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There’s a culture of mentorship and growth at GHD
W
hile attending
university in Waterloo,
Ont., Sarah Legg
began working with
GHD as a co-op student – and the
opportunities grew from there.
Now in Western Canada, she has
been able to follow her dream of
improving the environment, from
cleaning up contaminated sites in
industrial settings to working with
Indigenous communities on cleanwater projects.
“I had that goal when I was fresh
out of school 16 years ago and I didn’t
know if it was attainable,” says Legg,
business group leader and associate.
“Now, we work with more than 70
First Nations communities across
B.C. on projects for remediation,
waste management, safe drinking
water and more.”
“At GHD, we support our
people to learn and grow with
opportunities to explore and
find their true passion. They
are encouraged to express
ideas and be themselves.”
— Steve Lécuyer
Executive General Manager
for Canada
Legg finds satisfaction being in
an environmental role. She is able
to see sites before GHD teams work
on them and then see the difference
at the end. “It might be a pulp mill
or coal plant we take down and then
do restoration and reclamation, or
replace it with greener energy,” she
says.
“At GHD, we support our people to
learn and grow with opportunities to
explore and find their true passion,”
says Steve Lécuyer, executive general
manager for Canada. “They are
encouraged to express ideas and be
themselves. We value the diversity of
thought.”
GHD is a leading professional
services company operating in the
global markets of water, energy and
resources, environment, property
and buildings, and transportation.
Nearly a quarter of employees are
offered shares in the business, which
is 100 per cent employee owned.
“As a professional services
consulting firm, our people are the
foundation of our business,” says
Lécuyer. “We want to make sure our
employees will be with us for the
long term.”
To this end, employees have quarterly meetings with their managers
to work on a development plan as
well as a professional plan. New
graduates have face to face meetings
with leaders, and the company provides internal leadership programs
right from the start.
Legg found a dedication to
mentorship and growth at GHD. As
soon as she indicated interest in a
leadership role, she and her manager
created a development plan. Among
the training opportunities she has
had was a three-day leadership
course she recently attended in
Orlando, Fla.
Legg also took advantage of the
opportunity to be mentored in the
organization, and she was connected
with a leader in Australia. “There
are no silos in GHD – we have connectivity to resources and mentors
regardless of location,” says Legg.
After six monthly virtual meetings
→ ghd.com/careers
GHD provides employees with the mentorship opportunities and
resources needed to grow in their careers.
where Legg discussed challenges
and goals and worked on homework
between sessions, she was able to
meet her mentor for coffee in person.
He recently transferred to a position
in Vancouver.
Lécuyer believes one reason
people stay with GHD is the variety
and the ability to grow into different
functions. When he started, he was
drawn to the solid group of senior
people with a knowledge base he
could rely upon. They answered his
questions and trained him.
“I began work 25 years ago as a
technical engineer and, over time,
was provided growth opportunities,”
says Lécuyer. “I transitioned into
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management and leadership, and
now I am living proof of what GHD
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Legg describes a supportive
culture that is innovative, inclusive,
technically excellent and respectful.
“There is a sense of teamwork in
problem solving, and it feels like you
are part of something bigger,” she
says. “It was access to leaders that
made me who I am as a business
group leader and engineer.”
More than that, she adds, “There
is an entrepreneurial mindset that if
we link arms and work together and
deliver strong technical work for clients, it can improve our environment
and the communities we work in.” ¢
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