Dr. James A. Broaddus, P.E., has extensive hands-on experience in project management from the owner’s perspective. Dr. Broaddus is the CEO of Broaddus & Associates, an owner-oriented project and program management firm employing more than 150 people, with offices and projects throughout Texas, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Washington, D.C. Dr. Broaddus is also CEO of Texas-based construction firm, Broaddus Construction, LLC; a planning firm, Broaddus Planning; and a major shareholder in an owner-oriented, web-based project management software, Owner InSite. Consistently ranked by Engineering News-Record in the Top 100 Program Management firms in the U.S., Broaddus & Associates has in progress or completed $14B in projects, primarily institutional in healthcare, research, higher education, government, and infrastructure.

Throughout his career, Dr. Broaddus has emphasized innovative ways to improve the project process. Through research, he showed the direct correlation between pre-project planning and ultimate project results. In 1990, Dr. Broaddus served as associate director of the Construction Industry Institute (CII), funded by private industry where he assisted member companies in implementing project management Best Practices developed through CII’s research. In 1994, he became the senior University of Texas System official responsible for the statewide capital construction program of the 15 UT institutions, completing $1.4B in a wide variety of health research, academic, athletic, and utility infrastructure projects.

During his tenure, a marked improvement in U.T. projects was made due to the strong emphasis he placed on front-end planning, project management Best Practices, and changes to Texas statutes he championed, that expanded the menu of project delivery procurement options to public owners. Over the last decade, the use of design-build, construction management-at-risk, and competitive sealed proposals have replaced low-bid procurement for the billions in construction contract value awarded each year throughout Texas. In 1998, he became the first full-time CEO of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) in Washington, doubling membership to 850 companies and expanding integrated design and construction options nationwide.