Our Culture
Our vision is to be the highest-value provider of global construction services and technical expertise while we make a difference in the lives of people, customers, community, and the environment. Being purposeful, measurable and transparent as we build and implement change today will transform tomorrow.
LIFE AT PEL
At PEL, you will work with people who share your passion for solving challenging problems and making a difference.
Building Today to Transform Tomorrow
We continue to take bold actions to protect and actively care for our people, purposefully transform the industry, and sustain our planet for future generations.
Sustain Our Planet
Our Projects: Support a Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment
We will work with our business partners and clients to influence decisions about the sourcing, resiliency, and sustainability of building materials and systems.
Our Operations: Reduce Our Operational Environmental Footprint
We will protect the environment by reducing energy, water and waste, while committing to mitigating impact on biodiversity and ecosystems.
Protect and Actively Care for Our People
Our Employees: Develop a Healthy, Thriving, Best-in-Class Workforce
We will support the continuous development of people in a healthy, safe, diverse, and inclusive environment
Our Business Partners: Create a Safe and Healthy Working Environment
We will promote the physical and mental wellbeing of people and build a more sustainable supply chain.
Our Communities: Grow Purposeful Community Impact
We will grow healthy and sustainable community partnerships and strengthen diverse and local businesses.
Our World: Drive Sustainable Market Transformation
We will introduce innovative products and services that make us better builders, improve the industry, and positively impact the world.
Our Business: Accountable and Transparent Business Practices
We will uphold the highest standards of business conduct and be transparent and clear with our commitments.
Preconstruction
Pel’s collaborative approach to preconstruction, founded on transparency and accountability is the most trusted and comprehensive in the industry.
Unrivaled Intelligence
Pel delivers preconstruction intelligence by leveraging proprietary tools, long-term relationships, and more than a century’s worth of building experience and expertise. The preconstruction phase is critical to your project's overall success. It involves a variety of activities and tasks that are crucial for the project to proceed smoothly and efficiently.
There are many facets to a successful preconstruction program, some of which include planning for construction activities, identifying labor requirements and costs, developing a procurement strategy, and outlining safety protocols.
Also during the preconstruction period, potential risks associated with your project are identified and strategies are developed to mitigate those risks. This includes evaluating the cost of materials and supply chain, environmental regulations, and other factors that could affect the success of your project.
Collaborative preconstruction approach ensures successful project planning and detailing
Our preconstruction approach is founded on teamwork, effective communication, and a promise that with proper planning and detail your project will be a success.
Through a collaborative process, our approach provides structure, direction, and accountability to ensure projects are properly planned and detailed well before construction begins.
Preconstruction services include
COMMUNICATION
PLANNING AND DESIGN
BUDGETING AND COST ESTIMATING
RISK MANAGEMENT & MITIGATION
PROCUREMENT
Construction Management
With a proven track record of excellence spanning over a decade, PEL is the leading provider of construction services in Nova Scotia and Canada
Seamless construction services
We have the most comprehensive local office network in Canada and an international presence that allows us to deliver construction services on a global scale.
PEL delivers local construction expertise, as well as national and global project management.
Proven expertise to navigate complex Projects with confidence
Your construction partner must be well-versed in different delivery methods as each method has unique advantages, challenges, and risks. PEL navigates contract delivery methods, from design-bid-build and Construction Management At-Risk to Integrated Project Delivery and Target Value Design with expertise. As your trusted partner, we will help you make an informed decision on the ideal approach based on your project’s complexity, size, and risk level.
Design-Bid-Build
This approach involves a linear process where the client hires adesign team to create the project plans, then hires a construction team to build the project. Some of the benefits of this approach include a clear division of responsibilities and a well-defined project scope.
Project Management
We are uniquely positioned to leverage our extensive experience to deliver comprehensive project management services.
Unsurpassed Value and Integrity: Trusted Client Representation
As your trusted partner and advocate, we draw on our network of local and global resources, while applying practical know-how to ensure your project is successfully managed from concept to completion and turnover.
We have successfully realized some of the world’s most iconic structures and developments for clients that include public and private developers, companies, and institutions.
Lean Construction
Lean is a philosophy that emphasizes the elimination of waste to create a smoothly flowing production process that produces only what is needed, when it is needed, and in the quantity needed.
We’ve pioneered the use of lean construction by adopting the right mindset.
Our Lean Construction practices emphasize the elimination of unnecessary steps and resources in order to enhance project schedules, quality, and customer satisfaction.
Our Lean Management practices include using data and metrics to guide decision-making, empowering our entire workforce to identify and solve problems, and implementing a culture of continuous improvement.
Adopting a lean mindset, and applying lean management principles to existing practices results in many operational benefits.
Increased productivity and efficiency
Improved quality and safety
Increased collaboration and communication
Reduced waste and costs
Improved customer satisfaction.
Enhancing Productivity
Lean construction improves efficiency, reduces waste, and increases productivity through streamlined processes, eliminating unnecessary steps, and effective resource utilization. Tools like value stream mapping, kanban, and 5S reduce costs and improve project and operational quality.