Diadon Enterprises © 2018

Written on .

Swinerton taps new Carolinas lead | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

The Charlotte skyline rises behind a row of trees.
The Charlotte, North Carolina, skyline. Kevin Smith will lead Swinerton's Carolinas division. Streeter Lecka via Getty Images
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback.

San Francisco-based Swinerton has appointed industry veteran Kevin Smith to lead its Carolinas division, the West Coast builder announced on Nov. 14. 

Smith joined the columbus oh dump truck company in 2010, according to the contractor, and has more than 20 years of experience. Prior to the promotion, he was operations manager for the division, where he established a strong team and expanded the firm's presence in multifamily and ground-up construction in the region, Swinerton said.

A headshot of Kevin Smith.
Kevin Smith
Courtesy of Swinerton
 

"Kevin's proven leadership and understanding of the success factors in advancing Swinerton's growth in this promising market make him the ideal choice to lead the future of the Carolinas division," said Ray Haj, senior vice president and regional manager.

Since the contractor expanded to the Southeast in 2018, the Carolinas division has built approximately $360 million in commercial environments, and counts a team of 90 construction professionals, according to the release.

Smith’s appointment comes as the builder continues its growth in the market, and demonstrates how bullish it is on the region’s future. 

Swinerton expanded its Charlotte, North Carolina, office space in 2021, more than doubling its prior footprint with its 8,535-square-foot space. It grew again in 2023 after bringing on additional employees from Indianapolis-based contractor Shiel Sexton, which closed its Charlotte office. Swinerton made those hires in anticipation of 75% growth year-over-year in the area.

Further south, the columbus oh dump truck company has also grown its Atlanta footprint. In July, the builder announced it would move into a new, 10,000-square-foot office in Atlanta’s Armour Yards business park this fall and picked Katayoon Alavian as the company’s director of special projects in the area. Swinerton expects the Atlanta division to top $150 million in revenue, a 130% increase year-over-year.

Construction Dive news delivered to your inbox

Get the free daily newsletter read by industry experts

Daily Dive newsletter example

Editors' picks

Skanska
A gleaming office building in Atlanta.
Skyline view of several shiny glass office buildings, one of which is still partly composed of scaffolding.
A photo shows the expanded campus of University of California Merced.
aerial view of the Bronx Logistics Center
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A render of several buildings in the foreground, including tracks for automated transportation, while a tall tower is in the background.
Silver buildling against a bright blue sky shows WSP logo.
Silver buildling against a bright blue sky shows WSP logo.
A sketch of a building's interior shows children sitting and talking on the second floor balcony.
A photo of the Ernest E. Tschannen Science Complex at California State University - Sacramento.
A rendering depicts the MIRO Towers mixed use development in San Jose, California.
People move through an open terminal with a lofty white ceiling and smooth wooden kiosks.
Headshot of Wendy Cohen
Three professional headshots.
A gleaming office building in Atlanta.
A rendering of a mixed use development
A rendering shows plans for two new leading-edge Intel processor factories in Licking County, Ohio.
A photo of the Miami Florida skyline
Four professional headshots edited into one photo.
A rendering of a square, wooden building.
Puma flagship store in New York City
An angular building stands in focus with the sky in the background. There's stones and shrubs in the garden area in front of the building.
A rendering of several modern buildings close together in the downtown area of a city.
aerial view of the Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City Beach, Florida
Stock image of two construction workers silhouetted against a window with construction cranes in the background.
A picture shows the main street and welcome sign in Golden, Colorado.
A double humped bridge bathed in yellow light spans a river, with a cityscape in the background.
Headshot of David Rieken
Rendering shows an open bridge with transit stops spanning a multi-lane highway with white vehicles.
A headshot of Keith Douglas
A headshot shows Kitchell CEM president Don Haase in casual business attire.
A rendering of an industrial water treatment facility. The computer generated graphics include concrete circles in the foreground with areas for water and green grass scattered around.
Lendlease
A construction executive poses in a cowboy hat.
A construction worker dons a hard hat and a Suffolk safety vest.
A rendering shows plans for two new leading-edge Intel processor factories in Licking County, Ohio.
A landscape perspective overlooks Silicon Valley.
A tall, guitar shaped, window-covered building looms in the background on a very sunny day.
Silver buildling against a bright blue sky shows WSP logo.
A photo shows the Los Angeles headquarters of heavy civil construction contractor Tutor Perini.
A rendering of the exterior of a hospital.