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Avoid until the dust has settled from SNC Lavalin takeover - Senior Electrical Engineer Atkins Employee Review

2.0
Dec 19, 2017
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Pros

Working day can be flexible but is very dependent on the attitude of immediate line management. Local teams are all enthusiastic and great to work with

Cons

Lots of Middle Management shouting the words "Digital Engineering" with no concept of what it actually means. Trying to focus on innovation but failing due to productivity targets. As SNC-Lavalin takeover, middle management are micro-managing and causing engineers to leave.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Nov 17, 2016
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Pros

Job and a paycheck but in a house of cards.

Cons

Wow, be careful! Atkins North America was acquired when Atkins in London bought a notorious US engineering based in Florida, PBS&J (Post, Buckley, Shuh and Jernigan). I didn't do enough research when hired and found out too late I was working for a company that has been prosecuted multiple times for serious illegalities, and some of the executives who participated but escaped prosecution are still there! PBS&J has been indicted for bribing government officials, illegal campaign contributions, and was a private company put on the chopping blocks to sell for being so poorly managed when several of the employees embezzled millions upon millions of dollars. As recent as 2016 the company was struggling financially because of legal costs and fines to the extent the focus became finishing out existing contracts rather than procuring new ones...an indicator they do not want new business and are likely to chop off the US engineering wing and spin those employees out to another company. Do your research before accepting a job there, the good old boy network that didn't previously get caught or prosecuted in the illegalities is still working there, and they haven't changed much in being secretive about what they are doing!! Get everything in writing as they are all about the bait and switch.

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