Working at Austin Bridge & Road
We provide training and development programs to enhance leadership, management and technical skills, as well as internal promotions, job rotations and relocations to promote opportunities for increasing levels of growth and responsibility. Each of these opportunities allows our employee-owners to improve both personally and professionally while contributing to the long-term success of the company.
Employee ownership creates a collaborative culture, as each individual strives for the good of the whole. Likewise, the whole is concerned with the individual. It is a one-and-the-same paradox.
Programs designed to foster this employee-ownership culture include:
Job Opportunity Program
Allows current employee-owners the opportunity to gain more company knowledge and responsibility by applying for higher level internal openings.
Management Accountability Process (MAP)
A process designed to help direct the accomplishments and advancement of employee-owners. MAP sessions are encouraged every four months to set performance goals, measure past performance and assess direction in the organization. Emphasis is put on individual development, determining the skills or abilities needed to reach performance/career goals, and identifying the best way to deliver those skills and knowledge to the employee-owner.
Performance Improvement Councils (PICs)
Provide a framework for collaborative problem-solving as employee-owners from various areas of the organization openly provide input and identify concerns about specific business issues in order to develop measures of improvement.
Open Door Policy
As a means of resolving workplace disputes (1) promotes open lines of communication, (2) reduces delay and difficulty in problem-solving, and (3) promotes win-win solutions. Facilitators and a telephone hotline assist employee-owners confidentially.
Job Rotation
A key developmental tool for assuring future leaders a well-rounded view of the company.
On-the-job Training
A proven method for learning new skills and expanding knowledge of the industry.
Formal Training
Increases knowledge and capabilities through classroom training. Managers work with direct reports to identify and address developmental needs. Computer software, time management, construction law, interviewing skills and job cost analysis are just a few of the classes that employee-owners can access.