At Halcrow, we recognise the importance of individual competitiveness, and we make sure that our employees have opportunities to develop and master new skills that will advance their careers.
We encourage the pursuit of technical excellence by, for example, allocation of study leave and project mentoring; by encouraging employees to contribute to engineers’ conferences so that ideas and developments are shared, not hoarded; and through a continual process of upgrading employees’ professional qualifications.
Employees benefit from internal and external training which may be delivered in person or online.
There is an annual review which is not primarily about performance, but about career and personal development.
There is also the opportunity to take part in our Project Excellence programme, where you'll be paired with a handpicked and trained mentor.
Professional performance is linked to reward – the annual review is timed to fit with the salary review process.
Integral to this focus on development and learning is the vital principle that people must be allowed to learn through their mistakes.
To quote the American diplomat Edward Phelps, “The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.”