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driver behavior, also make up a program built on consistency and diligence.
SIG is also heavily invested in apprenticeship training. The company partners with a local organization for plumbing apprenticeship training and handles welding and pipefitting training internally.“ All programs are four years in duration and require full commitment from everyone,” adds Roy.“ We have found that this training is critical to the development of people entering the trades, and we want to invest in people that are willing to invest in themselves and make SIG their home.”
In many ways, this people first culture is an extension of the company’ s broader identity. Even though SIG is part of a larger, publicly held organization, Roy is adamant that SIG runs as a family-business at the operating level.“ Our leadership team, Dustin Prill( VP Operations), Manny Toro( VP Estimating), Jacquie Brooks( HR Director) and Doug Heinisch( Controller) comprise roughly 100 years of combined experience with the company,” he underlines, with several field supervisors and department heads having been with the company for more than 40 years. Such longevity fuels an informal but deeply embedded culture of mentorship.“ A great deal of mentorship is given at SIG, and our more experienced people are quick to take others under their wing,” he continues. With projects sometimes running up to two years, the company makes a deliberate effort to bring its workforce together for various company events several times per year.
These events include arcade days, bowling outings, pool tournaments and the annual holiday celebration luncheon, all to sustain relationships across dispersed job sites.
Furthermore, Roy is candid about the pressures facing the wider industry. A welldocumented labor shortage persists, yet he remains encouraged by rising interest from younger people – even those at the middle and high school level. Technologically, the
shift toward virtual design and construction continues to reshape how projects are coordinated and prefabricated; a trend Roy describes as being accelerated by tighter schedules and labor constraints.“ Prefabrication has always been important, but it’ s becoming even more so,” he states. Meanwhile, AI remains an open question.“ We’ re still trying to figure out what AI means for construction,” Roy adds.“ There are some easy wins on the administrative side, but we’ re still working out what it means going forward.”
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