You're not as valued as they tell you - Anonymous employee Balfour Beatty Employee Review

2.0
Aug 31, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Support Apprenticeships.. although it's cheap labour and promotion doesn't pay. Offer training opportunities.. although it needs to be in your job bracket or you'll be rejected (site Operative can't do commercial training opportunities and vice versa) Annual pay rise... although it's still below average and other construction companies.

Cons

Competency does not pay, incompetence does. Recognition, barely exists. Great management is rare to find and good employees continue to leave. Toxicity is not part of the values or behaviour, but it is there, embedded into the organisation. Power plays a huge part and management will not support you if you are subject to bullying and harassment. Decisions made are not in favour of the victim but the other person. Office politics are part of the daily tasks, participation isn't voluntary. You will be spoken about behind your back and even if you work hard, they'll create negative narratives.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Great Team Culture, Great Managerial Support

Cons

Occasionally there are long hours

1.0
Mar 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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