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Whiting-Turner

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Stable company with no future - Project Engineer Whiting-Turner Employee Review

1.0
Mar 6, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company is financially secure and continues to maintain profitability, in the face of zero lay offs. They are very well rounded and established in the business of CM and GC work. Excellent overall business culture.

Cons

This company does not exist to serve you; you exist to serve the company. Individuals do the work of 2 people all of the time. There is no specialization or high level training that will differ you from anyone else with the same years vested in the company. You learn to do everything, but you will lack the ability in many cases to do everything extremely well. Average work weeks are 50+ and on job site the policy of just get the job done goes to the extreme. Most personnel average 10hr days minimum with project executives still maintaining this level of output after 15-20 yrs with the company. The financial benefits are reserved for long term employees in the form of private company stock. Salaries and compensation are not on par with competition. And they never truly accelerate beyond 2% above inflation. Personal time off is limited to 2wks a year with no carry over. They do attempt to compensate you for the time that you spend on these projects, but that is subject to your managers opinion of you and his willingness to compensate you with flex time(that is not guaranteed). The company has good intentions, but with the current pace of construction and the ever growing demands from personal life and professional responsibilities, employee turnover is not likely to decrease. There is much discontent and unhappiness internally.

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are great. People you are surrounded with are the best benefit.

Cons

Commute (comes with the industry). Demanding portions of the project will eat up your work/life balance if you let it.

5.0
May 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company has great leadership scattered between the different offices. The pay can be really good if you are a top performer, which just is through effort and giving your all to the job. It's a company that I was able to believe and follow the leadership and have lasting mentorships spanning a decade even after leaving. It is a company that I saw adapt and change over my time there. The changes were always an effort to make it better for the employee while maintaining a profitable business. I saw them listen to complaints and desires of employees and bring changes into action. It is a large company, so things take time, but I first hand saw changes. Also, if you talk about your long term life goals, have patience, are a good employee, they will help you reach your goals. Health care benefits are great too.

Cons

Construction can be a tiring industry. Long hours, tough days sometimes filled with emotions from trying to get the project moving forward. But my leadership was always understanding of this. They recognize and reward directly and indirectly the effort and work you put in. The golden handcuffs of the stocks is a downside. Living in expensive areas can be tough

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