“Our construction management company has extensive experience in the construction industry including engineering, project management, scheduling, claims avoidance and ADA compliance”: H.R. Gray

H.R. Gray is a unique construction management company and consulting firm serving the construction industry offering responsive, cost-effective, quality, construction management services for complex projects and resolution of construction disputes for public agencies. With more than 30 years of experience, H.R. Gray meets the demand for responsive, cost-effective, quality, construction management services for complex projects and resolution of construction disputes. The company utilizes its insight on behalf of its clients to proactively prevent factors that result in change orders, budget overruns, delays, scheduling problems and design errors during construction. H.R. Gray provides owners with an assessment of the outstanding issues, highlighting the liability of the design professionals, contractors, subcontractors and the owner.

H.R. Gray – For Construction Success

H.R. Gray was founded in 1979 to meet the increasing demand for responsive, cost-effective, quality, construction management services for complex projects and resolution of construction disputes. The firm works with its clients to make the construction documents as clear, complete, and executable as possible and we focus on ensuring consistency between the drawings, specifications and general conditions. H. R. Gray provides reports with comments and recommendations on changes to the contract documents that will help to reduce the owner's risk and improve cost controls.

H.R. Gray Team Approach

H.R. Gray has a unique culture designed to empower all team members the opportunity to grow in their role and profession. Its philosophy is to be proactive in its administrative procedures, client contact, and industry leadership. New team members are integrated into the H.R. Gray culture by participating in a training program called "The H.R. Gray way of doing things." In this program, we provide all team members the opportunity to learn best practices and project leadership. Further, all team members are given the opportunity to directly work with some of the industry's leading and most respected experts.

H.R. Gray's Expertise

H.R. Gray's values guide us to be a leading provider of construction management services.

Water-Wastewater: H.R. Gray’s construction professionals are managing projects designed to address Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) mandates throughout Ohio. Large or small, the H.R. Gray staff is trained and qualified to manage your treatment, distribution and collection system construction projects to a successful completion.

Buildings: The professional staff of H.R. Gray is available to manage your community building projects. Contract development, design professional selection, scheduling, cost estimating, owner’s representative and construction management services are offered to see that your projects are completed on time and on budget.

Transportation: The knowledgeable staff at H.R. Gray can provide scheduling, cost estimating and construction management services associated with bridges, roadways, interchanges, parking structures, rest stops and tunnels. Our project managers assist our clients in achieving their objectives by delivering the project on time and within budget.

Claims Resolution: H.R. Gray’s knowledgeable staff utilizes our understanding of the design process to provide owners with the critical information they need to manage construction claims. We provide owners with an assessment of outstanding issues, highlighting the liability of all project team members including the design professionals, contractors, subcontractors and the owner. The H.R. Gray team assists the owner in developing a strategy to resolve claims and disputes.

Higher Education: H.R. Gray has assisted community colleges, state colleges and universities to achieve the goals of their building projects. H.R. Gray has construction managers who have earned the LEED^® Professional Accreditation. This accreditation permits H.R. Gray to apply detailed knowledge of LEED^® project certification requirements, processes and integrated design principles to your project. Knowledge of the LEED^® principles permits the H.R. Gray construction manager to control project costs, schedule and success.

ADA Curb Ramp Consulting: H.R. Gray, the national leader in ADA Curb Ramp Consulting Services, has extensive experience working with municipalities and states in providing all necessary professional services including technical, management, administrative, training, and inspection services for curb ramp retrofit programs. Our staff can assist communities in resolving American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility issues, providing accessible routes and constructing sidewalks and curb ramps that are in compliance with the American’s with Disabilities Act in the most economical fashion.

Tunnels: H.R. Gray provides practical, cost-effective, risk management and construction management services for rock and soft ground tunnels, TBM and EPBMtunnel excavations projects. Recognized as a regional leader in underground construction, our services are designed to save money throughout the construction process from preconstruction to project close out. Our team provides proactive review and interpretation of contract documents and specifications, resident construction management and inspection services and claims mitigation and analysis.

Meet the Head Honcho

James Joyce, P.E., President and CEO: James uses his managerial and operational expertise to lead more than 50 full-time associates. Jim oversees the effective implementation of short- and long-term goals through marketing strategy, cost control and organizational leadership.

Jim assumed the presidency in 2004. Through his leadership, H.R. Gray has successfully grown their offices in Columbus and Akron, Ohio; Lexington, Kentucky, as well as Austin, Texas. Further, the number of employees has more than doubled, which has enabled the firm to pursue regional work as well as grow in profitability and name recognition.

Prior to joining H.R. Gray, he served as the executive head of the Department of Public Utilities for the City of Columbus. In this capacity, he directed the activities of the Airport, Electricity, Sewerage and Drainage and Water Divisions; served as the advisor to the Mayor on public utility matters at the Cabinet level; oversaw all engineering functions of the Department as well as all Capital Improvements and Operation/Maintenance functions. Jim was also the primary point of contact with U.S. EPA and Ohio EPA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

“Our knowledgeable staffs utilize their understanding of the design process, contract language, scheduling, construction techniques, costs and construction law to provide project owners with the critical information they need to manage their project.”