Jersen Construction Group

What Jersen Construction Group does

Jersen Construction Group is a family-owned general contractor and construction management firm headquartered in Waterford, New York, founded in 1983 by the Jersen family. The company operates primarily across New York State's Capital Region with reported annual revenue of approximately $70 million (as of 2017) and a workforce of 80 to 130 employees depending on project mix. Jersen self-performs key trades including earthwork, concrete, utilities, and heavy civil construction, while also serving as construction manager on larger commercial and institutional projects. Leadership is anchored by CEO David Jersen, with operational leadership formalized through the 2021 promotion of Christopher Lepkowski to Vice President of Operations.

The firm's business model centers on competitive-bid and negotiated general contracting for public and private clients across diverse end markets, including municipal infrastructure, K-12 and higher education, healthcare, commercial/industrial, and multifamily residential. Revenue is generated through fixed-price construction contracts, change orders, and construction management fees. Jersen emphasizes hands-on family-owner involvement, in-house self-performance capabilities that reduce subcontractor markup, and a disciplined 'controlled growth' philosophy targeting 3-5% annual revenue growth rather than aggressive geographic or acquisitive expansion. The firm also takes subcontractor roles with national contractors (e.g., Turner Construction) to access larger institutional projects without bearing prime-contractor risk.

Recent 2025-2026 contract activity shows deliberate vertical diversification into three emerging segments: sustainable/zero-emission multifamily (notably the Sol 1818 PHIUS-certified project with Rosenblum Companies), aquatic and recreational facilities (Lincoln Park Pool, Peerless Pool, Mechanicville Sprayground, Knickerbacker Aquatic Center), and wastewater treatment infrastructure (North Creek WWTP, $10.1M), alongside continued municipal work such as the Great Sacandaga Fire District firehouse. Self-performed trades, owned equipment fleet, and substantial bonding capacity support these contract sizes.

Name

Jersen Construction Group

Legal name

Jersen Construction Group LLC

Website

https://jersen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Family-owned general contractor and construction manager founded in 1983 in Waterford, New York, self-performing earthwork, concrete, utilities, and heavy civil construction for municipal, educational, healthcare, and commercial clients throughout New York's Capital Region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Industrial Building Construction (23621), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Operative Builders (1531), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Performing General Contractors (IMAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA), Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

Keywords

• General contracting services
• Construction management services
• Design build construction
• Commercial construction services
• Municipal infrastructure construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Waterford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction Contracting: Jersen generates revenue through fixed-price contracts for general contracting and construction management services. Revenue is project-based and varies by contract size, from smaller municipal projects to large-scale infrastructure and commercial projects exceeding $50 million.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jersen Construction Group is a full-service general contractor and construction management firm serving New York State. The company delivers commercial, institutional, municipal, and industrial construction projects through general contracting, at-risk construction management, and design-build delivery methods. It self-performs earthwork, concrete work, site utilities, and metal panel installation, providing enhanced quality control and schedule certainty.

Product overview

Jersen Construction Group is a full-service general contractor and construction management firm serving New York State for over 40 years. The company operates as a single unified service offering with integrated general contracting, at-risk construction management, and design-build delivery methods. Their core services include self-performed earthwork, concrete work, and metal panel installation, which provides enhanced quality control and schedule certainty. The company specializes in multiple industry verticals including aquatics, commercial, education, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, multi-unit residential, and technology sectors. They have particular expertise in LEED-certified green building construction, wastewater and water treatment facilities, semiconductor and technology facility construction, and large-scale municipal projects. The firm maintains financial resources to finance projects and owns a comprehensive fleet of modern construction equipment with strong bonding capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contractor Services Full-service general contracting for commercial, industrial, institutional, and municipal construction projects across New York State. Services include self-performed earthwork, concrete, and metal panel installation with enhanced quality control.
• Construction Manager Services
• Design Build Services
• Value Engineering
• Earthwork and Heavy Civil Construction
• Aquatics Construction
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Construction
• LEED-Certified Green Building Construction
• Healthcare Facility Construction
• Technology and Semiconductor Facility Construction
• Educational Facility Construction
• Multi-Unit Residential Construction
• Industrial and Manufacturing Facility Construction
• Infrastructure Construction

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 38 years serving New York State
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Turner ConstructionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2018Jersen served as concrete package subcontractor for the $100 million Union College Science & Engineering Building, working under Turner Construction as the prime contractor.
• GSX SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term development partner for student housing projects in the Capital Region. Collaborated on multiple projects including The Auden ($22.8M), University Suites (190,000 SF student housing), and The Hudson at 1415 Washington Ave ($51M).
• Great Ventures LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEquity investor and development partner for student housing projects including University Suites in Albany with 322 beds.
• The Rosenblum CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for the Sol project (Troy's first zero-emission multifamily building) at 1818 5th Avenue in Troy, NY.
• William J. Keller & Sons Construction GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint venture partner on the $10.1 million Johnsburg wastewater treatment plant project, along with Stilsing Electric, Inc.
• Stilsing Electric, Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint venture partner on the $10.1 million Johnsburg wastewater treatment plant project.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: Large Northeast-headquartered GC/CM with deep institutional and healthcare presence in New York, competing for the same education, healthcare, and public-sector projects Jersen targets.
• Turner Construction Company: National, large-scale GC that Jersen has worked under as a concrete package subcontractor (Union College S&E Building). Represents the dominant incumbent competitor on the largest NY projects.

Direct peers

• Hueber-Breuer Construction: Syracuse, NY-based general contractor serving central and upstate New York with comparable delivery methods (GC, CM, design-build) and similar vertical mix including education and commercial work.
• Bonacio Construction: Saratoga Springs-based builder/developer active in multifamily, student housing, and commercial construction in the Capital Region, directly competing for the same development partnerships Jersen pursues.
• LeChase Construction: Rochester, NY-based employee-owned GC/CM with similar revenue scale and a comparable mix of commercial, institutional, healthcare, and industrial projects across upstate New York.
• The Pike Company: Rochester, NY-based mid-size general contractor with a parallel portfolio of municipal, education, healthcare, and industrial projects across upstate and central New York.
• U.W. Marx Construction: Albany, NY-area general contractor serving the Capital Region with similar self-performed concrete and civil scopes and overlapping municipal, education, and healthcare clients.
• BBL Construction Services: Albany, NY-based general contractor of comparable mid-size scale serving commercial, healthcare, education, and multifamily clients across upstate New York. Closely overlapping geography and service mix make it the most direct comparable.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/JersenConstruction
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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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