Michael Costas

Michael Costas is general manager of the Defense and Space business line of Bechtel’s Nuclear, Security & Environmental global business unit. He is responsible for oversight and growth of a project portfolio that includes first-of-a-kind construction, operations, and business transformation services for U.S. and allied governments.

Included in that portfolio is a plant that is disassembling and destroying surplus U.S. chemical weapons in Colorado and a sister plant in Kentucky that started operations in 2019. Michael also oversees the test operations and sustainment contract at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex for the U.S. Air Force, with ground test facilities in Tennessee, California, and Maryland; as well as the contract awarded by NASA in 2019 to design, build, test, and commission its Mobile Launcher 2 launch system.