PCL named Alberta’s Best Workplace

EDMONTON, Alberta – The PCL family of companies was named Alberta’s Best Workplace in the Best Overall Workplace for Over 500 Employees and Best Workplace for Training and Development categories on Wednesday, February 27 in Edmonton. This is the inaugural year for these awards through Alberta Venture magazine. For more information on Alberta Venture’s Alberta’s Best Workplaces awards, please visit www.alberatventure.com.

“To be recognized as the best workplace overall is a big honor. Our employees are very proud of where they work and this award demonstrates that their efforts in making PCL a great workplace are paying off,” said Ross Grieve, president and CEO of the PCL family of companies, after the ceremony.

Mr. Grieve also went to say that the Best Workplace for Training and Development award is a testament to the commitment PCL has to the training and mentoring of PCL employees through the group’s College of Construction. “It is so important that we continue the century-long tradition of construction excellence at PCL,” says Grieve. 

The 100% employee-owned PCL family of companies employees more than 3,000 full-time professional and administrative salaried staff and more than 5,500 hourly trades people in 28 locations across continental North America, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Caribbean. PCL’s construction volume is now more than $5 billion annually. The group is #3 on the 50 Best Employers in Canada list and a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best Managed program.

The PCL family continues has grown every year since the employees took over ownership in 1977 and is always looking for new talent to join the organization. Career opportunities are posted at www.pcl.com in the Careers section.

For further information, please contact: 
Wade Wilson
Communications Specialist
PCL Constructors Inc.
Phone: (780) 733-5024
Email: wwilson@pcl.com