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
5.0
May 14, 2026

Supportive management, a lot to learn

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very supportive management and colleagues

Cons

A lot of information to learn

3.0
May 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexi Hours were a good benefit

Cons

Overtime was expected, workload a lot

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Balfour Beatty Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share a review of your time at Balfour Beatty. We’re pleased to hear you valued the flexibility in working hours - this is something we strive to offer to support our employees’ work/life balance. We’re sorry to learn of your experience of high workloads and overtime expectation. Creating a sustainable, manageable working environment is very important to us, and we continuously review workloads and resourcing to make sure teams are properly supported. Your feedback is valuable and will be shared with leadership to help us keep improving. Thank you again for your contribution during your time with Balfour Beatty.
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