Is Mortenson a good company to work for?

Mortenson has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 856 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 85% of employees would recommend working at Mortenson to a friend and 89% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Mortenson have been left by employees working as Intern , Engineering Intern and Intern - Hourly .

Does Mortenson pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mortenson employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mortenson. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mortenson?

85% of Mortenson employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mortenson 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mortenson?

Field Engineer (81) , Project Engineer (51) , Project Manager (36) , Project Engineer II (26) , Engineering Intern (19) , Safety Engineer (19) , Intern (16) , Project Engineer I (16) , Assistant Project Manager (15) , Field Engineer Intern (14) , Laborer (12) , Intern - Hourly (11) , Senior Project Manager (10) , Estimator (9) , Engineer (8)

What are the pros of working at Mortenson according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 91 reviews)); "Pay is good for those in the back half of their careers." ((in 71 reviews)); "Great culture and company values" ((in 67 reviews)); "Accommodating to their employees and benefits are great." ((in 62 reviews)); "Good Leadership shown all around" ((in 26 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Mortenson according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours but that's what you signed up for by getting into this business." ((in 72 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 42 reviews)); "Long hours are expected of you." ((in 27 reviews)); "Little accountability for bad management" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mortenson layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Mortenson layoffs and their outlook for job security at Mortenson in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Mortenson locations?

Minneapolis , Denver , Chicago , Phoenix , Milwaukee , Seattle , Golden Valley , Portland , Salt Lake City , Washington , San Antonio , Eagle Mountain , DeKalb , Mojave , Itasca , Kirkland , Fredericksburg , Chandler , Omaha , Haskell , Guy , Houston , Texas City , Midland , Cedar Rapids , Cedar City , Pantego , Fort Stockton , Saint Paul , Lancaster

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Mortenson reviews

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(717 total reviews)

Derek Cunz

97% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Senior management

3.5

Work/Life balance

Mortenson has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 717 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Mortenson 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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Reviews by job title

717 reviews

3.0

Jan 4, 2017

Solar & Emerging Renewables

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to travel and take on a lot of responsibility and learn from a top GC in the US and the best in solar, lots of unity amongst project teams, plenty of time offered if you can take it

Cons

Living extended periods from home on taxing hours, management promotes for time served versus skill shown, inflexible chain of command

5.0

Jan 3, 2017

Excellent Long Time Employer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great leaders, people first in all aspects of their business. Empower team members to try new things and stand by them. Integrity first

Cons

Stringent risk management policies. Will pass on work if it's not at our price. Endless software

3.0

Jan 3, 2017

Be sure you are in a "VALUED" role

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent VP's, General Managers, excellent company overall Great benefits, great HR dept

Cons

A club in and of itself. Very different culture. Place high importance on their engineers - other roles not as valued (ie business services such as Admin, Acct, HR, Marketing, etc.)

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