Since 1925

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WE Value People. WE Build Dreams.

These words aren’t just fluff, they’re our company vision. Our mission, which we live out every day, is to bring thoughtful leadership to the building experience by focusing on how our employee-owners and clients can bring their dreams to life. Looking to join a 100% employee-owned team with an expanding national footprint and a unique, people-focused culture? Let’s talk.

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Our Values

WE build great relationships.

WE are forthright.

WE are lifelong learners.

WE are one team.

WE own it.

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Janet Perez

Project Manager

Sean Jean

Project Executive

Brian Rush

VP, Preconstruction

Melissa Lowry

Project Manager

Mike Hockett

Exec VP, Client and Project Development

Lauren Kearns

Project Superintendent

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“WE” Means You

Clients work with us - and stay with us - because we know how much they matter. Our focus on authentic relationships ensures that all voices are heard, all goals are valued. Execution is focused on the best, safest, and most efficient way to bring those goals to life.

Why W.E. O'Neil

Client Stories

No way did I expect this kind of success on a job. Pandemic? Rain? Tough Site? How about two months early and money back. This is one to remember and celebrate.

James Palda, Senior Director Real Estate Development
Steadfast Development

What specifically sets W.E. O’Neil apart from their competition is their team-oriented approach. They really care about the client.

Jonathan Power
Game Creek Holdings

From our first walk through with W.E. O’Neil’s construction supervisor to final delivery, their team was professional and executed beautifully. We were able to lease nearly 500 units in six months in large part due to W.E. O’Neil delivering an exceptional product on-time and in process. Their high quality delivery of the residential towers surpassed our expectations. W.E. O’Neil’s craftsmanship and efficiency at turnover was best-in-class. I look forward to working with them in the future.

Aaron Galvin
Luxury Living Chicago Realty

We consider W.E. O’Neil to be a partner and one of our few ‘go-to’ contractors on a national basis. We plan to continue to use them and I highly recommend them. They repeatedly showed their willingness to be a partner and team player on each project. Their teams are very strong and were able to identify problems in advance to reduce costly change orders and delays. Whenever there were problems, as there always are in construction, W.E. O’Neil looked for solutions, not excuses. That reflects the quality of their people, who are among the most dedicated and qualified of any we have worked with.

Paul Chapman, Vice President (former)
Belmont Village

O’Neil is made up of a core group of dedicated and competent professionals, who, while moving forward using the latest and most innovative techniques available to successfully guide the completion of a project, do so in a caring and nurturing manner that is almost akin to a parent successfully raising a child. The fact that O’Neil is a employee-owned business is always evident, and it is what their success is rooted to. As DePaul looks forward to its continuing relationship with W.E. O’Neil we absolutely recommend their services to any potential client who has a desire to see its construction project completed on time, on budget, and at a level of quality that is unsurpassed.

Robert Janis, Vice President of Facility Operations
DePaul University

The most valuable service W.E. O’Neil Construction provided for us on this project was in how easy, responsive, and friendly they are to work with. It made problem solving so much more effective.

Erin Bagnall
Sopher Sparn Architects

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100%

Employee-Owned

1925

Year founded by William E. O'Neil

$1.2B+

Annual Revenue

500+

Employee-Owners

42%

Our employee-owners have been with W.E. O’Neil for at least 5 years