Career Development for Technical Positions
Career Development for Technical Positions
Technical positions for women cover a broad range of activities, including product development, design proposal, and site management. Through the Promotion Committee for the Active Participation of Women in Technical Positions, we are organizing Sekisui House worksites nationwide and accelerating female career development in this area.
Management and Specialist Training
Every year at Sekisui House there are more female leaders in managerial positions, such as design chief managers and team leaders. There are also more specialists emerging each year, such as the first certified Chief Architects who must have outstanding qualities, made significant achievements, and earned a high level of trust inside and outside the Company.
12 Chief Architects
Designers of custom detached houses and apartments, with advanced design and negotiation skills and who have earned a high level of satisfaction and trust from customers.
6 Platinum Specialists
Designers of senior citizen’s homes and welfare facilities, with sophisticated expertise and skills, and a considerable number of notable achievements.
4 Structural Planning Specialists
Designers with highly safe and rational structural design capabilities and expert knowledge and skills on design standards, structural planning, and ground survey and diagnosis, etc.
7 Chief Constructors
Site supervisors with advanced work implementation skills such as general construction management and supervision, and who have earned a high level of satisfaction and trust from customers.
Expanding the Range of Positions
Sekisui House headquarters and head offices nationwide are working together through the Female On-site Supervisor Support Program to facilitate training for female on-site supervisors. We are also providing support by sharing success stories of balancing work with raising children, and holding workshops, networking opportunities and other activities for deepening knowledge and gaining insights.
Creating a Female-Friendly Work Environment
There are already many women working in various positions at Sekisui House Group construction sites. We are committed to making these workplaces more female friendly, so the increasing number of women at construction sites can work there safely and comfortably. This includes designing and using special tools and lightweight helmets for women, and installing temporary female toilets. Sekisui House is also taking extra steps to ensure the safety and comfort of pregnant women working on site.
Temporary Orihime Toilets for women and children
Maternity uniforms for engineering employees
Companywide Women’s On-Site Supervisor Meeting
Sekisui House holds a meet-and-greet event for female on-site supervisors and their superiors to network. This event is an excellent opportunity for employees to expand their networks, share success stories and experiences, and boost motivation. We also have a program for all employees in technical positions to experience the work of on-site supervisors. This program is designed to train an even wider range of technicians and engineers.
J-Komachi Committee: Pioneering On-site Improvements
Sekisui House is a participating member of the National Low-Rise Housing Labor Safety Council’s J-Komachi Committee. As a cross-company network of female technicians and engineers, the Committee aims to improve workplaces and promote the appeal of the construction industry to the next generation.
As of April 2020