About SNC Houston

Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is active internationally, having established a multicultural network that spans every continent. The SNC-Lavalin companies have offices across North America and in 30 countries around the world and are currently working in some 100 countries. Revenues in 2006 were $4.8 Billion. Today, more than 14,500 people work for SNC-Lavalin companies. SNC-Lavalin is typically listed as one of the highest global design firm in ENR’s annual rankings.

SNC-Lavalin has executed many projects in the petroleum sector, making it uniquely qualified in this field. Specialists can draw upon the combined expertise and resources of the entire SNC-Lavalin Group and a network of offices worldwide to continually enhance its service offerings.

SNC-Lavalin’s success is the result of experience obtained from close to 100 years of listening to the needs of clients. For the past 60 years, it has provided services to clients in North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. As architects of some of the most innovative engineering schemes in the world, SNC-Lavalin specialists bring advanced know-how to projects. This combined expertise insures that the results and project outputs are the most suitable solutions for all clients. SNC provides Financial Services, Project Development, Project Management and Project Execution.

SNC-Lavalin’s Houston Business Unit has dedicated office facilities in its Houston office at 9009 West Loop South, and its Baytown office at 2800 Decker Drive. We offer services in the following areas:

• Front-End Loading
• Studies
• Plant Services
• EPC

Quality

As an ISO-certified office, we are committed to achieve client satisfaction on every project by creating value through careful management of work processes, clear scope definitions, and adherence to schedules and budgets, with emphasis on safety and the environment.

Safety

Winning the hearts and minds

of our people for safety requires leaders who value safety, beyond their commitment to it. These are leaders who have vision and who inspire, motivate and transform people to excel in safety.

Emphasis on safety and quality in operational objectives

which involves the integration of safety into all core business activities, the distribution of responsibility and accountability for safety to all employees at all levels and the adoption of peer-driven safety review processes.

Competence of the organization and people

in identifying and managing risk requires a systematic focus on behaviors, risk perceptions and skills. Risk is inseparable from opportunity and reward and is to be managed competently at the levels of the organization where exposure is most critical – in an environment of innovation and exploration of new ideas, where legal obligations are met and exceeded.

Analysis of risk and performance

with a focus on safety culture, leadership styles, safety systems and processes, leading performance indicators and accident /incident data. Root cause investigation, quantitative trend analysis, inferential and predictive information contribute to proactive risk management.

Risk transformation

ensures that the overall management of safety is risk-based, systematic and responsive to the dynamic nature of risks - through continuous assessment, mitigation and reassessment of all projects, business activities and operations.

Engineering innovation for safety

reduces risks in project design, infrastructure, construction and operations. It includes processes of quality management, e-learning, e-technology, innovation and benchmarking against the world’s best practices.