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A better world starts with community at Fluor Canada
A
s a new engineering
graduate, Kelty
Macleod knew Fluor
Canada Ltd. had a
reputation as the
place to go if you wanted to do
real engineering calculations and
test yourself on complex projects.
Twenty-seven years and
countless rewarding global
projects later, the manager of
engineering has thrived at Fluor
thanks to the people and support.
“I’ve always had an
opportunity to grow,” says
Macleod. “There’s always been a
role or a challenge and people to
support me. It feels like a
community.”
The sentiment is understandable for the Fluor team —
building communities is part of
what the Calgary-headquartered
engineering, procurement and
construction company does.
I’ve always had an
opportunity to grow.
There’s always been a
role or a challenge and
people to support me. It
feels like a community.
— Kelty Macleod
Manager of Engineering,
Fluor Canada
Fluor provides technical
expertise that helps solve real
world challenges, including
large economic endeavours like a
multi-billion-dollar LNG facility
or carbon capture and renewable
diesel projects that provide
Employees at Fluor Canada volunteer with Hull Services in Calgary.
sustainable solutions.
“But we also have a huge focus
on building communities,” says
Macleod.
Fluor projects are balanced
with direct community impact.
At the LNG Canada Project
in Kitimat, B.C., for example,
an Introduction to Industrial
Construction Bootcamp was
created in partnership with the
UA Piping Industry College of BC
and SkilledTradesBC, targeting
young adults in local surrounding
communities. At its peak, the
project created over 4,500 jobs
for as many as 7,000 people when
accounting for shift work.
“Wherever we work, we want to
strengthen the community,” says
Macleod.
In Calgary, Fluor supports the
Calgary Food Bank and Hull
Services (a youth mental health
non-profit) among other causes.
But building a better world
also means looking inward
and providing support and
opportunities for employees.
“Creating an environment
where people want to come work,
they feel safe and supported —
all of those things are building a
better world,” says Macleod.
Fluor takes a multifaceted
approach to employee wellness
by focusing on mental, physical,
financial and social well-being
through comprehensive resources
and programming.
“The company understands
that well-being is essential to
performance, as well as fostering
a supportive environment for
employees to thrive,” says April
Chappell, talent acquisition lead,
Canada.
Being a leader in engineering
and project execution means
emphasizing safety — which
extends from the construction
site to the workers — and is built
on a foundation of employee
wellness with mental health
first aid training, including
$5,000 per dependant for mental
health services and a 100 per
cent employee-led wellness
committee.
“Ultimately we want everyone
to be able to show up to work
with their best selves forward,”
says Chappell.
Unlike other benefit plans that
may have tight restrictions on
wellness spending, Fluor also
provides flex dollars to allocate in
different areas including a health
spending account, additional paid
time off, RRSP contributions or
personal health spending.
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