A good place to learn the ropes but if you stay there for more than 5 years youre a sucker! - Project Manager Swinerton Employee Review

1.0
Feb 16, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company does an incredible amount of training, unfortunately a lot of it is corporate workplace stuff that doesn't really apply to construction which is what most people would prefer to learn more about. The company seems to hire young people (who they know they can underpay!) and there is a good spirit of camraderie amongst the 'underling' staff but that don't pay the rent!

Cons

You will spend years trying to prove yourself before they promote you, you'll never get rich working there and the management structure is so completely messed up with nepotism and favoritism that if you anger the wrong person you could end up losing everything you gained. There is a strong tendency to keep the project executives happy above anyone else, even though they don't pull their weight in any visible way and pull the highest salaries. The IT department is HORRIBLE, it takes weeks to get things you order and they don't even understand the software the company uses so you can't ask them questions or learn how to use things. What's up with that???

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5.0
May 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

great company, good work environment with peers

Cons

management can not have your back

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Swinerton Response
2mo
Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad you’ve had a positive experience with your peers and the work environment. We appreciate you sharing your perspective and will take into consideration all that you've shared.
2.0
Jul 6, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great projects and some great people.

Cons

Too many bad apples ruin it for others. Safety is a complete joke, don’t do their job not even the bare minimum only have the job because they have the certs but any random is competent to do that job. Laziness kills motivation, get rid of lazy workers

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Swinerton Response
1w
Thank you for taking the time to share your reflections, we take reflections like yours into great consideration as safety is our highest priority. We encourage you to report any of your concerns to our ethics hotline that can be accessed using the link below or by navigating to our career page and scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking on the tab labeled ethics line. https://swinerton-incorporated.integrityline.com/
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