“We’ve put a lot of investment into our next generation of engineers and managers to help fit into the vision that we have for the company.”
Aberdeen-headquartered Wood was pronounced the winner of the Large Employer of the Year accolade at the 12th annual ECI Training and Development Awards, which celebrated excellence in training and development.
It was recognised for its focus on investing in the next generation of engineers and managers at the prestigious ceremony at One Marylebone in London organised by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB).
Wood, one of the world’s leading consulting and engineering companies operating across energy and materials markets, scooped the award for employers of more than 250 people.
The judging panel, made up of Mark Fotheringham from Infinity Engineering, Tracey Shelley from BCECA and John Webster from Applus UK, recognised the company for demonstrating “exceptional commitment to employee development, innovative training programmes and a supportive work environment”.
“It’s great recognition that we’re going in the right direction. Over the last couple of years, we’ve been through a lot of transformations in terms of the organisation and adapting to new markets.
“We’ve put a lot of investment into our next generation of engineers and managers to help fit into the vision that we have for the company.
“The focus has been on transitioning into new energy and trying to bring new talent in. It’s different to what we have done before, so we’ve had to restructure how we attract the right talent into the business and then take their passion and drive it through the rest of the organisation.
“There are a lot of opportunities coming up. It’s a really interesting time to be in the business and the industry and I’m excited for the team for being recognised with this award.”
David McCleneghan
UK Head of Engineering, Wood
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