Construction Manager Jeremy Stull introduced Construction Engineer II Justin Stevens as the Employee of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2024.
I am proud to recognize our Construction Engineer Justin Stevens as the Employee of the Quarter for Quarter 2 of 2024.
Exactly four years ago, Justin was selected as Employee of the Quarter after just starting with the DOT just a short time before which happened to be during the very challenging pandemic days in 2020. Over the last four years following his first nomination, Justin has continued to shine as a leader within the construction team now with his second employee of the quarter nomination from his peers!
Justin takes his job responsibilities above and beyond, and this past quarter was no exception. During this year’s county paving projects which are currently in full swing, Justin has implemented remedies to road shoulder inadequacies. Along Spring Grove Road, Justin retrieved past records of two long standing drainage issues adversely affecting the road, negotiated with the two involved landowners, and successfully attained “Right of Entry” in the one case, and of additional necessary ROW and a Construction Easement in the other case. Both solutions at no cost to the property owners.
His dedication to the county goes even further, where in early May, he received a call from the Sheriff’s office right after a huge storm hit, regarding a pothole that blew up on Bay Road after just being milled earlier that day. After not being able to get a hold of our contractor, Justin went above and beyond by buying some cold patch at the local Menards out of his own pocket and repairing the road himself so that it could get through the night. Zero issues occurred that evening and the contractor was able to permanently address the roadway the next day.
Justin is now working to get ahead of the curve, already planning for the 2025 season while this year’s season is in full swing. This increases the efficiency of the planning that happens amongst all departments at the DOT to ensure we tackle all things relating to each road segment we wish to tackle for next year.
He continues to be a big mentor to our newer staff and works with our senior staff on larger scale bridge projects anytime he has the time.
We are lucky to have Justin on our team and it is my honor to announce him as the Employee of the Quarter for the 2nd Quarter of 2024. Please take a moment to Congratulate Justin on this amazing accomplishment!