Veteran executive Jim Breuer has been appointed as the new chief executive of Irving-based Fluor Corp., effective May 1.

The company announced that David E. Constable, Fluor’s current chairman and CEO, will transition into the role of executive chairman on the same date, ensuring continuity of leadership and strategic direction of the company.

Breuer has held the role of COO at Fluor since 2024, “driving a more holistic approach to Fluor’s markets, talent deployment, and project delivery excellence,” the company said.

Before that, Breuer held several executive leadership positions including Group President of Energy Solutions. His engineering, procurement, and construction experience spans four continents in the energy, chemicals, mining and metals, and power sectors. In his 31 years at Fluor, Breuer has held a variety of executive and project roles, including spending half of his career on assignments outside of the U.S.

“I’m incredibly proud of what we have achieved over the past four years under our ‘building a better future’ strategy, having strengthened our balance sheet, secured a high-quality backlog and restored stakeholder confidence in our project delivery value proposition,” Constable said in a statement. “Jim has played an instrumental role in our success and the board and I have full confidence in his ability to lead Fluor, as we transition from a ‘fix and build’ phase to the next chapter of our strategy, ‘grow and execute.'”

“Jim’s deep knowledge of our global operations, markets, partners and clients will be crucial in driving our heightened focus on business growth, executing projects with excellence, developing the next generation of leaders and delivering sustainable earnings,” Constable added, 

Building on ‘strong platform for growth’

Breuer said his new role comes at an important time for the company.

“I’m grateful to the board of directors for the opportunity to lead Fluor at this pivotal time and to build on the strong platform for growth we have collectively established under David’s leadership,” Breuer said in a statement. “I look forward to my ongoing working relationship with David as Executive Chairman, and collaborating with the board, the Fluor management team and our dedicated employees and partners across the globe as we continue to deliver value for our clients and shareholders.”

Fluor has nearly 27,000 employees who provide professional and technical solutions that deliver safe, well-executed, capital-efficient projects to clients around the world.

The company had revenue of $16.3 billion in 2024 and is ranked 265 among the Fortune 500 companies. Fluor has provided engineering, procurement and construction services for more than a century.

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