Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group, a civil engineering firm with offices throughout the Central Valley, has been ranked one of the top three civil engineering firms to work for nationwide.

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The rankings for the 2016 “Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For” were recently released by the Zweig Group publishing company. According to Zweig Group, the award recognizes the top firms leading the way in creating a work place that inspires, motivates and rewards employees. Firms that applied for the ranking were evaluated comprehensively on workplace practices, employee benefits, employee retention rates and professional development.

Ranked No. 1 in California, Provost & Pritchard has been selected for the “Best Firms” list each of the 14 years it has participated in the award competition, with this year’s third place being the firm’s highest ranking to date.

“Ranking as the third ‘Best Civil Engineering Firm to Work For’ nationwide is a great honor to our firm,” Provost & Pritchard’s President Ronald Samuelian said in a statement. “We strive to maintain a family atmosphere and stay true to our founder, Jim Provost’s philosophy that ‘People who enjoy their work are happier, more productive and more satisfied.’ Assisting individuals with pursuing their professional interests and goals is helping us to recruit and retain the best professionals in the industry, who in turn are working hard to provide the highest level of service to our clients.”