WATSONVILLE, CA — Granite Construction Incorporated announces that Kyle T. Larkin has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Larkin will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company and will continue to be a member of the executive committee reporting directly to James H. Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer of Granite.

“Kyle is an outstanding leader with a proven track record who embodies the best at Granite. He is strategically-focused, has a deep understanding of our business and — equally important — Kyle is a team builder who develops and empowers his teams and fosters a collaborative work environment,” Roberts said. “I am confident that Kyle will provide the leadership, vision and management to optimize operations at Granite.”

Larkin joined Granite in 1996 as an Estimator in the company’s Reno, Nevada, operations and held successive positions of increasing responsibility including Project Engineer, Project Manager, Chief Estimator and Manager of Construction. From 2011 to 2013, Larkin served as President of Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Granite. In 2014 he was promoted to Vice President and Nevada Regional Manager, and in 2017, Larkin was named Senior Vice President and California Group mManager. Most recently, in 2019, Larkin was named the Senior Vice President and Manager of the Construction Materials Operations, which is comprised of the California Group, the Northwest Group, the Infrastructure Services Group and all vertically-integrated materials facilities.

Larkin holds a Bachelor of Science in construction management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and an Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.