Black & Veatch Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Black & Veatch full-time for more than a year

Pros – There were no pros of working for this company.

Cons – The Federal Division is located in a "sick building". The ventilation system is extremely old and they won't replace it. Everyone is sick all the time in this building. The management are terrible and extremely unprofessional and create a very hostile work environment. The finance department had a 75% turnover in the 18 months I worked there! You don't want to work there!

Advice to Senior Management – Change the managers. Teach them that it is extremely inappropriate to walk around asking, "Who can I fire today? A hostile work environment is created when managers are flipping the bird at their employees and making derogatory comments on a regular basis. Employees don't want to stay where they are treated with such disrespect!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Black & Veatch

Pros – Good people, good career growth

Cons – Need to work in Kansas City to get ahead.

Former Employee – worked at Black & Veatch full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – competitive salary and benefits, co-workers are team oriented.

Cons – Virtually no upper management support, limited resources, very fast paced with ever changing policies, little to no training on new procedures and policies that management demands you execute immediately.

Advice to Senior Management – Make available the required resources needed for the middle management teams to succeed. Implement procedures that make the employees confident that their efforts are appreciated instead of the current feeling that their efforts are never enough. This in itself may help change the company turnover rate, which is one of the highest in the country.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Black & Veatch full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Work culture, travel assignments have great exposure, top management is extremely transparent

Cons – Low pay, too much of importance to Expats in India ,

Advice to Senior Management – Try and get small projects in india before going for large EPC projects

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Black & Veatch full-time

Pros – global company of the right size

Cons – conservative company. too much golden boy mentaility that promotes some

Current Employee – been working at Black & Veatch full-time

Pros – Great place to advance your Career and learn new things.

Ability to work in a lot of locations!

Cons – Have to work hard to get promotions.

Goofy performance Managment system.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Black & Veatch full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Good work in water industry some very good people.

Cons – Poor senior management in Australia.
Very US centric.

Advice to Senior Management – Change the management in Aus.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Black & Veatch full-time

Pros – Coworkers, cafeteria, upper management, willingness to share between teams to help and understand processes and systems

Cons – Having to work with too many systems. Company should invest in a shared system.

Advice to Senior Management – Man hours wasted looking in too many systems that are slow and outdated

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Black & Veatch full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – The regional offices feel like small companies with the support and technical expertise of a corporation

Cons – Things definitely move slowly, including requests for promotions and salary reviews. It's a little disheartening to see your efforts apparently go unnoticed.

Advice to Senior Management – Start taking your staff seriously and reward them accordingly. Be proactive about rewarding underpaid talent.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Black & Veatch full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Large company with lots of opportunities to pursue your preferences.
I feel very secure in my employment.
I've become trusted and valued in my area of expertise.

Cons – Great place to work if they offer you a full time position. Avoid contract work offers, as they have no intention of keeping you.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company