The construction benchmark includes organizations that are involved in construction directly as well as via the construction supply chain with materials. These organizations tend to undertake contracting work on large commercial projects. Though there is also representation with some firms engaging in residential projects additionally.
~1.8m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~50
Organizations
These insights represent ~1.8m questions answered from ~50 organizations, ranging in size from 20 to 4,000 people, in the last 12 months.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.
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Construction
70%
Civil Engineering
21%
Building Materials
9%
Oceania
62%
North America
21%
Europe
11%
Asia
5%
MEA
1%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the bottom 33% compared with other industries.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 21 and is in the bottom 27% compared with other industries.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 71% 4% above global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 58% 1% below global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 85% 2% below global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 81% 3% below global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 63% 8% below global average |
People working in Construction are similarly engaged as other industries.
The highest scoring question for Construction had 88% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-3% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Construction were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 20% of people disagreeing (+8% above average).
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Construction organizations.
I have confidence in the leaders at [Company]
The factor this relates most closely to is Leadership
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Construction organizations.
1 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 72% favorable Leadership |
2 The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | 67% favorable Leadership |
3 I am given opportunities to develop skills relevant to my interests | 69% favorable Learning & Development |
4 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 70% favorable Learning & Development |
5 At [Company] we act on promising new or innovative ideas | 65% favorable Innovation |
In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 9% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-1% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 72% favorable Leadership |
2 I am given opportunities to develop skills relevant to my interests | 69% favorable Learning & Development |
3 I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | 76% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.7 stars (-0.1) |
Culture and Values | 3.6 stars (-0.3) |
Work Life Balance | 3.5 stars (-0.3) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.3 stars (-0.3) |
Career Opportunities | 3.5 stars (+0) |
Recommend to Friend | 67.0% (-4) |
CEO Approval | 94.0% (+10) |
Organizations in Construction tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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