Profile of our Owner & Project Manager
Colin Josey

With over 25 years of experience in the construction industry , our owner and project manager Colin Josey brings a broad range of skills to new home and remodeling projects. Josey Construction projects have included: full home remodeling, full kitchen and bath remodels, bedroom, bath and studio additions, tile and flooring, interior and exterior painting, and concrete and exterior work. While also successfully established in the heavy construction industry, Josey has always valued the type of job satisfaction and client interaction that comes with the direct client contact in individual and unique home projects. In his firms, Josey Construction and KalGar Construction, he has applied his knowledge and management skills to satisfy clients in all phases of home remodeling and building, and has found the job he loves best.

While there are many remodeling contractors providing homeowners with varying levels of service, Josey Construction sets itself to a high standard of work ethics and principles. After years of monitoring job quality, schedules, production costs and budgets in very large scale construction projects, Josey has a unique level of expertise in managing people and time lines. In addition, as a Master Carpenter he is a skilled craftsman with the ability to assess and direct the workmanship of the tradespeople he employs. Though the practice is not common in the industry, Josey Construction employs a consistent group of sub-contractors throughout its projects. As Colin Josey explains,

“I select and use a consistent group of sub-contractors because they know what I expect in the standards of workmanship, the importance of the job schedule, the ability to interact with the individual clients, and the appreciation of the uniqueness of each job. It is vital to have this harmony among the various trades.”

Staring in the 1980s with a carpentry certificate of journeyman from the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology, Josey progressed from commercial and residential building with Snooks Construction in Canada to his own home and remodeling business in Nova Scotia, KalGar Construction. KalGar’s primary focus was new residential and also commercial projects, where Josey handled all aspects of general contracting for his business. By the mid-90s, he moved to large scale highway, airport and railway station projects with firms in the Dallas Fort Worth area. As Structures Foreman at Granite Construction, Josey began work in Dallas directing carpentry crews on bridges and walls in the city’s reconstruction of its main I-75 highway artery. From 2001 to 2004 with Archer Western as Structures Superintendent, Josey managed major new ramp construction at the DFW airport and new light-railway tracks and stations for Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Next was structures and bridges for the George Bush freeway during his term as Structures Superintendent with J.D. Abrams Construction Company. As Project Manager and Superintendent for Metric Concrete Services through 2006-2007 Josey directed roadway projects for the City of Plano. During 2006, Josey initiated the start of his own Josey Construction firm to facilitate his return to residential building and remodeling.

JOSEY CONSTRUCTION .... Garland, Texas

05/2006 to Present Owner / Project Manager

General Contractor handling all phases of residential full home remodeling and new home construction. Project planning and design in coordination with home owners. Manage sub-contractors and monitor quality and budget during durations of projects.

METRIC CONCRETE SERVICES .... Plano, Texas

02/2006 to 05/2007 Project Manager / Superintendent

Estimate construction projects for bid. Monitor job costs & budget through duration of projects. Negotiate and execute sub-contracts. Coordinate production operations. Monitor cash flow projections. Roadway repair/construction for City of Plano.

J.D. ABRAMS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC .... Dallas, Texas

01/2004 to 02/2006 Structures Superintendent

Enforce safety procedures. Monitor quality, production cost and budget through job duration. Create job schedules. Structures and bridges on George Bush highway.

ARCHER WESTER CONTRACTORS, INC .... Arlington, Texas

01/2001 to 01/2004 Structures Superintendent

Create job schedules. Enforce safety procedures. Monitor quality, production cost and budget throughout job duration. Bridges and highway ramps at DFW airport. Light-rail tracks and stations for DART.

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC .... Lewisville, Texas

02/1994 to 01/2001 Structures Foreman

Supervise Carpentry Crew. Monitor quality, production cost and budget throughout job duration. Enforce safety procedures. Brides and retaining walls on I-75 Highway artery.

KALGAR CONSTRUCTION .... Nova Scotia, Canada

02/1989 to 01/1994 Owner / Operator

New residential and commercial construction. General contractor: manage sub-contractors and all aspects of budget planning and quality control. Residential remodeling.

SNOOKS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC .... Nova Scotia, Canada

06/1984 to 02/1989 Carpenter / Foreman

Build commercial and residential buildings to plan specifications. Manage quality, production and sub-contractors. Enforce safety procedures.

Education

Certificate of Journeyman
NOVA SCOTIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Nova Scotia, Canada
1980 - 1984

People and Cost Management Certificate
TEXAS ENGINEERING FOR EXTENDED SERVICES, Dallas, Texas
1998

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