Interim Public Works Director Starts at UPW

Tim A. Cowan, PE has started his duties as Interim Public Works Director this week for the City of Urbana Public Works Department. Cowan is a contractual employee through GovTemps USA, an executive recruitment firm.

Cowan will take over for Carol Mitten, City Administrator, who has been serving as Interim Public Works Director for the past two years.

“I’m very excited and appreciative of the opportunity to put my experience to use with the City of Urbana,” Cowan said. “I hope to offer the City, and its residents, valuable insight and direction to provide the continued high-quality of service they deserve.”

Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin said that the City is equally excited to welcome Cowan to Urbana.

“We’re delighted that Tim has joined our team. He brings a wide range of management and engineering experience to support excellence in construction and maintenance of public infrastructure as well as the services our community depends on,” Marlin said.

“I look forward to the ongoing implementation and development of smart asset management techniques to continually improve our decision making and the services the City offers,” Cowan said.

Cowan, a resident of Urbana, is a licensed professional engineer, and has experience in both the private and public sectors, as well as being a former small business owner. Most recently, he has been a project engineer for Donohue & Associates, Inc.; prior to that, he was a principal and owner in C2 Engineers, LLC. He was also formerly employed by the City of Danville as a civil engineer.