NEW HAVEN – Hoffmann Architects + Engineers has promoted Robert Delagrange to director of business development from senior business development manager for the building exterior design firm’s Connecticut office.
Delagrange earned the promotion to be responsible for the vision and implementation of strategic growth across Hoffmann’s three locations. In his former position, he had focused on Southern New England business opportunities, particularly in higher education and healthcare, qualifying leads and collaborating with technical and marketing staff to develop competitive proposals and submission packages.
In his new role, Delagrange will apply this experience to expanding Hoffmann’s presence across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and beyond, working closely with the firm’s New York- and Virginia-based staff.
“Bob has become an indispensable liaison to the community, consistently exemplifying our highest standards through his integrity, professionalism, and genuine approach to building relationships,” notes Lawrence Keenan, AIA, PE, director of technical services with Hoffmann. “Through his dedicated outreach to clients and the broader professional community, he has cultivated enduring relationships that are both strategically valuable and mutually beneficial.”
With a bachelor’s degree in marketing from UConn and an MBA from the University of New Haven, Delagrange joined Hoffmann 10 years ago. as business development manager for the Connecticut office. In 2021, he earned a promotion to senior business development manager, and, three years later, he was invited to become a shareholder and owner of the firm.
Well-known across the Southern New England design and construction industry, Delagrange is involved in architectural, engineering and construction field and property owner and facility management organizations.
He serves as programs committee co-chair at the Connecticut Building Congress and will begin his term as secretary of the organization in July. He is involved in such trade organizations as the Construction Institute, Professional Women in Construction (PWC), New England Healthcare Engineers Society (NEHES) and Connecticut Healthcare Engineers Society (CHES), as well as two Connecticut chapters of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and the Connecticut/Westchester chapter of CoreNet Global.
