HOW WE WORK
DRIVEN BY EXPERTISE, POWERED BY PEOPLE
The DDS Companies maintain a highly skilled team of dedicated employees and an extensive and expanding fleet of equipment to handle any job — from small community projects to intensive commercial development plans to environmental emergency response.
OVERVIEW
Safety.
Quality.
Accountability.
We believe the only true measure of success is a company’s ability to manage safety, accountability, and quality at every level. This is why you will see this triangle throughout our office spaces, on our personal protective equipment (PPE), and more because we believe in making it visible, so we keep each other accountable.
BUILT FOR EXCELLENCE.
SAFETY
Working safely is the most important thing we do. With an experienced team leading our safety department, we ensure an ongoing and daily commitment to the highest standards of safety within our industry. From proper protective equipment to state-of-the-art tools and equipment to comprehensive training, our dedicated experts ensure our teams have the knowledge and support to live a culture of safety.
Safety at DDS
TRAINING
In an ever-evolving world, ongoing training and development is more important than ever to ensure our team can work safely, efficiently, and deliver the highest quality in all we do. Our training team delivers extensive, comprehensive training from before your work begins through your progressive career development. With a team of dedicated career professionals and subject matter experts, our team is onsite at our classroom-based training center or on the road in our mobile training center year round service our teams in the field.
Training at DDS
SUSTAINABILITY
We are committed to building infrastructure that delivers much-needed utilities and keeps our world connected. We implement a wide range of best practices to ensure we do this sustainably, with a focus on safety, our environment, our people, and acting with integrity in all we do.
Sustainability at DDS
CAREERS
we are built in boots.
Built from the ground up with pride and grit, our people lace up their boots each day. With a best-in-class mindset and boots-on-the-ground execution, we set the standard for building with purpose.
PODCAST EPISODES
LISTEN TO THE LATEST INSIGHTS FROM DDS.
EP11 Introducing Our New Co-Host, Meet Training Coordinator Griffin Haley
Join host Jordan Potter and co-host Mark Payne as they welcome the latest member of the Built In Boots podcast lineup, Training Coordinator Griffin Haley. Griffin shares his story of…
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EP10 The 8 Commandments of Becoming Masters Of The Underground
In this special post-2025 Leadership Summit episode, host Jordan Potter and co-host Mark Payne sit down with Mike Fallat and Griffin Haley to reflect on three successful leadership sessions, unveil…
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EP09 Road Show Series: Mastering the Art of Underground Telecom
Don’t miss this final chapter of the “Road Show Series” as we drop in on the Telecom Crew and meet Foreman Frank Gennuso and Drill Operator Joe Francz. They break…
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EP08 Road Show Series: Carter’s Rapid Rise | How Mentorship Fueled His Career in Utilities
On-Site in Canandaigua, NYHosts Jordan Potter and Mark Payne visit a live DDS Utilities job site, where an eight-inch gas main is being installed via horizontal directional drilling to reinforce…
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EP07 Road Show Series: Andy Gana’s 37-Year Legacy & Charlotte Reeves’ Rise in Gas Construction
Built To Last – The Journey of Andy Gana & Charlotte ReevesSummary:In this episode of Built In Boots, hosts Jordan Potter and Mark Payne sit down with Andy Gana, a…
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EP06 Road Show Series: Next-Gen Leadership in Gas Distribution with Dylan Bird & Matt Brown
Episode #6: On the Jobsite with Dylan Bird and Matt BrownGet an inside look into the next generation of leaders shaking up the utilities industry. Recorded on Dylan Bird’s active…
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