Personnel: Long Beach

Neil D. Morrison, P.E., who joined the Long Beach Harbor Department in August 2009 as director of engineering design, has been promoted by the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners to assistant managing director to oversee the department’s engineering design and maintenance divisions.

Long Beach Names Morrison Assistant Managing Director

Neil D. Morrison, P.E., who joined the Long Beach Harbor Department in August 2009 as director of engineering design, has been promoted by the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners to assistant managing director to oversee the department’s engineering design and maintenance divisions.

This new position was created as part of the ongoing reorganization to better guide the construction and maintenance of the Port of Long Beach’s terminals, roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

In addition to his duties as director of the engineering design division, Mr. Morrison since March has also served as acting director of maintenance for the port.

Mr. Morrison has 35 years of experience as a civil engineer and executive overseeing and guiding design and construction projects for both the private and public sectors.

His degrees include a BS in civil engineering from California State University, Long Beach, and an MBA from the University of Redlands. He is a licensed Civil Engineer in three states, including California.

The engineering design division is tasked with the development and renovation of the port and the maintenance of roads, wharfs, utilities, storm drains and other port-owned improvements. The maintenance division is responsible for upkeep of port-owned infrastructure, including, but not limited to, buildings, roadways, utilities, landscaping and lighting. It also runs the port’s vehicle fleet.


Neil D. Morrison
Port of Long Beach