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      Kleinfelder

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      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

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      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
      2.0
      Feb 4, 2015

      A good company to cut your new staff level teeth on

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Some very good staff and mid level training programs. Some good senior technical talent remain with a fair measure of autonomy at the office level in some regions.

      Cons

      A devastating flight of much of the mid and senior talent has condemned Kleinfelder to the sidelines for the foreseeable future. Must join an old boy company network and be seen to follow a frequently changing company line for senior aspirations then have to work with a sizable number of entrenched mediocre yes-men, very obviously promoted on the strength of years of service and loyalty as opposed to talent. The billion dollar company talk of 2011 was quietly and permanently abandoned. Look elsewhere if seeking cutting edge dynamism, vitality and success.

      1.0
      Sep 7, 2014

      Extremely poorly run company with inexperienced senior management

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Gain entry level experience and take this experience to a better run company Regional strengths but very inconsistent across the firm

      Cons

      1. Senior management cannot decide on how to organize and run company, changes every year 2. Stuck in 1990's way of doing business with no overarching strategy of how to grow 3. Vision to be a multi-faceted engineering design firm cannot happen with current senior and mid-levelmanagement who are long term Kleinfelder employees focused on geotechnical engineering and lab services 4. Cultural is very parochial and focused on local office capabilities and not team work, offices often compete for the same project against each other 5. Management's actions do not follow their words

      1.0
      Mar 29, 2012

      Avoid this company as it's an old boys club with a ridiculous bureaucracy

      Project manager
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      Pros

      -Work on large projects, including private, local, State and Federal work -Okay benefits -Okay employee stock allocation (if you last 5 years to be fully vested)

      Cons

      -Low moral and a general feeling of discontent among the majority of employees -To stay for the long hall at Kleinfelder you absolutely have to toe the line, join the 'old boys club', and become an owner, which requires singing the praises of the company at all times. -Questionable ethical practices that have resulted in the company being excluded from numerous municipal entities; mostly regarding the companies opaque billing practices. -Poor senior management and constant restructuring -Very bureaucratic with an obvious distrust of employees

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