By the time Jay Osbom was attending high school in Dodge Center, Minn., there was never any question about the career that lay ahead. His father worked in the underground construction industry, and Jay leaped at the chance to work summers with him until finishing high school and getting his first full-time job at the same distribution contractor in 1978. With enthusiasm for the work and determination to leam the "family business" from his father and other experienced crew, Osbom rose through the ranks as a fuser, operator and foreman at Donaldson Construction, to supervisor and general manager at Mueller Pipeline. He joinedQ3 Contracting in 1999 and remained president after its acquisition by Primoris Services in 2012. He has served as president of Distribution and Transmission for Primoris since January 2015. The experience Osborn gained along his path from the field to the executive suite has lent valuable perspective to his term as president of the Distribution Contractors Association (DCA), which is redoubling efforts to attract young talent to the industry. Underground Construction met with Osborn near the end of his term to discuss his career success, his longtime involvement in DCA and his outlook for the contracting industry through 2019 and beyond.
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