Balfour Beatty US Names Ed Prendergast, Jr. Vice President of Business Acquisition in Texas

Balfour Beatty US has named Ed Prendergast, Jr. vice president of business acquisition for its Texas vertical construction operations. In this role, Prendergast will oversee client relationship management and opportunity development throughout the state of Texas. Prendergast brings to Balfour Beatty 37 years of construction industry expertise in business development, preconstruction and operations.

Prendergast rejoins Balfour Beatty in his new role after previously helping lead the company’s preconstruction services from 2000 to 2009. During that time, he helped complete some of Balfour Beatty’s most iconic Texas commercial projects, including Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Harris Methodist Hospital, One Arts Plaza, and the Gaylord Texan.

Active within the industry, Prendergast serves as board president for the ACE Mentor Program for Dallas/Fort Worth and is an AIA | TEXO leadership committee member. He is an active member of TEXO, the local chapters of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), the Associated Subcontractors Association, and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). He also is a longtime supporter of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) and the American Heart Association.

“We are delighted to welcome Ed back to the Balfour Beatty family,” said John Tarpey, chief operating officer of Balfour Beatty’s vertical construction operations in Texas. “He is a true advocate for his clients and teammates, and with his broad industry experience and vast market knowledge, Ed will provide valuable insight and servant leadership for our business.”

Prendergast earned a bachelor of science degree in building construction technology from the University of Southern Mississippi.

About Balfour Beatty US

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, the company is the US subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY), a leading international infrastructure group that finances, develops, builds and maintains complex building programs focused on social and commercial buildings, power and utility systems, and transportation. Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors, Balfour Beatty US is the No. 6 Domestic Building Contractor as ranked by Engineering News-Record. To learn more, visit www.balfourbeattyus.com and www.bbiius.com.

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