Diversity, Equity
& Inclusion
DEI MISSION
At Langan, we welcome and value employees of all backgrounds and experiences. We seek to advance our culture of equity and inclusivity to foster individual fulfillment, wellbeing, and professional success.
Expand our intentional and targeted recruiting strategy to attract diverse talent
Increase communication and transparency
Provide inclusive leadership and unconscious bias training
Expand the mold for leadership – identify hidden talent in our organization
Clearly define roles and expectations for career advancement
Expand access to high-visibility committees, task forces, projects, and office champions
Expand flexible work options to further improve work/life balance
Our Approach
Langan contributes to the success of our clients by providing an unmatched combination of technical excellence, practical experience, and responsiveness. By cultivating an inclusive workforce, we empower our employees to share their perspectives based on personal experience, contribute their unique skillsets and expertise, and work together to develop a diverse range of innovative solutions for our clients.”
David T. Gockel PE, PP, LEED AP, ASCE Fellow
President & CEO
Our Journey
Founded in 1970, Langan has continually expanded and evolved our DEI efforts since then. Over a decade ago, we introduced an official firm-wide diversity and inclusion program. Now led by our DEI Committee, this program works to advance collaboration and teamwork among employees, promote the benefits of a diverse workforce, and foster an inclusive work environment.
See the timeline below to learn more.
Affirmative Action Program formed
Annual updates begin to Affirmative Action Program
Founding of Women@Langan
ACEC Benchmarking Survey
ACEC D&I
Working Group
DEI Committee Formed
Expanded Employee
Resource Groups program
Partnership with
InclusionINC
Company-wide DEI Survey
& Analysis
Inclusive Leadership & Unconscious Bias Training
Office Champion Rollout
Awarded “Most Impactful Support of Diversity & Inclusion” by Anchin
Anchin recognized Langan with the Award for Most Impactful Support of Diversity & Inclusion. This honor is given to firms that excel in championing diversity, equity, and inclusion and have developed a company culture that integrates DEI strategies into the business framework.
Award for Most Impactful Support of Diversity & Inclusion
2022
Our ERGs
Langan is committed to championing an equitable and inclusive work environment where employees are encouraged to share their skills and knowledge to make impactful contributions.
We are powered by a diverse workforce with many different experiences and backgrounds. By fostering an inclusive environment where all voices are heard, we provide space for collaboration and allyship among all of our employees. This is supported by our employee resource groups (ERGs). Launched in 2015, Women@Langan is an ERG where all levels of staff can comfortably network, learn from one another, and achieve professional and personal success. Following the industry-wide success of Women@Langan, we launched additional ERGs through grassroots, employee-led efforts.
Click on each ERG to learn more.
Asians@Langan
Black Professionals@Langan
Expats@Langan
Latinx@Langan
Neurodiversity@Langan
Parents@Langan
Queer@Langan
Veterans@Langan
Women@Langan
Young Professionals@Langan
“Langan’s ERGs are making a tremendous impact on our firm—and it’s been extremely rewarding to experience the collaboration and excitement among employees first-hand. Our ERGs have also embraced the opportunity to partner with similar groups at leading firms and organizations, helping strengthen our relationships across the industry.”
Jared M. Green, PE, BC.GE, ASCE Fellow
Principal/Chief Diversity Officer
Asians@Langan
Asians@Langan connects members of the Asian community with a focus on representation, empowerment, and professional and personal growth. The group provides a positive space for collaboration, encouragement, and celebration of various cultures and customs.
Our Commitment to Employees
The health and wellbeing of our employees is our top priority. A strong company does not exist without healthy employees, and we work to provide resources that enable happier, healthier, and more fulfilling lives — both at work and at home. We partnered with Gallup, a global leader in research and analytics, to develop a strategic approach to integrating wellbeing into the fabric of our culture, including the “Are We Working Well?” initiative. This initiative focuses on five best practices:
Health and Wellbeing
By providing programs focused on physical, mental, and financial health and introducing employees to helpful resources and tools, we encourage our staff to take care of themselves, their loved ones, and each other.
Flexibility
At Langan, we understand that one schedule does not fit all. Our goal is to offer flexibility to support individual work styles while balancing business needs and ensuring we live our culture. As proponents of hybrid workplace models, we encourage employees to find a system that allows them, their colleagues, and their clients to feel supported. We also offer paid floating holidays each year, providing employees with the flexibility to observe and celebrate meaningful days in a way that is beneficial to them.
Our Initiatives
Internally, Langan partnered with InclusionINC, a highly regarded DEI consulting firm, to give us a candid look at our collective strengths and opportunities for improvement. InclusionINC gathered information from employee interviews, conducted a firm-wide survey to collect all perspectives, and hosted focus groups with employees across Langan. The results provided valuable insight and helped us develop our current strategic DEI plan with clear and attainable goals
Langan offers a mentoring program firm-wide, providing employees the opportunity to partner and build strong, rewarding relationships with colleagues. The comprehensive program supports employees at every level, discipline, and location, pairing them with trusted individuals who can offer insight and guidance toward professional growth and success. By matching individuals across disciplines, these mentorships provide participants with a unique perspective and understanding of Langan’s diverse set of service offerings. While mentors and mentees are paired for approximately one year, the relationships established between colleagues often continue to grow long after the official program ends.
Mentorship
We partner with many leading higher education institutions and diversity organizations to help students learn about STEM fields, network with professionals who are similar to them, and explore opportunities in the AEC industry. Through these relationships, Langan has established scholarships geared toward promoting equity and diversity, including the NACME Corporate Scholarship and the NJIT Langan Scholarship for students enrolled in the Albert Dorman Honors College. We believe that the future of the industry starts with us, and we appreciate the opportunity to connect with a diverse group of young leaders and changemakers nationwide.
Learn more about career opportunities at Langan.
Inclusive Recruiting
Black Professionals@Langan
Black Professionals@Langan is an inclusive and empowering environment providing opportunities for advocacy and awareness, collaboration, community outreach, and career growth for Black/African American-identifying employees.
Expats@Langan
Expats@Langan connects employees from a variety of cultural backgrounds, enabling them to thrive in personal and professional environments through partnership and coaching. The group provides a platform for expats to collaborate, share experiences, address potential limitations to development, and celebrate cultures.
Latinx@Langan
Latinx@Langan promotes the advancement and success of employees through a focus on mentorship, advocacy, networking, industry involvement, community outreach, and the recruitment and retention of Latinx leaders.
Neurodiversity@Langan
Neurodiversity@Langan is an inclusive space for collaboration among those impacted by neurodiversity. Founded on the belief that there is no one “right” way to think, learn, or behave, the group helps empower employees and their families to embrace the diverse strengths of neurodivergent individuals.
Parents@Langan
Parents@Langan provides a forum for parents and parents-to-be to communicate, network across offices, and share best practices and advice in regards to working while parenting. Employees are able to openly discuss topics related to extracurricular activities, nutrition, education, and more.
Queer@Langan
Queer@Langan is a safe, accepting, and empowering space for the LGBTQIA+ community. Through open dialogue, internal and external collaboration, and increased visibility, employees are encouraged to reach their greatest potential for personal success and professional fulfillment.
Veterans@Langan
Veterans@Langan connects veterans and military families across offices, providing a space to offer support, share experiences, and continue to serve the communities where they work and live.
Women@Langan
Women@Langan is a space where employees can comfortably network, learn from one another, and achieve professional and personal success. The group is open to all genders and promotes Langan women to be highly visible outside the office as industry leaders.
Young Professionals@Langan
Young Professionals@Langan engages employees of all disciplines and experience levels. The group promotes a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration, addresses the challenges of rapid growth, and provides opportunities for networking and relationship building across offices.
Download Langan's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Commitment >>
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Connect with our ERGs >>
Show care for colleagues
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Provide purposeful recognition
Practice healthy work/life balance
Set clear and attainable expectations
Actively support each other
Approach
Journey
Initiatives
Commitment to
Employees
ERGs
ERGs
Commitment to
Employees
Initiatives
Journey
Approach
Our Initiatives
Internally, Langan partnered with InclusionINC, a highly regarded DEI consulting firm, to give us a candid look at our collective strengths and opportunities for improvement. InclusionINC gathered information from employee interviews, conducted a firm-wide survey to collect all perspectives, and hosted focus groups with employees across Langan. The results provided valuable insight and helped us develop our current strategic DEI plan with clear and attainable goals.
Externally, our employees advocate for positive change across the industry and work with leading organizations to expand DEI efforts. Beverly Williams, Langan's former Chief Human Resources Officer/Chief Diversity Officer, participated in the ACEC-sponsored DPC Diversity & Inclusion Working Group, which
published “Diversity & Inclusion: Keys to Success and Lessons Learned” in March 2020. Since its release, the publication has received accolades for the value it brings to the industry.
Langan offers a mentoring program firm-wide, providing employees the opportunity to partner and build strong, rewarding relationships with colleagues. The comprehensive program supports employees at every level, discipline, and location, pairing them with trusted individuals who can offer insight and guidance toward professional growth and success. By matching individuals across disciplines, these mentorships provide participants with a unique perspective and understanding of Langan’s diverse set of service offerings. While mentors and mentees are paired for approximately one year, the relationships established between colleagues often continue to grow long after the official program ends.
Mentorship
We partner with many leading higher education institutions and diversity organizations to help students learn about STEM fields, network with professionals who are similar to them, and explore opportunities in the AEC industry. Through these relationships, Langan has established scholarships geared toward promoting equity and diversity, including the NACME Corporate Scholarship and the NJIT Langan Scholarship for students enrolled in the Albert Dorman Honors College. We believe that the future of the industry starts with us, and we appreciate the opportunity to connect with a diverse group of young leaders and changemakers nationwide.
Learn more about career opportunities at Langan.
Inclusive Recruiting
Our Journey
Founded in 1970, Langan has continually expanded and evolved our DEI efforts since then. Over a decade ago, we introduced an official firm-wide diversity and inclusion program. Now led by our DEI Committee, this program works to advance collaboration and teamwork among employees, promote the benefits of a diverse workforce, and foster an inclusive work environment.
Click on each pin to learn more.
+
MORE
TO COME
2022
Anchin recognized Langan with the Award for Most Impactful Support of Diversity & Inclusion. This honor is given to firms that excel in championing diversity, equity, and inclusion and have developed a company culture that integrates DEI strategies into the business framework.
Award for Most Impactful Support of Diversity & Inclusion
Langan’s ERGs are making a tremendous impact on our firm—and it’s been extremely rewarding to experience the collaboration and excitement among employees first-hand. Our ERGs have also embraced the opportunity to partner with similar groups at leading firms and organizations, helping strengthen our relationships across the industry.”
Jared M. Green, PE, BC.GE, ASCE Fellow
Principal/Chief Diversity Officer
Our ERGs
Langan is committed to championing an equitable and inclusive work environment where
employees are encouraged to share their skills and knowledge to make impactful contributions.
We are powered by a diverse workforce with many different experiences and backgrounds. By fostering an inclusive environment where all voices are heard, we provide space for collaboration and allyship among all of our employees. This is supported by our employee resource groups (ERGs). Launched in 2015, Women@Langan is an ERG where all levels of staff can comfortably network, learn from one another, and achieve professional and personal success. Following the industry-wide success of Women@Langan, we launched additional ERGs through grassroots, employee-led efforts.
Click on each ERG to learn more.
Connect with our ERGs >>
Asians@Langan
Black Professionals@Langan
Expats@Langan
Latinx@Langan
Neurodiversity@Langan
Parents@Langan
Queer@Langan
Veterans@Langan
Women@Langan
Young Professionals@Langan
Asians@Langan
Asians@Langan connects members of the Asian community with a focus on representation, empowerment, and professional and personal growth. The group provides a positive space for collaboration, encouragement, and celebration of various cultures and customs.
Expats@Langan
Expats@Langan connects employees from a variety of cultural backgrounds, enabling them to thrive in personal and professional environments through partnership and coaching. The group provides a platform for expats to collaborate, share experiences, address potential limitations to development, and celebrate cultures.
Latinx@Langan
Latinx@Langan promotes the advancement and success of employees through a focus on mentorship, advocacy, networking, industry involvement, community outreach, and the recruitment and retention of Latinx leaders.
Neurodiversity@Langan
Neurodiversity@Langan is an inclusive space for collaboration among those impacted by neurodiversity. Founded on the belief that there is no one “right” way to think, learn, or behave, the group helps empower employees and their families to embrace the diverse strengths of neurodivergent individuals.
Parents@Langan
Parents@Langan provides a forum for parents and parents-to-be to communicate, network across offices, and share best practices and advice in regards to working while parenting. Employees are able to openly discuss topics related to extracurricular activities, nutrition, education, and more.
Queer@Langan
Queer@Langan is a safe, accepting, and empowering space for the LGBTQIA+ community. Through open dialogue, internal and external collaboration, and increased visibility, employees are encouraged to reach their greatest potential for personal success and professional fulfillment.
Veterans@Langan
Veterans@Langan connects veterans and military families across offices, providing a space to offer support, share experiences, and continue to serve the communities where they work and live.
Women@Langan
Women@Langan is a space where employees can comfortably network, learn from one another, and achieve professional and personal success. The group is open to all genders and promotes Langan women to be highly visible outside the office as industry leaders.
Young Professionals@Langan
Young Professionals@Langan engages employees of all disciplines and experience levels. The group promotes a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration, addresses the challenges of rapid growth, and provides opportunities for networking and relationship building across offices.
Black Professionals@Langan
Black Professionals@Langan is an inclusive and empowering environment providing opportunities for advocacy and awareness, collaboration, community outreach, and career growth for Black/African American-identifying employees.
Download Langan's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Commitment >>
SCROLL TO TOP
Our Commitment to Employees
The health and wellbeing of our employees is our top priority. A strong company does not exist without healthy employees, and we work to provide resources that enable happier, healthier, and more fulfilling lives — both at work and at home. We partnered with Gallup, a global leader in research and analytics, to develop a strategic approach to integrating wellbeing into the fabric of our culture, including the “Are We Working Well?” initiative. This initiative focuses on five best practices:
At Langan, we understand that one schedule does not fit all. Our goal is to offer flexibility to support individual work styles while balancing business needs and ensuring we live our culture. As proponents of hybrid workplace models, we encourage employees to find a system that allows them, their colleagues, and their clients to feel supported. We also offer paid floating holidays each year, providing employees with the flexibility to observe and celebrate meaningful days in a way that is beneficial to them.
By providing programs focused on physical, mental, and financial health and introducing employees to helpful resources and tools, we encourage our staff to take care of themselves, their loved ones, and each other.
Show care for colleagues
Provide purposeful recognition
Practice healthy work/life balance
Set clear and attainable expectations
Actively support each other
Health and Wellbeing
Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Our Approach
Expand flexible work options to further improve work/life balance
Expand our intentional and targeted recruiting strategy to attract diverse talent
Increase communication and transparency
Provide inclusive leadership and unconscious bias training
Expand the mold for leadership – identify hidden talent in our organization
Clearly define roles and expectations for career advancement
Expand access to high-visibility committees, task forces, projects, and office champions
Langan contributes to the success of our clients by providing an unmatched combination of technical excellence, practical experience, and responsiveness. By cultivating an inclusive workforce, we empower our employees to share their perspectives based on personal experience, contribute their unique skillsets and expertise, and work together to develop a diverse range of innovative solutions for our clients.”
David T. Gockel PE, PP, LEED AP, ASCE Fellow
President & CEO
Diversity, Equity
& Inclusion
DEI MISSION
At Langan, we welcome and value employees of all backgrounds and experiences. We seek to advance our culture of equity and inclusivity to foster individual fulfillment, wellbeing, and professional success.
Approach
ERGs
Journey
Commitment to Employees
Initiatives
Approach
Journey
ERGs
Commitment to Employees
Initiatives
Approach
Journey
ERGs
Commitment to Employees
Initiatives
We are committed both internally and externally to fostering an inclusive and equitable business environment that reflects our diverse world. Through supplier diversity, we aim to collaborate with suppliers from different backgrounds and experiences, drive economic growth and innovation, and enrich the communities we serve.
We are committed both internally and externally to fostering an inclusive and equitable business environment that reflects our diverse world. Through supplier diversity, we aim to collaborate with suppliers from different backgrounds and experiences, drive economic growth and innovation, and enrich the communities we serve.
Founding of Young Professionals@Langan
Founding of Women@Langan
Externally, our employees advocate for positive change across the industry and work with leading organizations to expand DEI efforts. Beverly Williams, Langan’s former Chief Human Resources Officer/Chief Diversity Officer, participated in the ACEC-sponsored DPC Diversity & Inclusion Working Group, which published “Diversity & Inclusion: Keys to Success and Lessons Learned” in March 2020. Since its release, the publication has received accolades for the value it brings to the industry.