A remarkable 56 year career in pile driving comes to close on November 1, 2025. Longtime PDCA Contractor Member Wayne Waters contacted the organization in October to notify staff that he is closing EWS Construction Consulting Corporation, but intends to transition his membership in PDCA to Retired Member. He became a consultant in 2019 after he sold Ed Waters & Sons Contracting, the St. Augustine, FL-based driven pile installation company where he had worked since 1969.

"You know, we did so many projects around Jacksonville, FL that when I drive members of my family by buildings and bridges in the city, I can often tell them the number of piles underneath them, and the size of each of them," noted Waters. "The kids will look at me and say, Grandpa, you don't even remember what you had for breakfast yesterday, how can I believe what you're telling me? But to succeed in this business, you've got to eat sleep and breathe it. And I've done that for 56 years. Now, it's time focus on other areas of my life."

Back in 1995, Wayne's career took an unexpected turn when his friend and fellow pile driver Woody Ford from Ford Pile Foundations in Virginia Beach, VA convinced him to help a small group that was formalizing an industry organization to exclusively serve pile driving professionals around the country. Wayne joined with the group which, months later, incorporated PDCA, now in it's 30th year. He founding Board of Directors member and helped guide the organization in its infancy. In 2004, he served a term as PDCA president. Wayne was part of the leadership team that conceived PDCA initiatives that are like the Project of the Year Awards, PileDriver magazine, an Annual Conference, all important, thriving programs to this day.

Wayne has five adult children and nine grandkids (ages 10-19) living across three states, and he wants to be part of their lives. "I realized that my work gets in the way doing what I really want to do, which is spend time with my family that is growing up."

PDCA congratulates Wayne on a long and impactful career!


Wayne Waters joins the ranks of PDCA Retired Members, which includes some of the industry's most recognized names. If you are retired from a career in the deep foundations industry and would like to participate in PDCA, all you need to do complete and submit an online profile. CLICK HERE to be redirected to the enrollment page, or just call PDCA at (904) 215-4771. A nominal, annual dues payment of $95 is asked of Retired Members.  

Here are some of the PDCA Retired Members: