Dewberry has hired Jeffrey Ambrose, CSP, CHST, CET, as the director of safety in the firm's Fairfax, Virginia, office.

In this role, Ambrose will support Dewberry's safety compliance. He has more than 38 years of construction safety experience and will be responsible for assisting each department with best safety practices.

Prior to joining Dewberry, Ambrose worked as a safety manager for various construction companies overseeing employee training programs, helping project management teams with safety responsibilities, and working with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. He has supported various projects as safety manager including the Maryland and Chesapeake House Travel Plazas on Interstate 95; the Federal Drug Administration's three-building expansion totaling 1.1 million square feet in White Oak, Maryland; Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.; and the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore, Maryland.

Ambrose is a certified safety professional and certified environmental trainer. He is a construction health and safety technician and a safety trained supervisor. He is a member of the Maryland Associated General Contractors Safety Committee, the Washington Metropolitan Area Construction Safety Association, the American Society of Safety Professionals, the National Environmental, Safety and Health Training Association, and the American Traffic Safety Services Association.