Rewarding if You're in it for the Long Haul - Field Engineer Kiewit Corporation Employee Review

3.0
20 Sept 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits package, salary, training, stock and high profile projects are the biggest benefits to working for Kiewit. Whether or not you are in it for the long haul, you will definately learn plenty and be exptected to teach others. Working for Kiewit is a huge resume builder if you find that you are unhappy working for the company.

Cons

Poor work-life balance. This company expects almost too much out of it's young engineers. I have worked here about 1.5 yrs and I am averaging about 75 hours per week. Some weeks have been over 80 hours. This leaves little time to have a life of my own. Moving frequently can also be a real pain but luckily I havent had to deal with this too much. The upper management has been really questionable in my opinion and I just haven't seen the leadership that I expected. They have a tendency to micromanage and decision making seems to be left to upper management. If you take stock, don't plan on being able to quit and make a profit off of it for at least 15 years. By this time you will have at least gone through one divorce because you will never have any time to see your family. Salaried employees are given every other weekend to fly home to be with family for 3 days. 3 divided by 14 = 21% of the time you will be home to be with your wife and children. I don't plan on working here after I get married. 5 years with Kiewit max.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

If you're ambitious at all, I probably wouldn't recommend working here. The pay is decent and if you're willing to stick around for 20+ years, you'll likely do just fine. But for me, the pace was too slow, the work was boring, and I never felt like I was doing anything meaningful or driving real business impact. The company is very stable, but that stability comes with tradeoffs. Career progression felt like a slow grind, and there was always the possibility of being forced to relocate depending on business needs. Personally, if you're young, motivated, and want to accelerate your career, I'd look for a role where you're directly contributing to growth, revenue, or strategic decision-making. If you're set on finance/FP&A, Kiewit can be a good place to spend a year and build experience, but I'd use it as a stepping stone rather than a long-term destination. Just my experience. —it just wasn't for me. - stayed 2 years - too long.

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