Values & Culture
Varela Culture
You’ll notice a recurring theme in the pages of our website. Varela is interested in more than just engineering. We want what we do to matter, not just provide us a paycheck.
Our engineering and management work affects our clients for decades. We embrace that responsibility and set very high standards for our team members.
We also believe that personal relationships matter more than just about anything else in life. Our team members are Varela’s most valuable asset. As a team (and with our clients), we function at our highest potential when we can trust and rely on each other.
Varela Values
Personal and professional honesty and integrity
Service/servant mentality toward clients and firm personnel
Personal commitment to each other and to our clients
High standards of business ethics
Respect for others both within and outside the firm
A spirit of gratitude
Unity within the firm
Professional excellence
Varela Objectives
Make an honest living doing work we like.
Develop lifelong relationships with coworkers, clients, and the engineering community.
Grow as professionals.
Communicate with clarity and skill.
Teach and mentor—engineering, life, financial, and spiritual.
Earn and maintain respect within the engineering community.
Foster strong families.
Encourage wellness and fitness.
These values translate into a culture that invests in every team member because we believe that not only are we called to serve our clients, we are also called to serve each other. The result is a work environment that is collaborative — not cutthroat. We develop each team member’s personal skills while supporting and encouraging their personal, financial, and spiritual growth.
We have several events that team members and their families look forward to each year, including a summer picnic day and a winter etc Christmas party. Our office calendar also includes March Madness and Fantasy Football competitions.
Most of our team members embrace physical fitness as a way of life whether at the gym, on a mountain bike, or on the ski slopes. Lunch breaks are often a run along the Centennial Trail or a visit to the YMCA gym or pool – it’s right around the corner.
Because we appreciate our coworkers as more than just professional colleagues, we regularly meet down the street at David’s Pizza for drinks and a bite to eat after work. We go to David’s to welcome new team members, to celebrate passing PE exams, to mark a big funding wins, and sometimes for no reason at all. We are especially proud to say that we aren’t just co-workers; we’re friends.
