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      Williams Engineering

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      Williams Engineering Reviews

      3.1

      43% would recommend to a friend

      (48 total reviews)

      Naseem Bashir, P.Eng., ICD.D

      41% approve of CEO

      34% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Culture and values

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Senior management

      Williams Engineering has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Williams Engineering employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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      48 reviews
      1.0
      24 Aug 2022

      Corporate leadership is completely out of touch, management is terrible

      Mechanical engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Team members WERE great, but after some office drama, more than 80% of the original team left for better opportunities

      Cons

      - Micromanagement is rampant, you cannot hand in a time sheet for payment if your billable hours are less than around 93.3%, this amounts to 2.5 hours a week of non-billable time, however you can't even use it for training yourself as they allocate 0 budget for training. You then get harassed with warning emails every time this happens indicating that you are not allowed to hand in your time card. This ends up creating a situation where you need to waste more of your hours (and other people's hours) for handing in a time card instead of doing work. - At the time of leaving there were more managers than people that produced billable work. The managers tend to be liabilities instead of assets - The head office in Edmonton has no understanding of the levels of competition in different local regions and expects profits to come easily - Their motto is "communicate no matter what", except when you do, the senior leadership blames you for not bringing in more profit when things aren't going well. This is especially frustrating when you are in a position with no power to make sound financial decisions on behalf of the company

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      Williams Engineering Response
      3y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We understand that a certain amount of turnover is to be expected, and high levels of turnover following the COVID-19 pandemic was not uncommon among many different industries and companies. We are happy to see that our overall turnover rate has decreased by 6.5% from 2021 which means things are settling down in the war for talent. We are happy that you enjoyed the team you currently work with. One way we strive for a positive culture is through our Purpose (engineering sustainable communities) and our Core Values (including but not limited to: encouraging diverse perspectives, communicating no matter what, and owning the outcome). However, we understand there is always room for improvement and do not take feedback from our teammates lightly. We conduct bi-annual engagement surveys, and our latest survey showed a 5-point increase in engagement across the organization with an increase in all 17 drivers. In response to your comments regarding some of our operational procedures, similar to other building engineering consulting firms, we do have checks and balances in place to help our teams stay productive and profitable however they are not as restrictive as described. We’re open to working with our teams on how to achieve their targets so we can all achieve our goals as an organization. In terms of training, if you are current employee, we encourage you to contact your manager or HR to understand the hours and budget Williams provides all of its employees for training and development.
      2.0
      7 Apr 2019

      Lot of office politics, no mentorship and money wasted by Senior Leadership Team

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Williams has some of the nicest people I've ever met. They're hard working and great to work with. They company also has a very relaxed dress code, so you can wear jeans. The downtown location is also very convenient for some.

      Cons

      The senior leadership team is very greedy and doesn't care at all about the people that work there. They tell people to work faster and harder, yet no one has any idea what the SLT actually does. The pay is horrible and significantly below industry standards. There is a serious lack of mentorship because all the manager are overworked and too tired to mentor you.

      1.0
      14 Aug 2022

      Terrible Senior Leadership Team

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - PREVIOUS team was excellent and seniors are patient and would like to train Juniors - PREVIOUS team was nice and it was really a team

      Cons

      - SLT does not respect to employees and they only want to hear what they would like to hear. - No effective communication at all with SLT. - So many managers and PMs in the company and no production guy. - SLT does not want to spend money and time on training Juniors nowadays. - Timecard causes a tons of trouble and I do not understand why they make the simple thing so complicated. - Company's politics make everyone tired and exhausted and no one can concentrate on their work. - Compensation is really low compare to the other company in the industry. - Company's hourly rate charge to client is really high compare to other company, however, their fee is super low. This cause all the project budget run out so quickly. And employee have to spend their own time to finish the work. The quality of the work is terrible. Until recently, it's barely for the company to get new projects.

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      Williams Engineering Response
      3y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We take feedback from our teammates seriously and understand there is always room for improvement. It seems your comment is very similar to a previous post, perhaps. Williams Engineering was not unaffected by the surge of turnover that many industries have seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our dedicated HR and Leadership teams are collaborating daily on sourcing talented individuals to join our team who align with our Purpose and Values. It is a competitive market within our industry to source candidates at all levels and we strive to maintain a diverse workforce of teammates at various levels of experience, including co-op students and new graduates. We use the latest market data to provide competitive compensation and benefits in our industry. Thank you for your feedback on pricing, we strive to ensure our projects are priced accurately to allow budget for hours needed by our employees to complete the work. The company does not condone employees working on their own time and has a very comprehensive overtime policy. Internal communications have been shared that all hours must be accounted for.
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