Building a Sense of Belonging
We embrace DEI and belonging across all levels of our business—from employees, to suppliers, to community partners, to our clients. We champion a multi-dimensional workforce that brings valuable perspectives and backgrounds to our organization. We foster cross-departmental collaboration and encourage everyone to voice their ideas and make a difference. We have established respectful work environment where all are valued, included, and empowered.
— Ben Holmstrom, President
Diverse Suppliers Program
As a major national construction company, we recognize our responsibility to provide opportunities for firms that have historically not been able to participate in the construction industry. We recognize that successful efforts to provide opportunities to disadvantaged and small subcontractors and vendors are important to the continued growth and vitality of our industry allowing us to exceed our customers’ expectations. WCC Diversity Compliance Department’s efforts and commitment have been recognized multiple times for the use of disadvantaged businesses on every project. In the last 5 years, IDOT has presented 4 different awards and recognitions for the company’s efforts to grow and support disadvantaged businesses.
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Women & Minorities Scholarship Program
William Charles, in conjunction with IEA, created the Women and Minorities Scholarship. The goal is to support and promote the advancement of underrepresented populations in the construction industry. William Charles seeks to support the development of a diverse and inclusive engineering and construction management workforce by providing funding to students from underrepresented populations in engineering and construction management fields. The fund is used to provide undergraduate scholarship awards for full-time sophomore-, junior- or senior-year students who are enrolled in college majoring in Civil, Electrical, Environmental Engineering, Construction Management or Safety.
Affiliations
- HACIA - Hispanic American Construction Industry Association
- FWC - Federation of Women Contractors
- ILHCC - IL Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- IL Black Chamber of Commerce
- ACCA - American Contract Compliance Association
- CIECI - Construction Industry Ethics & Compliance Initiative
- US Minority Contractor Association
- National Association of Women in Construction
- Nevada Latin Chamber of Commerce
- Black Contractors Owners Executive
- Utah Latin Chamber of Commerce
- Las Vegas Urban League
- IL RBA - DBE/EEO Committee
Awards
The William Charles Diverse Supplier Program has been recognized multiple times
- 2016 – Tollway DBE Advocacy Award
- 2018 – IDOT Above and Beyond Award
- 2020 – IDOT Above and Beyond Award
- 2022 – IDOT Robert Orozco Memorial Award
- 2022 – IDOT Prime of Primes Award