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Glanville Consultants was established in 1970 and has grown steadily developing expertise and clients in many areas of engineering consultancy. Glanville has established an impressive reputation with its clients for the quality of its service and this leads to a large amount of repeat work and an expanding workload. Glanville’s success is a product of a relaxed, friendly and co-operative working environment. This allows our staff to develop their skills and confidence when dealing with clients.

As part of our multi-disciplinary service Glanville undertakes varied roles on a variety of projects. Refer to our company brochure or web site to find out more.

Career Development

As a multi-disciplinary company with varied projects and a variety of clients there are many opportunities for staff to explore areas of work that hold a particular interest to them or to take a broader role in a variety of projects.

As a medium size company, Glanville is able to maintain a flexible approach to its team and management structures, which is often not possible in larger organisations. Glanville’s directors maintain a close involvement in projects and staff management and are always looking to develop each member of staff to their full potential.

Employees are encouraged to build good working relationships with clients and professionals from other companies. Developing contacts is good for business and career development and employees are always welcome to offer marketing ideas and to attend company-promotional events.

Local Living

Glanville’s Hemel Hempstead office is conveniently located approximately 25 miles from London with excellent rail, bus and road links available to the centre of London and many other UK destinations. Hemel Hempstead is also close to local areas of interest including Ashridge National Trust Park and the Roman City of St Albans.

Hemel Hempstead has varied local facilities including parks, Jarmen Park Leisure World, a ski slope and sports centre.

Recently opened within the town centre is the new Riverside development, an attractive development located on the River Gade, which includes many high street stores, including Debenhams and Next. The development also boasts restaurants and bars.

Hemel Hempstead has varied residential properties available for purchase or rent, these include modern new housing developments and also period character properties available in the older parts of the town.

Professional Development

Glanville recognises that successful employees are crucial to a successful business and so puts a considerable effort into the professional development of employees.

The first step to professional development is to create a productive working and learning environment within the office. This is achieved through discussion and appraisal of employee needs and organisation of teams to create learning opportunities.

Glanville provides more formal training through its accreditation with the Institution of Civil Engineers. Training under Agreement is provided for Chartered and Incorporated status and Glanville usually has several graduates under training at any time. Glanville also provides training for IstructE exams and reimburses one professional membership annual subscription per employee. Training for numerous other exams is provided where appropriate, as is assistance with distance learning and evening courses, day release courses and short training courses.

Close links are maintained with several professional institutions in order that employees can benefit from evening meetings, site visits, conferences and seminars. Lunchtime seminars are regularly arranged at our offices for industry specialists to provide CPD training with free lunch provided.

Salary and Benefits

The salary and benefits package offered by Glanville is extremely attractive and regularly reviewed to ensure that we are able to maintain and recruit the best employees to compliment our professional teams. An annual salary review and staff appraisal is undertaken for every employee with a 6-month review of training and objectives set in the previous appraisal. Some of the main benefits offered by Glanville are as follows:

37.5 hour week, which can be flexible by arrangement.
Part time working is considered.
A transferable pension scheme with a 5% contribution from the company.
Company cars for senior positions or positions which involve regular travel.
Generous fuel allowance for private car usage when on business.
23 days holiday, increasing in increments to 28 days after 10 years service.
Corporate Gym/Health and Fitness club membership.

Lifestyle Benefits

Glanville operates have modern well equipped newly furnished offices with a restaurant in the building serving everything from a 3 course meal to sandwiches and coffee. We provide free refreshments including tea, speciality coffees and chilled water. Our office has a fully equipped kitchen with microwave and fridge. Free car parking is also available at our offices. There are many local amenities close to the office, these include cafés, newsagents, banks with ATM’s and also a gym.

In addition, Glanville has its own Sports and Social Club which is funded jointly by Glanville and its employee members. The employees manage the club with regular events such as football, cricket, theatre trips and quiz nights.