McCarthy Building Companies' VP Recognized by Two “Under 40” Awards

DALLAS - Sept. 23, 2015 - PRLog -- Joseph Jouvenal, vice president of operations at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., was recently named one of the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Texas and Louisiana's 20 Under 40 and Building Design and Construction’s (BD+C) 40 Under 40. ENR’s 20 Under 40 award is given to young construction professionals who represent the “Best-of-the Best” in their construction and design careers by giving back to the industry and their community. BD+C’s 40 Under 40 award is given to successful and well-rounded individuals in fields ranging from construction to government.

Jouvenal has been a part of the McCarthy team for 16 years and currently supervises operations on project sites in the healthcare, science, technology and federal sectors. He also assists with project preconstruction strategies while also serving as the client interface. McCarthy executives recognized his skills and talent early on in his career and invited him to join 20 other employees for McCarthy’s Advanced Leadership Program – an internal, year-long training program, which immerses a select group of employees into the company’s national operations to gain a broader picture and better understanding of McCarthy’s overall business structure.

Since joining McCarthy in 1998 as a project engineer, Jouvenal has been promoted five times. He has worked as a part of the Texas Division’s leadership team helping to oversee high-profile projects including the $648 million William Beaumont Fort Bliss Replacement Hospital in El Paso and the $536 million Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Replacement hospital in Fort Hood. Jouvenal also worked on one of McCarthy’s more challenging projects, a $167 million Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention high containment lab project in Atlanta.

Jouvenal is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional. Additionally, he completed the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Advanced Management Program in 2007 to continue his business education. He earned his Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Jouvenal is an active member of his community, spending more than 100 hours a year volunteering with organizations such as Mi Escuelita Preschool and the American Heart Association.

More information on Jouvenal and the other honorees can be found in the Feb. 23 issue of ENR Texas and Louisiana; BD+C’s award featurewill run in this month’s issue of the magazine.

About McCarthy

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has been a community builder across America for more than 150 yearsand in Texas for 36 years, creating and developing positive working relationships with clients in a diverse range of markets. Throughout all phases of a project, from early integrated design phase services, through construction and after completion, McCarthy builders utilize industry-leading construction techniques and the most sophisticated technology to deliver the highest quality, job-site safety and ultimately, the best value. Repeatedly honored as a Best Place to Work and Healthiest Employer, McCarthy is ranked the 12^th largest domestic builder (Engineering News-Record, June 2015) and is the leading healthcare and federal builder in Texas. McCarthy performs general contracting, construction management and design/build services for the following project types: healthcare, education, industrial, marine, transportation, water infrastructure, entertainment/hospitality, federal, parking, science and technology, and office. The firm has approximately 1,700 salaried employees with offices in Dallas, Houston, St. Louis, Atlanta, Collinsville, Ill.; Kansas City, Kan.; Phoenix; Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Denver, and San Diego, Newport Beach, San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento, Calif. McCarthy is 100 percent employee owned. More information about the company is available online at the website or by following the company on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+.