OUR EMPLOYEES are our strength. Their collective knowledge, experience, skills, and talents are what make our Company great. Our builders are estimators, designers, project managers, program managers, superintendents, architectural woodworkers, commercial carpenters, finish carpenters, and laborers. Our support staff is comprised of administrative, accounting, business development, human resources, IT, operations, safety, and quality control personnel.
WE VALUE Dedicated Client Service, Integrity, Safety, High Quality Work, Professionalism, a Strong Work Ethic and Family. As an organization, we incorporate these values into what we do.
What our employees are saying
“Petra has provided me with opportunities to grow professionally. There are a wide variety of projects, some small and some large, some pretty simple and some very complex. I love the challenges. Petra has many employees, yet the company still has a friendly feel with "open door" access to management. We work together as a team.”
Petra Estimator
“The Petra environment is very professional and well organized. We’re provided with the tools, technology, and support to work smart and to constantly develop our skills. Not only is the work challenging, but the opportunities and rewards are exciting!”
Petra Project Manager
“Working with highly skilled craftsmen, architects, and subcontractors is not only a pleasant experience but a normal occurrence at Petra. My job at Petra is not only exciting and challenging, but fun at the same time.”
Petra Project Superintendent
Community Involvement
We recognize that we are part of a much larger community and regularly identify ways our company and employees can contribute to it. We also support employees' volunteer efforts outside of the company. Some of the organizations and causes we support include:
ABC Connecticut’s Open Shop Salute
ADL Torch of Liberty
AGC Charities Operation Opening Doors Project
Alzheimer’s Association
American Cancer Society
Box Tops for Education
Connecticut Food Bank
Fair Haven School Coats for Kids
Greenwich Hospital
Guilford Art Center
Guilford Foundation
Habitat for Humanity
Junior Achievement of Southwest New England
Knights of St. Patrick
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital
LEAP, Inc.
Long Wharf Theatre
New Haven Preservation Trust
North Haven Food Bank
Norwalk Hospital
Pequot Library
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven
United Way of Greater New Haven
University of New Haven Lyme Academy College of Arts
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Yale-New Haven Hospital Auxiliary Toy Closet
Yale University
Various academic scholarship funds
Work at Petra
CAREER DEVELOPMENT: We are committed to ongoing training. We recognize that employees welcome opportunities to increase their knowledge and improve their skills. We draw upon our in-house experts to conduct training; we identify and encourage participation in online and external training programs; and we bring external trainers in-house.
WORK ENVIRONMENTS: Whether office- or field-based, our work environments encourage productivity, teamwork, safety, collegiality, and the use of technology.
BENEFITS: Our current benefit offerings for full-time employees include: Health Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Accident Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) Retirement Accounts, and educational assistance. Our plans allow our employees to obtain tax benefits and/or discounted costs. Paid time off is provided to both part-time and full-time employees.
Current Opportunities
Marketing & Business Development Manager
Solicitations from third-party recruiters will not be considered.
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Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
Petra Construction Corporation is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, status as a veteran, status as a victim of domestic violence, intellectual disability, mental disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, unless such disability, even with reasonable accommodation, prevents the applicant from being able to perform the work involved, or in any manner prohibited by the laws of the United States or the State of Connecticut.