Our people are our business – we treat each other with honesty, compassion and respect. Our people are our main business asset and their skills make us better than our competitors.

We treat people fairly and reward them competitively – this goes a long way to attracting the best people and retaining the excellent people we already have.

We value an open culture where people are prepared to give and receive constructive feedback. We encourage people to contribute ideas that improve the business – we want everyone to be part of the team.  We want to be thought of as professional, the best at what we do and focused on delivery.

Everyone in our organisation is part of a worldwide network of skills, talent and experience, and is encouraged to use that network.

People in action

• Keeping our team has placed us in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies 2008
• Our structural engineering team has created a training scheme that’s been recognised by the Institution of Civil Engineers
• Our Assignment and HR managers boosted morale and reduced turnover by making regular visits to the Scott platform in the North Sea
• Our Houston team has a care management system that’s closely monitored to ensure employee satisfaction
• Ron High and Colin Pirie built a programme to train our electrical and instrument designers around the world
• Our 60-strong Safety and Environmental Engineering Group has made PSN an employer of choice in this vital discipline