Wally Verhey

Vice President Field Services

Wally has been Construction Manager since 1991 at Walters Inc. In this role as VP Field Services, Wally has overall responsibility for all field operations including field work estimating; planning of projects (liaison with engineering department for specific field installation requirements; scheduling; crane and equipment requirements, manpower, etc.); overseeing structural steel installations; co-ordinating with other contractors, project engineers and owners representatives; execution of all structural and miscellaneous steel installations including shutdowns on schedule and within budget; compliance with requirements of Occupational Health and Safety Act and associated Regulations; and all on-site administration and reporting.

Wally’s early memories are of learning to weld from his father on the shop floor as a young boy. He officially joined Walters in 1976 and learned the business through the positions of Construction Manager/Site Superintendent, Ironworker (Field), Fitter – Structural Steel/Plate Work (Shop), Truck driver, Shop Labourer/Welder.

Wally is known for his strong sense of integrity. While he is always focused on moving projects along according to deadlines, he is equally as focused on providing a safe work environment for all crews. Throughout his career, Wally has invested
a great deal of time in people development. As a result of his efforts, Walters has an extremely strong team of dedicated Site Supervisors leading our projects.