Working for bts Group

Development

94% of bts employees surveyed agree that they understand how their work helps the company to achieve its goals.

Staff development is another key focus for the company. As bts continues to grow, development opportunities often arise and we take great pleasure in driving this development internally whenever possible.

We actively encourage people in their personal development and enjoy watching them grow in their career and within the company.

We know we employ some fantastic people who have experienced very real career progressions with us.

Along with day-to-day mentoring and coaching our structured efforts to drive employee development and career progression is facilitated through various channels:

Training

Performance development reviews (appraisals)
We offer all employees the opportunity to participate in performance development reviews, in which we set clear objectives and measure progress against achievements. We also consider their future and career progression.

Individual coaching and mentoring
Our managers ensure teams have the skills to perform in their roles. There is ample guidance and support available to all staff, either through co-workers or an assigned mentor.

A survey shows that on average, bts employees are 31% happier than employees at other utility/construction companies.

Why? Because at bts we take the health and wellbeing of our employees seriously.

By understanding the issues that can occur in the workplace we can support our employees and promote a healthy culture and working environment for all.

Health and wellbeing in the workplace remains a key focus for both our Human Resources and Safety agendas, and is reflected in what we do:

Excellent safety records

Our excellent safety record is achieved by staff and management working together to identify and manage the risks we each face on a daily basis. Our equipment, training, checks and reporting systems are all top-notch. 

Occupational health provision

bts partnered with an external occupational health provider to provide on-hand professional support and guidance on all health and wellbeing matters in the workplace to all employees.

Health surveillance

bts carries out proactive surveillance of the health and wellbeing of all our staff to ensure and certify their fitness to work. With this health intervention process in place we are can actively prevent, address and monitor any employee health and well-being matters

Management training

bts encourages the development and training of managers in aspects of health and well-being in order for them to better support and manage their teams. Training includes, but is not limited to: mental health awareness, behavioural safety training, drugs and alcohol awareness.

Our ethos of continuous development supports our drive to ensure the health and well-being of our team.

Workplace pledges

bts is committed to the Government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal. We are mindful that public health is everyone’s concern and responsibility. We therefore aim to influence and support the tackling of these challenges by supporting the Government initiative.

We operate within an inclusive, supportive and empowering business environment.

We encourage people to make decisions and take the next step in their career when the right opportunities become available. And our drive to encourage people to develop and grow with the business, supporting our continuous development, is grounded by our equal opportunities ethos and is reflected in the Training and Development we provide.

bts recognises the importance of a diverse workforce and the competitive advantage it gives us. We are proud of our committed employees who strive to do their best each day and ensure one another are supported in doing their work. Our recent staff survey and business success is evidence of this:

• 99% of employees are determined to give their best efforts at work each day
• 92% of employees are inspired to meet their goals at work
• 94% of employees have a good working relationship with their colleagues
• 91% of employees believe that their colleagues keep going when the going gets tough

Overall, bts employees are 31% happier than our competitors’ employees. Engaging with all our direct and sub-contract staff is important. We recognise the value of working together as a team to ensure we understand our employee’s opinions and understand what helps them in their jobs.

Our employee engagement is facilitated not only through our team’s day-to-day involvement with one another, but also through ‘Employee Voice’. bts's ‘Employee Voice’ facilitates structured efforts to ensure our employees are not just heard but listened to. Our structured efforts include:

• Managing Director ‘town hall’ open forums/discussions
• Employee Voice working group: collaborating across all business locations, making employee opinions heard

At bts our employees' opinions count!