Bechtel Employee Reviews
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A good company to work for because they want more and give more they help out with material and hour wise
Laborer/Helper (Former Employee) – Leesburg, VA – July 23, 2018
You will get the hours you want and the days you want off as long as you get rhe job done with out passing their budget. They reward you every three months for working safely
Pros
1 hours lunch break and you get rewarded with prices or food for working safely
Productive Environment
Recruiting Manager U.S. Operations (Former Employee) – Houston, TX – May 22, 2019
Good Culture , Teamwork, Good overall Leadership
Very good teamwork and mentor-ship provided. Allows for autonomy of personality. Very good culture supported by CEO and Bechtel family
Very good teamwork and mentor-ship provided. Allows for autonomy of personality. Very good culture supported by CEO and Bechtel family
Pros
Good Leadership
Cons
Na
great place to work but it has its disadvantages too..
Pipefitter Helper (Former Employee) – Portland, TX – May 20, 2019
great place to work but too many people hiring family members over qualified applicants. The majority of the time high uppers are in on it. they pay you based off who you know and not what you know..
Pros
new construction
Cons
too many family members working together
Many Learning Opportunities
LEAD COST ENGINEER (Current Employee) – Houston, TX – May 16, 2019
During my time with Bechtel Corporation I have been given many opportunities to learn new skills and grow as a leader. I was a part of the Hi-Pot program and given stretch assignments along with the support I needed to succeed.
Bechtel has afforded me the opportunity to work in both the Home Office Environment and in the Field. Both of which have exposed me to various aspects of Project Controls as well as Construction Execution.
Bechtel has afforded me the opportunity to work in both the Home Office Environment and in the Field. Both of which have exposed me to various aspects of Project Controls as well as Construction Execution.
It's who you know, not what you know there
Project Controls (Former Employee) – Richland, WA – May 7, 2019
If you aren't married into, related to, or in with the Good Ol' Boys, good luck.
They promote a zero tolerance harassment environment but they don't act on it. DO NOT get HR involved, biggest mistake you can make. Especially, when it's management harassing you. If you get sick, you best show up so they can let you know it's okay if you feel like going home (make sure you actually look sick, too). Otherwise, your sick days are skeptical. If management doesn't like you, they will tell other employees to stay clear of you because you're "trouble." They will make things up in your annual review - they call it "perception" and claim it is stronger than fact and will hold it against you. This perception is based on what was reported back by all the co-workers they told to report back on you. This makes for poor ratings on your reviews, no raises, and a very chilled environment once you realize your co-workers were told to watch you. Terrible management skills. They are more prone to using intimidating tactics than focusing on guiding you into becoming a successful employee. Again - not to worry if your mom, dad, grandma, uncle, spouse works there - you're golden. Or you can find a manager (married or not), fool around, get married to that person and your career will sky-rocket, it works every time.
They promote a zero tolerance harassment environment but they don't act on it. DO NOT get HR involved, biggest mistake you can make. Especially, when it's management harassing you. If you get sick, you best show up so they can let you know it's okay if you feel like going home (make sure you actually look sick, too). Otherwise, your sick days are skeptical. If management doesn't like you, they will tell other employees to stay clear of you because you're "trouble." They will make things up in your annual review - they call it "perception" and claim it is stronger than fact and will hold it against you. This perception is based on what was reported back by all the co-workers they told to report back on you. This makes for poor ratings on your reviews, no raises, and a very chilled environment once you realize your co-workers were told to watch you. Terrible management skills. They are more prone to using intimidating tactics than focusing on guiding you into becoming a successful employee. Again - not to worry if your mom, dad, grandma, uncle, spouse works there - you're golden. Or you can find a manager (married or not), fool around, get married to that person and your career will sky-rocket, it works every time.
Pros
Benefits, tuition reimbursement
Cons
Preach Great Place to Work - yet, the work culture is chilled
Interesting and challening work environment
Senior Technical Staff (Former Employee) – Las Vegas, NV – April 23, 2019
Many opportunities to work on interesting projects, in a dynamic and fast paced environment. Work opportunities involved interactions with a wide variety of skilled personnel.
Pros
Interesting and challenging work assignments.
Cons
Sometimes difficult to implement process improvements.
Excellent place to work.
Supervisor and I&C Engineer (Former Employee) – Naperville, IL – April 23, 2019
An excellent employer, offering many job opportunities and opportunities for advancement. They provide great benefits. I would recommend them for all disciplines of engineering.
Great job with good benefits and culture
Pipefitter (Former Employee) – Portland, TX – April 17, 2019
Good company to work for, competative pay, decent benefits, but as with any construction job, lay off are always something to consider, as well as being flexible on traveling.
Class Leader
Control Systems Supervisor - Multiple Projects (Former Employee) – Houston, TX – April 17, 2019
Bechtel set the standard for large EPCs. The culture was that all involved were working toward a common goal - project completion. Bechtel also understood that the real money to be made was in making the Construction work as easy as possible
Government Contracts
Senior Lead Designer (Former Employee) – Knoxville, TN – April 15, 2019
Meeting schedules by issuing drawings that cannot be used to accurately build a project is the normal design philosophy at Bechtel. Overruns, extended schedules, change orders is how they make money.
Pros
Good Insurance
Cons
favoritism is a problem
Safe,Fun workplace
Pipefitter Helper (Former Employee) – Gregory, TX – April 11, 2019
Started as Pipefitter helper two years,Didnt had a chance to test as pipefitter, but was making boltup and pipe fits already, will work for them again,
Pros
Bonus pay, safe workplace, good people
Cons
Was not sent to test for pipefitter
All about production!
Boilermaker (Former Employee) – Portland, TX – April 9, 2019
Working for Bechtel was average! Parking and riding the bus to and from the work site was terrible. Takes up to an hour to leave the parking lot! You get a dollar raise after being there a year as an insensitive.advancement is limited! It's crunch time when they want to finish the project ahead with the scheduled date. Lots of recordables and incidents.lack of experience in my opinion.Many of the guys who work at Bechtel are family relatives. If your family experience doesn't matter..........other than that it's a job and a decent place to work compared to other places in the coastal bend area. You just have to be aware of your surroundings at all times
Any Place is what you make of it
Tool Room Attendant and Set up (Former Employee) – Corpus Christi, TX – April 9, 2019
Bechtel is a good company with good pay and personnel. As in most places the Old Timers are not comfortable with change. There is too much Reactionary response and not enough Pro-Active intervention. Taking the Lead in correcting a problem before it is a problem is not looked upon favorably. Basically, you have to find your lane and stay in it.
Pros
Pay
Cons
Reactive mentality
Changes need to happen.
Union Laborer (Current Employee) – Monaca, PA – April 8, 2019
They don’t take care of the people. They don’t pay out of towners enough. They don’t give people paid time off for families. They aren’t concerned for single mothers who struggle to pay for childcare and don’t have an understanding when we have to miss work because our children are sick.
Poor Management
Mechanic (Current Employee) – Portland, TX – April 6, 2019
Management treats you just like a number on the job site i am at. They look for reasons to fire you just to save money. there is a stop work authority that everyone has, and if you think something is unsafe you can stop work. however depending on who is involved and for the sake of production they will reprimand you for it just to save a quick dollar. Thus treating lower level employees like garbage.
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