The wheels on the bus go round and round - Project Manager Mortenson Employee Review

3.0
May 24, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Great PTO Opportunities to travel and make a boat load of cash Interesting projects but rigid on the type of work that they go after

Cons

Mediocre health care coverage. Company vehicle doesn't include a gas card Lots of rigid and useless standard operating procedures Archaic financial reporting system that looks like its straight out of the 1970's era Men (especially white men..) get the short end of the stick here - lots of promoting of women in construction even though some are hardly qualified So many required meetings and paperwork to fill out you probably lose 2 hours per day in productivity and they wonder why they can't make money on projects? Estimates are consistently incorrect - lots of big money losing project Lots of deadwood type employees who don't contribute to the bottom line yet they continue to keep them around The operating group as a whole is in severe jeopardy of closing the doors

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5.0
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Pros

Hands-on experience with team guidance.

Cons

Hours can be difficult if working a field position.

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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