A Burning Ship - Staff Engineer Kleinfelder Employee Review

1.0
Dec 1, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good projects to work on to get great technical experience. It is pretty easy to work on a variety of projects from around the country. Very good work/life balance, not a lot of pressure to work a lot of overtime.

Cons

The company is in trouble and no one in leadership positions will admit it. The financials are a mess, the company is laying off people left and right, closing offices, and people are fleeing the company for better work environments. As the economy is improving across the country this company is continuing to under perform despite employees being as busy as ever. There are way too many senior leadership positions that are 0% billable that are bringing this ship down. This is one reason why salaries are notoriously well below industry standard.

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5.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Gained a lot of experience in the field Thorough onboarding and training Covered a required certification process Will help immensely for my future Overall, friendly and helpful employees

Cons

6:30 a.m. start time was a tough adjustment, but I ultimately got used to it. I did cry at the end of my time there, because I knew I would miss the people.

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Thank you so much for leaving a review! We're so glad your internship experience at Kleinfelder was a positive one ... we hope you'll be able to return some day!
4.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- lovely coworkers - some really cool projects since Kleinfelder wins lots of different types of projects! thankfully i had good relationships with the project managers, but peers that don't have a long history don't have enough work flow or don't get to work on projects they want to - very caring boss - flexible work from home policy

Cons

- incredibly repetitive sometimes - inconsistent work and stress related to staying billable - drab and uninspiring workplace energy - lots of non-optional travel - anyone other than my boss and direct peers was not caring - it's all just a bit corporate and no one is really in love with what they're doing - barely got raises consistent with inflation

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