Big-D Construction shuffles leadership

Salt Lake City-based Big-D Construction has made changes to its executive leadership team, according to a release from the company. 

Cory Moore has been named national president of Big-D’s family of companies. Moore, who most recently served as executive vice president for Big-D, will be responsible for piloting the company’s strategic planning and systems toward fulfilling the company mission of being the most sought-after construction company by customers, employees, subcontractors and industry partners, the company said. Moore has been with Big-D for more than 20 years and the company credits him with being the catalyst to much of the growth and success the company has experienced. 

{mprestriction ids="1,3"}Troy Thompson has been named executive vice president and chief operations officer of Big-D. He started his construction career on a large hotel project in downtown Salt Lake City in 1978. Since then he has managed nearly $3 billion in high profile commercial projects and held numerous executive-level operations roles. 

“I am excited to help all of our great employees have access to the training they want and need, provide mentorship via direct leaders and create opportunities to advance their careers,” said Thompson. “I am fortunate to have been mentored by great individuals during my 40-year career, having held nearly every position on the operations side of the business.”

Rob Moore will continue as the construction firm’s CEO. Under Moore’s leadership, Big-D has constructed some of the largest and most iconic projects in the country, the release said. This past month, Big-D was ranked No. 61 as part of Engineering News-Record’s “Top 400 Contractors in the Nation” rankings. 

“These leadership changes allow us to manage, plan and grow with a consistent group of leadership over the next decade or so, and is a major step of our succession plan preparing us for a strong future,” said Rob Moore. “We are an evolving, growing company. These changes ensure our leadership is solid into 2030 and beyond.”

Big-D’s family of companies employs more than 1,100. The firm, founded in 1967, has offices in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Lindon and Park City as well as Pleasanton, California; Tempe, Arizona; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Bozeman, Montana; and Jackson, Wyoming.{/mprestriction}