Working at symbiont
Symbiont is an employee-owned, multi-disciplined engineering and consulting firm with approximately 75 employees. Symbiont provides turnkey design-build construction services for industrial and commercial clients. Our professional and technical services include: civil, environmental, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation/controls, HVAC, chemical, process, water resources, geology, hydrogeology, environmental management, GIS, and autoCAD/microstation. In addition to employing engineers, scientists and technicians, Symbiont employs personnel in accounting and administrative positions. We are headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and have an office in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Our client base includes multiple Fortune 100 companies, and municipal, and state agencies. We are a nationally recognized, award-winning company and are among Wisconsin’s largest engineering firms.
We invite you to explore your career potential at Symbiont. You will find a company with a strong and stable foundation that has been in business for over 25 years with solid, core principles dedicated to hard work and to the success of our clients and our employees.
At Symbiont, our core principles are as follows:
We offer an unsurpassed commitment to quality by establishing and continually meeting the highest standards. We at Symbiont are a hard-working team, dedicated to our work and to supporting one another. Our team members are continuously learning with challenging assignments and relevant professional development through: seminar participation; obtaining licensure; and participation in professional organizations, all of which are financially supported by Symbiont. We have supported the post-graduate studies of our employees through our tuition reimbursement program. Continuous study and professional development for our employees ensures innovative solutions using the latest technologies for our clients’ project needs.
We listen carefully so that we clearly understand and appreciate our clients’ needs and our employees’ needs. Each person who works at Symbiont brings unique qualifications and personality to make Symbiont a company focused on high-quality work for our clients and high-quality lifestyles for our employees. We understand that each of our employees has a life outside of work and we respect that. We have grown together as not only a company but as a family. We will work with you to help you succeed and grow to your fullest potential in your career and personal development.
We appreciate that Symbiont's success is directly tied to the quality and dedication of its employees. It is vital that we support you in your career; so, Symbiont's management team works with you to ensure that your goals are being achieved and your life has balance. Symbiont offers flexible work schedules, and in return, our employees work hard to ensure projects are successful. We are knowledgeable, innovative and easy to work with. This is evident in our relationships with our clients and with each other.
Symbiont offers a competitive salary and benefits package including: A medical and prescription benefit plan |
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The company provides annual performance reviews and annual bonuses based on company and individual performance. We are continuously investing in the latest technological tools to help you perform your job at the highest potential. Symbiont is growing; however, we are still small enough to allow our employees to be individually recognized by upper management for their contributions to the project team. Meanwhile, Symbiont serves sophisticated clients with high expectations that require top talent, like yours.


