Exhibit 99.1

       John Fanelli III Joins Hill International as Senior Vice President
                          and Chief Financial Officer

MARLTON, N.J., Sep 07, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hill International (Nasdaq:HINT),
the worldwide construction consulting firm, announced today that John Fanelli
III, CPA, has joined the firm as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer.

Fanelli, 52, has nearly 30 years of experience in accounting, auditing and
finance, primarily for publicly-traded companies. Prior to joining Hill, Fanelli
was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer from 2003 to 2006 with CDI Corp.
(NYSE:CDI), a Philadelphia-based professional services and outsourcing firm with
expertise in engineering, technical services and information technology. Before
that, he worked for 18 years for Hunt Corporation, then a New York Stock
Exchange-traded manufacturer and marketer of office products. At Hunt, he served
as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, from 1995 to 2003, and before
that as Director of Budgeting, Financial Analysis and Control, from 1985 to
1995. Before that, Fanelli spent eight years in various accounting and auditing
positions with Coopers & Lybrand. Fanelli earned his B.S. in accounting from
LaSalle University, and he is a certified public accountant in Pennsylvania.

"I am very impressed with John's experience and capabilities," said Irvin E.
Richter, Hill's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "I am certain that John
will be an important contributor to Hill's continued growth and success as a
public company," Richter added.

Hill International, with 1,400 employees in 60 offices worldwide, provides
program management, project management, construction management, and
construction claims services. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked
Hill as the 17th largest construction management firm in the United States. For
more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.

This press release includes certain statements that fall within the definition
of "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, overall
economic and market conditions, competitors' and clients' actions, and weather
conditions, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated, including those risks identified in Hill's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, such statements should be
considered in light of these risks. Any prediction by Hill is only a statement
of management's belief at the time the prediction is made. There can be no
assurance that any prediction once made will continue thereafter to reflect
management's belief, and Hill does not undertake to update publicly its
predictions, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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SOURCE: Hill International, Inc.

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