Jensen Hughes reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(242 total reviews)
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Raj Arora

75% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Jensen Hughes has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 242 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jensen Hughes employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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242 reviews
1.0
Apr 6, 2020

What could have been...

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Pros

- Strong Technical Output - People are JH's greatest asset by far - very strong groups across disciplines & regions

Cons

- Morale is down in large part due to Exec Leadership's focus on results without regard for long term commitment to staff - Most employees feel underappreciated & there has been a mass exodus of top talent in the last 3 years - They have a lot of examples of poor mergers / acquisition integration.

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Jensen Hughes Response
6y
Thank you for sharing your thoughts here. While we are disappointed to hear your perspective, we do agree that our employees are our greatest assets and continue to find ways to improve employee satisfaction. Thank you for your time spent at JH and we wish you all the best.
1.0
Apr 24, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I learned a lot about the fire protection engineering world, and got to work with and learn from some of the most intelligent people in the field. Got to know some great people. Free treats every Friday! The holiday party for the Baltimore office was always a good time.

Cons

No growth for administrative staff. They have no interest in actually investing in overhead careers. I also did not like the way they treated the technical staff - work them to the bone in order to meet unrealistic utilization goals. Benefits kept getting worse every year. Morale is low in the Baltimore office.

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Jensen Hughes Response
7y
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your candor around the difficulties you found with career growth. This has been a major emphasis for us companywide over the last year with the introduction of the career framework as well as the integration of our administrative staff across the world. We’re happy, though, that despite those challenges, you enjoyed working with the team and learning about the fire protection industry. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
2.0
Jul 15, 2018

Wasn't A Good Fit For Me

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Flexible working hours, ability to work remote from home - Above average compensation - Partners are well established, many knowledgeable experts

Cons

- Primary focus seemed to be expanding services and having a nationwide presence, rather than concentrating efforts and resources on building up one region at a time. Seemed to be a quantity vs. quality approach. - After multiple acquisitions, JH now consists of a collection of unrelated businesses with little overlap. The merger actually made things worse for me, since the company slogan did not really fit the needs of some potential clients I was marketing to. - Nonstop internal accounting and billing headaches. Frequent miscommunication between JH and the legacy companies. - Too corporate-like, which means it takes forever to get formal approval on simple things such as adding website content or posting announcements on social media. - Difficult to grow a practice with limited resources. Too many budget restrictions led to me watching competitors collect truckloads of work from the sidelines. - Some equipment provided to employees were "hand me downs". The local police investigator owns a more advanced camera than what I was initially given. - Old fashion schemes, we are still asked to cold call potential clients to generate business.

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