To assist staff members in their short and long range professional and economic goals, Callander Associates continues to add and refine the benefits of working in our strategically located Northern California locations. We recognize the importance and value of working with staff who are professionally motivated to perform at the highest levels achievable for each individual. The firm, our clients and each staff member benefits from this approach.

Benefits available to staff include:

• positive and progressive environment
• senior staff as resources and instructors with timely accessibility
• premiums fully paid for group health policy and vision plan
• premium fully paid for dental care plan
• frequent TGIF party
• office-sponsored social event (i.e., Crushers or Giants baseball, ski party, etc.)
• compensation beyond basic salary
• work hour flexibility to accommodate
• commute time, child care and other issues
• flexible paid time off package that includes holiday, sick and vacation time combined to provide staff with maximum flexibility
• support for requests to expand office library, both reference books and software
• excellent computer equipment and software
• competitive and above-average salaries
• entire San Mateo office renovation (spring of 2000) with bright, pleasant and spacious work spaces
• new Rancho Cordova office renovation in summer of 2003 with bright, pleasant, spacious work spaces
• progressive Autocad and networked computer systems
• excellent outside vendors for all reprographic needs
• excellent interprofessional collaboration with responsive subconsultants
• excellent and expanding group of repeat clients for both private and public projects
• unique and challenging projects of varying types
• annual performance review and goal setting session
• weekly, monthly and six month workload schedules to minimize surprises
• flexible and pleasant coworkers
• enrollment in 40lk program
• after enrollment, the firm contributes an additional 3% of your earnings into your 401k account up to the limits as specified in the plan details
• continuing education opportunities and funding (varies from $200 to $3,500/year)
• reimbursement for passing the state licensing exam
• reimbursement for active ASLA membership
• full payment of monthly parking permit fees
• full payment for monthly Caltrain ticket
• hassle-free reimbursement for business expenses
• opportunity to work closely or directly with client, the public and others on the "project" (i.e., attend and participate in the meetings)
• reimbursement of incoming staff's monthly health insurance premiums, up to the firm's current monthly amount, until new coverage is put into effect
• openness and willingness to provide a learning environment to assist you in your short and long term goals
• opportunity to work in all phases of the design process on a wide variety of project types (no pigeon holes here)