Full-service construction and engineering contractor with 6,200+ employees
Yates Construction operates as a vertically integrated contractor handling electrical, mechanical, heavy civil, and specialty trades across commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. The company is mid-cycle on a digital transformation: actively adopting Procore, BIM, and Primavera P6 alongside legacy tools like Oracle Primavera and Microsoft Project, while scaling hiring heavily in construction trades (80% of open roles) to support high-volume project delivery and expansion into power-sector markets.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Estimator, Business Development Director, Project Director
Yates Construction is a privately held contractor based in Philadelphia, Mississippi, part of The Yates Companies, Inc. The firm operates 25 offices across North America and provides turn-key engineering and construction services across commercial, government, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, gaming, power generation, oil and gas, and pulp and paper sectors. With self-performance capabilities in electrical, mechanical, heavy, civil, concrete, masonry, steel fabrication, and utilities, the company manages schedule and cost control on fast-track and complex projects. Current hiring velocity is accelerating, with 259 active roles focused primarily on construction trades and senior-level positions.
Yates uses Oracle Primavera, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Procore for project management. The company is actively adopting Procore and Primavera P6 as part of its digital transformation.
Yates serves commercial and government, retail and entertainment, hospitality, healthcare facilities, education, gaming, power generation, oil and gas, and pulp and paper sectors.
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