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Arrow is among the Best Firms to Work For – 2019
Last month we asked our employees to give us feedback by completing the anonymous survey by the Zweig Group. We are excited to share that Arrow is recognized again this year as one of the Best Firms to Work For!
Arrow placed 26th for our firm size; and placed in the top 100 in Canada and the US for multi-discipline firms based on our workplace practices, employee benefits, employee retention and engagement, communication, and more. Our employees unanimously agreed that Arrow qualifies for this award and went even further to say they’d recommend Arrow to a friend. That speaks volumes for our organization and the employee focused culture we strive to maintain.
Our success is driven by our employees.
Arrow Chief Engineer Robert Prybysh Earns PhD
Robert Prybysh, Arrow’s Chief Engineer, has successfully completed his PhD at the University of Alberta. The title of his degree is Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management.
Robert completed his PhD in the space of six years and one month on a part-time basis. He is grateful for the support and understanding of his family through the night courses, long periods of study, and preparing his thesis. He is also pleased to have received support in the form of time off from Arrow Engineering in order to complete his teaching and study requirements, and the moral support of his Arrow colleagues.
Why a PhD?
In addition to a belief in lifelong learning, Robert wanted to volunteer with the National Research Council. However, the academic requirements to do so were usually a minimum of a doctorate degree. He also noted that other engineering firms generally had chief engineers who had doctorates and wanted to ensure that Arrow had a Chief Engineer with the same credentials.
What was your thesis about?
His thesis title was “Performance and Cost Analysis of Utilizing Potable Water as a Hydronic Medium in Multi-unit Residential Buildings”. Robert was interested in this topic because while the possibility of using potable water to heat or cool buildings was a hot one in the 1970’s, once the energy crisis ended interest in these systems weakened. Robert looked at the main factors that could impede widespread adoption of these systems, including the taste of the water and the efficiency of these systems.
What were your key learning takeaways?
In addition to the practical lessons learned while studying and writing his thesis, Robert took courses with Alberta Health Services which included a segment about the ethics of health research, which was fascinating to him. Additionally, he learned how to question studies properly by digging into the data and background research.
Robert is a big believer in lifelong learning and does not plan to stop with this latest milestone. Law school is next, not to become a lawyer, but to better understand the legal aspects of codes and the safety act. He will also continue supporting professors at the University of Alberta with their research.
Robert Prybysh (Chief Engineer) and Aaron McAdie (Design Technologist, Civil).
2019 Employee Recommended Workplace Award
Recognized as a great place to be, again!
Once again, Arrow’s outstanding culture and employee relations is being recognized. We are among 50 Canadian companies to achieve the Employee Recommended Workplace award for 2019 for our outstanding standards for health and wellness (physical, mental, work and life) as reported by our employees.
Achieving this award is a reminder of our commitment to our people. We focus on hiring and inspiring great team members in their pursuit of excellence.
“Our people are our power.” Alyssa Lamy, Arrow Human Resource Manager explains, “we are proud to hire great people. Our team is growing; and it is important to continue to support a culture of innovation, mentorship, and fun. This is a great place to work and we continue to be recognized for it by our staff.”
We offer employees opportunities for professional and personal growth. We understand the importance of harmony between our work and home lives and we strive to make work a place we all enjoy. It is a rewarding feeling to know our staff think so too.
A Small Firm With a Big Impact
Designing facilities and buildings for our community is of utmost importance. On February 8, our team’s hard work and dedication was recognized at the Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) Showcase Awards Gala. We were awarded the Small Firm-Big Impact, Award of Merit for the CASA Center project.
Arrow was brought in for support with the design and construction management of this new facility in Edmonton. When designing the new layout, both the mechanical and electrical engineering departments considered the needs of the CASA Foundation, but also those of the children and families who would spend time in the building.
We are proud to apply our skills and abilities to support the development of essential facilities to support our community.
For more details visit the CASA project page.
CASA Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health provides mental health services for infants, children, adolescents, and their families in the Edmonton, Alberta area.
Announcing Arrow Engineering’s Purchase of DGE Group Inc.
By on September 12, 2018
We are delighted to announce that Arrow Engineering Inc. has purchased DGE Group Inc., an Edmonton-based Civil Engineering firm. Since inception, Arrow’s Civil team has grown significantly and delivered services to hundreds of projects. Current Civil VP, Mike Shankaruk, has decided to leave Arrow effective October 31st to pursue other interests, and with that news, we’re excited to announce that Martin Gillett, DGE’s President, will be joining our team as Vice President, Civil. Effective immediately, Martin will lead the Arrow and DGE teams in the delivery of Geotechnical, Development, Municipal Infrastructure and Transportation engineering services, plus Materials Testing and Surveying, in addition to bolstering our existing Site Design services. We’re excited by the opportunity that this venture holds for our team at Arrow, and are thrilled to have Martin’s over 35 years of experience available to us as we enhance our related service offerings.
The addition of the DGE team will further augment Arrow’s existing Civil Engineering Services and we’re excited to be able to deliver these additional services alongside our Structural, Mechanical and Electrical divisions for a truly inclusive service offering.
We’re confident that with the extra capacity and additional offerings, we’ll be able to deliver an enhanced level of service to our loyal customers. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to our Vice President of Operations, Paul Burdett, or our President, Greg Burghardt.
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