The construction and heavy industry benchmark covers industries that are often doing things on a grand physical scale. They employ engineers, machinery operators and other skilled workers who can bring big projects and endeavors to life.
~9m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~200
Organizations
These insights represent ~9m questions answered from ~200 organizations, ranging in size from 10 to 34,600 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
19%
Automotive
14%
Utilities
14%
Renewables & Environment
12%
Oil & Energy
10%
Civil Engineering
6%
Environmental Services
5%
Industrial Automation
5%
Machinery
5%
Mining & Metals
3%
Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
3%
Building Materials
2%
Oceania
61%
North America
23%
Europe
9%
Asia
5%
MEA
1%
South America
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 26% compared with other industries.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 18 and is in the bottom 19% 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 | 70% 3% 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] | 84% 3% below global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 80% 4% below global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 65% 6% below global average |
People working in Construction & Heavy Industry are similarly engaged as other industries.
The highest scoring question for Construction & Heavy Industry had 89% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Construction & Heavy Industry were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 15% of people disagreeing (+3% 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 and Heavy Industry 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 and Heavy Industry organizations.
1 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 73% favorable Leadership |
2 The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | 69% favorable Leadership |
3 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 70% favorable Learning & Development |
4 Day-to-day decisions here demonstrate that quality and improvement are top priorities | 65% favorable Service & Quality Focus |
5 [Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals | 59% favorable Company Performance |
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] | 73% favorable Leadership |
2 I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | 76% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
3 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 61% favorable Learning & Development |
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 | 3.6 stars (-0.2) |
Culture and Values | 3.5 stars (-0.4) |
Work Life Balance | 3.5 stars (-0.3) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.5 stars (-0.1) |
Career Opportunities | 3.2 stars (-0.3) |
Recommend to Friend | 67.0% (-4) |
CEO Approval | 85.0% (+1) |
Organizations in Construction & Heavy Industry tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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