KPFF Design Engineer reviews

3.1

67% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)
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Scott Kuebler

57% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Design Engineer employees have rated KPFF with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. KPFF is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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25 reviews
5.0
Nov 27, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. GREAT VARIETY AND VOLUME OF WORK. As a young engineer, it has been amazing to be at a company that has breadth and depth in various markets. This provides numerous opportunities to grow as an engineer and will pay dividends down the road. 2. GREAT PEOPLE AND CULTURE. KPFF puts a high value on relationships, at the very core of it's business model. This applies to client relationships, but also relationships among employees. Case in-point: it's not uncommon to see the upper-level employees taking time out of their day to join some break room fun at the pool table and ping pong table. Yes, that's right, this company devotes useable square footage to a break room where employees can relax and connect on a relational level. 3. GREAT COMPANY. This company cares about providing good compensation and benefits. More than that, they care about the lives of their employees. In the good and bad, you'll see people go out of their way to celebrate with you or help you in a hard time,

Cons

KPFF seeks to provide an environment that is well-suited to self-directed career path. Sometimes this can make employees feel a little "lost," so to speak. Overall this strategy is a positive, and the leadership is committed to its employees' success, but it seems like the type of place where you won't go far unless you take the lead on your on career.

2.0
Oct 2, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Opportunities to take on lots of responsibility in a short amount of time. Great for building up skills quickly as a junior engineer. - Young office with amazing co-workers who are passionate and determined. Many people are more than willing to answer questions and work through problems together. Any positive outlook is due to the passion and drive of the younger staff and the managers who recognize that and are able to say "no" to unreasonable clients. - Overtime compensation

Cons

- Depending on your group, you can get stuck with certain projects. You must be vocal and adamant in order to not get pigeonholed into any design category. Needing to take initiative is one thing, but having to without much support is sadly more common. - Flat organization structure and ambiguous career trajectory make advancing in one's career very unclear and subject to favoritism.

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