McCourt Construction Company

McCourt Construction is a heavy civil general contractor based in South Boston that builds complex infrastructure across the Northeast. Its Heavy Civil Division handles roads, bridges, tunnels, airports and transit projects, while its Energy Division works on high-voltage underground transmission, plant and station work, and gas transmission and distribution. Projects range from tens of thousands of dollars to 600 million dollars for public, private and institutional clients, and the firm also offers design-build and engineering, procurement and construction delivery.

Founded in 1893, the family-owned company is now led by fifth-generation brothers Ryan, Matt and Trevor McCourt. Clients include the federal government, state transportation agencies, gas and electric utilities, and major universities and hospitals. Hundreds of trained craftspeople work alongside more than 90 salaried staff, among them professional engineers and land surveyors, and a company-owned equipment fleet is maintained at its Boston facility. One notable job relocated a gas transfer station in Kendall Square, Cambridge.

What to Know

• McCourt endowed a scholarship through the Utility Contractors of New England in memory of third-generation CEO Frank McCourt.
• The McCourt family also has a permanently endowed scholarship at Boston College.
• Each year the company hires co-op students from Wentworth Institute of Technology and Northeastern University.
• The Kendall Square gas project included the first use in the US of a line stop tool on a tie-in to an existing 36-inch main.