Our total reward environment
We’re dedicated to providing a broad range of rewards and benefits that motivate, engage and deliver personal and business excellence, both now and in the future.
Core benefits
Group Pension Plan
matched up to 10%, to help you save for the future
Income protection
providing security for you and those you care for
Life assurance
to help protect your loved ones financially
Additional annual leave
given to recognise long service
25 days annual leave
plus an extra day for your birthday and if moving to a new house
Costain Lifestyle
our employee discounts platform where you can enjoy thousands of discounts to help you save on your everyday shopping as well as a range of other fantastic benefits
Company car
and Green Travel Allowance based on eligibility
Costain Awards
held every quarter to celebrate colleagues and teams who are living and breathing our values and behaviours
- Private healthcare and dental packages.
- Funded membership to a professional institute.
- Season tickets and season ticket loans, to help with rail transport costs.
- Option to purchase up to five additional days of annual leave.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Menopause Plan, support for 12 months for female colleagues.
- Eye tests, and money towards glasses if needed.
- Sharesave plan, through Save As You Earn (SAYE).
- Training and study assistance, for career development and professional qualifications.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, confidential advice line and information.
- Volunteering days, so you can give back to your local community.
- Financial wellbeing, giving you help and support with financial matters.
- Discounted gym membership, to keep you as fit and as healthy as you can be.
- Well-being assessments, giving you the chance for an individual health checks.
- Dynamic working, where are people are empowered to have more control over their working hours and locations, in line with the needs of the individual, team, project and customer.
- Holy festivals leave, giving our people the ability to swap a bank holiday for a festival relevant to their personal religion.
- Military leave for reservists and volunteer leaders in military cadet organisations.
Additional leave
| Entitlement | Total No. weeks leave | No. weeks full pay | No. weeks stat pay only | No. weeks no pay | |
| Company maternity pay/leave | Day 1 right | 52 | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| Company paternity/partner pay/leave | Day 1 right | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Company adoption pay/leave | Day 1 right | 52 | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| Shared parental pay/leave | Day 1 right | 50 | 0* | 37* | 13 |
| Carers leave | Day 1 right | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* Please note that Shared Parental leave and pay depends on how and when individuals decide to split the 50 available weeks with their partner, in line with policy.
Sabbatical leave
Sabbatical leave of three to 12 months is available to employees with a continuous service period. Every individual will have different reasons for wishing to take sabbatical leave and may include further education, travel, community or voluntary service or caring responsibilities.