Great Beginner Job, LOTS of work and long hours - Staff Environmental Scientist Terracon Employee Review

4.0
Sep 12, 2013
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Pros

Great experience, they are willing to train you and get you any certification, they pay for all equipment needed. Really great company values and a high value on safety. The people Terracon hires have been generally fantastic, and they seem to hire you based on compatibility with other team members more than experience.

Cons

You are expected to work at LEAST 44 hours a week. Most people need to be chargeable at LEAST 85% of the time. Sometimes you have to work on weekends and/or holidays. The offices are usually understaffed and they work you to death.

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5.0
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Pros

Great to work at. Good benefits

Cons

Pay is on the lower side

3.0
Jun 14, 2026
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Pros

You have sustainable hours for construction but there is mandatory overtime (The most I’ve done is 51 hours in a week), they pay you enough to live on, it’s good experience, upper management pays lip service to workers rights, there is genuine concern and regulation from management to provide you an emotionally and physically safe place to work, you’re never really rushed to do your job, and you do have the right to stop work

Cons

You need a degree in engineering or geology to move up and you have to threaten to move offices or take another job to get a pay raise. It’s not unionized.

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