Our Culture: One Balfour Beatty

One Balfour Beatty

What we deliver matters. But how we deliver matters just as much.

Our Cultural Framework brings together the elements that shape the way we work: our purpose, our ambition, how we show up, the five programs that focus our efforts and our Code of Ethics.

It gives us a shared foundation across Balfour Beatty, so we are clear about what matters, the choices we make and the experience we aim to create.

It makes us unified, not uniform: consistent in what we stand for, while allowing every team to respond to the needs of its work and the people and places that rely on us.

Our Purpose & Ambition

Building New Futures

Building New Futures is about making a lasting difference.

Our work shapes the places where life happens. It helps communities thrive, connects people to opportunity and opens more doors for the next generation.

We bring complex plans to life through the buildings and infrastructure people depend on every day: reliable journeys, secure energy, safer places to live, work and stay, essential services that keep communities running and public spaces that enrich everyday life.

 

Our Ambition

The world’s most admired infrastructure group

Renowned for the standards we uphold, the work we deliver and the lasting difference we make.

We will earn that admiration by bringing the full strength of Balfour Beatty to every opportunity: our expertise, experience, ideas and relationships. We are unified, not uniform: connected by a shared purpose and culture, while empowering our teams to respond to local needs.

We will be defined as much by how we work as by what we make possible: standards raised, no corners cut and projects that deliver long-term value.

OUR CULTURE IN ACTION

Five cultural programs

Our five cultural programs focus our efforts on the areas that matter most. They bring our culture to life through the choices we make, the standards we set and the way we work every day.

Together, they turn our shared expectations into practical action: keeping people safe, treating each other with respect, getting work right first time, improving what we do and creating lasting value.

Each program has three employee commitments that help us put these expectations into practice, delivering better outcomes for our colleagues, customers, communities and business.

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Zero Harm
Zero Harm
Planet. People. Performance.
Planet. People. Performance.
Right First Time
Right First Time
Right to Respect
Right to Respect
My Contribution
My Contribution
We Build to Last

HOW WE SHOW UP

We Care Deeply

We look out for each other and do the right thing for the people and places that rely on us.  

We care deeply shapes the relationships we build and the impact we have. We listen to different perspectives, share ideas and expertise, and work together to do the right thing. 

It shows in the care we bring to our work and the respect we show in every interaction.

We Raise the Standard

We always look for a better way.  

We raise the standard through the quality of our work, the safety of our sites, the integrity of our conduct and the ambition of our thinking. We do not settle for the way things have always been done.  

Together, we strive for operational excellence, continuous improvement and better outcomes for our customers, communities and people.

We challenge convention, learn from experience and scale what works.  

The standard only rises when everyone owns it.  

We Deliver with Pride

We take ownership, we finish what we start and we finish it well.  

Delivering with pride shows in every decision, milestone and handover that carries our name. We want that name to stand for reliability, quality and trust.  

We are confident about the value we bring and the standards we work to. Our pride comes from that earned confidence in our capability and performance. 

It connects each of us to our purpose, because the future we build tomorrow depends on the work we deliver today.  

Balfour Beatty Code of Ethics

A clear framework for our decisions.

Our Code of Ethics outlines our expectations of all employees, vendors and suppliers to act ethically, with integrity, and in full compliance with the law. It gives our clients, partners, residents and others the confidence to trust us and do business with us.

GLOBAL CODE OF ETHICS

CODE OF ETHICS - US BUSINESS PARTNER STANDARDS

Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation

Bringing positive change to our communities.

We are proud to support the organizations and events that help to improve the communities where we live and work. Balfour Beatty Communities provides every employee with two paid volunteer days annually, allowing them to use their time, energy and expertise giving back in their local communities.

Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to supporting our residents’ higher education goals through academic scholarships, as well as funding projects that improve the quality of life for military families.

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