Experience

CSRS

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• • Jun 2015 - Present

  Taylor Gravois, Principal at CSRS has over 20 years of experience leading projects in the site selection, site and land development, economic development, and infrastructure industries. Taylor leads the firm’s site selection and economic development advisory practice where he works with corporate decision makers, local governments, private developers, and economic development organizations in support of site selection, site development, economic development, and infrastructure projects. Mr. Gravois focuses the site selection group’s work on assisting corporations with location decisions for large, complex, capital intensive projects across a wide range of industries. Taylor’s expertise include all areas of site selection including initial site identification, fatal flaw analysis, site due diligence, economic development impact analysis, site/civil layout and design, site entitlement and permitting management, incentive negotiations support, and project and program management.In addition to corporate site selection, our economic advisory practices concentrates on helping state, regional and local economic development organizations (EDO’s) prepare for and win economic development driver projects and increase economic competitiveness for their community. Taylor routinely leads projects and programs for EDO clients including site readiness, development advisory, community and infrastructure planning, and impact analyses. Show less

• • Jun 2012 - Jun 2015

  CSRS, Inc. is a leader in the delivery of infrastructure and facilities serving public and private organizations across the southeastern United States.As a senior project manager I am responsible for managing the entire project life cycle from inception to closeout. I am responsible for maintaining existing client relationships, attracting prospective clients, and developing new business.I manage a portfolio of projects for a diverse client base in the public sector, non-profit organizations, and private sector markets. I am responsible for initiating the business, developing scope of services, contract negotiation, team building and management, project delivery, managing P&L, and project closeout.During my tenure at CSRS, I have directly managed over $150M in total installed costs of civil infrastructure projects and have managed 500+ engineering and surveying projects from inception to completion. Show less

• • Aug 2009 - Jun 2012

  CSRS, Inc. is a leader in the delivery of infrastructure and facilities serving public and private organizations across the southeastern United States.As Surveying Business Unit Leader, I led an eight person department delivering over 80+ projects per year. I maintained full P&L responsibility for the business unit. My role included maintaining existing client relationships, developing new business, human resources management and unit operations management.My portfolio of projects included large scale boundary surveys, corridor and topographic surveys, GPS control surveys, and construction surveying supporting a diverse project and client base. I routinely delivered projects on time and on budget competing in a commodity market saturated with competitors while maintaining market share. Show less



Business Owner

• Baton Rouge, LA

• Real Estate Developer | Entrepreneur | Construction | Real Estate Portfolio Management

  • 2003 - 2009

  Founding and Managing Partner of a Real Estate Development, Construction, and Management Company. Conceived and developed a portfolio of over thirty-five (35) income producing properties. All properties were new-build developments. Development portfolio includes single family residential properties, multi-family residential properties, and build-to-suite commercial properties. Managing member responsibilities include portfolio management, operations management, financial management and new project development. Through diligent planning and execution, projects are routinely completed within short timeframes resulting in early occupancy and increased project financial performance. Through accountability in company management we routinely maintain higher than market occupancy rates and property values. Show less