Working at Austin Industries

Austin Industries is made up of three operating companies in three distinct construction industries. This diversity of work coupled with our internal job posting program provides employee-owners with a wide range of opportunities in varying roles.

There are a variety of internal and external opportunities to enhance employee-owners' leadership, management and technical skills. Managers and direct reports identify and address developmental needs for current work assignments and future opportunities.

It’s a scheduled time for you and your manager to set performance goals, measure past performance, and assess your direction in the organization. Emphasis is put on individual development, determining the skills or abilities needed to reach your performance/career goals, and identifying the best way to deliver those skills and knowledge to you.

15% of Austin’s employee-owners receive promotions anually.  Austin has an average employee-owner tenure of 9 years, and the Senior Management team has an average tenure of 20 years.

Your performance is reviewed annually for compensation adjustments.

Many of our career tracks encourage rotation through several operational areas. It is considered a key developmental tool for assuring that future leaders have a well-rounded view of the company.

Austin’s Performance Improvement Council (PIC) process is a means by which employee-owners participate in problem-solving and decision-making for the purpose of improving the company’s performance. The process is directed on a company-wide basis by the Corporate PIC Steering Committee, comprised of the presidents of Austin’s operating companies and the senior officers of the parent company, Austin Industries. Each Austin operating company has a Company PIC that is comprised of the president and senior officers of the operating company, which oversees the PIC process within the operating company. Company PICs charter and create task PICs. A task PIC is comprised of employee-owners who meet regularly over a period of time to address a specific area of a company’s operation. This group develops and recommends strategies for improving performance within the subject area of the assignment. The PIC process for improving Austin’s performance dates back to 1983 and is an important part of the company’s operations.

Pay structures, bonus programs, and long-term incentives are based on company performance.