About Us

Company Overview

Founded in 1977, Donnelly Construction is a leading general contractor, construction manager and property developer headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey. Our company has enjoyed steady growth for over 40 years thanks to our well-earned reputation for excellence, quality, integrity and a firm commitment to always exceeding our clients’ expectations. We currently serve a wide range of sectors, including country clubs, schools, corporate offices, retail stores, medical facilities, restaurants, hotels, and more. Our three divisions provide a full range of construction services to our clients. Donnelly Construction is a full service General Contractor, Donnelly Energy performs full-scale energy efficiency audits and installations, and Donnelly Facilities Services provides direct manpower and expertise for all types of building maintenance.
About Donnelly Construction

Why choose Donnelly Construction?

  • Client focus
  • Superior quality
  • Expert project management
  • Collaboration to ensure a smooth, harmonious project
  • Highly experienced in-house manpower
  • Financial strength
  • Value engineering / Cost savings

Each year since our inception, we have maintained sustainable growth and profitability, even in challenging economic times. Our success is attributed to hands-on management, quality craftsmanship, consistently exceeding customer expectations, and a conservative fiscal philosophy.

Rod Donnelly, CEO

If these qualities appeal to you, Donnelly Construction is the right choice for your next construction project. We have earned our reputation over the last 40 years by focusing squarely on our clients’ needs and providing an exceptional product, manufactured to the highest standards, at a fair and reasonable cost. There are not many companies of our size with such a strong track record. We enhance our reputation daily by doing everything required to ensure success for our clients on every project. Donnelly Construction is a merit shop contractor, bringing the strength of all our resources to every project.

The resources we provide include:

  • An Account Executive, Project Manager, and Superintendent for every project so that our clients get the attention they deserve.
  • The expertise of more than 100 employees, many of whom have been with our company for more than 25 years.
  • Detailed budgeting services, provided free of charge to our clients.
  • The availability of our comprehensive in-house manpower, over 60 highly skilled field workers, which gives Donnelly Construction the ability to self-perform a wide range of trades so projects never fall behind schedule due to unforeseen issues. We keep the job moving forward, regardless of any challenges presented.
  • Value engineering services that help drive down costs when a project design comes in over budget.
  • Financial strength that assures clients they are working with a company that always lives up to its financial responsibilities. Donnelly Construction’s credit score is ranked in the 95th percentile of all companies in the Dun & Bradstreet database—far exceeding the construction industry national average, which is the 51st percentile.