Garrett Fairbanks
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Garrett Fairbanks

Director of Finance

As Director of Finance at C1S Group, Garrett Fairbanks combines strategic foresight with hands-on financial leadership to guide the company’s continued growth. With over eight years of experience in construction and corporate finance, Garrett oversees all aspects of job cost accounting, forecasting, and financial reporting—ensuring that each project and business decision is backed by clarity and accountability.

A collaborative partner to project managers and executive leadership alike, Garrett is known for building scalable financial systems and data-driven insights that support operational excellence. His background includes senior finance and accounting roles at Embark and Commit Consulting, where he led budgeting, forecasting, and automation initiatives that enhanced efficiency and visibility across complex organizations.

Garrett is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of Texas A&M University.

Personal MantraPhilippians 2:1-11
9 years experience
9 years experience
Education
Education
Garrett received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas A&M University and his Master's in Management Information Systems.
Values that drive me
Values that drive me
Honor, Humility, Integrity, Compassion, Faith
Hometown
Hometown
Mansfield, Texas
Favorite Charity
Favorite Charity
WayForward Adventures
Bucket List
Bucket List
  1. Appreciate the everyday moments with my family. Life is more about the valleys than the peaks!
  2. Visit every National Park. While life is more about the valleys, peaks are still nice!
  3. Catch a native Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout on a dry fly. If you know, you know.

We asked Garrett...

Why did you choose C1S?I chose C1S for a few reasons, the biggest being the character of the organization which is created by the people here. As I interviewed with C1S it felt that I was interviewing with a company that, if it were a person, I would want to sit down and have a drink with. I immediately aligned with the values of C1S and saw the company as a place that I could both help steward but also live a meaningful life outside of work. The other reason was the unique purpose of C1S. To create and design things from effectively nothing is really inspiring to me. Though I am the one guiding the company financially, I still feel a lot of excitement about what C1S does in the field.
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?Fighter pilot. Call sign “Bronco” or “Tex”. I somehow landed in accounting & finance. Just as thrilling!!
What is a problem in the Engineering & Construction Industry you'd like to fix?While advanced Data Analytics and AI-enhanced financial operations are starting to impact the larger AEC organizations, the growing organizations like C1S have yet to fully-embrace a modernized approach to data and financial operations. There truly is a great opportunity for C1S to be a first mover in our market segment, and it excites me to see C1S invest so heavily into innovation! To play a part in that gets me amped.