McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has promoted Michael Gritters to executive vice president of healthcare services for the firm’s Southern California Division. The change takes place as Steven Mynsberge, who previously served in this role, retired in December 2012 after 33 years at McCarthy.
Formerly senior vice president of operations of healthcare services for McCarthy, Gritters is based in the firm’s Newport Beach, Calif. office. In his new role, Gritters is responsible for identifying and pursuing new healthcare projects and supervising the delivery of preconstruction and construction services on all of the firm’s healthcare projects in southern California.
“With the explosion of innovative technology such as Building Information Modeling, as well as advancements in healthcare technology, this is an exciting time in the healthcare building marketplace,” said Randy Highland, McCarthy California Region president. “Healthcare projects require specialized construction expertise and offer significant challenges. Mike’s commitment in bringing additional value to our clients through the use of technology and collaborative building approaches has been instrumental to our success in responding to those challenges. Mike has been preparing for his new role over the past year, and I am confident that under his leadership we will continue to provide creative building solutions in response to the competitive environment that our healthcare clients face.”
Throughout his more than 27 years with McCarthy, Gritters has played a significant role in the company’s success and growth of its healthcare business. He has been involved with more than $3 billion in healthcare work, aiding in all stages of the project from marketing and preconstruction through project close-out. Some of the projects he has worked on include CHOC Children’s new South Patient Tower in Orange; Phase 4 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital; St. Jude Medical Center Patient Tower in Fullerton; St. Joseph Hospital Patient Care Center in Orange; Mission Hospital Patient Care Tower in Mission Viejo; Scripps-Prebys Cardiovascular Institute in La Jolla; Rady Children’s Hospital Acute Care Pavilion in San Diego; Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia and six projects for Kaiser Permanente in southern California. In addition to healthcare building projects, Gritters has been responsible for the management of retail, parking structure and hotel projects, as well as six entertainment facilities for the Walt Disney Company.
Gritters holds a bachelor of science degree in construction engineering from Iowa State University and is a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional BD+C. He was, until recently, an active board member of the Associated General Contractors of California Orange County District and is a member of the AGC Union Craft Committee.
