Justin Azbill

Serving in the construction industry as a leader that advocates for the good of trade professionals has been Mr. Azbill’s career mindset. He has built a career reputation as an Operational and Thought Leader that understands the importance of leveraging vulnerability and experience to gain buy-in. Mr. Azbill has over 30 years of experience in Leadership and Safety / Risk Management, having held key management positions with Kiewit Power, Suffolk Construction, Cannistraro, Callahan Construction, and Milwaukee Tool. Throughout his career, Mr. Azbill has created a successful reputation by leveraging a collaborative leadership style which has helped him achieve consistent industry-leading results and build successful partnerships that continue to impact the construction industry. Mr. Azbill has advocated for Trade Professional Health and Wellness through a "Do What's Right" leadership style, zeroing in on the importance of having simple conversations. Mr. Azbill has led companies to noticeable safety improvements and increased engagement in incident prevention, fostering a positive safety culture. Evident through his reduction of claims, incidents, and lost time, as well as increased involvement of subcontractor engagement, he has been honored with notable awards including the OSHA VPPP Star award in 2012 (the first time a VPPP Star award was awarded to a construction job in Region 1), MCAA Milwaukee Tool Safety Professional Award, ESGR DOD Patriot Award, Safety Excellence Award by the NSC, and Platinum STEP Award by the ABC. Mr. Azbill currently leads several Peer-to-Peer groups focused on Psychological Safety as he is an industry advocate for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. Mr. Azbill leads from the front in the Mental Health space engaging the industry with his "The Human Side of Leadership" program focused on gaps in leadership and soft skills training (Operational / Emotional Intelligence), Keynote speaking on the importance of preventative measures "Selfcare / Shadow-work” and is a Founding Member of the Safety Social S4S (Safety for Safety) Peer Group meeting. Mr. Azbill holds several accredited safety certifications and licenses and attended Johnson County Community College, the University of Kansas, Thomas Edison University, and National University earning his PhD in Organizational Leadership. Mr. Azbill is a sitting member on numerous safety advisory committees and serves as the ISEA Education Committee Chair and is a Board of Trustees member Director at Large for the Construction Industry Alliance of Suicide Prevention.