Solutions

Creativity, courage, curiosity. Odds are, these traits aren’t among the top talents listed on your resume. But in the future, “soft skills” may be just as critical to success in the construction industry as “hard skills” or technical competencies.

Balfour Beatty partnered with San Diego Unified School District for this year's Green Apple Day of Service. More than 100 volunteers helped build a new garden for Hickman Elementary School.

Solitair Brickell is a 50-story, 750,000-gross-square-foot apartment tower in the Brickell district of Miami, FL. In 2018, the project received the first place Eagle and Project of the Year Awards from the Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida, East Coast Chapter through their annual Excellence in Construction Awards program.

The construction industry is equally skeptical of anything that disrupts the status quo. And for good reason. From thin margins and schedule pressures to cost overruns and human safety, builders face critical risks that make them averse to exploring the unknown.

Check out this personal and powerful speech given by Balfour Beatty's Neal Ernest at LCI Congress 2018.

Whether you’ve worked in construction for forty years or four months, you’ve probably seen a safety poster that reads, “Safety is as simple as ABC – always be careful.” Given the complex and dangerous nature of construction work, this message may seem elementary. But at Balfour Beatty, we believe safety can indeed be simple if we strive to eliminate rather than mitigate risk.

When you hear the word workplace, what images come to mind? If you’re like most, you think of fax machines and file cabinets, copiers and cubicles. But what about swag huddle rooms where employees socialize or strategize? Unassigned seating in an all wireless environment? Outdoor work areas beneath canopied trees?

Balfour Beatty's Seattle team constructed this new seven-story, mixed-use office building in the University District, which is the new home of the Washington State Employee Credit Union's administrative office and branch bank.