Facilitators
Contract Types & Risk Management
Joe Diiorio
Business Development Manager
As Business Development Manager, Joe Diiorio manages Connecticut Business Unit sales and business development and oversees our Self-Perform, SourceBlue, VDC and Marketing teams. Joe started his career with Turner in the New Jersey Business Unit where he gained construction and MEP expertise. Before taking on the Business Development Manager role in Connecticut, he gained critical knowledge of the market by working on high profile assignments and working as the New England SourceBlue Manager.
Samantha Santos
Business Development Engineer
Samantha Santos is the Business Development Engineer at our Connecticut Business Unit. Part of this role includes evaluating new job opportunities and pursuits – their risk, profitability, and our win strategy. Over her five years at Turner, Samantha served in several roles including superintending and engineering positions in the field for clients such as Yale University and Sacred Heart University. She also has served in our cost department and as a Project Manager for our Self Perform Operations group, Turner’s in-house team of carpenters. Sam graduated in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New Haven and with a Master’s of Business Administration from Sacred Heart University in 2022.