WGE achieves Aon Hewitt Best Employer status – for the fourth year in a row!

The WGE team are proud to announce their 4th consecutive accreditation as an Aon Hewitt Best Employer in Australia and New Zealand. WGE have a truly unique culture with a strong focus on it’s people that accounts for this amazing achievement.

WGE’s focus on people and culture continues to help:

• drive staff engagement,
  • create a unique working environment; and
  • improve client satisfaction.

“We did not start this journey to win awards. We did it because we really wanted to make this a great place to work”, WGE’s CEO José Granado says.
“If we are going to maintain and grow our position as one of Australia’s foremost engineering consultancies, we need to do all we can to retain our people. We aim to create an environment that facilitates and drives engagement, with our unique culture being at the centre of everything we do.”

Here are some initiatives WGE are proud of:

• Hire people not only for their technical capability, but equally as importantly, for their passion and cultural fit.
  • Even in difficult times ensure social and cultural initiatives remain a priority.
  • Always look to improve communication around the company’s strategy and core values to ensure people understand the importance of their role.
  • Create a positive environment and host activities that allow employees and often clients, to relax and have a good time together.

According to the survey results what can others learn from WGE?

• In difficult times, focus on what you can control.
• Choose employees with passion, then equip them with opportunity.
• Great colleague relationships drive high engagement and client satisfaction.

The Aon Hewitt survey was completed by 329 employees at WGE. In Aon Hewitt’s Best Employers study for 2014-15, 148 organisations and over 92,500 employees participated.