Strong commitment to employee opportunity and growth highlighted
by regional survey
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/IngramsMagazine?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#IngramsMagazinelt;/agt;–Black & Veatch, a global leader in engineering, construction and
consulting services, today announced the company has been named one of Ingram’s
“Best Companies to Work For.” Ingram’s chose Black & Veatch based on its
commitment to developing professionals through multiple leadership,
performance and career development opportunities as well as a strong
focus on client satisfaction, diversity & inclusion and community
service.
“As a global organization of more than 10,000 professionals, we value
the differences across our workforce and believe it is our competitive
strength,” said Steve Edwards, Black & Veatch’s Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. “Black & Veatch strives to provide professionals with
flexible opportunities to learn, develop and grow to their fullest
potential while providing competitive compensation and benefits.”
Black & Veatch professionals have opportunities to access a company-wide
mentoring program as well as hundreds of business-related training
opportunities annually. In addition, the company has established several
active Employee Resource Groups including: Young Professionals, Women’s
Network, Global Fusion, Christian Friends Network, Pride, Merge
(Military) and EBONY (cultures of African origins or ethnicities).
Highlighting its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Steve Edwards
recently signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge. The
pledge commits the company to nurturing a trusting workplace that values
inclusiveness, enables difficult conversations about diversity and
inclusion, expands education about unconscious bias and examines both
best and unsuccessful practices aimed at creating an inclusive work
environment.
Community engagement was also highlighted by Ingram’s as the
Black & Veatch Foundation contributed more than $1M globally to STEM
educational and disaster relief organizations.
“Being a 100 percent employee-owned company, when professionals build
value for the company, they enjoy the benefits,” added Stephanie
Hasenbos-Case, Chief Human Resources Officer for Black & Veatch.
“Employee ownership inspires long careers for our professionals and
provides opportunities to share in the company’s success. This lays the
foundation for being among the best places to work in the communities
where our professionals live, work and play.”
For more information about career opportunities with Black & Veatch,
please visit: https://careers.bv.com/
About Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is an employee-owned, global leader in building critical
human infrastructure in Energy, Water, Telecommunications and Government
Services. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of
people in over 100 countries through consulting, engineering,
construction, operations and program management. Our revenues in 2018
were US$3.5 billion. Follow us on www.bv.com and
in social media.
Contacts
CHRISTOPHER CLARK | +1 913-458-2778 P | +1 816-674-0572 M | [email protected]
24-HOUR
MEDIA HOTLINE | +1 866-496-9149
