President

Dennis Pruitt, P.E., heads up Construction for Waldrop Mechanical Services, the operating division of the company that provides design, construction, equipment replacement, building automation, and maintenance services to the commercial, industrial, institutional, and healthcare market sectors.

An 18-year veteran of the construction industry, and a Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in South Carolina, Pruitt has held various positions in design engineering, design management and project management, as well as sales and marketing. His construction experience includes turnkey design-build services, project management, preconstruction services and operations. Pruitt joined Waldrop in 2004.

As president in charge of Construction, Pruitt leads all Waldrop’s construction-related activities including preconstruction, project execution, and shop functions. In this role, he identifies bid opportunities, pursues sales opportunities, supervises the estimating group, manages project design activities, and directs manpower resources for current and future construction projects, while serving as project executive for selected construction assignments.

Pruitt’s career history includes managing a satellite office for one of South Carolina’s largest mechanical contracting firms, and growing that business in the Upstate with demonstrable profit results.

Pruitt’s contributions have led to Waldrop receiving several high-profile awards for excellence in construction, including national and regional recognition from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina (1993)
Fundamentals of Engineering Certificate| EIT (1995)
Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) | South Carolina (2000)

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)