Drax Group Reviews
Updated 9 Jan 2021
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"Great company to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Drax Group full-time for less than a year
Pros
• Structured programme with lots of training • Rotational placements across Drax sites, from hydro to thermal • Support provided towards Chartership • Friendly and supportive place to work • Opportunities to work on new and exciting projects
Cons
None that I have encountered so far.
Continue readingThanks for taking the time to write a review, we are delighted to hear you are enjoying your time with us so far and you are excited by your role and the opportunities here. If you do think of anything we can improve on you can get in touch with the Careers Team or submit them to our AIM (All Ideas Matter) initiative. We hope you continue to enjoy your role and you have a great career with us!
"Toxic environment"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Drax Group full-time for less than a year
Pros
They have a nice canteen
Cons
One of the worst companies I have worked for
"On borrowed time"
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Drax Group full-time for more than a year
Pros
Fairly inclusive and relaxed working culture
Cons
Strategy is unclear. Biomass is not viable long-term.
"Good People"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookI worked at Drax Group full-time
Pros
Engaged and committed people who are pushing change
Cons
Struggle to manage geogaraphically diverse staff
"Yup"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI worked at Drax Group full-time
Pros
Friendly and also appreciate laconicisms
Cons
Not too great at business
"Started off well, ended badly."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Drax Group full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great exposure to senior leadership. Certain departments are friendly and supportive. Good pension. Lots of varied work and interesting opportunities in the corporate teams. Early finish on a Friday and reasonable work life balance (during non-busy periods).
Cons
Don’t know the value of their employees Big division between Power and Corporate Poor management resulting in the loss of many talented people. Senior management have clear preference for certain departments.
Continue readingDrax Group Response
October 29, 2020 – Resourcing Specialist
Hi there Thank you for taking the time to write a review of your experience with us, we also appreciate the honesty and balanced view of your experience. While there are some very disappointing aspects of your review, it is valuable feedback and it helps us identify areas where we can improve. We strive to improve and are currently reviewing the results of our most recent employee survey to ensure we’ve listened to all of our colleagues on how we can continually make Drax a great place to work. If you wish to discuss any of this directly with us then please fee free to emails careers@drax.com for a confidential chat. Best, Joe
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"Welcome to the 1970s"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Drax Group full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Easy life, stable job and 9-5 hours
Cons
Management incompetence. Outdated operational practices and not evidence of career progression in the 5 years i've been there, especially in Customers
Drax Group Response
July 9, 2020 – Resourcing Specialist
Thank you for taking the time to write a review on Glassdoor. While we are disappointed to hear that you did not have a positive experience with us, we welcome all feedback and we are constantly looking at ways we can improve as a business. Currently we operate employee surveys and our All Ideas Matter initiative, where colleagues can put in suggestions and feedback on how we can do better. If you would like to confidentially discuss your feedback then please feel free to reach out to the Resourcing Team by messaging careers@drax.com. All the best, Joe
"Largest decarbonisation project in the World..."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Drax Group full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Interesting and varied work Personal development encouraged
Cons
Lots of senior vacancies not advertised Internal structure becoming complex and cumbersome Strong home bias from experienced colleagues
Continue readingDrax Group Response
February 24, 2020 – Resourcing Specialist
Hi there, thanks for taking the time to post your review. We are glad to hear you are finding your role interesting and see yourself developing. With regards to your comment about senior vacancies, we do aim to advertise as many of our vacancies internally as we can to give all at Drax the opportunity to put their name forwards. If you would like to discuss how we hire senior roles internally in more depth please feel free to reach out to us via careers@drax.com. Thanks again, Joe from the Drax Recruitment Team
"Good industrial experience"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Drax Group full-time for less than a year
Pros
Interesting work environment Good sense of community Always potential to learn
Cons
Sometimes repetitive, although that depends on the department Significant safety procedures, which, whilst important, can sometimes be tedious
"New to Industry"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Drax Group full-time for less than a year
Pros
> Welcoming and intriguing work environment > Growing and proactively implementing change > Good employee welfare > Positive mission statement
Cons
> Work dynamics can seem backwards at times. (no utilization of newer more convenient technologies and software.) > Values and culture not enacted or incorporated well into the work environment
Continue readingDrax Group Response
January 16, 2020 – Resourcing Specialist
Thank you for taking the time to post this review, it’s good to hear that you have positive news to report during your time at Drax so far but that you have also taken the time to give us some valuable feedback on areas we could improve on. It’s important to us that we share real feedback about what it’s like to work at Drax. If you would like to discuss anything around the review you’ve submitted then please do feel free to reach out to the Recruitment Team, we’re always keen for a chat, or you can speak to your manager in your 1-1’s. Don’t forget you can always suggest ideas on how we can improve to our ‘All Ideas Matter’ initiative as well. Thanks again!
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Drax Group Response
January 6, 2020 – Resourcing Specialist