Nicholas Canonico, PG

Vice President/Client Manager

Mr. Canonico is a Professional Geologist with over 30 years of professional experience in environmental consulting. His experience includes property assessments, environmental site characterization, environmental impact statements, environmental permitting compliance, contaminant transport analysis, remedial design and implementation, soil and waste management and site regulatory compliance associated with SEQRA, CEQR, SPEDES and NEPA regulations. Mr. Canonico has worked with most Environmental regulatory agencies in New York and New Jersey, as well as the US Geological Survey, US Fish and Wildlife, US Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal EPA.

Mr. Canonico has consulted on numerous engineering planning studies, land redevelopment, stormwater infrastructure upgrades and resiliency related projects. He has served as the principal director on numerous stormwater management projects and provides environmental permitting and regulatory compliance support.

As a Principal Hydrogeologist Mr. Canonico’s hazardous materials and groundwater management experience encompasses hundreds of investigation and remediation projects with emphasis on contamination of indoor/ambient air, sediment, soils, bedrock, surface water, groundwater and wetlands. His expertise is particular to management and cleanup of petroleum hydrocarbons and solvent contamination.

Mr. Canonico serves as the firms Principal Professional Geologist and oversees its largest environmental infrastructure projects in the NY Metropolitan region, Mid-Atlantic region, and Southern US Region. His project role focuses on environmental regulatory compliance strategies.

Education

  • MS, Earth Science, Adelphi University, 1987
  • BS, Earth Science, Adelphi University, 1985

Credentials | Registrations

  • Professional Geologist, NY

Professional Organizations

  • New York Water Environmental Association
  • American Institute of Professional Geologists

Expertise

  • Project Management
  • Hydrogeology
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Hazardous Materials Management
  • Permitting Compliance
  • SEQR / CEQR / NEPA
  • Environmental Site Assessments
  • Multi-Media Sampling
  • Cost Estimating

PortMiami Representative Services
Miami, FL

Nova is prime consultant providing owner representation services, construction inspection/management, project controls, claim avoidance, design, and design management, permitting, value analysis and life-cycle costing for PortMiami during its expansive development program.

Nova is providing support in overseeing the construction of approximately $2.8 billion worth of new infrastructure and facilities that are projected to be completed over the next 5 years, that coincides with the expected new cruise services, and cargo yard efficiencies and improvements. These projects include, but are not limited to, 5 new cruise berths and associated terminals, new cruise berthing facilities, upgrades and expansions of existing cruise terminals, and other significant investments in cargo terminal yards, gantry cranes, gate complexes, Ropax facilities, roadways, rail systems and supporting infrastructure.

Broward County Aviation Department, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Expansion Program
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Broward County Aviation Department airport-expansion program is a $1 Billion capital improvement program at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The program management team will manage the development program, which includes a new south runway and modifications to Terminal 4, including the addition of new gates. On-going Services for this project include program management and planning, Project Management, Construction Management, Document Control, environmental compliance, design management and oversight of the construction management consultants. This important infrastructure program will increase capacity and reduce delays at one of the nation’s fastest-growing airports.

As part of the Program Management team, Nova is currently working on the Runway 10R-28L design/construction and the Terminal 4 Gate Replacement Project. Specific services include project management, construction management, program controls and reporting, and document control.