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Updated 20 Dec 2020
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Leo Quinn
280 Ratings
Pros
"Excellent knowledge and experience with good people with good team values" (in 37 reviews)
"Balfour has a really Flexible work environment" (in 36 reviews)
Cons
"long hours and sometimes stressful" (in 40 reviews)
"Upper management is not honest about business performance" (in 29 reviews)
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"Successful turnaround, positive outlook"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Balfour Beatty full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good people, great projects, fair salary and package
Cons
IT systems restricted but improving, long hours not recognised by management
Pros
Great people, good team, flexible
Cons
The pay is not great
Pros
Some really good people at site level
Cons
Sometimes difficult to get support with issues
"Experience varies depending on luck of project placement"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Balfour Beatty full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good people/work environment. Company car scheme is a bonus.
Cons
Travel- often expected to live away from home. Unflattering salary with Masters degree entry, although can be accepted with Bachelors.
"Steady"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Balfour Beatty full-time
Pros
Training is very good with very good pipeline of works therefore job security. Excellent knowledge and experience with good people with good team values. Is an excellent place to work to develop as an Engineer
Cons
Not the greatest perks / benefits, can be difficult to get promotion
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"Fine"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Balfour Beatty full-time
Pros
Good people to work with
Cons
I found it too hierarchical
"TGW - Electrification"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Balfour Beatty
Pros
Met some very good people
Cons
Management disconnect from the staff
"A business general facing in right direction but still some issues to resolve if it is to reach its real potential."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Balfour Beatty full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Some really good people with great ideas and attitude.
Cons
Still tolerates non performance of senior managers, too many people with Director roles who really should not be in the position; still too much focus on revising procedures/ internal process; digital strategy is out of touch with real world
Continue reading"Estimator"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Balfour Beatty full-time
Pros
Good people, healthy work life.
Cons
The work itself was boring.
Continue reading"Dishonest, disrespectful, improfessional"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Balfour Beatty for less than a year
Pros
London based. Rank and file persons were in the main good people.
Cons
These BBG managers proved to be real lying backstabbing rats - utterly appalled at their duplicity and poor behaviour.
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