Balfour Beatty reviews

3.8

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,026 total reviews)

Philip Hoare

88% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Balfour Beatty has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,026 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
May 16, 2026

Great company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Major Tier-1 contractor that offers excellent career development

Cons

Work life balance could be better

4.0
May 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company culture here at BB

Cons

Long days and can be stressful

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Balfour Beatty Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re really pleased to hear that you value the positive culture at Balfour Beatty - creating an inclusive, supportive environment is a key priority for us. We also appreciate your honest comments regarding workload and stress. We do recognise that some roles can be demanding at times. Supporting our people’s wellbeing and helping teams to maintain a healthy work/life balance is incredibly important to us. We continue to embed business-wide programmes to that focus on how we achieve and maintain this long-term - these include health and wellbeing strategy, featuring enhanced proactive psychological health management, wellbeing support, access to mental health resources and flexible working where possible. Ensuring all employees feel recognised, valued and supported is fundamental to how we operate, and we’re continuously working with our teams and leadership to reinforce this. Thank you again for your feedback - it helps us to keep improving and make Balfour Beatty an even better place to work.
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