Granite Construction Company

Carlos is Senior Vice President of Operations Services and responsible for leading the companywide centers of excellence for Construction Services, Quality, Environmental, Equipment, A&E and Supply Chain. The centers of excellence works closely with our operations teams to implement industry best practices, standardize processes, policies and procedures while optimizing our capital expenditures and investments to meet the company’s growth and profitability goals.

Carlos earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Davis. He began his career at Granite as a project engineer in California responsible for estimating and management execution of numerous landmark projects. In 1997, he became the Chief Estimator in our acquisition of Gibbons & Reed in Utah where he served for the next 17 years as an Area Manager, Business Development Manager, Design-Build Leader, Construction Materials Manager and corporate National Asphalt Manager. He has also been involved in various corporate initiatives such as employee development, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and strategic plan implementations. 

Craig Hall is senior vice president, general counsel, corporate compliance officer and secretary. Craig is responsible for delivering the corporation’s effective and efficient legal services and compliance program by developing certain company policies and procedures, which ensures that Granite adheres to applicable rules, regulations, and laws. He also works with Granite’s Board of Directors to satisfy governance requirements.
 
He joined the company in 2018 from Oldcastle, Inc. where he served as deputy general counsel for their Western Operations.

Over his 24-year career with Oldcastle, Inc., Craig held progressive leadership roles including work in the development and implementation of corporate legal compliance and ethics programs. Prior to coming to Granite, he served as deputy general counsel, Western Operations where he was responsible for oversight of legal matters in western North America.

Dale Swanberg is Granite’s senior vice president and group manager, overseeing Granite’s four Large Project regions with individual project contract values in excess of $75 million. He works with Granite’s customers and partners to maintain and grow Granite’s reputation as a respected and trusted leader in the communities in which we work.

Prior to joining Granite in 2015, Dale served as chief operating officer for Flatiron. He also served as Vice President and President of the Heavy Civil Division for The Walsh Group, where he built that business to over $2.5B when he left in 2012.

Dale holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.

Dave Richards has served as Granite’s senior vice president and Northwest group manager since 2013. Dave is responsible for providing leadership, operational oversight and strategic direction for the construction and construction materials business spread over six geographic regions spanning from Alaska to Arizona.

After joining Granite in 1992, Dave served as Arizona region manager, Arizona region chief estimator and in other positions at Granite’s Arizona region.

Prior to joining Granite, Dave served as a U.S. Army Officer.

Dave received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from New Mexico State University.

James Roberts is Granite’s president and chief executive officer, since September 2010, and a member of Granite’s Board of Directors since 2011. He is responsible for the development and implementation of both short- and long?term company-wide strategies to ensure Granite’s growth, effectiveness, sustainability and overall stakeholder return. Under his leadership, Granite has experienced diversified growth into the water, tunnel and power markets, as well as an expanded geographic footprint into the midwestern U.S. Granite’s revenue has grown more than 40 percent since 2010, when the U.S. recession had its strongest impact on the Company. This revenue growth has helped drive profit improvement, with total shareholder return exceeding 220 percent since that time.

James joined Granite in 1981 and has served in various capacities including executive vice president and chief operating officer, senior vice president, Granite West manager, branch division manager, vice president and assistant branch division manager, and regional manager of Nevada and Utah Operations.

He received a B.S.C.E. and M.S.C.E. from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. He also completed the Stanford Executive Program in 2009.

Jigisha Desai has been with Granite for 25 years, serving most recently as vice president of corporate finance and treasurer where she has been responsible for leading all corporate finance and treasury functions: capital allocation, capital structure, treasury operations, debt and investment management and enterprise risk management as well as corporate development focusing on the company’s strategic plan through mergers and acquisitions. In addition, she has been instrumental in building Granite’s long-term relationships with a diversified group of lenders, sureties, insurance markets and financial advisors.

Jigisha joined Granite in 1993 and has served in various capacities including vice president and treasurer, assistant treasurer and treasury manager.

Jigisha is a member of Engineering & Construction Treasurer’s Peer Group, Association of Financial Professional and is a Certified Treasury Professional.

Jigisha received a B.S. in accounting from the University of Houston and an M.B.A. in corporate finance from Golden Gate University. In 2016 she completed the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

Kyle Larkin, senior vice president and California group manager, is responsible for providing strategic direction while setting the vision and standards for financial, safety, and environmental performance, business growth, and employee development throughout California’s construction and construction materials businesses.

Kyle joined Granite in 1996 as an estimator in the Reno office and held various positions including project engineer, project manager, chief estimator, manager of construction, president of Granite’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc. and most recently vice president and regional manager of the Nevada region. 

Kyle received a B.S. in Construction Management from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Michael Stoecker is senior vice president and group manager, leading Kenny Construction Company, a wholly-owned Granite subsidiary. Kenny’s businesses include power, civil, underground and tunnel construction. Michael oversees all operations, while developing and maintaining a work environment to ensure sustainability and growth in these primary markets.

Prior to Kenny, Michael spent seven years in various executive roles with Alberici Group, Inc. where his responsibilities included oversight of four independent construction companies with annual revenues totaling $400 million. He also served as Director of Construction and Associate General Counsel for Station Casinos, Inc., where he led a team in the construction of a $300 million entertainment and gaming complex in St. Louis, MO.

Michael holds a B.S. in construction engineering from Iowa State University and a J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law.

Phil DeCocco is senior vice president of human resources with more than 25 years of experience in the field of human resources. Phil is responsible for strategic development of Granite’s human resources initiatives including recruitment, compensation, benefits, training and development, labor relations and employee relations in alignment of our business strategies. He is also the current Chairman of the Charitable Contributions Committee for Granite.

Prior to his current role, Phil spent 13 years with Ryland Homes, serving as vice president of human resources. He has held similar positions with Alliant Foodservice, Gannett, Nissan and General Electric.

Phil received a B.A. in English from St. Michael's College, and an M.B.A. in Strategy from Pepperdine University.

Rich Rantala, Granite’s senior vice president of business development, is responsible for driving growth, market diversification and expanding Granite’s service offerings through a client-centric approach. Rich oversees the marketing organization and plays an integral role in selecting and vetting potential joint venture partners.

Before he joined Granite in 2015, Rich was most recently vice president of national business acquisition at Balfour Beatty.

Rich has a B.S. in civil engineering from Ohio University.