Pape-Dawson reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(174 total reviews)

Trey Dawson

99% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Pape-Dawson has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 174 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Pape-Dawson 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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174 reviews
5.0
Sep 13, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

TLDR: PD is the best if you want to be a great engineer AND a great person. I joined Pape-Dawson because every single person I met in the interview process was a person I wanted to see myself strive to grown in to. Although people reading this will have heard this cliche phrase hundreds of times on the job hunt, the people at PD are truly what make it. The environment in the office is very young and very collaborative within the teams. There is a U30 program for the large group of engineers under 30 which involves a speaking series, socials, outreach, and cool project visits as well as some awesome community service opportunities like Mentoring kids at an elementary school, volunteering at the SA Food bank, or running 10Ks for causes. We have great leadership in our Project Engineers and Managers who guide the teams and have been at the company for years, but never settle and are continuously refining their own technical and leadership skills and styles. The is rarely every a dull moment in the office!

Cons

Not a con, but a heads up that it is fast paced and occasionally you will work long hours. It is a design firm though and if any design firm tells you that its not hard and you don't have to work long hours, they're lying or don't have very many jobs,

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Thank you for sharing your experience at Pape-Dawson! Our mission statement is "to be the most respected engineering firm in our geographic and technical areas of practice." Thank you for helping us achieve this.
5.0
Jun 16, 2016

Hard to imagine better

Recommend
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Pros

The leadership team is excellent and emphasizes doing the right thing. I have felt very nurtured in terms of my managerial development, not only for me to succeed and grow in my role, but training and support to help me support my team and develop them the same way. Pay plus compensation is solid. I'm given the freedom to manage my team as needed and have support from above whenever needed. Almost all the way up the "ladder," there is no politics to promotions, just proving yourself. The company values community involvement and volunteering at all levels.

Cons

It is a meritocracy--to me this is a good thing but may not be to everyone.

4.0
May 19, 2016

Great Experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Overall a great experience. Pape-Dawson opened the door for me and helped me get great experience working there.

Cons

I could not think of any at the moment.

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