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.
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Benchmark status
We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.
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Construction
86%
Building Materials
7%
Civil Engineering
7%
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 top 25% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 26 and is in the top 46% compared with the overall average.
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 | 75% 8% above global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 86% 2% above global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 61% 2% above global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 86% 1% below global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 69% 2% below global average |
People working in Construction North America are similarly engaged as the overall average.
The highest scoring question for Construction North America had 92% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (+1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Social Connection.
People in Construction North America were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 20% of people disagreeing (+4% above average).
In the short term, 18% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+0% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 7% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-3% 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.
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 | 4.0 stars (+0.2) |
Culture and Values | 4.1 stars (+0.2) |
Work Life Balance | 3.7 stars (-0.1) |
Compensation and Benefits | 4.0 stars (+0.4) |
Career Opportunities | 3.7 stars (+0.2) |
Recommend to Friend | 78.0% (+7) |
CEO Approval | 94.0% (+10) |
Organizations in Construction North America tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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