SMPS SFBAC Sponsor Spotlight: Swinerton
I recently had a chance to touch base with Christina Benedict, Corporate Marketing Coordinator at Swinerton, and ask her a few questions about her firm, which is one of our Golden Gate Sponsors.
Tell us about your firm and services.
Since our founding in 1888, Swinerton’s success has been built on a foundation of shared values. We are a 100% employee-owned company, so our people have a personal interest in the success of every project. With a culture of collaboration, we work toward a common purpose: to be the preferred builder and trusted partner in every market we serve, proudly leading with integrity, passion, and excellence. With over 3,500 employees in 18 offices from coast to coast, many Swinerton-built structures now claim a spot on the National Register of Historic Places and other architectural preservation lists. Our markets include:
- Aviation
- Education
- Government
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Interiors
- Mass Timber
- Multifamily Residential
- Native American Gaming Office
- Parking Structures
- Renewable Energy
- Special Projects
- Waste to Energy
Services include:
- Corporate Services
- General Contracting
- Program/Construction Management
- Design-Build
- Self-Perform
Could you tell us about some notable projects?
Our notable projects include the following:
- LinkedIn San Francisco headquarters
- SFO United Airlines Polaris Lounge
- East County Hall of Justice (ECHOJ), Dublin, CA – DBIA Award winner
- Solano Community College Biotechnology Building, Fairfield, CA – DBIA and ENR Award winner
- 399 Fremont apartments, SF – ENR Award winner
- 535 Mission office building, SF – ENR Award winner
- Trinity Place apartments, SF - AGC Award winner
- 288 Pacific luxury condominiums, SF
- The Fairmont Hotel, SF
- Ghirardelli Square, SF
- San Francisco Centre
- De Young Museum, SF
- Agnews Campus – New Elementary & Middle Schools, San Jose
- NASA Sustainability Base, Mountain View
- Verizon OnCue, San Jose
- UCSC Coastal Biology Building
What differentiates your firm in terms of approach, talent, tools, values?
As a company, we embrace collaboration and a “work hard, play hard” philosophy. Our people create a culture defined by exceptional passion for the business of building, an adventurous spirit, and valuing a balanced professional and personal life.
We’re not just building structures, we’re also building futures, and futures start with thoughtful recruitment and hiring. Building high-performing teams demands that we explore every avenue, including partnering with local schools and community organizations, to draw the very best and brightest to our industry and develop their talents and leadership. By its nature, building is collaborative work. Together, we can achieve astonishing feats of engineering and construction.
We are also passionate about our Corporate Social Responsibility to improve our environment and communities. In 2002, the Swinerton Foundation was established to act as the charitable arm of the Swinerton company for philanthropic efforts. https://theswinertonfoundation.org/
How long have you been a sponsor of SMPS?
This is Swinerton’s first year being a sponsor.
What are some of the memorable or key events of SMPS that your firm has been involved with?
Here are just a few notable events and people:
- Founders Awards 2017 (Myrna Wagner Emceed)
- Holiday Party 2017 & 2018
- Annual Business Meeting 2018
- Work-Life-Wellness Workshop 2019
- Myrna Wagner – past Chapter President
- Cathy Kohatsu – current Board Member
Tina Barni Aday is the Marketing Manager for RHAA Landscape Architecture + Planning. She writes for the Shortlist and is on the SMPS SF Communications Committee. She can be reached at [email protected].
