Founded 103 years ago as a small contracting firm in the town of Stoughton, Saskatchewan, PCL Construction Group Inc. has grown to become the largest general contracting organization by volume in Canada and the seventh-largest in the United States, with a current annual construction volume of $6 billion. PCL's family of construction companies, with a total of more than 3,300 full-time salaried staff and more than 6,500 hourly tradespeople, conduct their operations through offices in 27 locations in Canada, the continental United States, Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Caribbean.

PCL operates in the heavy industrial, heavy civil and building construction sectors. The organization offers construction management services and mechanical, civil and electrical construction contracting services to clients in the petrochemical, oil and gas, pulp and paper, mining, and power and cogeneration industries, and constructs bridges, overpasses, tunnels, highway interchanges, water treatment facilities, pipelines, light rapid transit systems, airports, industrial plants, office buildings, retail stores, condominiums, hotels, educational facilities, health care facilities, and sports and entertainment complexes. Significant projects in which PCL has participated include the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Brookfield Place in Toronto, Air Canada Centre in Toronto, and Scotiabank Place in Ottawa. Due to its acquisition of numerous industrial companies over the years, PCL maintains a relatively high degree of control over its construction operations, particularly in the heavy industrial sector.

Originally a private, family-owned firm, PCL was acquired from its owners in 1977 by a group of senior executives. From that original group of executives, ownership was extended across the organization and today PCL is owned by more than 3,000 active employees.

PCL believes in developing the talents of its people, both on the job and through in-house training. In 1990 the organization established the PCL College of Construction, a virtual college which educates employees about construction techniques, construction materials, industry best practices and problem-solving skills. PCL also operates its own annual leadership training course in Banff.

Melloy Industrial Services Inc., Nisku, Alberta
Monad Industrial Constructors Inc., Edmonton, Alberta
Nordic PCL Construction, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii
PCL Civil Constructors, Inc., Tampa, Florida; Tempe, Arizona
PCL Construction Enterprises, Inc., Denver, Colorado
PCL Construction Management Inc., Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta; Regina, Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
PCL Construction Resources Inc., Edmonton, Alberta
PCL Construction Services, Inc., Bellevue, Washington; Glendale, California; San Diego, California; Denver, Colorado; Burnsville, Minnesota; Orlando, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; Anchorage, Alaska
PCL Constructors Bahamas Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario
PCL Constructors Canada Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba; Mississauga, Ontario; Nepean, Ontario; Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
PCL Constructors Inc., Edmonton, Alberta
PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc., Richmond, British Columbia; Kelowna, British Columbia
PCL Constructors Northern Inc., Edmonton, Alberta
PCL Industrial Constructors Inc., Edmonton, Alberta
PCL Industrial Management Inc., Edmonton, Alberta
PCL Industrial Services, Inc., Bakersfield, California
PCL Intracon Power Inc., Edmonton, Alberta
Teton Industrial Construction, Inc., Alpharetta, Georgia

Ross A. Grieve Executive Chairman

On November 1, 2009 Ross Grieve became Executive Chairman of the Board of the PCL family of companies, following a plan of succession whereby Paul Douglas became President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Grieve joined PCL in Winnipeg in 1969 as a field engineer. He subsequently gained experience as an estimator and then as a project manager, working on projects of increasing size and complexity. In 1975 Mr. Grieve took up duties in Toronto, and in the following years served in Saskatchewan and then in Edmonton. He served again in Toronto between 1987 and 1991 in the position of President of PCL Constructors Eastern Inc. before returning to Edmonton. Following head office appointments as Senior Vice President and then as Chief Operating Officer, he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of PCL in 1997. In December, 2006 Alberta Venture named Mr. Grieve its Business Person of the Year. In September, 2009 Mr. Grieve was named Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year™, an award sponsored by The Caldwell Partners International, Deloitte, and The National Post. Mr. Grieve holds a bachelor of science in civil engineering degree from the University of Manitoba.

Paul Douglas President & CEO

Paul Douglas was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the PCL family of companies on November 1, 2009. Prior to joining PCL in 1985, Mr. Douglas worked in a variety of field positions and then in project management at progressively higher levels. After joining PCL, he served in Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Ottawa, and Toronto before returning to Edmonton in 1997 to take up the position of President and Chief Operating Officer for Canadian buildings and civil infrastructure operations. From November 1, 2008 until October 31, 2009 he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Canadian Operations. In 2004 Mr. Douglas received the Canadian Construction Association's General Contractor Award of Excellence – Robert Saunders Memorial Award in recognition of his contribution to the Canadian construction industry. In 2008 he was inaugurated into the Canadian Design-Build Institute's College of Fellows for his outstanding contribution to the enhancement of the Canadian design-build industry. Mr. Douglas earned a bachelor of applied science degree in civil engineering from the University of Toronto in 1978 and is a Gold Seal certified project manager.

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