{"id":30564,"date":"2025-05-23T16:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T23:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/granite-coo-jim-radich-to-retire\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T16:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T23:56:11","slug":"granite-coo-jim-radich-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/granite-coo-jim-radich-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"Granite COO Jim Radich to retire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1747923008\/news\/text_to_speech\/granite-coo-jim-radich-retires_cbjsh4.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Granite Construction Chief Operating Officer <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.graniteconstruction.com\/newsroom\/granite-coo-announces-planned-retirement-date\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Jim Radich will retire<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> on July 4 after 45 years at the Watsonville, California-based contractor, the firm announced May 16.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"inside_story image-right\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jim Radich is retiring as COO of Granite Construction.\" data-imagemodel=\"179579\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/kKpODBE6bSPfMkw2pmR6z_-5-Hf7yArMItXs_oDlsmo\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9TY3JlZW5zaG90XzIwMjUtMDUtMjFfYXRfMTAuNTYuMzlBTS5wbmc=.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>Jim Radich<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Granite Construction<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Granite said it won\u2019t fill Radich\u2019s role once he leaves. Instead, it has created an Operations Executive Team where senior vice presidents of its construction and materials divisions will report directly to President and CEO Kyle Larkin.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Senior Vice Presidents Brian Dowd, Michael Tatusko and Bradley Williams will run the construction side, while Bradly Estes will oversee the materials business.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The new structure will provide more leadership opportunities for the executive team members while enabling them to elevate issues directly to Larkin instead of the COO position, Erin Kuhlman, Grainte\u2019s chief marketing and communications officer, told Construction Dive.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The move is the latest change at the company which has transformed itself since the pandemic from a geographically oriented builder and supplier of road materials to a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/granite-2023-profit-q4\/708299\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>vertically integrated construction manager\/general contractor<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> focused on smaller, more profitable work packages on larger infrastructure projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>It has also redoubled its focus on its materials business, retooling several of its aggregate and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.graniteconstruction.com\/newsroom\/granite-unveils-state-art-aggregate-plant\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>asphalt plants with automation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, while using targeted, bolt-on acquisitions to increase market share nationally.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The news of Radich stepping down comes one year after the firm\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/granite-cfo-lisa-curtis-retire\/716269\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>former CFO, Lisa Curtis<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, announced her own retirement in 2024. She left in September, when current CFO Staci Woolsey stepped into the position.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In a news release, Larkin praised Radich\u2019s long service to the company.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cHaving joined Granite in 1980, Jim\u2019s numerous and meaningful contributions to Granite span decades,\u201d Larkin said.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Radich served in a number of roles, including project manager on key heavy-civil projects, chief estimator in the vertically integrated business, vice president and regional manager within northern California and senior vice president and California manager.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>As executive vice president and chief operating officer, Radich oversaw the day-to-day operations of the company and ensured appropriate reporting procedures, people and systems were in place to meet the operating requirements and financial goals of the company, especially during its more recent restructuring.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cJim\u2019s leadership has been instrumental as we transformed the company over the last four years, and we are all grateful for his service to Granite,\u201d Larkin said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/granite-coo-jim-radich-retires\/748812\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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