Founder and co-owner
TORREngineering LLC

Javier Gilberto Torrijos, PE, is a registered professional engineer in the state of Delaware with over 40 years of experience in roadway and bridge construction management. He is the founder and co-owner of TORREngineering LLC, a Hispanic minority disadvantaged engineering consulting firm. TORREngineering was awarded the  2024 DelDOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) of the Year. This award highlights the firm’s growth and commitment to excellence, innovation, and community impact. The recognition spans various projects, including the I95/896 Interchange and Kenton Road projects, and the current Southbridge Streetscape Project. The award is a testament to the firm’s dedication to serving the community and their role in the Delaware construction industry

Previously, Torrijos was the assistant director of construction for DelDOT, and he is a member of the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) First State Chapter and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). He received his bachelor of science in civil engineering from Drexel University in 1987. Some of his notable projects in Delaware include the construction of US 301, the construction of the SR1 expressway, I-95 fifth lane widening, I-95 Newark Toll Plaza high speed E-Z pass lane improvements, I-95/SR1 interchange construction, and I-495 emergency bridge repairs.

Torrijos served on the Delaware Hispanic Commission from its inception by then-Governor Jack Markell in September of 2011 till 2021. In late 2012, he was named the chairman of the Delaware Hispanic Commission. In 2013, he received the Latin American Community Center’s Distinguished Hispanic Delawarean Award, in 2016 he received the “Estrella” award from the Delaware Hispanic Awards, and recently was named DelTech Stanton 2020 Hispanic Heritage Month Honoree. He served on then- Governor Markell’s task force for the Driving Privilege Card in 2014/2015 and helped advocate for the passing of the Driving Privilege Card in 2015.

Torrijos advocated for English learner-equitable education and funding; he sat on the steering committee for the Department of Education’s English Learner Strategic Plan Guiding Coalition, and in 2018 he was named the co-chair of Governor Carney’s English Learner Advisory Council. He is a former member of the Vision Coalition of Delaware leadership team and was a member of the Wilmington Area Planning Council Public Advisory Committee from 2016-2018.

Torrijos believes in serving others and building communities, and he has volunteered for various non-profit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Amazing Grace, Team Upward, and Code Purple.