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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(941 total reviews)

Timothy Regan

92% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Whiting-Turner has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 941 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Whiting-Turner 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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941 reviews
4.0
Aug 3, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great Culture -401K 5% Base, Up to 8% Match -4-6% Yearly Raises (Sometimes Mid-Year Too, Larger Raises for Promotions after your first 2 or 3) -They Don't Lay Off -Paid Good Individual Health Insurance (3.5% of base pay per dependent) -HSA Option -DVMRA/ FSA Option -Profit Share (Bonus) Increases Every Year -Great Company Stock Retirement Plan After 3 Year Vesting -Gas Card for Personal and Work (One Vehicle) -Car Allowance However Bellow Average ($170-$450 After Taxes) -Privately Owned -Qualified Entry Level Starting Salary $75K In High Income Areas -Huge Retirement Payout Between 401K and Company Stock -Travel Incentives: 15-21% Salary Increase with Around $2K in Meals and Incidentals a Month. -When Traveling Free Flights and Car Rentals to See Family Bi-Weekly -Starting at 10 Days Vacations (Increases by an extra day every year up to 25 days) -Unlimited Sick Leave -Lots Training Available -Standards However: WT Provided Cell Phone, Laptop, Tablet, HotSpot -Paid Team Outings Every Quarter Depending on your Team Lead and Project Size -Works in Many Different Sectors -WT Will Take On Large or Small Projects -Promotions from within -Huge Advocate for Women and Minorities in the Work Force

Cons

-Big Company = Very Standardized Growth -Low Base Salary For the Industry, Most People Quit Before Company Benefits Are Really Felt 15-20 Years to Surpass Competitors -Slow Growth -Not a Real GC, They Don't Self-Perform ANY Work -Long Hours -Work Life Balance -Understaffed Field/ Superintendents -No Repercussions for Lazy Workers -Hard to Get Fired -You Will Travel -WT Makes it Very Difficult to Retire Before 65 -The Field is Treated Like Second Class Citizens Compared to the Office

5.0
Feb 2, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-family culture at work and off hours -competitive -pension plan -company stock options that allow you to save a percentage for 15-30 years. You can request to take up to 50% of offered shares out (have to wait 13 months to get the cash) at $30 a share, typically are offered 1000 shares and grow every other year. -great health care plans -gas card after first promotion -company events -opportunity to travel the USA -end of the year company profit sharing checks that grow as you grow in the company. -401k plan (no match)

Cons

-work life balance is never guaranteed in this industry. -if you’re young you get shafted with horrible hours and working weekends with no compensation. -the company culture is different in different regions of the US, some great people to work for and others that are terrible with people. -you have to travel cross country to make any real money. -low pay for the amount of stress you have to deal with. -too many trainings for field staff that take away precious time spent in the field where supervision needs to be at all times. -WT expects all employees to individually accomplish the work load equivalent to a team of 5 people. -burnout comes quick if you’re on a $100mil+ job. -trial by fire mind set -company is growing too fast

2.0
Sep 25, 2018

Great place to die

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Whiting-Turner is as good as it gets, if you want to be in the top of your field as a construction project manager. Equivalent to Google or SpaceX in other fields. The growth you will experience here is transformative in an unparalleled way. The environment you are placed in is very supportive and hard to walk away from at the end of the day. You will be given all the tools you need to succeed here. You can count on job security for your entire career.

Cons

If you have or are ever thinking of having a family, then you need to rethink your plans. There is no room for anyone else but your project team in your life. Get ready to work a lot of nights and weekends. Leave your family, it'll be easier than all the arguments over having to work late or come in on weekends, or blow off plans because WT calls. I'm not exaggerating, please take heed if you're thinking of working here. If you are willing to leave family by the wayside, then there's no reason why you can't be an Executive VP or more one day and quickly.

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