Culture

At O’Connell we value a job well done. We value a culture that focuses on our people, their need for growth and their safety; a culture that strives to produce high quality, on time and on budget, reliable engineering, construction and mining services.

We achieve this culture and reputation by:

Empowering our employees:
Creating a culture and an environment that increases the lines of communication so our employees have a thorough understanding of the company’s and clients’ goals. This is achieved by: Orientation towards QUALITY and EXCELLENCE.

Client orientation
Providing a safe, secure and fulfilling work environment
Encouraging and supporting employees to perform to their maximum potential
Never being satisfied with the STATUS QUO, and continuously seeking improvements

Maintaining a safe and healthy work environment:
Through a cooperative attitude with the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee and by empowering all workers to be proactive safety leaders, the vision of an incident-free workplace is a realistic and obtainable goal. Our goal of “zero incidents” is based on the following principles:

Nothing is so urgent or important that we cannot take the time to do it safely
Everyone has the right to a safe environment
Identification and mitigation of risk is everyone’s responsibility
All incidents are preventable
All employees must be involved and supportive of the safety program
Working safely is a condition of employment

Developing positive and long-term relationships with our clients:
We take pride in the excellent working relationships that we have developed with our clientele. Adapting our clients’ goals and ensuring that we complete projects on time and on budget which meets and/or exceeds their expectation is paramount to our success. This is achieved by:

Identifying our clients’ needs
Adapting our clients’ goals
Providing our clients with exceptional QUALITY services

Emphasizing quality assurance:
H.J. O’Connell is an ISO 2008 registered organization. It is our objective and policy that we will endeavor to provide high quality, reliable services to our clients. To achieve client satisfaction, H.J. O’Connell Construction Ltd. has set forth five objectives:

Zero Disabling Incidents on every project
100% of all projects completed on or before schedule
100% of all projects completed on or below budget
100% Client satisfaction at all phases of the project

Encouraging a responsible attitude towards our neighbors and the environment:
O’Connell takes special pride in supporting the communities in which we work. Through the efforts of our employees and corporate charitable contributions to youth sports groups, community groups and international aid organizations, the company is proud to promote the values of these very worthwhile causes. In addition, H.J. O’Connell Construction Ltd. implements a proactive Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy that promotes the practice of sustainable development. Please visit the Sustainability section of our website to learn more.