Kleinfelder reviews

3.2

47% would recommend to a friend

(527 total reviews)
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55% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Kleinfelder has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 527 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kleinfelder 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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527 reviews
1.0
May 5, 2014
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Pros

Opportunities for young, junior staff to get exposed to diverse work opportunities.

Cons

Lame, inexperienced, and arrogant leadership - likely low emotional intelligence. Favoritism, politics, and "good ole boy" company - white men. No diversity or accountability of the "favored" leaders of the company. Failure and sharp decline in morale and stock value are blamed on outstanding DSO, disgruntled junior staff, Obamacare, and the poor economy, never the leadership - but other competitors are doing great! It is cheap labor, long hours, and no compensation that are being used to increase profit - metric focused. Senior, qualified personnel are used in proposals to win work. But when the work arrives, inexperienced, junior staff are used - with little training, supervision, or oversight - to increase profit. Cutting corners, poorly executed or planned work, and low morale are rampant. If not part of the "favored" group, chances or opportunities for success will be minimal. Too much drama, high turnover, and immature politics at play - have to know who to saddle up to or be left to work significantly harder to get a chance with little recognition or compensation. The company used to be fun, great team work, fair compensation, and challenging work. Today, it is not "bright people, right solutions", except maybe in small pockets or acquired companies, and very little international experience in leadership. No "one company" - no team or loyalty at all. It is fear-driven, demeaning, and oppressive. And, will bet that leadership will blame these negative reviews on disgruntled employees. In reality, it is long-term, smart, or ambitious people that are leaving (or terminated) due to frustration, the lack of strong leadership, vision, and innovation. Keep trying the same approach for all disciplines/work/projects, same excuses, and expecting staff to believe....they soon find out all is smoke and mirrors at Kleinfelder. It is profit before people. Sad to see such a great company decline as it has.

2.0
Mar 26, 2017

Great place to learn, not to stay.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some of the best connections of my career were made at Kleinfelder. I worked with great people that are very talented. I got to work on a lot of different projects, and I greatly expanded my knowledge and experience base.

Cons

Most of the people I worked with have moved on to better opportunities because the company is floundering and not making a profit. Why? I honestly don't know. The top-heavy management structure has always been clueless and opaque, and we never got satisfying explanations from them. All I do know is that the employees are being squeezed in an effort to turn a profit. First overtime and comp time was taken away, then a series of office closures, layoffs, poor raises, etc. And top of all that, the employee share of the cost of health benefits keeps going up every year. So while I can't tell you why Kleinfelder is struggling to a make a profit, I can tell you that it is trying to make a profit by treating employees like line items on a cost sheet.

2.0
Jul 5, 2016

Not Impressed..

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Worked with some extremely smart, friendly and great people. Senior technical staff is very knowledgeable. Good opportunity for entry level engineers to learn a lot. Employees are hard working and dedicated. Some interesting projects and clients. Qualified Project Manager track available. Flexible hours and schedule. Free lunches. Nice office.

Cons

Next to no training or mentoring programs or focus on learning in general. No clear technical leadership track for engineers. Disconnect between service lines and offices. No clear direction for business development, going after projects that company does not have experience/specialization in. Company is in a time of transition and if you wait it out it, it certainly may pay off, but I did not want to. Large amount of employee turn around. No overtime or comp time. Unclear employee bonus program.

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