People

How do we retain and develop our people?
Retention of our staff is crucial to the continuing success of our business. We support our people to ensure they have the right skills and knowledge not only to ensure success in their roles but also the fulfilment of their career potential.

How do we manage and motivate our people?
Our approach to people development and leadership creates motivated, effective teams capable of high performance. We are committed to leadership and technical training, as well as support and development programmes for our graduates and technicians because we understand that our people are essential for the company’s growth and development.

Recognising Success
We offer reward and incentive schemes aligned with performance and run annual success awards for people, projects and performance. Capita has a comprehensive suite of flexible benefits and encourage employee ownership through our share savings and ownership schemes.

Equality and Diversity
Capita Symonds have been formed from bringing together a diverse range of businesses, people and partnership. We recruit and employ people of all ages and backgrounds harnessing their varied skills and ideas. Throughout the recruitment process we focus simply of the requirements of the job and on each individual applicant’s liability and suitability for the work.

How do we measure staff satisfaction?
We listen to our people and act on their feedback. Each year we undertake a staff satisfaction survey and the People Development Group, which consists of representatives from each division in Capita Symonds, develop and manage an action plan from the survey.

How do we promote employee wellbeing?
We are committed to the health, safety and welfare of all employees, visitors and contractors.

How do we co-ordinate and drive initiatives?
Capita Symonds has a People Development Group which consists of representatives from around the business who meet every 2-3 months. In line with the company 2 Year People Development Strategy, they look at building on and improving initiatives and programmes under the following themes:

People Initiatives

Capita Symonds Success Awards
Each year Capita Symonds hold the ‘Success Awards’ for all staff. The award catergories cover Successful People, Successful Projects and Successful Performance

Construction Ambassadors
Capita Symonds encourage all graduates to become a Construction Ambassador. This gives them the opportunity to motivate young people to consider construction as a career path and develop their own skills.

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