Continuous Career Growth: Kimley-Horn’s Dedication to Professional Development

At Kimley-Horn, we’re firm believers in the power of teaching, mentoring, and developing—and we’re also firm believers that growth is a never-ending journey. That’s why we offer a large variety of professional development opportunities to invest in our employees at all stages of their careers.

From the moment our employees join Kimley-Horn, they are immersed in professional development courses. To provide an environment for our people to flourish, we have created interactive, hands-on programs that focus on technical training in specific disciplines, consultant development skills, and leadership.

In 2024, we’re scheduled to host 42 in-person trainings and workshops that over 3,200 of our people across the country will attend! Our courses are curated to each career level—from young analysts all the way to senior leaders.

Fundamentals for Flourishing

To kick-start a career at Kimley-Horn, our young professionals attend Fundamentals of Consulting (FOC), where they spend two days learning about our culture and philosophy, business approaches, and career development—while also refining their communication and leadership skills. Additionally, attendees can connect with other young professionals from across the firm and from different disciplines. Our most recent FOC trainings have taken place in Dallas, TX; St. Charles, IL; and Charlotte, NC!

Learning On-The-Job: Technical Skills

Our analysts can also develop their discipline-specific skills in a virtual or hybrid learning environment through technical training programs—which focus on topics within development services, landscape architecture and planning, transportation, water/wastewater, and more! Analysts also gain experience and on-the-job skills development through site visits, equipment demos, and activities led by mid-level engineers.

Catalyzing Consultant Development

Fundamentals of Practice (FOP) is yet another firmwide professional development program Kimley-Horn has to offer that focuses on our culture and business approach. During the past few months, many of our mid-level professionals attended FOP trainings across the country, where they learned more about refining task and project management skills.

But wait—there’s more! Our emerging leaders also can apply to attend Consultant Training: a comprehensive week-long experience that participants attend during two consecutive years to strengthen their leadership, consulting, and client service skills. One of our recent Consultant Training classes successfully completed the program together in St. Charles, IL, last month to hone their skills and connect with other emerging and senior leaders in the firm.

A Never-Ending Journey

And, like we said—we believe that growth never ends. That’s why our senior employees are also offered professional development courses that are tailored to their needs. From our Culture & Philosophy training to our People Building training, new and tenured senior employees can learn about Kimley-Horn’s practice-centered philosophy and how to coach and mentor younger staff members.

We prioritize our people—and we prioritize creating an environment where they can grow, lead, and flourish. The trainings we’ve hosted the past few months are just a glimpse of all the professional development opportunities we have to offer.

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