Jim Dent Construction

Jim Dent Construction, known as DENT, is a heavy civil construction company founded in 1974 and headquartered in Hope, British Columbia. The firm employs more than 250 skilled professionals and operates four locations across the province, with additional offices in Kelowna, Vancouver and Elkford. Its work covers design, engineering and field execution, including EPC project delivery for projects exceeding $100 million.

The company's technical domains span heavy civil construction, hydroelectric projects, transmission lines and substations, along with design and engineering services. Sector work is divided across power, mining, oil and gas, and infrastructure projects throughout British Columbia. DENT describes its approach as start-to-finish, taking projects from design and engineering through to completion in the field.

Skilled workers at DENT operate within an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality system and under stated commitments to health and safety and environmental stewardship. The company holds memberships with Cognibox, BCCSA, ISNetworld, BC Forest Safe and the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, and reports more than 40 years of collaboration with Indigenous communities. DENT states that its workforce is its greatest resource, with long-term employment and loyalty valued alongside continuous growth.