Company Profile
Johnston, LLC
Company Overview
Johnston is a multi-talented firm based in Houston that provides project/program management, architectural design and MEP engineering design services that span all disciplines and project phases. Our unified team is comprised of architects, engineers, construction administration, and quality assurance professionals who seamlessly collaborate to develop thoughtful solutions.
We keep superior client satisfaction at the forefront of everything we do, as we are not successful unless - and until - our clients are. Living by our mission of executing thoughtful, creative design solutions, our team is passionate, positive, loyal, and efficient, driven by our entrepreneurial roots.
With a vision to provide the best client service in design and construction, we are dedicated to on-call support and quick response. When combined with a dedication to values and a strong work ethic, our around-the-clock response time results in successful outcomes and mutually beneficial long-term relationships.
Company History
Founded in 2001, Johnston is a multi-talented firm based in Houston that provides project/program management, architectural design and MEP engineering design services that span all disciplines and project phases.
In October 2021, Johnston acquired MJDII, integrating two client-centric firms who have similar values, diversity and culture, while keeping those values top of mind: Trust. Respect. Integrity.
Johnston and MJDII, with over 40 years of combined experience, have expertise in advancing technology, industrial, manufacturing, aviation and research facilities, as well as for healthcare, government and commercial clients. The ability to offer our clients architecture and MEP engineering services and the addition of exceptional talent to both teams bring increased value for our customers.
Benefits
At Johnston, we encourage a healthy work-life balance to allow for personal interests, family and social or leisure activities.
We offer flexible schedules, Work from Home (WFH) Tuesday & Friday, and ½ day Fridays.
Along with a generous PTO policy (19 days awarded January 1 or pro-rated at hire date), we also offer our full-time employees:
- 11 paid holidays each year
- Paternity and bereavement paid time off
- Company paid Short- and long-term disability and Basic life AD&D insurance for all employees.
- We cover 85% of our employees’ health insurance premiums
- Company paid annual $1500 HSA contribution (if you select a HDHP Medical plan)
We believe in transparency. Each year, we work with department leaders to develop a strategic plan to share with our people. In the plan, we share details of our business development, financial, and human resource goals for the year. This gives all employees the opportunity to see how they fit into the big picture and how their contributions make a difference.
It is important, as we hire, to maintain the vision of the company and set every employee on a path to success. This begins day one with on-boarding. Learning our processes, standards, and team expectations. Whether they are a seasoned professional or recent graduate, learning about Johnston’s focus on teamwork and our way of delivering quality work will get them started on the right foot. We conduct a 90-day check-in to solicit feedback to ensure they have the proper resources to make sure their integration into the company and culture is seamless. It is our goal to provide our new team members with a positive experience they will appreciate and remember.
We offer a “Career Path” program which allows additional one-on-one checkpoints with management throughout the year to help employees stretch their abilities and take on increasing responsibility to move forward in their career. This also includes a $500 allowance for Professional Development to be used for professional preparation courses and/or materials as well as professional registration fees.
Our goal is to become the best company to work for in our industry. To achieve this, we focus on hiring great people and, more importantly, retaining the great people we have today. We have developed a compensation and benefits strategy that includes a “Pay for Performance” model to fairly reward our high performers. We offer competitive salaries and have been successful enough to be able to provide bonuses each year as well as a 10% discretionary 401k match.
Let’s talk about the fun! We also offer our staff unlimited snacks such as fruit, nuts, sports bars, chips, etc., coffee (lattes included), and bottled water. We have monthly birthday and anniversary celebrations as well as bingo with gift cards for the winners and even a monthly Drawful online game during lunch. Quarterly, we have Employee Appreciation breakfasts and lunches. This year we started a book exchange as well as a book club and have read and reviewed five books so far. For the physically ambitious employees, we have a gym on the 2nd floor of our office building available for use and we also have after-hours workout sessions twice a week led by our very own Director of Business Development and a new after-hours Pilates session once a week led by another one of our staff members.
We understand that it is our corporate social responsibility to give back to the community and have participated in community volunteer activities for the Houston Food Bank and Kid’s Meals on selected Fridays, allowing the staff paid volunteer time.