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Employer of Choice

Wood Group aims to be the employer of choice in all of our businesses, wherever we are in the world, and to attract, develop and retain the best talent available, enabling us to provide premier quality services to our customers.

We believe in putting our people first and encourage our employees to strive to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

People talking We believe in opportunity. Given our global presence and diverse range of businesses, we are able to offer our employees rewarding careers in a number of different disciplines, and the opportunity to work with some of the most successful, innovative companies in the world.

We believe in fair compensation based upon capabilities, experience and superior performance. As a global market leader, we are in a position to be able to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, including base pay, medical, paid time off, and retirement plan.

We believe in communication. We encourage the open exchange of ideas and the sharing of best practices among our business units to promote exceptional performance worldwide. We publish a Group newsletter in multiple languages and provide regular local updates. Senior managers also participate in road shows around the Group to discuss progress and talk with employees about how they contribute to our success.

We believe in helping our employees get ahead. Our exceptional training and professional development programmes are tailored to career objectives.

Wood Group recognized as Top Employer four years in a row.

Wood Group makes Britain's Top Employers 2011Based on independent research by the Corporate Research Foundation ("CRF") Institute, Wood Group has been certified as one of Britain's Top Employers for 2011. The research shows that Wood Group has outstanding benefits, training and career development. Wood Group scored 3.5 to five stars out of five in the all of the measured categories, which include pay and benefits, secondary benefits and working conditions, training and development, career development and company culture. This is the fourth year in a row that Wood Group has been recognized as a Top Employer.

The CRF Institute identifies top performers in the areas of HR leadership and strategy. Since 1991 the CRF Institute has developed its proprietary methodology, research and deliverables. Its mission is to inspire organisations to be excellent employers by giving comparative insights to HR policy and best practices.