GEI Consultants reviews

4.1

86% would recommend to a friend

(192 total reviews)
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Scott Wallington

99% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

GEI Consultants has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 192 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The GEI Consultants employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.6 stars).

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192 reviews
3.0
Mar 15, 2018

Favoritism

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good vacation accrual although it is for sick leave as well Casual office atmosphere Coworkers willing to pitch in to help

Cons

Absolutely zero growth opportunities for support staff. Only engineers allowed to work from home Support staff not appreciated Some supervisors do not know how to supervise - just demand utilization without any recommendations on how to increase percentages.

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GEI Consultants Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We are happy to hear that you enjoy our culture and time off benefits. We do allow some of our employees to occasionally work from home on a case-by-case basis, dependent upon the role, responsibility and individual performance. For administrative and support staff, we have a wide variety of growth opportunities that range from taking on new projects and assignments to promotional opportunities. We rely heavily upon our intrapreneurial-minded staff to let us know when they’re ready for more and will happily engage in an ongoing dialog around possibilities. We also have a check in and career development process that supports an ongoing conversation around professional development. With regard to your concerns and frustrations regarding your supervisor, it is disappointing to hear your experience with leadership isn’t to your satisfaction. We work hard at identifying, selecting and cultivating a strong leadership team, which consists mainly of talented engineers and scientists. We offer a broad array of leadership development and learning opportunities to potential and current leaders. In fact, our 2017 exit interview data shows us that 90.7% of employees leaving GEI rated their supervisor favorably on demonstrating fair and equal treatment. I encourage you to engage any leader within the organization on both growth opportunities as well as to provide specifics about your leadership concerns so we have an opportunity to address them. You have a wide variety of channels in which to voice your concerns. You can speak with anyone in your supervisor’s leadership chain, such as your Branch or Regional Operations Manager. You are also welcome to call any leader on the executive team directly. The People & Safety team are available to you as well. We appreciate your hard work and dedication to our organization.
3.0
Mar 2, 2018

Strong Place to begin Career, Limited Retention

Anonymous employee
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Pros

High diversity of projects opportunities and career growth; Many excellent mentors; Great co workers and potential for project teams;

Cons

Competition for work between offices; disconnect between junior and mid-level Staff and Senior Management; Claim Diversity and Flexibility without support

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GEI Consultants Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you recounting your positive experience with our people, culture and projects. Collectively, we work hard to cultivate an engaging work environment rich with opportunities and experiences that continues to retain our talented employees. Our turnover reflects such, as we rank within the average industry benchmark compiled from nearly 100 firms in our industry. We agree that we have some additional work to do with regard to encouraging more collaboration among branches within regions and across our organization. We have a number of new and upcoming initiatives (i.e. our Skills Marketplace) to help support stronger collaboration and communication across our organization. GEI offers a flexible work environment and schedule, depending on the role, responsibilities and individual performance. We empower branch leadership with the autonomy to create an environment that’s aligned with client needs, colleague collaboration and individual needs. Although we strive to accommodate the needs of our staff, the balance between these three areas can sometimes result in one area experiencing less flexibility. We are first and foremost dedicated to our clients and delivering the excellence they’ve come to expect and enjoy. We are also dedicated to our employees and consistently strive to reward well-performing employees with what they need to be engaged and happy at GEI. I wish you the best of luck in your career.
4.0
Dec 13, 2017

project engineer

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Pros

good people and a good place to start and learn out of school

Cons

limited opportunities based on what projects are available. so projects are extremely bland and require tedious and physical work

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