Skanska USA Building Announces Launch of Excellence in Construction Leadership Program
01 Mayo 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
First of its kind national program designed to
strengthen relationships with local business partners and promote
diversity and inclusion within the construction industry supply
chain
Skanska, a global leader in sustainable building, has announced
the launch of its Excellence in Construction Leadership Program
(ECLP), a nomination-based, executive-level program that brings
together Skanska USA Building’s leadership team members with
executives from diverse local businesses across regions to promote
diversity and inclusion within the construction industry supply
chain. ECLP is the first of its kind in the construction industry
to focus specifically on nationwide peer-to-peer relationships with
trade partners and is built off the firm’s successful Construction
Management Building Blocks Program (CMBB).
“Skanska has long been committed to fostering meaningful
relationships in our local communities, and we are thrilled to
introduce the Excellence in Construction Leadership Program to
further strengthen our network of diverse partners,” said
Joycelyn Yue, National Director of Supplier Diversity, Skanska
USA Building. “Participants in our ECLP program will have
unique opportunities to further develop and expand their businesses
through the resources and connections that our team can provide, as
well as foster further diversification across the construction
industry.”
Introduced in all 16 of Skanska’s USA Building offices, ECLP
participants from each region have been nominated and selected by
Skanska’s general managers, account managers, business developers,
and local Supplier Diversity team members based on their company
values, leadership potential, success in the local market,
relationships with clients, and connections with community
stakeholders.
Participants are invited to attend an annual two-day, in-person
development session with their peers and Skanska leadership before
returning to their local markets for ongoing relationship building.
The open-ended program is designed to facilitate ongoing access,
knowledge-sharing and mutually beneficial relationships between
Skanska and their diverse business partners, that will further
develop strategic connections with clients and community
stakeholders.
ECLP builds on Skanska’s already successful subcontractor
development program CMBB in-house training program, which has a
long record of success in a variety of Skanska markets across the
USA. Since 2007, over 800 companies have engaged in Skanska’s
programs and the participating firms have collectively exceeded
$740M in contracts on Skanska projects. The multi-week training
program introduces and familiarizes diverse owned companies with
various business management tools necessary to become stronger
business enterprises.
About Skanska
Skanska uses knowledge & foresight to shape the way people
live, work, and connect. More than 135 years in the making, we’re
one of the world’s largest development and construction companies.
We operate in select markets throughout the Nordics, Europe and the
United States. Skanska in the U.S. is headquartered in New York
City with 28 offices around the country. In 2023, construction in
the U.S. generated $7.1 billion in revenue, and as a developer in
the U.S., Skanska has invested a total value of $4.6 billion in
commercial and multi-family projects. Together with our customers
and the collective expertise of our 6,500 teammates in the U.S. and
27,000 globally, we create innovative and sustainable solutions
that support healthy living beyond our lifetime.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240429765377/en/
Chris McKniff Communications Director Skanska USA Building
christopher.mckniff@skanska.com