Currently , 23 per cent of our staff is female , which is still an area for improvement but it ’ s above the construction industry standard
at the moment , so our people are our most valuable resource . As a business , we pride ourselves in having a low staff churn rate and that the loyalty of our staff is not underestimated , and we recognise they are one of our strongest assets .”
Jackson actively seeks to hire more women to improve diversity within its workforce . “ Currently , 23 per cent of our staff is female , which is still an area for improvement , but it ’ s above the construction industry standard . The lack of focus on STEM in the education system is one of the drivers behind those low numbers . The more women we can get into STEM , the better . We ’ re already seeing some results with a lot more female engineers and graduates coming into the construction side of the business ,” he states .
Brian admires the way the company is run with a family feel which seems to be good for staff retention . While not a familyrun business , Jackson has core values it lives by . “ We ' ve got five principal values – we call them our five pillars – and social value is one of them .” he says . “ Our social value is all about how we impact the communities around us . Civil engineering has a bit of a bad reputation because we do roadworks , and the last thing people want is to be stuck in traffic . So , we need to make sure that our business makes a ccemagazine . com 79