McCarthy Building Companies' Preconstruction Director Recognized by ENR Texas and Louisiana

HOUSTON - Jan. 11, 2016 - PRLog -- Judah Auld, preconstruction director at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., was recently named one of Engineering News-Record (ENR) Texas and Louisiana's 20 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.

In his 18-year career in the industry, Auld has managed more than $1 billion worth of projects. At McCarthy, he has worked on various high-profile projects including the award-winning University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Alkek Expansion in Houston, a $240 million, 500,000-square-foot vertical design-build project; and the W Dallas Victory Hotel & Residences in Dallas, a $128 million, 988,000-square-foot 33-story North Tower and 15-story South Tower that included 252 hotel rooms and 155 luxury condos. He was also the lead preconstruction director on various other large projects including the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center – The Pavilion, CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline Expansion, Hyatt Place hotel and Dallas County Institute of Forensic Science.

In less than 10 years, Auld was promoted three times at McCarthy, beginning as an estimator and rapidly ascending into his current position. In his role, he provides management to bid teams for multiple projects, schedules work assignments, oversees work progress, provides final assembly estimates and deliverables to owners, manages and coordinates subcontractor solicitation processes, provides oversight to the entire preconstructions process and offers construction knowledge.

He is an LEED AP BD+C certified professional by the United States Green Building Council, Green Advantage Certified by Green Advantage, Inc. and a member of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE). Auld is also active within his community, volunteering at various organizations including Houston Food Bank, Rebuilding Together Houston, Operation Stocking Stuffer and Habitat for Humanity.

More information on Auld and the other honorees can be found in the Feb. 29 issue of ENR Texas and Louisiana.

About McCarthy

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has been a community builder across America for more than 150 yearsand in Texas for 37 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 ninth largest domestic general contractor (Engineering News-Record, May 2014) 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 1,600 salaried employees with offices in Houston, Dallas, 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+.