DPR Construction

Brian Gracz has always been a builder of great things. He pursued a career in construction management to connect everything he was passionate about: problem solving, working with others in a collaborative environment, and building meaningful places that will be used for years to come. A DPR employee since 1997, Brian has worked in the San Diego, Southern California and Mid-Atlantic regions and currently serves as the regional leader for the Southwest responsible for overall operations in the region.

With a deep commitment to developing ways to improve project delivery through high levels of communication and trust, Brian has a unique combination of technical prowess and leadership aptitude. These skills have been put to the test on technically challenging projects in a variety of industries. Brian has managed more than 20 successful projects for DPR, including the $642 million Palomar Medical Center (awarded Best Healthcare Project in the Nation by ENR in 2012). Now he is 100% focused on advancing our operation in the Southwest, developing and growing high-performing teams, and building great things for many generations to come.

Scott Sass traveled west in 1999 after completing his bachelor’s degree in Construction Management from the University of Nebraska. Leaving farming and the Nebraska heat behind, he joined the DPR Redwood City office as a project engineer and started building his career working with some of the top high tech and healthcare companies in the world, including Sun Microsystems (now Oracle), Hewlett-Packard and Sutter Health. He moved to Texas in 2007 and started leading DPR's Special Services Group (SSG) for the Central region in 2013. Since then, it has grown from a revenue of $40 million a year to a revenue of $172 million.

Having had the opportunity to work with customers in all five of DPR’s core markets on projects totaling more than $1 billion, Scott has a robust understanding of how DPR builds great things. He headed back to the coast in 2021 to serve as San Diego Business Unit Leader focused on developing and growing high-performing teams and advancing operations in the area.