Terracon reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,142 total reviews)
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M. Gayle Packer

87% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Terracon has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,142 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Terracon 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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1K reviews
3.0
May 4, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to grow and learn. Great work environment.

Cons

Minimal opportunity for growth. Small raises. When you stop learning, it's time to find the next opportunity.

3.0
May 2, 2013

QA/QC engineering work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to get a job offer, fast to get started

Cons

lots of techs and some engineers working

5.0
Apr 4, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Financially very sound (this was a major plus during the recesssion). That doesn't mean there weren't layoffs, it just means they were done appropriately to avoid everyone being afraid the doors might close. Generally great people to work with - strong work ethic, like to solve problems, pragmatic, honest. Company continues to adopt a more progressive and transparent culture as it evolves from a medium to large company. Employee-owned - everyone gets a piece of the benefits of ownership and decisions are focused on long-term goals, not just next quarter's earnings. Better than average benefits Recent emphasis and approach to employee safety and wellbeing is real and strongly supported by senior management. Although it's a big company, average office size is about 20 employees, so it generally feels like a small office environment (yet offers the resources of a large company). With over 130 offices across the country, many in rural environments, there are frequent oppotunities (not requirements) for relocation, if desired.

Cons

Client-imposed (and managment accepted) short schedules and inconsistent workloads can create a lot of stress and challenge on staffing. Office managers have a lot of autonomy, so while many are great, lack of accountability on how some run their offices allows for poor practices is some locatations. The nature of construction-related work brings with it an inconsistent and season workload that is not suitable for folks who need a consistent paycheck throughout the year or are not able to accomodate long hours when the work gets heavy. Career opportunities are good for tecnical posiitons, much less so for non-technical (e.g., admin, marketing, etc.)

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