Senior Realty Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, ORP
Bio
Brian Hilton, P.E., has built a rewarding career in public service, currently working in the Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Real Property (ORP). He takes pride in upholding President Lincoln's promise, "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan."
As a Senior Realty Specialist and Project Manager in the Office of Lease Execution, Brian manages the execution of complex VA medical facility leases. His portfolio includes over 1.2 million net usable square feet (NUSF) with a total contract value exceeding $1.4 billion.
Previously, Brian served as a Senior Resident Engineer in the Lease Delivery Office, overseeing post-award design and construction for specialty clinics, including outpatient facilities, mental health services, specialty care residences, and community living centers.
Before joining the VA, Brian worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a Project Engineer and Senior Project Engineer, delivering major construction projects for the Army, Air Force, Navy, SOCOM, and VA, with total project costs in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
His dedication to service extends to his time as a Commissioned Engineering Officer in the Ohio Air National Guard, where he served as Chief of Transportation, Airfields, Logistics, and Engineering in a RED HORSE unit. He deployed multiple times in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in Iraq, Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar.
Brian holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Toledo, and a Master’s degree in Construction Science from Auburn University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ohio and Georgia and holds multiple Federal Acquisition Certifications (FAC).