About Pennington Choices Ltd

Pennington Choices provide property surveying and consultancy services nationwide. Working
with over 150 public and private sector organisations across social housing, within the NHS, education and rail.

Pennington Choices firmly believe that by providing an amazing place to work, they will recruit and retain the best talent, with engaged employees providing the best service, and highly satisfied clients. Aligned with their key business objective of investing in people, they have strong focus on training and development.

The organisation have a designated training and development budget to invest in the personal development of all staff, with access to this available to everyone. Pennington Choices want to develop the capabilities of their employees and have a proven track record of promoting from within.

Due to continued growth, a number of supervisory and management roles have been recently added into their structure. Over 70% of these positions were filled internally through promotion.

One of their core company values is to 'have fun', and their staff social committee have an annual budget to invest in setting up social activities, including various after work socials, health and welfare days, and on site staff BBQ's and get-togethers. The success and growth of Pennington Choices to date is testimony to the exceptional people they employ, and they make sure to celebrate this success.

What is it like to work for Pennington Choices Ltd

Wellbeing

76% of staff disagreed:

My health is suffering because of my work

Pennington Choices actively encourage employees to 'break off' from work at lunchtimes and provide comfortable designated facilities to sit and enjoy time away from their desks interacting with colleagues away from the immediate work environment.

76% of staff disagreed:

My health is suffering because of my work

My Team

90% of staff agreed:

People in my team go out of their way to help me

Employees have undertaken the Strengths Deployment Inventory (SDI) over the last 12-18 months. This has proven invaluable in building team relationships. Team members understand each other's individual strengths and motivational drivers, which encourages open and honest communication.

90% of staff agreed:

People in my team go out of their way to help me

Fair Deal

66% of staff agreed:

I am happy with the pay and benefits I receive in this job

Pennington Choices strongly believe that a simple 'thank you' goes a long way, and have in place a successful scheme called 'Cheers for peers'. All line managers are invited on a monthly basis to nominate members of their team to receive a special little thank you for a job well done, for going over and above what is expected of them, or as a celebratory gift in recognition of a qualification or other specific achievement.

66% of staff agreed:

I am happy with the pay and benefits I receive in this job

Learn more about the 8 factors of workplace engagement here

Benefits:

Charity Activities

At least 40% of staff are known to undertake charitable activities during business hours without incurring financial loss
Health Insurance

Companies offering private health insurance for all employees
Maternity

At least 10 weeks’ full pay or generous alternative