Top Employer: Babcock Canada Inc.

Recognized as one of National Capital Region's Top Employers (2022):

Here are some of the reasons why Babcock Canada Inc. was selected as one of National Capital Region's Top Employers (2022):

Babcock Canada helps employees balance work and their personal lives with a variety of flexible work arrangements and up to 10 paid wellness days per year, which can be used for a variety of personal reasons including medical appointments, mental health, and illness
Babcock Canada has encouraged employees to keep in touch while working from home through a number of virtual events, including online lunch and learns and coffee chats, as well as fundraising initiatives and an awards gala to recognize its employees
Babcock Canada provides new mothers with maternity and parental leave top-up payments (up to 80 per cent of salary for up to 30 weeks) and offers parental top-up for fathers and adoptive parents (to 80 per cent of salary for up to 15 weeks)

Babcock Canada employees visit a graving dock

Industry	Engineering services
Established in Canada	2008
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Babcock International Group
Parent company head office	London, England
Major Canadian hiring locations	Winnipeg MB, Ottawa ON, Victoria BC, Halifax NS
Full-time employees in Canada	502
Average age of employees in Canada	45 years
Longest serving employee	13 years
Long-term savings	non-matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting, earned days off program
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, mentoring
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities

Summer students at Babcock Canada's Ottawa office

Industry	Engineering services
Full-time employees in Canada	251 to 500
Parent company	Babcock International Group
Parent company head office	London, England
Major Canadian hiring locations	Winnipeg MB, Ottawa ON, Victoria BC, Halifax NS
Student opportunities	summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services
Other info for new grads	Education or experience with naval architecture, engineering design (such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks), supply chain or integrated logistics, and systems engineering may be an asset.
Typical new grad positions	Buyer, Junior Buyer, Junior Engineer (Mechanical and/or Electrical), Junior Naval Architect, Engineering Designer, Project Assistant, Material Analyst, Administrative Assistant, Human Resources Clerk
Starting salary	$55K to $60K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 10 paid days)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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