Pomerleau supports young people in the early stages of their careers.Supplied
Katsi Yeung is grateful for the lessons she started learning right from the beginning of her career with the construction firm Pomerleau Inc. in 2020.
“I was working with a project manager who taught me how to see the bigger picture of construction,” says Yeung, assistant project manager. “He involved me at every stage of problem solving. He showed me what leadership looks like and about collaboration and empowering others. It is about connecting with the site team and building strong relationships and understanding that what we build has an impact on the community.”
Alessandro Dalpozzo, senior director, talent acquisition excellence and workforce planning, says he has had a similar experience. “I’ve had amazing mentors and leaders in this company, and I am where I am today because they gave me opportunities,” he says.
Dalpozzo started as a human resources business partner three years ago and took on two more roles before reaching his current position in 2025. “I think that makes us resilient as a company, because we grow people internally,” he says. “We create an environment of growth and learning that translates into results for the company.”
To help employees see where they can go, Pomerleau has career paths to key roles, which outline each step to the next level. “This shows the complexity we’re going to ask you to manage at each level,” Dalpozzo says. “What I love is, they are not based on seniority, they are based on level of complexity. So, if you can manage more complexity, we will give you more complex projects and different scopes.”
And moving to the next level does not have to mean taking on a managerial position, he adds. “You don’t need to be a leader or a manager to be able to evolve in the career path, because not everyone wants to be a manager. So, we make sure we are aligning with the people’s interests and making sure they are doing something they like.”
Another exciting aspect of working at Pomerleau, Dalpozzo says, is the broad scope of construction projects and offices in major cities across Canada. This is why the company puts strong emphasis on internal mobility. “This allows us to build organizational strength. We have people who have experienced different projects and worked in different offices,” he says. “That helps us shape better leaders who are cognizant of the different realities of our business.”
To support this mobility, Pomerleau is launching its internal marketplace, where employees and interns can see all opportunities and what they entail. It also has a mobility team that helps employees with every aspect of relocation.
“We also support the ideal mindsets with our managers,” Dalpozzo says. “Because we want to create the best environment for our talent to grow and seize learning opportunities, our HR team helps our managers to be allies of top talent and to support their team in the best possible way.”
This support exemplifies the type of culture that exists at Pomerleau, Yeung says. “Pomerleau has a set of core values that we always emphasize, including love, adaptability, innovation, excellence and authenticity. I can confidently say that everyone I’ve worked with shares these values,” she says.
‘’Pomerleau began as a family business, and that foundation continues to shape how we work today. With these core values, it makes our work not only meaningful but truly rewarding.
“Working in construction management means operating in a fast-paced and often challenging environment,” says Yeung. “By emphasizing our core values and ensuring we stand together and listen to one another, we create a positive workplace that makes all the challenges worthwhile.”
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