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Founded in 1970, Potter Raper operates from offices in London, Beckenham, Colchester, Brighton and Cambridge, and is now an employee ownership trust. It offers services including project management, quantity surveying, joint venture management, health, safety and environmental, and drone services. Schemes include a new conference centre for the European Space Agency at Didcot.

Main data

Company type Consultant
Number of UK staff 175
Maximum days holiday (excl holiday purchases) 30*
Hybrid working policy Yes
Average training hours per staff member per year 20
Number of staff on entry-level training schemes 9
Of those, how many apprentices 6
Female staff (%) 34
Staff from non-white ethnic background (%) 15
Offers private healthcare Some staff
Offers sabbaticals/career breaks All staff
Offers enhanced maternity benefits All staff
Offers enhanced paternity benefits All staff
ISO or B Corp certified ISO
* Plus extra day per five years’ service (no cap)

Staff wellbeing

Physical – fitness classes, health measurement tools, health and nutrition advice Yes
Psychological – resilience programmes, mental health resources, flexible working policies Yes
Social – team days out, charity days, diversity and inclusion policies Yes
Staff surveys and focus groups Yes
Health and safety stats Yes
Employee assistance programme stats Yes
Stress audit Yes
HR data such as staff absences/sickness and staff turnover Yes
Aggregated health data No
Feedback from health champions Yes
Exit interviews Yes

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