Wood PLC

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2535 3rd Ave SE, Suite 420
Calgary, AB T2A 7W5
Wood PLC is an engineering consulting firm that provides services to public and private-sector clients in a range of industries.

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Recognized as one of Alberta's Top Employers (2025):

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Jan 27, 2025)

Here are some of the reasons why Wood PLC was selected as one of Alberta's Top Employers (2025):

  • Wood PLC supports employees in balancing work and their personal commitments with paid personal days (to a maximum of 13 days each year) -- employees also have the option to participate in an earned days off program, working an extra half hour each day in order to take 1.2 days off each month
  • Wood PLC helps employees build financial literacy with webinars on financial planning, investing and management and encourages employees to shore up savings for the future with matching RSP contributions and a defined contribution pension plan
  • Wood PLC encourages employees to adopt an ownership mentality through a share purchase plan, available to all employees -- the organization also provides generous referral bonuses as an incentive for employees to help recruit candidates from their personal networks, to $5,000 per successful hire
Wood PLC employees play pool at the organization's head office in Calgary   (Photo credit: Sean Phillips)

    Highlights

    Industry Engineering services
    Established in Canada 1848
    Publicly traded yes
    Parent company head office Aberdeen, Scotland
    Major Canadian locations Sarnia ON, Vancouver BC, Saskatoon SK, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Oakville ON, Montréal QC, St. John's NL, Dartmouth NS
    Full-time employees in Canada 2,008
    Part-time employees in Canada 53
    Average age of employees in Canada 47 years
    Longest serving employee 60 years
    Benefits note Wood PLC has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
    Flexible work options hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting, earned days off program
    Long-term savings defined-contribution (DC) pension, matching RSP
    Health plan premium as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
    Health spending account up to $500 each year
    Mental health practitioner benefit up to $1,200 each year
    Maternity top-up (mothers) up to 100% of salary for 6 weeks
    Vacation allowance new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
    Outside survey period outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months
    Employee performance reviews employees receive individual performance reviews every 1 month
    In-house training initiatives in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, 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

    The Career Directory

    Wood PLC has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.
    Wood PLC employees attend a site visit

      Highlights for New Grads

      Industry Engineering services
      Full-time employees in Canada 1,001 to 2,500
      Parent company head office Aberdeen, Scotland
      Major Canadian locations Sarnia ON, Vancouver BC, Saskatoon SK, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Oakville ON, Montréal QC, St. John's NL, Dartmouth 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, leadership training
      Tuition subsidies (related to job) yes
      Typical new grad positions Engineer-in-Training, Junior Designer / Drafter, Junior Project Controller
      Work benefits health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
      Vacation allowance new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

      Academic fields recruited

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