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Experience an Engaged Workforce

By embracing feedback and taking an employee-driven approach, we’ve cultivated a company culture that prioritizes connection and engagement.

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Working at Benesch

We understand that everyone is unique and wants something different from their workplace. That’s why we are determined to create an inclusive environment that allows each employee to make the most of their life at Benesch.

Happy hours, sports leagues, skills trainings, service events—you name, we have it. Whether you’re looking to form lasting connections with coworkers, focus on professional development or get involved with the community, Benesch makes it easy.

Amar Bhojwani Headshot

The Benesch culture is really important to me. I know a lot of people go to work and that’s all it is – work. But at Benesch, it’s more than that. We all truly enjoy being around each other on a professional and personal level.

Amar Bhojwani, PE, Project Engineer
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Employee-Led Initiatives

When it comes to engagement initiatives, we let our employees lead the way. Through four focus teams, our employees work together to create policies, programs and initiatives that create meaningful change at Benesch.

    • Corporate Social Responsibility Team: is committed to encouraging community involvement, supporting charitable causes, and finding ways to lessen our impact on the environment.

    • Rewards & Recognition Team: promotes a culture of appreciation by developing new recognition programs and providing employees with ways to give and receive rewards and recognition.

    • Work-Life Team: explores ideas and initiatives that positively impact employees’ abilities to be productive at work and balance changing work-life needs.

Supporting Worthy Causes

Through various giving initiatives, Benesch supports the communities where our employees live and work.

~$100K
donated to charitable causes in the last year
~30,000
items donated to food banks during the holidays
$57,000
awarded in scholarships to our summer interns

Bringing Coworkers Together

Our Employee Resource Group program brings together coworkers with similar identity attributes for social and professional networking, as well as opportunities for establishing new company processes, programs and events.

Established to build a network of members dedicated to the advancement and affirmation of all LGBTQ+ employees, Benesch Pride aims to:

  • Increase the number of and visibility for LGBTQ+ employees at Benesch
  • Connect with LGBTQ+ professional organizations within the AEC industry
  • Ensure Benesch maintains LGBTQ+ affirming policies and is a safe workplace for LGBTQ+ employees

Established to create a cross-cultural community that fosters cultural awareness and encourages inclusive dialogue, the Benesch Cultural Alliance aims to:

  • Fortify cross-cultural professional relationships amongst employees
  • Promote community outreach inside and outside of Benesch
  • Elevate sense of belonging for all

Established to inspire others to stand together in support of mental, physical, emotional and financial disabilities, Benesch Strong Diverse-ability aims to:

  • Provide support and opportunities for personal growth
  • Share knowledge and resources for supporting all employees and their families
  • Create space for sharing personal journeys regarding disabilities

Established to foster professional growth and new career opportunities at Benesch, the Women of Benesch aim to:

  • Build relationships via intentional networking among group members
  • Support professional growth through women-focused training and mentoring
  • Promote STEM fields for women in our communities outside of Benesch

Summer of Service

This might be one of our employees’ favorite annual traditions. Empowered by our employee-driven Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team, Benesch offices across the country partner with organizations in their communities to coordinate a unique event and recruit staff, friends and family to participate.

From park clean-up to food pantry support, planting trees and even painting houses for disabled veterans, this program offers employees a chance to come together and do good for the communities they live in.

Benesch employees in Lincoln, NE participating in a paint-a-thon event
Benesch employees cleaning carrots for a food pantry in Kansas City
Benesch employees clearing debri from a conservatory in Garfield Park in Chicago
Benesch employees posing together after a day of service at Meals on Wheels in Franklin, TN
Benesch employees posing by an adopt-a-highway sign for the company after a day of trash pick-up
Benesch employees clearing debris in a along a highway during a summer service outing
Benesch staff working at a food pantry in Naperville, IL
Benesch employees clearing debris in a park during a summer service outing
Benesch employees clearing debris in a park during a summer service outing
Benesch employees posing by an adopt-a-highway sign for the company after a day of trash pick-up

We Take What Employees Say to Heart

Countless improvements to Benesch’s benefits package, work/life balance and development opportunities have been based directly on feedback we’ve received from our yearly engagement survey.

Feedback from our employees has led to:

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Hybrid and Flexible Work Schedules
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New Benefits & Wellness Options
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Training Opportunities for Every Career Level