Our purpose
- Purpose and values
Our purpose
We're one of the largest employee-owned engineering, management and development consultancies in the world. From planning and design to delivery and maintenance, we take care of the critical systems by applying our technical expertise and digital innovation.
Our purpose is to use our expertise for the benefit of our clients and the communities they serve.
Driven by purpose
Social, economic and environmental changes are happening at a rapid rate across the globe, and people's needs, aspirations, and ambitions are evolving alongside them. This means our clients are facing increasingly complex and evolving challenges that require innovative solutions, engineered by experts.
Being independently owned, our clients know that we make the right decisions for the right reasons, guided by our purpose and values. This independence allows us to stay focused on delivering excellence, even amidst complex challenges, to maximise the benefits of major infrastructure projects for as many people as possible.
Through positive actions, we help our clients grow while enhancing accessibility, inclusion, empowerment, resilience, and wellbeing in the communities they serve.
A global team delivering impact
Our team of technical experts, environmental specialists, engineers, project managers, planners, economists, creative thinkers and scientists bring the freshest perspectives, sharpest skill sets, and highest value insights imaginable.
The result? A global network of brilliant people, ready to transform any challenge into an opportunity, simplify complexity, and add value at every step.
Excellence at your service
We have a retention rate of over 90% for senior professionals. High retention rates deepen our collective experience, skills, and knowledge. Our ownership model empowers us to invest in all the core elements of excellence: exceptional people, supported by industry-leading systems and technology. Through professional networks and regular excellence fora, we foster continuous learning, fresh ideas and innovation across the company.
Building a better world
Our work makes an impact. We help create the essential infrastructure needed for a more inclusive and resilient society.
We ensure every project is connected to real-world, real-people experiences, placing improvement at the core of our efforts. Whether it’s in health, education, disaster recovery, equality, or using our influence to make a positive difference for those who need it most, we are committed to making a tangible impact.
We are trusted by our clients and the communities they serve to deliver transformative outcomes.
We have a retention rate of over 90% for senior professionals. High retention rates deepen our collective experience, skills, and knowledge.
We are employee owned
Being one of the world's largest employee-owned companies makes us proud of our independence – a spirit that comes from belonging only to the colleagues who work for us. We feel the benefits of our ownership structure every day, but what does this mean for our clients?
Uncompromising values
Independent ownership means that we can choose our own direction without the influence of outside investors. This allows us to focus on what we believe is important for our clients and our communities, firmly guided by our purpose and values. We can keep taking the right decisions, for the right reasons.
Sustained growth
From high repeat business rates and above-average staff retention to strong colleague collaboration and a drive to go the extra mile, our ownership model has seen countless wins and decades of sustained growth.
Unparalleled people
Knowing this company belongs to us empowers everyone here to achieve more for our clients, innovate our services, pursue technical excellence and develop our core strength – our brilliant people.
Making a positive difference
Our autonomy allows us to invest in a future of our choosing; to create a sustainable, long-term business that can make a positive difference – to transform our clients’ businesses, our societies and our employee opportunities.
Unwavering stability
Independent studies show that employee-owned businesses are more resilient and faster to recover in economic downturns. Why? Because they're like us, they're invested in the future, fully committed to what's next and ready to take on tomorrow's challenges, today.
Our values
Learn about Our Code and our PRIDE Values, a set of guiding principles that help us make great decisions, do the right thing and work with integrity, every day.
