Founded in 1888, we’ve been building America for over 135 years.
Swinerton traces its roots back to 1888, when a young Swedish immigrant formed a brick masonry and contracting business to serve California’s post–Gold Rush building boom. In the years since, the company has survived and thrived through two world wars, the Great Depression and Recession, natural disasters, and dynamic cultural movements.
Today, Swinerton has 20 offices from coast to coast. Backed by the stability of a $5 billion company and a national network of resources, our local teams are committed to the communities they serve. In small towns and big cities, we have shaped landscapes, defined skylines, and turn our clients’ visions into reality.
Building The Future
A culture of innovation and flexibility has been essential to Swinerton’s enduring success. Since our inception, we have remained forward-thinking and operate on accountability and integrity. Our ability to respond to every project challenge regardless of size, location, or complexity is a hallmark of our unwavering commitment to our clients.
To learn more about Swinerton’s legacy of building, flip through our History Book, or take a video tour through Swinerton’s long and fascinating history.
Values We Believe In
Integrity
We say what we mean and do what we say. We establish trusted partnerships with respect and candor.
Leadership
We build an environment for sustainable success through open communication and solution-driven teamwork—in our company, with our business partners, and within our communities.
Passion
We are relentlessly driven and enthusiastic about our work. We achieve success through discipline, practice, and hustle.
Excellence
We strive to achieve the highest level of execution in everything we do. Excellence is all the time, in every detail.
Ownership
As employee-owners, we take full responsibility for the long-term success of our organization.
Pride of Ownership
100% Employee-Owned
Swinerton’s core strength has always been our people, and with over 4,000 employees from coast to coast, we’re proud of our diverse, passionate group of people. As a 100% employee-owned company, our people not only have a personal interest and stake in the success of every one of our client’s project, but a sense of ownership over decisions, results, and performance.
Ownership and Collaboration
Every Swinerton team member is an employee-owner, which builds a unique pride and an unmistakable
drive in our people. Our collaborative network of offices and project teams ensures successful project delivery and peace of mind, every time.
Swinerton’s leadership team has decades of homegrown experience and a long tradition of stability. Their dedication to the livelihoods of our employees and clients fosters an approachable, open-door style of management. Core values of ownership and integrity that have guided Swinerton for decades continue to accelerate us into the future of innovative building.
Building Better Leaders
We explore every avenue to draw the best and brightest to our industry and develop their talents and leadership. Swinerton is committed to providing continuous learning and development to all employees. Led by our national talent and craft services teams, Swinerton offers extensive opportunities to assist employees in their current roles, and prepare them for new stages in their careers..
National General Contractor
We provide construction excellence from coast-to-coast.
Swinerton has the skills and experience to tackle the many demands of modern construction. From small tenant improvement projects to ground-up towers, from LEED-certified green buildings to complex medical campuses, Swinerton is prepared to handle all scales and types of projects across the nation.
Our strong ties in the local markets we serve keep us grounded in our communities, while our national reach gives us the perspective and financial strength to turn our clients’ visions into reality with excellence and peace of mind.
Services & Expertise
Preconstruction
At Swinerton, we place a critical emphasis on preconstruction. Our focused attention and expertise result in sincere cost models and real-time estimates—empowering clients to make informed business decisions and start projects off on their best footing.
General Contracting
Swinerton expertly directs each step of the construction process to minimize change orders, maintain the budget and schedule, and promote collaboration between all stakeholders. We drive value for each client and responsibly deliver award-winning projects for prominent industries across the nation.
Construction Mangement
Swinerton Management & Consulting leverages expertise in budgeting, scheduling, value engineering,
and design review to provide comprehensive program, project, and construction management services. Our construction professionals advocate for each client to ensure projects are efficiently planned, designed, and executed.
Design-Build
When enlisting our design-build services, clients benefit from 135 years of respected industry-leading expertise. Our teams proactively evaluate jobs, identify operating issues, and offer cost-effective solutions for maximum value and efficiency.
Community
Corporate Responsibility
Swinerton has long been dedicated to positively impacting our industry, communities, and employees. We believe in building better responsibly, and we do so through our commitment to economic and workforce development, philanthropy, safety, health and wellness, innovation, collaboration, and ensuring we are environmentally conscious in all of our operations.
Environmental Sustainability
Sustainability at Swinerton encompasses all aspects of our commitment to being a responsible corporate citizen. We’re working towards greater rigor, transparency, and increasing alignment with industry frameworks relevant to our business and operations. We also leverage our expertise and experience to deliver sustainable solutions for our projects through the entire life cycle of buildings—from project planning to demolition.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Building high performing teams demands that we explore every avenue to draw the very best and brightest to our industry and develop their talents and leadership. Developing teams that are diverse in experience, background, and thought is what has kept us on the leading edge of innovation throughout our existence.
Social Impact
Swinerton Cares, a workplace giving and employee engagement program, helps employees increase the charitable impact of their volunteerism and doubles their donations to charity. We also support The Swinerton Foundation, which develops the construction workforce of the future by being a catalyst for collective action to expand the accessibility of construction education and change the industry’s perception.
Community Outreach
Swinerton is proud to establish a higher standard of excellence for the construction industry with outreach programs to local small and historically disadvantaged businesses, including those operated by women, minorities, and disabled veterans.
Human Rights & Labor
Swinerton is committed to the protection of human rights wherever possible in our sphere of influence and strive to hold our business partners to this same high standard.
