Kier Group Reviews
Updated 4 Mar 2021
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Approve of CEO
Andrew Davies
79 Ratings
Pros
"Excellent Contractor with generally good people" (in 18 reviews)
"Agile working practices in place allow flexibility for a good work/life balance" (in 15 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours, you are just a number" (in 18 reviews)
"Sometimes there is poor communication from management" (in 10 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Featured Review
"Was a good place to work, now a great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Kier Group full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Supportive team, interesting work, job progression opportunities, fantastic colleagues
Cons
Short deadlines and high workloads
Continue readingThank you for your review! We're very happy to read over your comments, and we love to know about your experiences at Kier! We have made some huge strides over the past 18 months and it really does make us happy to hear your feedback.
"good company"
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at Kier Group part-time
Pros
good company to work with
Cons
need to start looking better for their engineers
Kier Group Response
February 16, 2021 – Employer Brand Coordinator
Thank you! We're glad to hear that you feel we're a good company to work with! Our people are at the core of everything we do, we would love to hear more about how we can support you on the feedback you have provided - please do speak to your line manager or local HR representative so we are able to make improvements.
Pros
Good progression opportunities within company
Cons
Located in big city so costly to travel
Pros
Working in a great family feel environment on the EE maintenance contract
Cons
Not much room for development but opportunites do arise from time to time
Continue readingPros
Lovely team, had lots of laughs and supportive of each other
Cons
Poor communication from management. In-effective management.
Kier Group Response
March 4, 2021 – Employer Brand Coordinator
Thanks for your review! We're glad to hear of your time in the team, it makes us happy to know that you had a supportive environment and lots of laughs with the team! We are sorry you felt there was poor communication, we do our absolute best to ensure that all of our people are kept up to date across the business. Your feedback is very important to us, and we will use this to help guide us for continous improvement.
"Good Company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Kier Group full-time
Pros
Good Benefits, great people and flexible
Cons
Very corporate at times with policies but pretty good
Continue readingKier Group Response
March 2, 2021 – Employer Brand Coordinator
Thank you! We're happy to hear this. Being flexible is more important than ever at the moment, and we do everything we can do support our people. Our people really are at the core of everything we do, so we really appreciate hearing these reviews!
"Great"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Kier Group full-time
Pros
Great company to work for
Cons
No problem with them at all
Kier Group Response
March 2, 2021 – Employer Brand Coordinator
Wow, 5-stars! Thank you! We're very happy to read this, and we really appreciate it!
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- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Kier Group full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Good career progression, well remunerated
Cons
Some disorganisation and lack of drive in middle management
Kier Group Response
March 2, 2021 – Employer Brand Coordinator
Thank you! We're very happy to hear your thoughts on the compensation and benefits as well as the progression opportunities! We'll be sure to keep on investing in you in order to help support you in your current and any future roles. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and will help us in our continuous improvement.
"Ok"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Kier Group full-time
Pros
Ok location and good team
Cons
Manager pay hr stress changes
Kier Group Response
March 2, 2021 – Employer Brand Coordinator
We're glad to hear that you were part of a good team! We are so proud of all our teams across Kier, and we truly couldn't work on so many exciting projects without them. We are sorry to hear about your cons, at no point would we want you to feel stressed and we do appreciate that there have been some changes across the business. We're extremely grateful for your feedback, and it will help us with continuous improvement.
"Friendly culture, emphasis on progression."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookI have been working at Kier Group full-time for less than a year
Pros
Colleagues have vast experience, There is a willingness to promote progression within the organisation. HR deal with matters efficiently. CEO hosts regular talks with graduates and emphasises the importance of a good home/work life balance and general well-being. Opportunity to join the Kier share scheme and also to work on joint ventures with other companies.
Cons
45 hour working week and an expectation to work for longer makes it difficult to maintain a work-life balance.
Continue readingKier Group Response
February 25, 2021 – Employer Brand Coordinator
We're pleased to hear your 'pros'! It makes us very happy to know that your role is going well, we love to hear feedback from our graduates! We believe that investing in our early careers population is extremely important, giving you the skills and experience you need to excel. As you mention, we do stress the importance of a good work/life balance and we're sorry to hear that you find this difficult - we are here to support you, and want to help you with this - Please do speak with your line manager, local HR representative, or our early careers manager.
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