Joe Jouvenal

Joe is responsible for overseeing all operations within McCarthy, and also oversees the corporate human resources, quality and safety departments. He began his career with McCarthy in 1998 as a project engineer and has held multiple field and leadership positions including project manager and project director.  

In 2012, he joined the Dallas office as vice president of operations and was promoted to senior vice president in 2016, executive vice president in 2018, and ultimately Southern Region president in 2019. In these roles, Joe led management and operations while assisting with preconstruction strategy. He was instrumental in helping position McCarthy as a builder of choice for complex aviation, healthcare, and education projects. In 2022, Joe became the first chief administrative officer for McCarthy Holdings, Inc., overseeing the day-to-day management of the firm’s corporate departments, including facilitating collaboration across offices and strategy to support the growth and scale of the organization. In 2024, Joe assumed his current role as chief operating officer. 

An active advocate for industry and workforce development, Joe is involved in a variety of community organizations, including sitting on the boards of Children’s Health of Dallas Foundation and the American Heart Association in Dallas.  

Joe has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.