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CANADA’S TOP EMPLOYERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (2026)
PCL Leadership
Academy
College of
Construction
Mentorship programs
PCL Construction provides mobility assistance for employees, making it easier to gain job experience through
placements in different communities.
career-building advice. Last
year, the firm introduced My
Career Builder, a personal
program that shows
employees exactly where they
fit in the organization now
and where they might have
pcl.com/careers
opportunities to grow.
“We really do try to make sure
there’s a lot of clarity,” Carter
says.
Coutts has taken College
of Construction courses on
scheduling, mobile cranes and
rigging, and various safety
procedures. Barely three years
into his career at PCL, he’s already
had two formal mentors and
some informal ones — including
very senior managers — and
has stayed in touch with all of
80+ sponsorships
for educational
institutions
them. The company has low staff
turnover, he notes, which means
relationships tend to last.
“It’s a big company but it doesn’t
feel big,” he says. “It feels a bit like
a family. It feels like everybody
knows each other.”
