Commercial construction site
About KT Builder

A Delta firm building at national scale.

ABC National Rank
#54

Associated Builders and Contractors national ranking

Consecutive Years
4

Four straight years ranked in the ABC top tier

Years in Business
41+

Decades of proven commercial construction experience

National Partners
7

Strategic partner firms across the United States

Commercial construction building exterior

Kenneth R. Thompson Jr. Builder — Greenwood, MS

Our Story

Outstanding Commercial Construction

Kenneth R. Thompson Jr. Builder is a licensed Construction Management / General Construction Firm, specializing in commercial construction, with over 44 years of proven experience. As your construction manager, we have a wide range of responsibilities: setting schedules, managing finances, coordinating teams, ensuring safety, and keeping all parties aligned from start to finish.

What you need is someone who can serve as both your general contractor and construction manager. By allowing KT Builder to be this for you, we are involved from the start — helping with initial planning, selection of architects, and building a team of subcontractors and vendors.

Our Core Services

  • Project Management Planning

    Initial stage — laying out a comprehensive plan including jobs, materials, and timeline so every stakeholder moves in the same direction from day one.

  • Cost Management

    Constant budget tracking with real-time adjustments for unexpected issues, and proactive identification of savings across the full project lifecycle.

  • Quality Management

    Hands-on oversight of all subcontractors and vendors to ensure no corner is cut and the finished product meets the standard you expect.

  • Contract Administration

    Ensuring every provision of every contract is met and all parties — owner, architect, subcontractors — remain satisfied from groundbreaking to close-out.

  • Safety Management

    Maintaining rigorous safety standards on every job site, keeping all workers and visitors protected throughout the entire construction process.

Contact us today with your next project
Why KT Builder

What we bring to your project.

01

Single Point of Responsibility

Consolidated liability under one firm eliminates the blame-shifting that happens when engineers and contractors answer to different principals. One call, one accountable team.

02

Proven Budgeting and Cost-Control Systems

Our scheduling and cost-control methodology has been refined over 44+ years of commercial projects. Budgets hold because we build the systems to make them hold.

03

Integrated PM Control Systems

Purpose-built project management systems track regulatory deadlines and budgetary requirements in real time, keeping every stakeholder aligned and every milestone in view.

04

Procurement Savings at Scale

Streamlined procurement and national and global purchasing agreements translate directly into cost savings for your project — savings that stay in your budget.

05

Local and Regional Expertise

Deep relationships across the Delta and the broader South mean permitting moves faster, regulatory relationships are already in place, and political and economic landscapes hold no surprises.

06

Proactive Community Outreach

We hire local, support local, and invest in the communities where we build. Every project leaves behind not just a structure, but local jobs and a lasting legacy.

Leadership

The people who answer the phone.

Kimberly T McNeer

Kimberly T McNeer

President & CFO

Jim McNeer

Jim McNeer

Operations Manager

Ashley Swider

Ashley Swider

Human Resources & Project Management

Kent Carter

Kent Carter

Project Management

Hunter McNeer

Hunter McNeer

Project Management

Walt Swider

Walt Swider

Project Management

Kallye Deaton

Kallye Deaton

Administrative Assistant

Awards & Recognition

Recognized nationally. Rooted locally.

ABC National Ranking

#54

KT Builder has earned the Associated Builders and Contractors national ranking of #54 for four consecutive years — a distinction that reflects our consistent delivery, safety record, and construction management excellence.

#54 Nationally · ABC
4 Consecutive Years
ABC Merit Award — First Place

Cemetery Restoration, Gautier, MS

A FEMA-funded restoration of a 40,000 sq ft beachfront cemetery in Gautier, Mississippi — one of the most sensitive and historically significant projects on the Gulf Coast.

  • $300,000 FEMA-funded project
  • 40,000 sq ft beachfront cemetery
  • Repairs to 200+ headstones and 10 tombs
  • New brick and wrought iron perimeter fence
  • Statewide recognition from ABC peers
"He and his team did excellent work on this important job, and this statewide recognition from his peers is much deserved."
— Mayor A.J. Holloway, Gautier, Mississippi
Strategic Partners

Our national network.

KT Builder is affiliated with a network of leading construction firms across the United States, enabling us to deliver projects of any scale with proven local expertise in every region.

01

Consolidated Construction Co. Inc.

Appleton, WI

02

CD Barnes Associates, Inc.

Grand Rapids, MI

03

North Branch Construction, Inc.

Concord, NH

04

R.W. Murray Co.

Manassas, VA

05

R.C. Stevens Construction Co.

Orlando, FL

06

Consolidated Construction Co.

Huntsville, AL

07

Phoenix Builder, LTD.

Rolling Meadows, IL

Construction project at sunset

Let's build something that lasts.