large box storm sewer, new waterline, sanitary sewer rehabilitation, traffic signal replacement and interconnect, lighting, landscaping, traffic control, utility coordination, and right-of-way acquisition. Special traffic control considerations were addressed due to the project’s proximity to a major medical center, shopping mall, church, and two schools.

Decades Supporting Houston Neighborhood Infrastructure

LAN supports Houston-area municipal utility districts (MUDs), redevelopment authorities, and special purpose districts with engineering and program management services that strengthen neighborhood infrastructure and long-range capital planning.

Our teams understand how capital programs intersect with existing utilities, mobility corridors, drainage systems, regulatory requirements, and community priorities. This experience reflects not only technical capability, but familiarity with the local processes and stakeholders that shape successful project delivery in Houston.

Supporting Redevelopment and Capital Improvements Across Houston

From corridor reconstruction and drainage improvements to water system upgrades and multi-year capital improvement planning, LAN’s presence across Houston reflects a working knowledge of the systems, neighborhoods, and coordination required to deliver infrastructure successfully.

LAN has provided services to redevelopment authorities and utility districts throughout the region, including:

  • TIRZ & Redevelopment Authorities

    • St. George Place TIRZ 1

    • Gulfgate Redevelopment Authority (TIRZ 8)

    • Upper Kirby Redevelopment Authority

    • Memorial City Redevelopment Authority (TIRZ 17)

    • Westchase District

    • TIRZ 7

    • TIRZ 16

    • TIRZ 19

  • Utility District Clients

    • Champions Municipal Utility District

    • Post Wood MUD

    • Malcomson Road Utility District

    • Newport MUD

    • Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 61

    • Harris County WCID No. 156

    • Clear Lake City Water Authority

    • North Harris County Regional Water Authority

    • West Harris County Regional Water Authority

    • San Leon MUD