Top Employer: Turner Construction Company Ltd.

Recognized as one of BC's Top Employers (2023):

Here are some of the reasons why Turner Construction Company Ltd. was selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2023):

Turner Construction Company encourages employees to get out and support charitable initiatives in their community, offering paid volunteer time and generous matching charitable donations, up to $500 annually
Turner Construction Company encourages employees to become recruiters for the firm with generous new employee referral bonuses, from $1,500 to $14,000 depending on the position
Turner Construction Company manages a reduced summer hours program that includes a company-paid early shutdown every Friday afternoon, from the end of May to the end of August

An employee at the Turner Construction Company office (Photo credit: Chiang Liu)

Industry	Construction
Established in Canada	1951
Parent company	Turner Construction
Parent company head office	New York, NY, United States
Major Canadian hiring locations	Toronto ON, Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	139
Part-time employees in Canada	3
Average age of employees in Canada	34 years
Longest serving employee	22 years
Hybrid work	office equipment loan program, varying by role
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, telecommuting, reduced summer hours
Long-term savings	matching RSP, non-matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 80% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $750 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 8 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 8 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 8 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2 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, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer

Turner Construction Company employees on a work site

Industry	Construction
Full-time employees in Canada	101 to 250
Parent company	Turner Construction
Parent company head office	New York, NY, United States
Major Canadian hiring locations	Toronto ON, Vancouver BC
Student opportunities	paid internships, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services, leadership training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Project Coordinator, Estimating Assistant, Marketing Coordinator, Administrative Assistant, Project Safety Assistant, Procurement Agent
Starting salary	$60K to $70K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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