William O’Donnell

About

William R. O’Donnell is the Managing Principal for our Miami office. Mr. O’Donnell has been with the firm since 1990. His extensive experience includes hotel, resorts, healthcare, airports, large-scale renovations, residential and infrastructure.

Mr. O’Donnell recently led the Miami office efforts on the $2 billion expansion of facilities for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. This work addresses multiple facilities which include a 3 million sf Hard Rock Hollywood expansion that creates a 1,000 guest room tower, an exotic arrival experience, a casino expansion, a conference center, retail and dining outlets, a central plant and various infrastructure. The Tampa Hard Rock was also expanded. This work involves 3 million sf and includes a 1,000 room tower situated above a podium that accommodates gaming, retail and dining outlets, back-of-house and an elevated pool deck.

Mr. O’Donnell also has directed the Miami office on a multitude of high-rise projects including Marquis, 900 Biscayne, Met 1, Epic, Four Midtown, 1080 Brickell, Mosaic, One Bal Harbour, The Plaza at Harbor Island and Parkshore Plaza. His experience also includes such notable projects as the $230 million South Terminal Expansion for Miami International Airport, the 6-star Mandarin Oriental on Brickell Key, the $120 million, 5-star Portofino Bay Resort at Universal Studios, the $250 million Our Lucaya Beach Resort on Grand Bahama Island, as well as several large facilities for Jackson Memorial Hospital and hurricane hardening of Miami Children’s Hospital.

Mr. O’Donnell received his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Miami and continued on to a Master’s Degree program focused on Structural Engineering.