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4.3

91% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

64% positive business outlook

Buildings Department has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Buildings Department employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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17 reviews
4.0
26 Sept 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

With clear instructions and guidelines

Cons

Very busy and work at high pressure.

5.0
30 Nov 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

i. Strong sense of purpose - we strive at educating users of dwelling and commercial buildings in terms of health and safety, of the way to upkeep and maintain the building; ii. Efficiency - Prioritize the seriousness, and then promptly and comprehensively act against building defects and non-compliance including Fire risk assessment under Building Ordinance; iii. Keep up with everything - Periodical on-job trainings on various subjects such as changes/updates of current Regulations, and safety & health aspects; iv. Equal and comprehensive opportunities - a well-established mechanism for promotions or internal transfer; v. Complete and well-kept statistic and database - in dealing with more than 5000 buildings in Hong Kong, it needs to have a enormous database to keep tracking the buildings and make strategies for continuous building surveys. vi. Willing to adapt new technologies to lead the industry, such as using Droid to carry out inspections under some circumstances; vii. Work as a team - it is simply impossible to complete anything by oneself, so we need

Cons

i. Maybe lacking work-life balance - sometimes the district we are assigned to can receive huge amount of work and this may lead to work overtime; ii. PPE provisions are insufficient - when working in dangerous environment such as asbestos structures.

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