The Kingham Family J. E. Kingham Construction Company is owned and managed today by the four sons of J. E. Kingham. Jim, Tom, John and Bob Kingham began their careers with the company at the age of thirteen, working on job sites as they progressed from laborer, helper and to the trades while attending local public schools and college. The company is their life work. It has been the only employer the brothers have known. Jim, the oldest of the brothers, began working for the company in 1961 and today serves as president and chief executive officer. He is responsible for directing the work of the estimators, project managers and staff in the company's home office. After graduation from Stephen F. Austin State University , Mr. Kingham served as job superintendent while training younger brothers, Tom and John, during their college days at SFA. He soon moved to the home office where he trained as an estimator and project manager under the direction of his father. Since 1980, Mr. Kingham has served the company as head of negotiating, estimating and managing for more than 450 construction projects with a total value in excess of $700 million. Tom, John and Bob began their careers with the company in 1965, 1967 and 1974 respectively. Each serves, today, as vice-president and general superintendent in charge of all field operations. Tom and John are graduates of Stephen F. Austin State University and Bob attended Texas A & M University . The combination of knowledge, experience and skill that this trio brings to the work site and the construction process is unique in today's construction environment. Owner representation in the field, in fact, is extremely uncommon and is one of the dramatic advantages that puts the J. E. Kingham Construction Company in a league of its own. With one of the Kingham brothers on the job site everyday, an owner is on location - where problems can arise and solutions can be found in a hands-on manner. Tom, John and Bob have had the total field responsibility and experience of constructing millions of square feet of commercial, industrial and institutional buildings using almost every type of material and system available in the industry. That means they can spot problems on the job site and solve them before they can have a negative impact on a project. The Kingham brothers all excel in quality control, job site safety, cost management and scheduling. They are positive, self-assured leaders who deal quite well with the hundreds of construction workers and sub contractors under their direction. They lead within a team approach to each job, creating an efficient, well-organized project that is built with pride and cooperation. It is this commitment to their job and to each other that has allowed the J. E. Kingham Construction company to prevail for four generations and has created a long list of repeat clients. J.E. Kingham, father of the four brothers, enjoys a much deserved reduced schedule. He still comes to the office daily, imparting the wisdom gained over a career spanning more than 50 years in the construction business. The four Kingham sons have not forgotten the core values learned from their father, and he from his father, about how being a family managed business requires a special commitment to each other and to the other members of the building team, all with the common goal of providing the best possible project to the client.