Devote yourself to the company. - Project Engineer Mortenson Employee Review

3.0
Dec 19, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay and benefits are good.

Cons

You are expected to devote your life to the project. Expect to work weekends and holidays, because on Mortenson projects a supervisor always has to be present on site if there is work, and there will always be work on holidays. Mortenson gives a lot of PTO to its employees. But you will be ostracized and held back from promotions if you use even half of your PTO. Most people don't use hardly any of their PTO, and then wear it as a badge of honor when they lose PTO.

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Pros

Hands-on experience with team guidance.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

- Huge company with a lot of resources. - Cool projects.

Cons

- Pay is not great especially for the amount of hours they want you to put in. - They do not pay for experience. So, it’s a good place to start, but if you have experience, go somewhere else. - They hire and promote way too quickly which means inexperienced people are in charge. - If you work in the field, you will be putting in 50-60 hours a week often and they justify it by saying you get subsistence. Do the math, you’re not getting paid very well at those hours even with subsistence. Also subsistence is a benefit for traveling, not justification for overusing employees. - While a lot of the people are good, it is a very political atmosphere.

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