About Us
At Van Cleef, the communities we serve aren’t just our job sites, they’re our homes.
Van Cleef Engineering Associates, LLC (Van Cleef) is a dynamic, multi‐disciplined firm of Engineers, Certified Inspectors, Landscape Architects, Planners and Land Surveyors. Founded in 1972 by Neil I Van Cleef, Van Cleef Engineering Associates, LLC has successfully served private and public clients with a broad spectrum of professional engineering services and surveying solutions for over 50 years.
Bursich Associates, Inc. was acquired by Van Cleef Engineering Associates in 2023 to expand its ability to serve clients throughout southeastern Pennsylvania. With Bursich, Van Cleef continues its growth into the active Montgomery County, Berks County and Chester County regions. Bursich Associates’ experienced civil engineers and surveyors have been collaborating with private and municipal clients in southeastern Pennsylvania since 1972. Their projects include design and review of subdivisions and land development applications for private and public sector clientele, wastewater management design, operation and feasibility studies, and comprehensive land surveying.
OUR TEAM
Our team provides expertise in all of the major areas of municipal and civil engineering. Headquartered in Hillsborough, New Jersey, Van Cleef has 9 regional offices strategically located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and employs more than 225 professionals and technical support staff.
Executive Team
Samuel Costanzo, PE
Senior Principal
Cynthia Norfleet, CEO
Managing Member
Robert Clerico, PE, PP, CME, CPWM
Senior Principal
Mark Bahnick, PE
Principal
Herbert Seeburger, PE, CME, CPWM
Principal
Michael Ford, PE, PP
Principal
Lawrence Diffley, PE, PTOE
Principal
Stanley Schrek, PE, AIA, PP, CME, LEED AP
Principal
Jeffrey Munzing, PE
Principal
Michael Vreeland, PE, PP, CME, CPWM
Principal
F. William Groff, III, PE, CME
Principal, COO
Neil Van Cleef, PE, PP, LS
Founder
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
PROJECT AWARDS
2021 American Planning Association
NJ Chapter: Outstanding Plan Award for Borough of Raritan Bike/Pedestrian Safety Plan & Circulation Plan Update
2021 New Jersey Alliance for Action’s New Jersey’s Leading Infrastructure Projects Award
Metuchen-Trenton-Burlington Transmission Project
2018 Distinguished Engineering Award for the Replacement of Bridge O-11, Main Street Over Deal Lake and Crawford Circle
Improvements Project, Borough of Interlaken, Village of Loch Arbor, Monmouth County, NJ
2017 ACEC Engineering Excellence Award
Teterboro Landing Project, Teterboro, NJ
2016 Alliance for Action Distinguished Engineering Award
Trenton-Morrisville and Lower Trenton Toll-Supported Bridges Approach Roadways Improvement Project
2015 New Jersey Alliance for Action Distinguished Engineering Award
Hamburg Turnpike Corridor Improvements, Township of Wayne, Passaic County, NJ
2014 ACEC Honor Award for Engineering Excellence
Alliance for Action Distinguished Engineering Award, and Roads and Bridges
2014 NJ State League of Municipalities, Category B First Place, Project of the Year Award
River Road Bridge and Retaining Wall Project, Pohatcong, New Jersey
2014 Professional Engineers Society of Mercer County Project of the Year Award
Trenton-Mercer Airport Improvements, Ewing Township, Mercer County, NJ
2013 ARRA Recycling Award
DRJTBC Project for the Full Depth Pavement Recycling of US Route 202 at the New Hope – Lambertville Toll Bridge in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
2013 New Jersey Planning Officials Award
Beaver Brook Homestead Redevelopment, Clinton Township, Hunterdon County, NJ
Bucks County Chamber of Commerce Design Excellence Award for Adaptive Reuse
Swimming Pool and Gardens within Ruins of a 1721 Bank Barn Bucks County, PA
New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers Project of the Year Award
Victor Crowell Park Renovation Borough of Middlesex, Middlesex County, NJ
NJSME Municipal Construction Management Project Award for Park Avenue Improvements
NJDOT, FHWA, ARRA, Hunterdon County and Borough Funded Roadway Realignment and Drainage Project, Borough of Flemington, Hunterdon County, NJ
Somerset County Planning Board Land Development and Planning Award
Pleasant View Farms Hillsborough Township, Somerset County, NJ
Somerset County Planning Board Land Development Award
Montgomery Knoll Office Condominiums Montgomery Township, Somerset County, NJ
Somerset County Planning Board Land Development and Planning Award
6 Mile Run Township of Franklin, Somerset County, NJ
Somerset County Planning Board Land Development Award
Herring Solar Array Project (Orchard Road) Montgomery Township, Somerset County, NJ
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/AWARDS
Stanley Schrek, PE, AIA, PP, CME, LEED AP appointed as the 2012 President of the New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers
Kevin A. Kester, ASLA, LLA, RLA – Current member of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and Heritage Conservancy Business Membership Committee
Kevin A. Kester, ASLA, LLA, RLA featured for Private Gardens and Swimming Pool Area Within the Ruins of a 1721 Bank Barn for Adaptive Use. – Nouveau Magazine – Bucks County Audubon Society Barns of Distinction Tour
