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An entrepreneurial spirit fuels success at Hatch Ltd.
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ost Hatch Ltd.
employees have two
things in common,
according to Pierre
Olivier, regional managing director
for Western Canada. The first is
a passion for solving problems.
“That’s a good thing,” says Olivier.
“We respond to the world’s toughest
challenges that face our clients
around the world.”
The second thing that ties Hatch
employees together is an entrepreneurial spirit that permeates the
entire company. “We’re a private
business that nourishes entrepreneurial behaviour,” says Olivier.
“They give us a lot of space
to start initiatives, and if they
think those initiatives would
benefit the company, they’ll let
us run with it. They’re open to
any kind of idea.”
— Charlotte-Skye Fullerton
Workforce Planning Coordinator
Hatch provides fertile ground
for problem solvers. The global
engineering company has 10,000
professionals who solve a range of
problems for clients in the metals
and minerals, energy, transportation and infrastructure sectors,
working on a vast range of problems:
everything from reducing carbon
emissions to making transportation
systems safer.
With offices on six continents and
a global reach that includes projects
in 150 countries, Hatch functions as
an innovation hub for engineers, inventors, technical experts and other
employees. Working in tandem with
its engineers, the company boasts
expertise in many complementary
areas, including digital innovation,
climate change, community engagement, technologies and advisory
services.
Charlotte-Skye Fullerton has only
been with the company for three
years and she’s already changed roles
three times, recently moving into her
new role as a workforce planning
coordinator. At her Montréal office,
she also sits on a Hatch employee
committee called Femmes de génie.
She says Hatch has opened a world
of opportunity to pursue her own
passions.
“The people I work with are smart.
They challenge me and stimulate me
intellectually every day,” she says.
“The regional managers trust their
teams and they don’t micromanage
us. They give us a lot of space to
start initiatives, and if they think
those initiatives would benefit the
company, they’ll let us run with it.
They’re open to any kind of idea.”
At the same time, Hatch gives
employees a voice by maintaining
a flat organizational structure,
according to Fullerton; a place where
an entry-level employee can communicate with someone in senior
management through an email or a
knock on the door.
Fullerton is not an engineer. She
joined Hatch with a newly minted
MBA, along with a bachelor’s degree
in biochemistry. “The fact that
I’ve already changed positions a
couple of times shows that there
are so many opportunities, even for
someone who isn’t in engineering,”
she says.
“There are many diverse
Forge your future
Employees at Hatch have diverse backgrounds, enabling them to
solve problems in innovative ways.
backgrounds and degrees here.
It creates this amazing company
environment with people who are
business-oriented, technical, or who
lean toward human behaviour; all
kinds of skills. There are many paths
you can create for yourself and so
much you can learn here at Hatch.”
“We value our unique culture
here,” says Olivier. “Our employees
become experts in their field,
and because their skills are in
demand around the world, they
reach communities and colleagues
globally, where the world’s toughest
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mental health practitioner benefit
challenges need to be addressed.”
Olivier says Hatch values employees who are technical experts in
their field and can deliver solutions
to its diverse clients. “All our employees are valued equally, whether
their skills are in a technical field, or
their strengths lie in leading teams
of people,” he says. “By supporting
everyone who works at Hatch, it
helps our business thrive.
“We’re a business that helps
design the future,” says Olivier. “The
way we’ve managed to impact the
world is phenomenal.” ¢
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