May 27, 2025
After three decades of service to Utah’s municipal government and public works engineering sector, Chris Thompson has joined Hansen, Allen & Luce as a Senior Project Manager.
Chris brings 30 years of experience in design, project management, and leadership in civil engineering. He has designed and managed drinking water, pressurized irrigation, wastewater, street, and stormwater projects.
For 14 years Chris served as a Public Works Director for one of the fastest-growing communities in Utah County. Together Chris and HAL developed Spanish Fork City’s water master plans and conducted a thorough water rights evaluation to protect a million dollars’ worth of river water rights.
With a fundamental mission to grow responsibly, Chris led the following divisions: Engineering, Water and Pressurized Irrigation, Wastewater/Regional WRF, Power and Light, Streets and Stormwater, Fleet and Garbage Services, and Airport.
He has served as the Vice President of the Central Utah Branch of APWA, Chairman of the Utah APWA Specifications Committee for the 2012, 2017, and 2025 standards, and Chairman of the South Utah Valley Water Users Association, South Utah Valley Solid Waste District, and Mount Nebo Water Agency technical committees.
Chris’s dedication to Utah municipal water resource engineering has earned him several honors including the Strawberry Water Users Association 2015 Distinguished Service Award, UCEA City Engineer of the Year Award, UAPA 2017 Friend of the Industry Award, UFSMA 2010 Award for Levee Project, and Governor and ACI 2004 awards for the citywide pressurized irrigation system.
Chris received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University. Chris loves to travel with his family. One of his favorite things to do in a foreign city is to look at how they construct their public facilities and get ideas.