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CANADA’S TOP EMPLOYERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (2025)
Fluor Canada helps young talent build their networks
N
icole Grandinetti was
familiar with Fluor
Canada well before
she began working
for the company in
2022. While Grandinetti was still
in school in 2020, the company
invited her and other students
from her university to join its
employee resource groups (ERGs)
in an informal capacity and attend
their virtual events.
“I got to meet Fluor’s head of
human resources and the director
of operations, people I wouldn’t
have otherwise met, and hear
them talk about professional
growth. It was a great networking
opportunity, especially in a virtual
environment,” says Grandinetti,
28, now a materials management
specialist.
We’re very much about
building the next
generation, making
sure they’re being
developed and seeing
them challenged,
satisfied, happy and
engaged.
— Conrad Dickson
Project Operations Leader
That outreach left an impression. “When the opportunity
presented itself for me to join
the company, it was a really easy
choice,” she says. Grandinetti first
joined as an intern and was quickly hired full-time, working within
the supply chain department.
Fluor, an engineering, procurement and construction company
Fluor Canada offers employees access to its in-house, online training portal with a vast number of courses
available.
with its Canadian headquarters
in Calgary, has long prioritized
supporting and developing young
employees with training opportunities, ERGs and committees
they can join, and a formal talent
development committee, says
Conrad Dickson, project operations leader.
“We’re very much about building the next generation, making
sure they’re being developed and
seeing them challenged, satisfied,
happy and engaged,” he says.
Dickson himself is proof
positive, having joined Fluor fresh
out of university 25 years ago. The
chemical engineer by training says
he was drawn to the company for
the opportunity to work in a variety of roles and travel the world.
About seven years of his career
were in his original field, before
he moved on to other roles in
construction, estimating, project
management and operations.
“From the early days through
to my current role I had amazing
support from my leaders, sponsors
and mentors, expressing confidence when I didn’t – just saying,
‘Hey, you can do this, we’re here to
support you,’ and pushing me into
stretch roles,” he says.
One of the first ERGs Fluor
launched was the Graduates
Advancing to Professionalism
group for early-career staff.
Employees who start at Fluor
within four years of graduation are
automatically enrolled. The group
hosts professional development
opportunities, networking, and
social events, such as laser tag and
mini golf.
“It’s really cool that starting at
the company you automatically
have a network,” says Grandinetti.
“It’s nice to meet people who are
in your broader department, or
maybe outside of your discipline
as well, especially since the team
I’m on is a smaller team.”
For employees who want to
grow within their role, move up
the career ladder or transition
to a different team, Fluor has an
in-house online training portal
with a huge number of courses. “Professional training and
development is critical for us as
we pride ourselves on execution
excellence in the industry. We
want our people to have every
opportunity to do their jobs well,”
Dickson says.
