Bernhard’s strength in the A/E/C industry is derived from the combined talents of our workforce. The intersection of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and expertise is what enables our teams to deliver our innovative engineering, construction, and Energy-as-a-Service solutions. Bernhard recognizes the importance of developing and supporting the well-being of our employees and our communities, and thus offers immense education and training opportunities, employee wellness programs, and volunteer and charitable giving events. Because of Bernhard’s ethos as a socially responsible Energy-as-a-Service company, our strengths are amplified by our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. It is only through hiring and retaining a diverse talent pool that we will achieve our vision of being the leading Energy-as-a-Service provider in North America.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

In support of our commitment to DE&I, internal processes are reviewed through a lens of equity and inclusion to ensure all recruiting, hiring, promoting, and talent management practices are fair, consistent, and accessible to all. Bernhard is continuously working to create a culture where every employee feels appreciated and is safe from discrimination, intimidation, and bias. Our collective efforts are intended to create a more diverse, safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for our employees and the industry at large.

Equal Opportunity & Non-Discrimination

Bernhard is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities, and participates in the e-Verify program. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by law.

Employee Development

As a company, we believe our staff’s technical expertise is the key to our ability to provide innovative solutions to our customer’s challenges. We support each of our employees in advancing their education and pursuing industry-specific certifications and licenses. This includes offering tuition reimbursements and funding certification and licensure exams. Bernhard also has a comprehensive internal learning platform that provides employees with professional development. This program has multiple educational tracks including project management, human resources, soft skills, DE&I, and technical knowledge.

Community Engagement

Bernhard believes in nurturing a strong community impact and serving our surrounding communities as if they are one of our most cherished customers – because they are. In 2021, Bernhard donated more than $162,000 to numerous organizations throughout the many communities we work in. Additionally, we stay involved in our local communities through our employees, and we support the causes that matter most to them.

Bernhard’s executive leadership team is comprised of expert professionals with diverse and extensive experience in the industry. These individuals provide strategic leadership and direction to the organization and instill strong governance within our business operation, practices, and policies.

Bernhard is focused on delivering value to customers, employees, and investors through financial discipline, profitable and efficient growth, and sound business development. However, we must never sacrifice our core values in the pursuit of profits. Bernhard’s executive leadership team manages with integrity and trust to continuously create value for stakeholders and lead to continued, long-term success.

Health & Safety

Among Bernhard’s chief priorities is providing a safe and healthy workplace and conducting our operations in an environmentally responsible manner. We view such conduct as essential to successfully executing our business strategies. No activity is more critical to Bernhard than protecting the environment and the health and safety of our employees, business partners, and members of the communities in which we operate.

Bernhard is committed to working with employees to ensure they are safe and that work environments and conditions are continuously improving. All employees receive training to ensure their understanding of and competence in all relevant safety, health, and environmental matters. Safe work conditions will be maintained through orderly operations and adherence to policies and procedures that ensure the safety of everyone on site. Every Bernhard employee has the authority and obligation, without fear of reprimand or retaliation, to immediately stop any work activity that presents a danger to themselves, co-workers, customers, partners, or the public.

Ethics & Compliance

As we work toward Bernhard’s vision to become the leading Energy-as-a-Service provider in North America, we must operate with an ethical mindset, which is reflected in the way we embody and engage our core values every day. Our Code of Business Conduct sets the standard for who we are and how we operate. The Code and its policies provide clear, practical guidance on how we can demonstrate our core values of Safety, Ethics, Teamwork and Innovation.

Accountability is core to our culture and is a critical part of our commitment to earn the trust and respect of our colleagues, shareholders, business partners, governments and communities. Our long-term success can only be achieved if each of us acts in a manner that supports our values and is in full compliance with the law. Our Code and core values apply to all employees. It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but it can be destroyed with a single thoughtless or unethical act. Every employee is empowered to speak up and report any potential Code violations. Employees will not be retaliated against for reporting potential Code violations.