With io, ideas turn into real structures
Discover the difference with us: we are not just general planners, but go one step further with our holistic concept of general planning // plus. We offer our clients all planning and consulting services from a single source, allowing you to discover unique, sometimes international projects and collaborate with other areas on an interdisciplinary basis.
Corporate culture
Working on an equal footing
Unleash your strengths in cross-divisional projects with flat hierarchies. Interdisciplinary work is central to our daily business and gives you opportunities to learn and benefit from your colleagues. We do not lock competencies into titles. Instead, independent projects will give you the opportunity to take on responsibility and expand your skill set with extraordinary and leading-edge ideas.
Multifaceted challenges
Whether you are in the office or on site with the client, devising a strategic plan or implementing it – life with us will never be boring. No two days are ever the same. You will grow along with every new challenge, working on widely different projects from a range of market sectors.
Knowledge transfer
Sharing and transferring knowledge are essential for personal long-term development. We actively promote this across all hierarchies and specializations. You and your colleagues grow together by sharing knowledge and expertise and everyone benefits from this mutual support.
Staff events
Life is not just about work. We like to socialize together as well. We have regular happy hours, company excursions and Christmas parties to get together and foster the team spirit. We firmly believe that a good working environment is also about having fun together.
Client liaison and business travel
Days in the office are great for back-office support, preparation, follow-up work and coordinating activities within the team. There is often no substitute, though, to joining the client on site to properly understand the project’s progress and the situation on the ground. As often as not, our planning and consultant teams split their time on various phases of the project between the office and on site with the client.
Innovation
We aim to keep at the leading edge of market trends, developments and innovations so that our clients benefit from the latest thinking. That is why we play an active role in renowned regional associations and clubs as well as global organizations. This is not just an academic exercise: we apply what we learn in our work. For us, it is all about sharing food for thought, gaining new impressions and being a knowledgeable and supportive partner to our clients. Read our White Papers for more information on current topics and trends.
Social commitment
We are a forward-thinking company and take our social commitment seriously. We do not just share ideas and inspirations with our clients. We consider it equally important to invest our experience, expertise and knowledge in social projects that help people create a safe future. We share a common mission and enjoy a close working relationship with Engineers Without Borders e.V. (EWB), initiated by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Click here to find out more about our social commitment.
Onboarding, career paths & training
We will help you develop your professional skills, provide individual training events, and offer you opportunities to take on responsibility early on in your career.
Onboarding ×
We think that a good start is absolutely essential. Every new employee benefits from a structured introductory program with on-the-job training and an onboarding process that includes a mentoring program and our “io-BaTs” (io Basic Tutorials) introductory days. Your colleagues will give you with all the key information you need about our company during these introductory days and present our internal topics, processes and tools.
At the end of your probationary period, you and your manager will reflect on your first months with us and jointly coordinate your future path. You will review the past year during your regular annual appraisal interviews and discuss your prospects, challenges, and the individual development opportunities that lie ahead of you.
Career paths ×
Long-term cooperation within our team is hugely important to us, so we strive for development based on transparent career stages. Whether your goal is to specialize in a particular field, take on project management or embark on a sales or management career, you will have opportunities to develop along different career paths.
Our io-Talent Program, developed under expert supervision, is run on a regular basis and is our targeted way of identifying and promoting our junior executive talent.
Life throws new challenges at us all the time. We factor in the changing life stages, different personal performance abilities and ambitions of our colleagues, and help everyone shape their career with us aligned to their own aspirations.
Holistic training events ×
We have developed a training program aligned to the needs of our employees. Besides subject-specific programs and training courses we also offer a holistic range of events that connect every career and development stage with matching knowledge units.
Our training events focus on our internal processes and tools as well as the necessary skills for everyday work in client projects. We offer specialist training courses and events focusing, for instance, on communication, presentation and moderation skills, project coordination and project management. Our training program is reviewed on a regular basis and adapted to subject-specific needs and everyday work requirements.
Variety is the spice of life, as the saying goes. Our structure is extremely flexible and encourages you to think outside the box and gain insights into new business sectors and other fascinating fields of work.
Talent Program ×
To identify and specifically promote our young talent, we have developed - with scientific support - our io-Talent program, which is run on a regular basis. In this one-year program, the selected talents benefit, among other things, from a regular exchange with their mentors from the management, a series of exciting and exclusive events and team events, and a coaching offer. They also work together with our managers on strategic topics that are currently moving the company and contribute to the annual strategy conferences. The Talent program is supported by our internal HR development team.
