Pros
An EPCM firm owned and run by professional engineers. How refreshing. Strong focus on safety, innovation, quality, technical excellence. The company's Associates are tasked with providing solutions to clients, improving their clients' business, and getting to know their clients' business better than anyone else. For those who succeed, the rewards of ownership are enormous.
Cons
Base salaries are not competitive with those of other EPCM firms in the GTA and retention of new employees (0 - 5 years) is difficult. Firm has grown in the last 10 years from 1500 to over 11000 staff worldwide and has had difficulty adapting its management style (previously non-hierarchical and informal) to preserve quality and project control on larger assignments. Company culture (see pros) has been diluted by a large influx of new employees recruited from other EPCM firms in the last 5 years that may not share the same values.