Balfour Beatty reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,029 total reviews)

Philip Hoare

82% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Balfour Beatty has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,029 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Balfour Beatty employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Sep 22, 2014

Good people, great projects

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Pros

The people who work for Balfour Beatty are great. People really care about the work and about taking care of their team. The benefits seriously cannot be beat.

Cons

Corporate politics is ridiculous at Balfour Beatty. I worked at both the local and corporate level and cannot express how disappointed I was in how decisions are made and people are treated at the corporate level.

4.0
Sep 6, 2013

Excellent company

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Pros

People friendly, challenging projects, significant IT infrastructure

Cons

Low mobility for some operation personnel; did not like the way CORPORATE (Not division) handled the release of middle management (including me) after 15 years...

1.0
Mar 26, 2026

Toxic, Dishonest Management and Questionable Practices

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Pros

None, save your time and don’t apply

Cons

If you value your sanity, integrity, or basic respect as an employee, stay far away from this company. I was in a management role and was routinely instructed to write up technicians daily—often for unclear or inconsistent reasons. Upper management would tell me one thing behind closed doors (like requiring Saturday work), then completely contradict that in front of employees, making me look incompetent and dishonest. The double standards and manipulation don’t stop there. I was required to work on a day I had scheduled PTO, only to be forced to still use my PTO anyway. That pretty much sums up how little they respect employees’ time or boundaries. Leadership is painfully unprofessional. My direct supervisor avoids accountability entirely—no performance reviews, no feedback, no communication. Instead, they sit silently while someone else (who isn’t even your manager) delivers write-ups. No eye contact, no explanation, no leadership. The most concerning part is how calculated their actions feel. I was written up without valid cause, only to be told the next day that it disqualified me from receiving a retention bonus. Conveniently, this all happened the same month retention bonuses were being paid out. At the same time, I had been directed to write up my entire team. It’s hard not to see a pattern of targeting employees to save the company money. Morale is nonexistent. Trust is nonexistent. This is not just a poorly run company—it’s a toxic environment where employees are set up to fail and leadership operates without transparency or integrity. Avoid at all costs.

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